Interesting Facts

Do Sharks Hold Secret to Human Cancer Fight?

Do Sharks Hold Secret to Human Cancer Fight?
January 25, 2012 No Comments »

INTEL SOURCE LINK: nationalgeographic.com Sharks have survived some 400 million years on Earth. Could their longevity be due in part to an extraordinary resistance to cancer and other diseases? If so, humans might someday benefit from the shark’s secrets—but leading ... Read More »

Man Versus Horse Race

Man Versus Horse Race
January 24, 2012 No Comments »

INTEL SOURCE LINK: interestingfacts.org Man versus horse marathon has its grounds in Llanwrtyd, Wales which is accounted as the smallest town in Britain. It was in 1980 that there was a competition of two legs against four. A fellow named ... Read More »

Pigeons, like monkeys, can do the math

Pigeons, like monkeys, can do the math
January 15, 2012 No Comments »

  INTEL SOURCE LINK: latimes.com New Zealand researchers report that the birds can count, a skill previously thought to be unique to primates. By Eryn Brown December 30, 2011, 4:15 p.m. For typical city folk, there may be no creature ... Read More »

‘Extinct’ tortoises may still be roaming a Galapagos island

‘Extinct’ tortoises may still be roaming a Galapagos island
January 15, 2012 No Comments »

INTEL SOURCE LINK: latimes.com By Amina Khan Galapagos tortoise sits near Wolf Volcano on Isabela Island. Descendants of a tortoise species thought to long be extinct were found here by researchers. (Claudio Ciofi, Yale University / January 14, 2012) Descendants ... Read More »

The Transition, Terrafugia’s Flying Car on the roads

The Transition, Terrafugia’s Flying Car on the roads
January 15, 2012 No Comments »

INTEL SOURCE LINK: luxatic.com by Richie Rich     Terrafugia’s Flying Car called The Transition has just received regulatory clearance from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration allowing it to go on any public road. The world’s first flying car, ... Read More »

Bluefin tuna fish sells for record £473,000 at Tokyo auction

Bluefin tuna fish sells for record £473,000 at Tokyo auction
January 13, 2012 No Comments »

INTEL SOURCE LINK: guardian.co.uk Justin McCurry in Osaka   The 269-kg fish, bought by restaurant owner Kiyoshi Kimura, carries enough flesh for an estimated 10,000 pieces of sushi   Kiyoshi Kimura, left, cuts the bluefin tuna outside his Sushi Zanmai ... Read More »

Mobile phone charger that runs on water invented for ‘people who spend time away from the electricity grid’

Mobile phone charger that runs on water invented for ‘people who spend time away from the electricity grid’
January 13, 2012 No Comments »

INTEL SOURCE LINK: dailymail.co.uk By Gavin Allen   A Swedish company has invented a charger for mobile phones, cameras and GPS devices that can power-up your electronic gadgets with little more than water. The PowerTrekk has been designed for people ... Read More »

INTUITIVE GUT FEELINGS

INTUITIVE GUT FEELINGS
January 11, 2012 No Comments »

INTEL SOURCE LINK : flowpsychology.com “THE INTUITIVE MIND IS A SACRED GIFT AND THE RATIONAL MIND IS A FAITHFUL SERVANT. WE HAVE CREATED A  SOCIETY THAT HONORS THE SERVANT AND HAS FORGOTTEN THE GIFT” – ALBERT EINSTEIN-   People use ... Read More »

Hypersonic weapon: New US bomb kills long before you hear it

Hypersonic weapon: New US bomb kills long before you hear it
January 10, 2012 No Comments »

INTEL SOURCE LINK: RT.COM Published: 18 November, 2011, Like the Advanced Hypersonic Weapon, the Pentagon’s Falcon HTV-2 hypersonic plane is part of the Prompt Global Strike program (AFP Photo / Handout / Darpa) The US Army has tested a hypersonic ... Read More »

Dolphins’ Superior Ability to Heal May Help Humans

Dolphins’ Superior Ability to Heal May Help Humans
December 29, 2011 No Comments »

INTEL SOURCE LINK HealthDay. “How does the dolphin not bleed to death after a shark bite? How is it that dolphins appear not to suffer significant pain?”   Dolphin anatomy FRIDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) — The ability of dolphins ... Read More »