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Lost city of El Dorado

El Dorado was a mythical city supposedly located somewhere in the unexplored interior of South America. El Dorado was allegedly unimaginably rich, with fanciful tales told of gold-paved streets, golden temples and rich mines of gold and silver. Between 1530 and 1650 or so, thousands of Europeans searched the jungles, plains, mountains and rivers of South America for El Dorado, many of them losing their lives in the process. El...

Identical twin died in short time from one another

By: Unknown 8:18 AM Mystery No comments

In 2002, seventy-year-old twin brothers have died within hours of one another after separate accidents on the same road in northern Finland.The first of the twins died when he was hit by a lorry while riding his bike in Raahe, 600 kilometres north of the capital, Helsinki. About two hours later, his brother crossed the same road on his bicycle and was also hit and killed by a lorry.He died just 1.5km from the spot where his...

Marriage isn't for you

By: Unknown 3:25 AM Inspirational No comments

By: Seth Adam Smith Smith and Kim Having been married only a year and a half, I’ve recently come to the conclusion that marriage isn’t for me. Now before you start making assumptions, keep reading. I met my wife in high school when we were 15 years old. We were friends for ten years until…until we decided no longer wanted to be just friends. :) I strongly recommend that best friends fall in love. Good times will be had...

Dashrath Manjhi: The man who moved a mountain

By: Unknown 2:24 AM Amazing No comments

Dasrath Manjhi, a landless farmer from India, made history after he spent over two decades chiseling away at a mountain with rudimentary tools, in order to create a road for his community, when the Government refused to. Hero, Dashrath Manjhi If you're looking for some motivation, stories don't get much more inspirational than that of Dasrath Manjhi. 53 years ago, he set out to carve a 1mk-long path through a rocky hillside,...

Andreas Panayiotou: A billionaire who can't read

By: Unknown 1:59 AM People 1 comment

As the head of a £400million property empire, you would expect Andreas Panayiotou to be adept at reading up on business propositions and wading through lengthy legal contracts. But remarkably, the London tycoon, who is ranked 200th on the Rich List, has achieved his success having never learned to read. The son of Greek-Cypriot immigrants, Mr Panayiotou was raised in London's East End and at school proved to be a useful boxer. But...

The tragic true story of K19: The Widowmaker

By: Unknown 1:40 AM History No comments

July 4 is considered to be a traditional day to commemorate the tragedy of the K-19 submarine that took place in 1961. The submarine crew managed to prevent a nuclear explosion on board the cruiser and, as a possible consequence, a third world war. Not one of the sailors, (there were 139 crew members on board at the time), received a reward from the state and the families of the victims were left without support. For almost 30...

Japanese folklore: The Two Frogs

By: Unknown 1:07 AM Folklore No comments

Once upon a time in the country of Japan there lived two frogs, one of whom made his home in a ditch near the town of Osaka, on the sea coast, while the other dwelt in a clear little stream which ran through the city of Kyoto. At such a great distance apart, they had never even heard of each other; but, funnily enough, the idea came into both their heads at once that they should like to see a little of the world, and the frog...

"Mad Dog" Churchill, a man who fought the nazis with just a bow and arrow

By: Unknown 12:54 AM Amazing No comments

He was nicknamed Mad Jack by his men during the Second World War. After coming face to face with Lieutenant Colonel John Churchill, the Germans probably had a similar, if less affectionate, moniker for the eccentric officer. "Mad Dog" Churchill Rather than wield a sub-machine gun in battle, the commando leader inspired his comrades by storming beaches armed with a bow and arrow and two-handed sword, dressed in a kilt...

Saturday, January 4, 2014