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You have to see this Italian village — it’s absolutely amazing!
On the bank of the Martorana mountain river in Italy, there’s a wonderful town that’s as beautiful and unusual as its name suggests — Sant’Agata de ‘Goti. This historical city looks quite simply, magnificent. Walking around, you might feel like you’re walking through a movie set — yet...
The top 7 places to retire
These days most of us can expect our retirement to last for more than a couple of decades. So, with life expectancy on the rise where you choose to spend those twilight years is more important than ever. A growing number of pensioners are seeking far-flung destinations. They’re lured by hours of sunshine, a slower...
Russia Discovers Ex-President Medvedev’s Son’s Secret Acting Career (VIDEO)
The Moscow tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda uncovered some information on Wednesday that had eluded the Russian public for years: Russian Ex-President Dmitry Medvedev's 20-year-old son Ilya had starred in two episodes of a children's comedy show called Yeralash ("havoc") that were shot in 2006 and 2007 before...
Scientists may have just discovered Einstein’s gravitational waves
Rumors are circulating that scientists have finally discovered gravitational waves – one of the most important variables in Albert Einstein’s understanding of how the universe works. If confirmed, the observations could become the biggest leap in physics in a hundred years. When Einstein published his general theory...
30 Pictures of Creepily Flexible People
How can human bodies do that? Here are some pictures of people bending themselves in ways you didn't think physically possible....
Restaurant Built Inside An Italian Cave Let’s You Dine With Breathtaking Views
What’s more romantic than a candle lit dinner at the seaside? A candle-lit dinner in a grotto restaurant carved into the Italian seaside. Grotta Palazzese hotel restaurant is set in a vaulted limestone cave in the town of Polignano a Mare in Southern Italy. You’re not only dining in a cave – you can also...
Last Summer, I Found WW2 Photos Of Dijon In France And Retook Them In The Same Places 70 Years Later
My name is Pierre, I’m a 19-year-old Frenchman and a history hunter. Not only because I’m an archaeology student, but also because I wander around my city of Dijon, former capital of the Dukes of Burgundy, re-shooting WW2 pictures I found last year on the Web from the same spot and angle. I originally wanted to show...
Record breakers: 100 drones perform orchestral maneuvers in the dark
In a spectacular collaboration between man and machine, technology company Intel has floated into the official Guinness World Records book by flying the most drones simultaneously. Reminiscent of the Steven Spielberg movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 100 UAVs ‘performed’ an orchestral light and flight show...
Golden Globes 2016: The Revenant wins top three awards
The Revenant has triumphed at this year's Golden Globes, winning the night's most coveted prize for best dramatic film. Leading man Leonardo DiCaprio won best actor in a drama, while Alejandro G Inarritu won for its direction. Ridley Scott hit The Martian was named best comedy or musical film, winning a further Globe...
What happens when you light 10,000 sparklers at once (VIDEO)
"If I had to pick three things that I never get tired of writing about, they would be terrifying fast food, Japanese game shows, and crazy Russians who do crazy things and post videos of them on YouTube. And speaking of crazy Russians, this morning I came across a video posted by the Russian SlivkiShow YouTube account that...
What Sherlock Holmes taught us about the mind
Soon after Andrew Lees embarked on his medical career at University College Hospital London, one of his superiors gave him a rather strange reading list. Rather than the usual fusty anatomical volumes, it included The Complete Sherlock Holmes. What on earth could the fictional detective teach an aspiring neurologist? As it...
An island paradise you haven’t seen
A trip to this long-lost Eden – known for its tropical forests, azure seas, creative cuisine and quirky city – will show you a whole new side of Cuba. Cuba’s wild, wild eastTurquoise water. Sugary white sand. Lush tropical trees stretching back into a wide mountain range. When Christopher Columbus swung his...
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