Phuket Vegetarian Festival : Bizarre, Bloody & Self-Mutilation Festival Of Thailand

The Vegetarian Festival started about 150 years ago in the Kathu district, where the majority of the Chinese tin mine workers were settled in Phuket. They formed such a large portion of the community that a group of Chinese opera performers were hired to entertain them and their families. During the Chinese ninth lunar month, Phuket was hit with an […]

The Biggest Fish Ever : Giant Oarfish found in Southern California

A MARINE science instructor snorkelling off California couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw the silvery carcass of a 5-metre-long, serpent-like oarfish. Jasmine Santana of the Catalina Island Marine Institute needed more than 15 helpers to drag the giant sea creature to shore on Sunday. Staffers at the institute are calling it the discovery of a lifetime. “We’ve never seen […]

New Ruby-Eyed Pit Viper Snake Discovered in Southeast Asia

Ruby-Eyed Pit Viper Snake Seen coiled around a branch in an undated picture, a new species of snake called the ruby-eyed green pit viper (Cryptelytrops rubeus) has been discovered in Southeast Asia, according to a recent study. The snake lives in forests near Ho Chi Minh City and across the low hills of southern Vietnam and eastern Cambodia’s Langbian Plateau. Scientists […]

Incredible & Spectacular Aerial View Photos From Various Countries Around The World You Must See

Incredible & Spectacular Aerial View Pictures, all taken by the very talented photographer, Yann Arthus Bertrand. Each and every one of these pictures are truly incredible, and the selection of pictures includes spectacular aerial views from various countries around the world. Region of Kitaa, Groenland, Danemark Camels in India Breeding near lake coleridge, New Zealand Factory on an island, east […]

Worlds First Ever Things Invented By Humans – Amazing Things But Who Invented them & When?

1. World First Digital Camera (1975): Created by Kodak’s engineer Steve Sasson In December 1975, Kodak engineer Steve Sasson invented something that would, decades later, revolutionize photography: the world’s first digital camera. It was the size of a toaster, and captured black and white images at a resolution of 100×100 – or 0.01 megapixels in today’s marketing terminology. The images […]

Amazing Dragonfruit Pitaya : Nature Miracle Fruit

Pitahaya /Dragonfruit (Hylocereus undatus) A pitaya or pitahaya is the fruit of several cactus species. “Pitaya” usually refers to fruit of the genus Stenocereus, while “Pitahaya” or “Dragonfruit” always refers to fruit of the genus Hylocereus. These fruits are commonly known as “dragon fruit” as in the Chinese huo( lóng guo(, “fire dragon fruit”, and lóng zhu- guo(, “dragon pearl […]

Male Goliath Bird Eating Spider : World’s largest known spider (Guiness Book of World Record)

Goliath Bird Eating Spider The world’s largest known spider is a male goliath bird-eating spider (Theraphosa blondi) collected by members of the Pablo San Martin Expedition at Rio Cavro, Venezuela in April 1965. It had a record leg-span of 28 cm (11 in) – sufficient to cover a dinner plate. This species is found in the coastal rainforests of Surinam, […]