Archive for 'Culture & Odd'

Fidel Castro Dead and Nephelococcygia

The rumor of “Fidel Castro dead” have started again, as you may know they come up from time to time, this time his death has been linked to nephelococcygia, your new word of the day!

What is Nephelococcygia? According to Wikipedia:

The act of seeking and finding shapes in clouds.

Now, this of course, doesn’t cause death by itself, but the rumor says that Fidel Castro’s death arrived when he couldn’t breathe while he was staring at the clouds. What a weird rumor! Now, Fidel Castro isn’t dead, he may be looking at clouds now as a matter of fact…

Whole Foods Boca Raton

There are many people searching for Whole Foods Boca Raton. Here’s the address of the natural and healthy food restaurant:

1400 Glades Rd
Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA
Phone 561.447.0000

This Whole foods location opens every day from 8:00 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Casino Denies Man Jackpot!

His name is Bill Seebeck and he has been denied of the jackpot by the Seminole Hard Rock Casino. The news has spread fast across the Internet. But why is the casino denying the man his prize?

Well he went to the casino and played on a $4 slot machine. The prize for this machine was $2,500 or $90,000 but when the man won, the machine awarded him with $ $166,666,666.65! That’s right, looks like this was the casino machine from Hell!

Well Bill never got to get that amount of money, but initially, he didn’t get ANY money! That’s right Mt. Seebeck was looking for some kind of compensation and legal action. But it seems that now both sides have settled for a prize.

Make Your Own Balloon Boy Costume for Halloween

One of the revelations for this Halloween’s season is the Balloon Boy costume, now a company is even giving you all the props to make your own balloon costume. HAHA . The costume includes the mylar balloon, a sticker of “As Seen in CNN” and a cardboard box with a sticker saying “My Name is Falcon”!

Can you make the balloon costume at home? Of course, just use the same materials listed below. You can print out your own stickers, with a special adhesive paper, and of you go into the sky and beyond! Maybe it would be a good time to organize a Halloween party with the theme “News”.

Human Dog Hybrid Pictures!

There have been some high searches on the human dog hybrid pictures! You can find the pictures below:

As you can see, this is not real. Some people are saying online that this is photoshopped, but it is not. It is a sculpture shown on a gallery, although I can’t seem to find the name of the artist right now. This human dog hybrid looks very convincing though!

19 Pound Indonesian Baby

Although the 19-pound Indonesian baby, may seem like a title from a sci-fi movie, let me tell you folks that this baby EXISTS! A woman in Indonesia gave birth to this big baby, but surprisingly, he has not been the largest baby ever born! The largest baby weighed 23 pounds! And he was born in 1879.

When you see this 19 pound Indonesian baby next to other babies, you can really tell how big he is!

The reason for the proportions of the babies seems to be that the mother suffered from gestational diabetes, a type of diabetes that develops during pregnancy. As the mother builds insulin resistance, the baby’s pancreas needs to create more.  This in turns makes the baby fatter.

A lack of treatment could derive into these problems, that’s why it is important for pregnant women to undergo periodical checkups during pregnancy. Treatment varies according to the case.

But well, mother and child are in a good state now so congratulations for the 19 pound Indonesian baby!

Mystery Creature Found Dead in Panama

A mystery creature in Panama was beaten to death by teens on Saturday. Four teens came upon a mystery creature in Panama while they were walking on near a cave in the city of Cerro Azul. The four teens were terrified of the mystery creature, which has subsequently been named the “Panama
Mystery Creature in Panama Beaten to Death by Teens Monster.”

The teens subsequently killed the mystery creature in Panama and threw it in to a pool. Once the teens were done, the mystery creature was found dead. The teens returned later on to snap a picture of this strange mystery creature in Panama.

Whie you may think that killing the mystery creature in Panama was inappropriate, you really need to take a look at a picture of the “Panama monster.” The animal has a swollen belly, leather-like skin, stubby facial features, and weird hook-like claws.

Source: Associated Content

Jeanne Louise Calment, Oldest Person Ever!

Jeanne Louise Calment has been called the oldest person ever! She was a French woman who lived 122 years and 164 days! Here is a picture on her 121st birthday.  A birthday we will probably never get to live.

Jeanne Louise Calment lived more than her daughter, and she also outlived her grandson! By the way, she was also the last person to see Vincent Van Gogh alive; this is a fact that was known when she was 113 years old.  In 1995 she was named the oldest person ever.

Would you like to live as long as Jeanne Louise Calment?

Tallest US Landmark

The tallest US landmark is the Sears Tower in Chicago. This building is 110-story, 1,450 foot tall! Back in June, it was reported that the owners would be installing new energy and water systems.  Of course this wasn’t going to be cheap, and it was calculated that $350 million would be spent for this.

On the other hand, thanks to these new installations, the building would be cutting 80% of their energy usage and 40% of their water usage.

The complete change for the tallest US landmark is going to be also an example of energy saving through “green” methods. In order to heat water, solar panels will be installed, and natural gas will be used with a new fuel cell technology.

Napalm Girl | Napalm Girl Photo

Kim Phuc Phan Thai, known as the Napalm Girl, was the subject of one of the most shocking pictures during Vietnam War.  At that time she was 9 years old and we could see her running in pain, suffering from Napalm burn naked.  This is the Napalm girl photo.

Kim Phun Phac Thai is now 46 years old and lives in Canada, where she spoke to the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors:

“Sixty-five percent of my body got burned,”

She had to spend more than  a year in a burn unit and had to undergo several operations.

“I should be dead, But I was spared, so now I think, ‘I cannot change something that happened to me already. But I can change the meaning.’ “

Kim Phuc Phan Thai Photo

In 1972 a shocking image traveled around the World. The Kim Phuc Phan Thai photo gave us only a glimpse of the horrors of the war. In the picture we could see young Kim Phuc Phan Thai running on a highway, naked and in pain from napalm burn. This photo was also known as the “Napalm Girl” picture.

The war ended and Kim Phuc Phan Thai’s life continued and now she is 46 years old and lives in Canada. She recently appeared on the news talking about these burns that marked her life, and the photo that became part of history. Although her face was left untouched by napalm burns, she suffered third degree burns on her arms and back.

The Kim Phuc Phan Thai picture was taken by AP’s Nick Ut, who won the Pulitzer prize.

Chupacabra Found in Texas? (VIDEO and PICTURES)

Ahh…the Chupacabras…star of many myths and suspect of the death of many animals.  Does it really exist? A man in Texas believes so, and not only that, he also claims to have found one! Jerry Ayer, a taxidermist and teacher claims he has a Chupacabra found by one of his students.

“It got into his cousin’s barn and they thought maybe it was a rodent tearing stuff up, and they no idea since they’ve never seen it He got out some poison and this is what they got the next day.”

It looks pretty much like a coyote, but some people are pointing out that the legs are longer and the skin is different.  By the way all the so-called cases of Chupacabra where the attacker was found were the work of coyotes with mange, so this may be nothing new.

Here is a Chupacabras video, so you can take a better look at this finding. If this is the Chupacabra I’d be disappointed.  I have always imagined something like the creepy drawings you see.