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Didn’t know that till abt two years ago an Australian animal lover lost his life to a jellyfish sting.
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^ yeah. they are mostly found in Australian waters. someone suggested to wear pantyhose while swimming there since legs are the main targets.
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^good to know!
Cave Melisani, Kefalonia (Greece)
In Greek mythology, Melissani was the cave of the nymphs. The cave features a lake that are surrounded with trees and forests.
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The Labassin Waterfall Restaurant is a truly singular and memorable experience. Located at the Villa Escudero Resort in the Philippines, guests can enjoy lunch while the water flows under their feet . Besides enjoying the authentic local cuisine, you can enjoy the almost untouched nature of the region formerly occupied by a farm and coconut plantations.
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That would be one wet lunch.
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^:cb: I think it would be fun!!!
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There’s a town in Italy that doesn’t get sunlight for 84 days a year. They’ve solved this problem with a giant mirror.
Call it the reverse Montgomery Burns scheme. The little town of Viganella is located a midst the Italian side of the Alps. During the winter time, the shift in the sun’s pattern makes it so that it never clears the 1600 feet tall mountain that’s close to the town. This means that for 84 days, they do not get any sunlight. The townspeople end up suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder, a type of mild depression.
To solve this, the government installed a massive mirror on the side of the mountain. It measure 26 x 16 feet and is computer controlled to follow the trajectory of the Sun. The result is that starting in 2006, the town was able to celebrate the first winter sun in 600 years!
COOL!
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14-year-old boy got 1 million trees planted in Germany!
Felix Finkbeiner is a 14-year-old German boy. While he may not look impressive with his slight stature and wire-rimmed glasses, he’s made a lot happen during his short time on this planet.
With the goal of combating Global Warming by reforesting the Earth, Felix has started his own environmental organization and written his own book. The organization called Plant for the Planet recently planted it’s 1 millionth tree in Germany. Now, it is expanding to other countries, 131 to be exact with the aim of planting more. A one-euro donation plants one tree.
Finkbeiner also wrote the book Tree by Tree solidifying his status as an environmental celebrity. He was listed as one of the 20 most influential “Green Power” activists with the likes of the Prince of Wales and Brad Pitt.
Plant for the Planet began as a school project about climate change. His presentation was such a hit that his teacher encouraged him to continue his work. On March 28, 2007, Finkbeiner planted the first tree of his million-tree campaign. It was a crab apple. .
After soliciting funds from car company Toyota, giving multiple speeches and receiving support from fellow school children, Finkbeiner’s campaign picked up. With his one-million tree goal reached, he’s determined to continue his work to fight climate change.
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Two-headed shark discovered
Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the first-ever two-headed bull shark.
A study carried our by experts at Michigan State University confirmed the shark was a single shark with two heads, rather than conjoined twins.
“This is certainly one of those interesting and rarely detected phenomena,” said Michael Wagner, the university’s assistant professor of fisheries and wildlife.
“It’s good that we have this documented as part of the world’s natural history.”
Prof Wagner and his team used MRIs to reveal the shark had two distinct heads, hearts and stomachs, with the remainder of the body joining together at the back to form a single tail.
The two-headed bull shark found in the Gulf of Mexico on April 7, 2011 after a fisherman cut into the uterus of adult shark and discovered the baby.
Two-headed shark discovered - Telegraph
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The response to "where are you headed?" would be interesting.
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Prince of Whales - what are his credentials as an environmentalists? What is his carbon footprint?
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Why go through all this trouble? S plea to Surya Dev, and this could have been resolved.
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Why go through all this trouble? S plea to Surya Dev, and this could have been resolved.
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^ maybe he does that for ''make me a seat, get to work woman''
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^even penguins are more romantic than you 
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Oho ab mai ne gs pe toh romance nahi karna na, admins tudhay maar ke nikaal dein ge ke kis qisam ke aadmi ho :(
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hawwww...tum aadmi ho :p
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I am only like 18 :(
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^nanna sa..pyaara sa..chota sa...bachcha hai!