Sepak takraw or kick volleyball, is a sport popular in Asia. The sport is native to the Malay-Thai Peninsula. It is played in a court like badminton’s and uses rattan ball and only allow players to use their feet, knee, chest and head to touch the ball. It is a popular sport in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Philippines – in fact, it’s the national game of the Philippines. Why did we say it’s Kung-fu, volleybal and soccer skills combined? Check out the video below and see for yourself.
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Sepak Takraw, a Sport that Combines Kung-fu, Volleyball and Soccer Skills
July 27th, 2011 by admin | 9 Comments | Filed in sports
Chinese Rhino Cups, Most Expensive Find in Antiques Roadshow History
July 27th, 2011 by admin | 1 Comment | Filed in artThe owner of this collection of Chinese cups that was carved from rhinoceros was surely thrilled that his unique find is a record breaker in the TV show Antiques Roadshow. These five cups was estimated to be valued at $1 to $1.5 million. The set was believed to be from the late 17th or early 18th century. The owner, who is from Tulsa, Oklahoma started collecting cups in the 1970s and had no idea that this collection is worth millions.
The owner, who prefers to remain unidentified, told Asian arts expert Lark Mason he started collecting cups inexpensively in the 1970s and had no idea of the collection’s current value.
Chinese antiques have been fetching strong prices in recent years, dramatically increasing the value of the collection.
Here’s the actual video of the of the owner and appraiser talking about the items from the TV show.
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Dissecting the brain of an American NFL Player Dave Duerson
July 26th, 2011 by admin | 3 Comments | Filed in human body, people, sportsThis video shows Neuropathologist Dr Ann McKee dissecting the brain of American NFL player Dave Duerson. Duerson struggled with the mental health due to the effects of football-related brain injury. The injury caused his death in February 2011. Before he died, he asked that his brain be donated to an organization known as the “NFL Brain Bank,” where researchers study the brains of deceased sports stars to find out what happens to people when their heads are struck over and over again.
Neuropathologist Dr Ann McKee, a leading expert on degenerative diseases caused by repetitive blows to the head, looks at the brain of an American football player who recently died, revealing the damage caused by the game
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Polish Tumbler Jozef Wadecki’s Incredible Tumbling Moves
July 26th, 2011 by admin | 1 Comment | Filed in people, sportsJozef Wadecki, a tumbler from Poland, is tumbling like there’s no tomorrow. His incredible moves that was captured in video and posted in YouTube makes you thinks he’s not human – until he stop at the end of his act. Check out the video below.
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34,000-Year-Old Organisms Found in Ancient Salt Crystals
July 26th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in discovery, prehistoricThese ancient bacteria prove to be resilient. It survived even after 34,000 years. A young and unknown researcher found it buried in ancient salt crystals that was dug up from deep below Death Valley for climate research. The salt crystal has been kept in laboratory after it was dug years ago.
34,000-Year-Old Organisms Found in Ancient Salt Crystals. Image via
They’re aliiiiiiiive! But difficult to spot. The bacteria are the tiny, pin-prick-looking objects, dwarfed by the larger, spherical algal cells. The colored spots come from pigments the algae produce, carotenoids, still vibrant 30,000 years on.
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Biggest McDonald’s Ever Coming in for 2012 Summer Games in London
July 26th, 2011 by admin | 8 Comments | Filed in food, structureLondon is proud to host the biggest Mcdonald’s ever to be build to date. The golden arch’s biggest restaurant in terms of size will be a 32,000 square foot – one of four new locations. The new fast food store will open in time for the 2012 Summer Games. Early projections estimates that is will serve 50,000 Big Macs, more than 100,000 portions of fries and 30,000 milkshakes.
Given the huge public health issues of childhood obesity,” said parliament health committee member Grahame Morris in a statement, “it is legitimate to question whether having the world’s biggest McDonald’s at the Olympic Park is sending an appropriate message to our young people.
The British Medical Association went even further: “Given many countries in the developed world, and some in the developing world, are facing a major problem with obesity, it is unfortunate that McDonalds are major sponsors at the 2012 London Olympics.”
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Junrey Balawing, the Shortest Living Man in the World (2011)
July 1st, 2011 by admin | 5 Comments | Filed in people, world recordJunrey Balawing of the Philippines is the new shortest living man in the world. He was officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records in June 10, 2011, a couple of days before his 18th birthday. His official height when measured by Guinness representative was 0.5993 m (1 ft 11 2⁄3 in) about the size of the 1-year-old baby.
Junrey Balawing measured by Guinness Book of World Records representative. Image via
Junrey comes from the town of Sindangan in the province of Zamboanga del Norte in the Philippines. He is a son of the Reynaldo and Concepcion. His mother said that he stopped growing after his first birthday and has remained the same size ever since. He loves to ride in his father’s shoulder and his mother’s arms.
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Junrey took the world record title from Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal who was name the shortest living man in 2010. Khagendra was 0.67 m (2 ft 2 1⁄2 in).
Khagendra Thapa Magar, 2010 shortest living man. Image via
