Interesting Facts
Do Sharks Hold Secret to Human Cancer Fight?
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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 »
