World's shortest woman visits Empire State Building

World's shortest living woman
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The world's shortest living woman made a public appearance in one of the tallest structure in the US on Thursday, September 12, 2013.

Jyoti Amge visited New York City's Empire State building to promote the 2014 Guinness Book of World Records.

Standing at 2 feet and 0.6 inches in height and weighing 12 pounds, Amge went inside the building that is about 600 times taller than her.

The 19-year-old Amge, native of Nagpur, India, appeared insidethe 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building.

Amge's small size is caused by her medical condition called achondroplasia, that usually cause dwarfism. She also has brittle bones that may need to be taken cared of during her entire life.\

Pauline Musters from Ossendrecht, Netherlands still holds the Guinness world record as the smallest woman in the world to have ever lived. She was born in February 26, 1876 and Guinness listed her height at 1 foot and 11.2 inches.


World's shortest woman
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Lake Michigan Waterspouts Caught on Video Off Kenosha Coast (VIDEO)

Lake Michigan Waterspouts
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Two waterspouts in Lake Michigan that was caught on video went viral over the internet. Several photos of the Lake Michigan waterspouts were also published on several social networking sites.

Officer Michael Madsen of the Kenosha Police Department personally witnessed and took photos of the two towering clouds on Thursday.

The waterspout, usually form over an ocean, sea or large lake, is reportedly weaker than land tornados. The phenomenon usually appear on the Great lakes during the fall.

Below is a video showing the Lake Michigan waterspouts formation.

Smallest Car in the World: Tiny Texas Street Legal Car Gains Guinness Nod

World's smallest street-legal car
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The Guinness Book of World Records has awarded the world's smallest street-legal car to a Texas man.

Austin Coulson custom built a car using several spare parts from a toy and tiny gas engine from an all-terrain mini-car. He was able to create a car similar to a 1957 Chevrolet.

Coulson's record-breaking car was measured at 25 inches high, 24.75 inches wide and and 49.75 inches long.

Reports say that the smallest car in the world can run at a maximum speed of 25 mph.

Gargantuan Ferris Wheel in Las Vegas is World's Largest? (Photo, Video)

Gargantuan Ferris wheel in Las Vegas
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A gargantuan ferris wheel, considered to be the world's largest for now, will soon be operational in the Las Vegas Strip.

The 55-story ferris wheel, part of the $550 million gargantuan project of Caesars Entertainment Corp.

Reports say that the ferris wheel is expected to start spinning early next year. It will be glittered with 1,500 LED lights.

Its 100 feet High Roller will be put in place on Monday, September 16, 2013.

According to project director, David Codiga, the ferris wheel is "going to be an icon. It's going to be a part of your visit to Las Vegas if you ride it or not."

With its gigantic height, the ferris wheel is expected to dwarf the London Eye, China's Star of Nanchang and Singapore Flyer.

The Las Vegas Ferris wheel will take 30 minutes to make one revolution.

Caesars spokeswoman, Christina Karas, revealed that tickets for the ferris wheel ride will costs about $30.

Below is a Youtube video of the gargantuan ferris wheel while under construction.

727-pound alligator: Dustin Bockman Caught alligator in Mississippi River (Video)

A 727-pound alligator was caught by a hunter in the Mississippi River near the Big Black River in Claiborne County, on Sunday, September 1, 2013.

The record-breaking alligator was snatched by Dustin Bockman, a UPS driver from Vicksburg. His alligator catch was one of several records established during the first weekend of the Alligator Hunting season in Mississippi.

Earlier in the day, Beth Trammell set the first record with a 13-foot-5.5-inch, 723.5-pound alligator catch. Her record did not last long as Bockman snare a 13-foot-4.5-inch, 727-pound alligator.

According to Bockman, the alligator "broke all the lines we could put in him. Finally [we] put a snare on him and got him up high enough and put a shot on him. All in all probably took us four and a half hours to catch him from the first time we saw him."

Below is a video of the 727-pound alligator.

Rare Lobsters, Two-Toned and Blue Species (Photo, Video)

Rare blue lobster
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Two rare lobsters were caught in just one week! How lucky was that a two-toned and blue lobster species were out in the open seas during the last week of August?

Rare two-toned lobster
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A two-toned lobster was caught off Maine by Jeff Edwards of Owl’s Head while a blue lobster was netted off Cape Cod in Massachusetts by Ben Hogan on Thursday, August 30, 2013. The two-toned lobster was reportedly colored orange and brown.

The extraordinary lobsters were believed to be just one in two million for the blue and one in 50 million for the two-toned specie.

According to Gulf of Maine Research Institute's Alan Lishness, the rare colored lobsters "looked as if someone had taken painter’s tape and run it from proboscis to tail, then spray-painted one side. It’s a perfectly straight line. You don’t usually see such hard edges in nature.”

American lobsters are usually colored brownish-green.

Experts say that the unusual color of the newly caught lobsters can be attributed to genetic defect that cause too much production of a particular protein.

The two-toned lobster was reportedly sent to local fisherman's wharf, Ship to Shore Lobster Co. It was later donated to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.

Below is a capecast YouTube video of the blue lobster.

Giant Rubber Duck Floats in Hong Kong Harbor

Giant Rubber Duck
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A giant yellow rubber duck started floating in the busy Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong on Thursday, May 4, 2013. The free public art will be on display at the harbor until June 9.

When inflated, the giant rubber duck reportedly reaches a height of 16.5 meters (54 feet). It was designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman.

The giant art display was a welcome addition in the Hong Kong harbor and has attracted thousands of visitors in the area. It added a good view alongside the city skyline.

This giant rubber duck has floated in several cities around the world. It was previously displayed in the waters of Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paolo and Amsterdam.

Twins born 87 days apart: Sets new Guinness Record (Photo, Video)

Twins born 87 days apart
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A new Guinness record may be set by the twins born 87 days apart in Waterford, Ireland last year.

The twins' mother, Maria Jones-Elliot, broke her water bag and delivered Amy on June 1 and Katie on August 27, 2012 at the Waterford Regional Hospital. Amy was born four-months premature and weighed just over one pound.

Roman Blum Left $40 Million But No Heirs

A fortune worth $40 million with no heirs? Hopefully, these large sum of money won't end up in the wrong hands.

Roman Blum, at the age of 97, left behind the largest unclaimed asset in the history of New York.

Sara Volz Experiments Algae in a $100K Laboratory (Video)

Sara Volz breeds algae
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Sara Volz, a 17-year-old Science genius, is spending her time breeding new algae inside her $100,000 state-of-the-art laboratory in Colorado Springs. Her project is aimed towards converting algae into an alternative source of fuel.

She received $100,000 reward for winning the Intel Science Talent Search recently. Volz is an incoming freshman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology next fall. The senior high student revealed that she "want to go into academia, so do basically what I'm doing, except with better labs."

Rare Nickel: $3.1M Bid for a 1913 Nickel in Chicago Auction

Rare Nickel $3.1M
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You may be keeping a rare coin in one of your old wallets. Better check it out for it may end up selling in millions of dollars.

A 1913 US nickel was sold for over $3.1 million (including all other charges) during a rare coin and currency auction in Schaumburg, Chicago On Thursday, April 25, 2013. Two men, from Lexington, Kentucky and Panama City,Florida, partnered and won the bidding.

958-Pound Blue Marlin Caught by Alexandra Nuttall Off Kona, Hawaii (Photo)

958-pound blue marlin
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A 958-pound billfish, caught by Alexandra Nuttall, is expected to set a new blue marlin world record.

Nuttall was able to catch the giant blue marlin during during her third and final day of a trip to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii with her boyfriend, Nick Durham.

The Australian angler was on-board the 38-foot Monkey Biz II of Chip van Mols when she landed the towering 958-pound blue marlin. It reportedly took 90 minutes before Nuttall finally put aside the record setting blue marlin.

Maria Tomainia's 950-pound blue marlin, caught in December 1994, currently holds the International Game Fish Association(IGFA) women’s record for 130-pound-test.

In an interview with Nuttall, the angler explained that "It was without a doubt one of the most exhilarating things that I have ever done. I fish a lot back home in Australia with my boyfriend, Nick. Although I have caught many sharks, ono, and ahi here at home, I have spent the last few years chasing my elusive first marlin."

According to van Mols, Nuttall "was kind of in shock. We usually let our marlin go but we were prepared to take a fish if we knew it had a shot at a record. So we got our flying gaffs out."

Nuttall described her record breaking catch,

It was a task dragging a huge marlin like that through the [vessel's] back door with only four people, but we managed.

The feeling that we may have gotten the world record only sunk in on our way back to the harbor. I don’t remember ever feeling the sort of happiness that I was feeling at that point.

IGFA will determine in a few weeks if Nuttall will get a line-class world record.

Hidden Ark: Florida man builds 500-foot replica of Noah's Ark (Video)

Hidden Ark: 500-foot replica of Noah's Ark
Video Credit: Hidden Ark/Youtube Ever think of a safe place to hide during a great flood? Will there ever be a structure that can stand massive amount of water? Well, someone is preparing for the big thing.

A 500-foot replica of Noah's Ark is being constructed by Rodolfo Almira at a 5-acre lot in Miami-Dade County.

The three-story vessel, called "Hidden Ark," will have a shop, museum and zoo that will serve as a shelter for small animals that include chickens, goats, and pigs, among others. Almira is trying to raise awareness about the environment.

According to Almira, he was inspired to duplicate Noah's Ark after he witnessed how animals find it hard to get food and shelter after a disaster, like Hurricane Katrina.

Three of Almira's friends, Reniel Aguila, Osmar Oliva, and Manuel Guerra are providing assistance in building the Hidden Ark which started construction six months ago.

Donations for the project has reached $300,000. Total cost of building the ark may reach $1.5 million based on Almira's estimate. Timeline for the construction is two years.

Almira clarified that the ark will have "nothing to do with any specific religion." He added that "This isn't just for the community. It's for the entire world."

Building the replica is not easy for Almira's group. As of posting, they haven't secure a building and zoning permit. Almira already received three-$500 citations for the groups' violation.

Can this project really be completed? Will Almira's group overcome legal and budgetary issues? If you have any comments or any suggestions, shout it out in the comments section below this article.

Invention of 9-year-old Kenyan Boy wonder, Richard Turere (Video)

Who would ever think that a nine-year-old boy can create something that can protect the "King of the Jungle?" Typical children at this age maybe contented being in front of their pc, tablet, mobile phones or any other time wasting gadgets throughout the day.

However, Kenyan boy wonder, Richard Turere is one exemption. At his young age, he invented an automated system of moving lights as a shield against wild animals. Turere used electricity from solar panel and battery circuit to light up his invention.

It was used successfully to keep away lions from eating their family's livestock located just outside the Nairobi National Park.

According to Turere, he "grew up hating lions very much" but never thought of killing them. Instead, the Kenyan boy wonder created a device that can be used against the lion's weakness. The "King of the Jungle" is reportedly afraid of moving lights.

Turere, now a 13-year-old, was given a scholarship by the Brookhouse School, a top Kenyan school. The young inventor plans to take up engineering. His invention became known worldwide after he was invited as one of the speakers during the TED 2013 last February 26.

In the video below, Richard Turere explains his invention during TED 2013.

World's largest message in a bottle (Photo, Video)

How many times have we heard that someone found a message in a bottle along the coast line? However, no one has ever come up with the idea of using this as a marketing campaign for any product. Not yet until someone launched one last month.

A Norwegian softdrink manufacturer used the idea of creating the "world's largest message in a bottle" to uniquely promote their product. And this may not come cheap.

Solo softdrink floated a 26-foot, 2.5-ton bottle replica off the Tenerife coast last March. Contained inside the bottle is a 12-square meter letter.

Advertising agency Try/Apt Oslo is reportedly the brains behind the idea of the "world's largest message in a bottle."

The unmanned giant floating bottle features the beverage's notable neon-color. To automatically document its ocean journey, the behemoth bottle is equipped with cameras and a GPS that tweets its location on its Twitter account @solosoftdrink.

As of posting, the Solo bottle is making its voyage in the Atlantic.

Solo CEO, Joakim Sand, explained that,

It's impossible to tell how long the voyage will last, hopefully we will not end up breaking the Captain Brown record for the oldest message in a bottle—it roamed the sea for 97 years and 309 days.

Below is a video of Solo's "world's largest message in a bottle."


What is your take on Solo's marketing campaign? Will this not affect the sea creatures that it will come across its voyage? Will this appeal environmentalist? Let your voice be heard by providing your comments below this article.