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While Halloween is fun, the next day is even better. That's because while the former is all about accumulating as much candy as one can get, it is on the day after that we all get to peacefully sort out our loot and savor, it one piece at a time....

17-year-old mountain biker Evan van der Spuy was zooming across the wilderness near Pietermaritzburg the capital and second largest city of Kwa-Zulu Natal, when he was suddenly knocked off his bike - By an equally fast Red Hartebeest, a species of antelope native to South Africa....

On Friday October 21st, hundreds of people gathered at the Kadam Train station in Damascus to witness fellow Syrian, Adnan Ismail al-Awad pull off an incredible stunt - Move an 800 feet train with his own muscle power....

When Todd Boddingham ordered monster design slippers from an online retailer, he did not really expect them to be monster sized too. But that's exactly what showed up at his doorstep all because, someone missed reading the decimal point!...

On October 5th 2011, the world lost one of the most profound visionaries of our times - Mr. Steve Jobs. The founder of Apple Inc. did not invent computers, tablets or phones - But, he made them so much more exciting and intuitive, that everyone - Ranging from dolphins to monkeys to even babies, can and want to use them!...

While many countries all over the world celebrate the arrival of Spanish adventurer Christopher Columbus to America, the date and name varies depending on the continent....

The 9.0 Earthquake and subsequent Tsunami that rocked Japan earlier this year, was one of the worst natural disasters that the country has had to deal with. Now, an innovative Japanese firm has come up with a floatable shelter designed to reduce the number of human casualties, should something similar happen again....

While there are all kinds of medical breakthroughs being announced everyday, researchers have always maintained that the best cure for a lot of our woes is something that is free, fun and easy to learn - Laughter!...

Just a few weeks ago, Snappy an eight-foot long crocodile, who lives at the Roaming Reptiles center in Melbourne, Australia, used to look just like the rest of the clan - A nice dull green. So you can only imagine how horrified its owner Tracy Sandstrom was, when the crocodile began to turn a bright orange!...