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<title>Strange and Unusual Stamps From Around the World</title>
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<![CDATA[<h3>Moving Image Stamps</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_0.jpg" alt="" /><a href="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/02/vangennip.jpg" target="_blank"><br />image source</a></p>
<p>The first moving stamp was issued in the Netherlands.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm233/tservies/SOD/Austria_Lenticular.gif" target="_blank">image source</a></p>
<p>Later, moving image stamps were issued by several countries. For these stamps, lenticular technology is used, in which a plastic lens atop a specially-formatted image makes it appear to change. Austria issued this type of postage stamp, which has 48 images in a 3-second sport clip in May 2008.</p>
<h3>Silver Foil Stamp</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_2.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/tilden/186/stampcollecting/48-tonga-foil.jpg" target="_blank">image source</a></p>
<p>Tonga is country made up of more than 150 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It released a stamp shaped like one of the Tonga islands in 1964. This stamp was printed on silver foil. Tonga issued several self-adhesive stamps in different shapes like watches, parrots, bananas etc.</p>
<h3>The Football (Soccer) Stamp</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_3.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://www.nancarrow-webdesk.com/warehouse/storage2/2008-w10/img.152207_t.jpg" target="_blank">image source</a></p>
<p>The football (Soccer) stamp was issued by Austria in March 2008. This stamp is made with the same plastic polyurethane that is used to manufacture the official football of the UEFA. This 69cm self adhesive ball stamp can be shrunk to 36mm.</p>
<h3>Steel Stamp</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_4.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/tilden/186/stampcollecting/48-bhutan-steel.jpg" target="_blank">image source</a></p>
<p>The first steel stamp was issued by Bhutan.</p>
<h3>Glow-in-the-Dark Stamps</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_5.jpg" alt="" /><a href="http://jttower.com/stamps/malaysia_stamps/2008/20080313MS.jpg" target="_blank"><br />image source</a></p>
<p>Malaysia issued these glow-in-the-dark stamps that feature nocturnal animals. These stamps come in a miniature sheet.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_6.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://www.stampnews.com/stampimages200805/1212078371_768955b.jpg" target="_blank">image source</a></p>
<p>Hong Kong issued six stamps featuring jellyfish in June 2008. These stamps are being printed with a glow-in-the-dark effect.</p>
<h3>3-D Stamp</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_7.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://www.bhutantoday.net/images/gallery/stamps/large/3.jpg" target="_blank">image source</a></p>
<p>The first three-dimensional stamps were issued by Bhutan. The sets of series include wildlife, spaceships, sports cars, ceremonial masks, and other.s</p>
<h3>Sweet and Sour Pork Scented Stamp</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_8.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://www.craphound.com/images/sweetnsourstamp.jpg" target="_blank">image source</a></p>
<p>The Sweet and Sour Pork Scented stamp was issued by China in celebration of the Year of Pig in 2007. This stamp has the aroma of sweet and sour pork, and the glue on the back of the stamp tastes like the famous Chinese dish.</p>
<h3>Musical Stamp</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_9.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://www.bhutantoday.net/images/gallery/stamps/large/2.jpg" target="_blank">image source</a></p>
<p>Bhutan released this music-playing stamp in 1973.  There are seven stamps in this series and each plays either the country's national anthem, folk songs of Bhutanese or tells the history of Bhutan.</p>
<h3>Scented Stamps</h3>
<p>There are many scented stamps printed around the world.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_10.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>The first scented stamp was issued by Bhutan in 1973. The series of six stamps was perfumed to smell like a rose.</p>
<p>Later, several countries issued flower-scented stamps.</p>
<h3>Burnt Wood Scented Stamp</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_11.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/tilden/186/stampcollecting/51-brazil-burntwood.jpg" target="_blank">image source</a></p>
<p>This stamp was issued by Brazil in 1999 to raise awareness about the damage of forest fires and their impact on environment. This stamp has a smell of burnt wood. This is set of four stamps featured an anteater, a flower, a leaf and a burnt tree trunk, each of which indicates what is at risk when a forest burns.</p>
<h3>Coffee Scented Stamp:</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_12.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1685000/images/_1689425_stamp300bbc.jpg" target="_blank">image source</a></p>
<p>This stamp was issued by Brazil. The stamp is coated with varnish containing the microcapsules that were prepared from the matured coffee beans, after being roasted, ground and filtered under pressure. This process gives a strong coffee aroma to the stamp that lasts for up to five years.</p>
<h3>Chocolate Stamp</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_13.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://www.danstopicals.com/switzerland1100.jpg" target="_blank">image source</a></p>
<p>Choco Suisse, a chocolate stamp, was issued by Switzerland in 2001. This stamp comes in a foil-wrapped booklet, like a chocolate bar, and tempts us to lick it. But it only smells like chocolate, and doesn't taste the same as chocolate.</p>
<h3>Eucalyptus-Scented Stamp</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/10/322443_14.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://www.linns.com/howto/refresher/scents_20020826/rc8_0826.jpg" target="_blank">image source</a></p>
<p>This stamp was issued by Britain with the medicinal scent of eucalyptus to honor the centennial of the Nobel Prizes in 2001. The top layer of the stamp was covered with tiny capsules filled with eucalyptus aroma, which are released when the stamp is scratched.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleslinky.com%2FTrivia%2FRandom%2FStrange-and-Unusual-Stamps-From-Around-the-World.249045"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleslinky.com%2FTrivia%2FRandom%2FStrange-and-Unusual-Stamps-From-Around-the-World.249045" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:48:24 PST</pubDate></item>
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<![CDATA[<p>This is a list of some strange animals throughout the world.</p>
<h3>O Aiaiai (the Aye-Aye)</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/30/ayeaye2_1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/files/2007/09/ayeaye2.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>The aye-aye lives only in the jungles of Madagascar. It is a strange primate which is active at night. They have black hair on their skin. They feed on wood-boring insects.</p>
<h3>Frill-Necked Lizard</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/30/800pxchlamydosauruskingii_1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Chlamydosaurus_kingii.jpg/800px-Chlamydosaurus_kingii.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>Frill necked lizard is found in Kimberley region of Western Australia, Southern New Guinea and Northern Australia. This is also known as frilled dragon. The skin of this animal folded back like frills against its head and neck, hence the name.</p>
<h3>Blobfish</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/30/302963_0.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://www.spectacular-planet.com/images/blobfish3.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>The Blobfish is found in the deep water of Australia and Tasmania. Generally it is found at depths where the pressure is 10 or 20 times higher than at sea level.</p>
<h3>Yeti Crab</h3>
<p>The official name of Yeti crab is Kiwa hirsuta. It is a crustacean. It was discovered in 2005 in the South Pacific at a depth of 7,200 feet.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/30/302963_1.jpg" alt="" /><br /> <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/upload/2007/01/yeti_crab.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>Yeti crab has numerous silky blond setae which resemble fur. They contain filamentous bacteria and help the creature to detoxify poisonous minerals from the water emitted by the hydrothermal emissions where it lives.</p>
<h3>Star-Nosed Mole</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/30/302963_2.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/02/star_nosed_moles1360x6732274580.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>Star-nosed mole is found in Eastern Canada and the North-Eastern United States. Usually it lives in wet lowland areas and eats aquatic insects and mollusks. It remains active in winter and can tunnel through the snow and swim in ice-covered streams. <a target="_blank"></a></p>
<h3>Proboscis Monkey</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/30/proboscismonkeyadult_1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://travelmalaysiaguide.com/images/Proboscis-Monkey-Adult.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>The proboscis monkey is also known as long-nosed monkey and prevalent in the South-East Asian island of Borneo. It is a reddish- brown monkey. It is also known as Bangkatan in Indonesian and Monyet Belanda in Malay.</p>
<h3>Emperor Tamarin</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/30/800pxtamarinportrait2edit3_1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Tamarin_portrait_2_edit3.jpg/800px-Tamarin_portrait_2_edit3.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Tamarin_portrait_2_edit3.jpg/800px-Tamarin_portrait_2_edit3.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p>Emperor Tamarin lives in East Peru, North Bolivia and Southwest Amazon Basin. The specialty of this primate is its white moustache that extends to both sides beyond the shoulders. It is grey colored having yellowish speckles on its chest. It feeds on fruits and insects.</p>
<h3>Angora rabbit</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/30/792pxenglishangorarabbit_1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/EnglishAngoraRabbit.jpg/792px-EnglishAngoraRabbit.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/EnglishAngoraRabbit.jpg/792px-EnglishAngoraRabbit.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p>Angora rabbit is a domestic rabbit. These rabbits were popular in 17th century with French royalty. Then they were spread to other parts of Europe and United States. It is popular for its long, soft and silky fur. At present there are many individual breeds of Angora rabbit such as English, Chinese, French, German, Giant, Satin and Swiss etc.</p>
<h3>Pygmy Marmoset</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/30/twycrossbabiespygmymarmo397x470_1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://ismsarebad.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/twycross_babies_pygmy_marmo_397x470.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a><a href="http://ismsarebad.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/twycross_babies_pygmy_marmo_397x470.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p>The Pygmy Marmoset is a monkey found in Western Brazil, Eastern Peru and Ecuador and South-Eastern Colombia. It is the smallest monkey having a body length of 14-16 cm excluding the tail. It feeds on fruits, leaves, insects and small reptiles.</p>
<h3>Dumbo Octopus</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/30/302963_3.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://www.superfunpatrol.net/images/dumboOctopus.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>Grimpoteuthis or Dumbo Octopus lives at extreme depths ranging from 500 to 5,000 m depth in deep sea in Polar Regions. They have two protuberant ear-like fins, hence the name dumbo octopus.  They feed on worms, copepods and crustaceans.</p>
<h3>Suckerfooted Bat</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/30/suckerfootedbat_1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://completeall.com/pictures/strange-animals/suckerfooted_bat.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a><a href="http://completeall.com/pictures/strange-animals/suckerfooted_bat.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p>Sucker-footed Bat is found in humid woodlands of Madagascar. It has small suction cups on its wrists and ankles, hence the name.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/30/302963_4.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01/images/070108-bat-sucker.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01/images/070108-bat-sucker.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p>This new species of sucker-footed bat is discovered in Madagascar region. They live only in dry western forests of Madagascar. These animals have sticky suckers on their feet and thumbs.</p>
<p>Both these types of sucker-footed bat are endangered species.</p>
<h3>Komondor Dog</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/30/548pxkomondorwestminsterdogshowcrop_1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Komondor_Westminster_Dog_Show_crop.jpg/548px-Komondor_Westminster_Dog_Show_crop.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Komondor_Westminster_Dog_Show_crop.jpg/548px-Komondor_Westminster_Dog_Show_crop.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p>Komondor dog is a guardian dog. It originally originated from Hungary. It has long, thick coat with heaviest amount of fur. The size of male dogs is 28 inches and that of females is 27 inches. But many dogs are over 30 inches tall. Hence this became the larger common breeds of dog.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleslinky.com%2FOffbeat%2F12-Strange-Animals.234479"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleslinky.com%2FOffbeat%2F12-Strange-Animals.234479" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:57:08 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>Sweet Facts About Chocolates</title>
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<![CDATA[<ol>
<li> Chocolate is a good source of magnesium, potassium and calcium. Chocolate acts as a natural anti depressant.</li>
<li> Chocolate contains antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, which help in preventing cancer and heart diseases</li>
<li> Phenyl ethylamine in chocolate enhances endorphin levels in the body</li>
<li> Eat chocolate three times a month which will be able to add a year to your life</li>
<li> As chocolate is lower in caffeine than tea, coffee and coca cola, it stimulates our brain and makes it to work active</li>
<li> Chocolate contains Theo bromine, which enhances the nerve impulses faster</li>
<li> Chocolate works like energy booster because chocolate consumption releases a chemical into the body. This chemical is similar to what is produced when you are in love. </li>
</ol>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/28/299483_0.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.chocolate-world.net/images/Chocolate.png" target="_blank">Image source:</a></p>
<p>Here is a list of top 10 chocolate consuming countries. List includes the amount of chocolate consumed by a person in Kilograms per year.</p>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
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<td>Sl.No</td>
<td>Name of the Country</td>
<td>Consumption (in Kgs)</td>
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<td>1.</td>
<td>Switzerland</td>
<td>11.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2.</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>9.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3.</td>
<td>Belgium</td>
<td>8.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4.</td>
<td>Germany</td>
<td>8.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5.</td>
<td>Ireland</td>
<td>8.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6.</td>
<td>Denmark</td>
<td>7.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7.</td>
<td>Norway</td>
<td>6.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8.</td>
<td>Australia</td>
<td>6.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9.</td>
<td>Poland</td>
<td>5.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10.</td>
<td>America</td>
<td>5.4</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:52:10 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>Crazy Championships Two</title>
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<![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/extreme_bodies/gurning_world_championships_-_most_wins.aspx" target="_blank">
<h3>World Gurning Championship</h3>
</a></p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/22/286451_0.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3670504.stm" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>World Gurning Championships have been going on since 1266. These championships are the climax of the Egremont Crab Fair and take place in Cumbria, United Kingdom in every September.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/extreme_bodies/gurning_world_championships_-_most_wins.aspx" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p>Gordon Mattinson won the World Gurning Championship highest number of times (10) and holds the Guinness World Record.</p>
<p>The whole idea of this championship is to make as hideous a face as possible. Many people of all ages participate in this championship and pull ugly faces, framed by a horse collar. The winner is the person who gets the most audience applause for his or her ugliest face.</p>
<h3>World Mobile Phone Throwing Championship</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/22/286451_1.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/08/cellphone-thrower.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>World Mobile Phone Throwing Championships started at Finland in 2000. Since then they have been held annually in several other European countries and United States. The UK has been conducting these championships every August. This year the championship will be held in Hampton Hill, UK on 31st August.  The contestants must throw a mobile phone as far as they can.</p>
<h3>World Toe-Wrestling Championship</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/22/286451_2.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>The World Toe-Wrestling Championships are held in every July in Bentley Brook Inn, Fenny Bentley in UK. The toe-wrestling contest is conducted for charity. Each match is played either by two men or by two women. Mixed gender matches are not allowed. The contestant must raise one foot off the ground, while the toes of the other foot engage the opponent's and tries to push the other's foot over toward the dreaded line, which consists of a wooden board. The person who has the strongest toe is the winner.</p>
<h3>World Stone Skimming Championship</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/22/skim7big_1.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.stoneskimming.com/photos/photos/skim7big.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>World Stone Skimming Championships started in 1983. They were held in New Zealand, England, Scotland and Australia till now. Last year these championships took place in the month of September on Easdale Island, Argyll, Scotland. There are six categories including men, women, junior boys, and junior girls, under 10 boys and under 10 girls. Every participant is allowed three skims using Easdale slate skimming stones. For qualifying, the stone must bounce at least three times. The winner is selected based on the distance achieved before the stone sinks.</p>
<h3>World Bog Snorkelling Championship</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/22/286451_3.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://llanwrtyd-wells.powys.org.uk/BOG2.gif" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>The World Bog Snorkelling Championships were first held in 1985. This championship has taken place on the August Bank Holiday every year since then, near Llanwrtyd Wells in Mid-Wales. In this competition, the participants must complete two consecutive lengths of a 60-yard water filled trench cut through a peat bog. The person who crosses it in the shortest time is the winner. While participating in this championship, competitors must wear snorkels and flippers.</p>
<h3>World Worm Charming Championship</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/22/286451_4.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/435_wormcharming.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>The World Worm Charming Championships started in 1980. In this championship, 3x3 meter plots are allotted to each participant and within 30 minutes one has to collect as many worms as possible. Certain rules are in place for charming worms. Participants should neither dig their plots nor use any drugs or water. They have to use only vibrations for charming the worms out of earth. They are allowed use any kind of music they desire. Garden forks may be stuck into the ground, and vibrations by manual means are encouraged.</p>
<p>Tom Shufflebotham is the present Guinness World Record holder, having collected 511 worms in 30 minutes.</p>
<h3>Swamp Soccer World Championship</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/22/286451_5.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.swampsoccer.co.uk/images/yeeehaaw.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/22/286451_6.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080719/i/r2586418320.jpg?x=400%26y=271%26sig=AT4.wDvZY3IdOniELYpT0Q--" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>Swamp Soccer World Championships have been conducted since 2000 in Hyrynsalmi in Finland. The players have to play soccer in a swamp. General soccer rules and regulations apply, but there is no offside in swamp soccer.</p>
<h3>World Marble Championship</h3>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/22/286451_7.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/BritishMarbleChampionships.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>World Marble Championships are held in April on Good Friday every year. Many people from all over the world participate in this contest. There are many varieties of the game, but the rules are same for all. Each player is given a set of marbles and is asked to throw it in a hole. The player who gets the most number of marbles in the hole or the most number nearest to the hole is declared the winner.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleslinky.com%2FOffbeat%2FCrazy-Championships-Two.222007"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleslinky.com%2FOffbeat%2FCrazy-Championships-Two.222007" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:30:13 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>Olympics of Animals</title>
<link>http://www.purpleslinky.com/Humor/Animal/Olympics-of-Animals.208511</link>
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<![CDATA[<h3>Running Race</h3>
<p>Gold medal winner: Cheetah</p>
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<p>Record: 101 km/h</p>
<p>Cheetah is the fastest running animal in the world that can run at a speed of 101 km/h, which is 2&amp;frac12; times as fast as humans. A human can run at the speed of 40 km/h. An average human athlete can complete a 100 meters running race in 9 to 10 seconds, whereas cheetah can reach the same distance within 3.5 seconds. Cheetah can finish the 400 meters running race within 16 seconds whereas human takes ~45 seconds to finish.</p>
<p>Silver medal winner: Pronghorns antelope Deer</p>
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<p>Record: 98 km/h</p>
<p>Bronze medal winner: Kangaroo and Ostrich</p>
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<p>Record: 72 km/h</p>
<h3>Weightlifting</h3>
<p>Gold medal winner: Rhinoceros beetle</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/12/267533_4.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Image credit: Extreme science</p>
<p>Record: The rhinoceros beetle can carry 850 times its own weight, even an African elephant can carry up to 25% of its own weight.  That would be like a person of 70 kilograms carrying 59,000 kilograms weight.</p>
<p>Silver medal winner: Leaf-cutter ant</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/12/267533_5.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Image credit: Bristol Zoo garden</p>
<p>Record: Leaf-cutter ant can carry pieces of leaf that weigh 50 times its own weight. When compared to human, this is equivalent to pulling of a car for 8 kilometers with his teeth.</p>
<p>Bronze medal winner: Trapdoor spider</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/12/267533_6.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Image credit: Wikimedia commons</p>
<p>Record: Trapdoor spider can carry 40 times its own weight.</p>
<h3>High Jump</h3>
<p>Gold medal winner: Froghopper</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/12/267533_7.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Image credit: Wikimedia commons</p>
<p>Record: This small insect is a world champion in high jump. This can hop 100 times more than its size (hurl upwards 70 centimeters into the air). To compete with insect a human would have to jump 210 meters. This insect accelerates from the ground with a force that is 400 times greater than gravity whereas humans can only jump with a force that is three times that of gravity.</p>
<p>Silver medal winner: Locust</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/12/267533_8.jpg" alt="" /></p>
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<p>Record: Locusts can jump 70 cm that is equivalent to a human jumping 18 meters.</p>
<p>Bronze medal winner: Fleas</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/12/267533_9.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Image credit: How stuff works</p>
<p>Record: Though it cannot fly it can jump 7 to 10 inches high that is many times to their height.</p>
<h3>100 meters free style swimming</h3>
<p>Gold medal winner: Sailfish</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/12/267533_10.jpg" alt="" /></p>
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<p>Record: The speed of sailfish is 110km/h which is the highest speed reported in a fish. Sailfish can swim 100 meters within 3.6 seconds. The previous Olympic record of human for 100 meters free style swimming is 47.24 seconds.</p>
<p>Silver medal winner: Shark</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/12/267533_11.jpg" alt="" /></p>
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<p>Record: Shark swims 100 meters in 7.2 seconds while hunting at the speed of 50km/h.</p>
<p>Bronze medal Winner: Blue whales</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/12/267533_12.jpg" alt="" /></p>
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<p>Record: Blue whales can swim 100 meters within 7.5 seconds at the speed of 48km/h.</p>
<h3>Long Jump</h3>
<p>Gold medal winner: Flea</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/12/267533_13.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Image credit: How stuff works</p>
<p>Record: Flea can jump over thirteen inches long, that is about 150 times its body length that is equivalent to a person jumping nearly a 1000 feet. The acceleration of a flea when jumping is 50 times faster than a space shuttle. If fleas were the size of humans, they would be able to jump over the St. Paul's Cathedral in London 600 times in 3 days.</p>
<p>Silver medal winner: Grasshopper</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/12/267533_14.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://z.about.com/d/gocentralamerica/1/0/G/4/-/-/RomaleidGrasshopper.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>Record: Grasshopper can jump 30 inches that is up to 20 times the length of its body. This is equivalent to a person jumping an entire football field in a single bound.</p>
<p>Bronze medal winner: Cricket</p>
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<p>Record: Crickets are able to jump about 3 feet in to the air that is up to 20 times their body length.</p>
<h3>Marathon</h3>
<p>Winner: Arctic Tern bird</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/12/267533_15.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.birdsasart.com/231/Arctic%20Tern2.jpg" target="_blank">Image Source</a></p>
<p>Record: Arctic Tern bird migrates from Arctic region to Antarctic region every year. That means it travels 43,200 km every year. This is the longest regular migration by any known animal. It can travel 200 km continuously at a time.</p>
<p>After looking at all these I wouldn't be very surprised if people start conducting Olympics for animals too.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleslinky.com%2FHumor%2FAnimal%2FOlympics-of-Animals.208511"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleslinky.com%2FHumor%2FAnimal%2FOlympics-of-Animals.208511" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
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<title>The Value of One Hour: 10 Alarming Facts </title>
<link>http://www.purpleslinky.com/Trivia/Random/The-Value-of-One-Hour-10-Alarming-Facts.131371</link>
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<![CDATA[<h3>Number of Births</h3>
<p>The number of births is increasing day by day. Particularly in developing countries it is increasing rapidly. The number of births per hour is 15,300.</p>
 
<h3>Suicides</h3>
<p>The rate of suicides is increasing because of lack of communication and proper relationship with family members, increasing frustration and depression. Number of suicides per hour is 100. Number of people attempting suicide in an hour is 1200.</p>
 
<h3>Abortions</h3>
<p>Available statistics regarding abortions are horrifying. According to WHO, number of abortions is 5,250 per hour.</p>
 
<h3>New HIV Victims</h3>
<p>According to UNAIDS/WHO for every 7.5seconds a new person is being infected with HIV. Number of new AIDS victims per hour is 480. Number of people under age 25 who become HIV positive per hour is 240.  48 children are being infected with HIV every hour.</p>
 
<h3>Road Accidents</h3>
<p>136 people are dying in road accidents per an hour and more than 4000 people are getting injured out of which 1200 people are seriously injured.</p>
 
<h3>Global Warming</h3>
<p>Increase in global warming is 0.00000114&amp;deg;C per hour.</p>
 
<h3>Extinct Species</h3>
<p>According to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) the current rate of extinction is about 27,000 species per year i.e. per hour 3 species are getting extinct.</p>
 
<h3>Smoking</h3>
<p>600,000,000 cigarettes are being sold during an hour worldwide. According to WHO, smoking kills 560 people every hour.</p>
 
<h3>Decreasing Forest</h3>
<p>About 1,483 hectares of forest areas are vanishing every hour.</p>
 
<p>Consumption of plastic carry bags: Consumption of plastic carry bags is increasing rapidly. 3,600,000,000 plastic bags are being consumed per hour out of which only 1% is recycled. 7000 to 14000 barrels of oil is being consumed per hour to produce plastic bags.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleslinky.com%2FTrivia%2FRandom%2FThe-Value-of-One-Hour-10-Alarming-Facts.131371"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleslinky.com%2FTrivia%2FRandom%2FThe-Value-of-One-Hour-10-Alarming-Facts.131371" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
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<title>April Fools</title>
<link>http://www.purpleslinky.com/Jokes/Pranks/April-Fools.101319</link>
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<![CDATA[<p>Grind tongue ticklers (the candy which pops in mouth) very fine and camouflage it with sugar. The moment anyone puts them in their mouth, it starts crackling. But don't mix them in any liquid because it will start bubbling.</p>
 
<p>In drinks, replace whiskey with diluted tea water and use coke instead of rum and watch the fun, as your guests will get an entirely different taste in their cocktails.</p>
 
<p>You can also tamper with colorless drinks like gin, vodka and tequila. In place of tequila, serve a shot of water and the victim won't realize it soon because the salt and the lemon taste will stay.</p>
 
<p>You can also trick your friends visually with the drink recipe given below called Black Magic:</p>
 
<h3>Ingredients:</h3>
 
<ul>
<li>150ml Pineapple juice</li>
<li>30ml dark rum</li>
<li>Dash of orange squash</li>
<li>Dash of lemon juice</li>
<li>10ml grenadine syrup</li>
<li>30ml Peter Herring cherry liqueur</li>
</ul>
<h3>Method:</h3>
 <ol> 
<li> Blend all the ingredients with three cubes of ice</li>
 
<li> Pour this in a cocktail glass and serve</li>
 </ol> 
<p>When served it's off white in color due to the pineapple juice but as it settles down the color of dark rum appears.</p>
 
<p>But remember the pranks you are playing with your friends should be harmless. The idea is to sit back and laugh your heart out.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleslinky.com%2FJokes%2FPranks%2FApril-Fools.101319"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleslinky.com%2FJokes%2FPranks%2FApril-Fools.101319" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
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<title>Raining Animals and Coins: Mystery of the History</title>
<link>http://www.purpleslinky.com/Trivia/Raining-Animals-and-Coins-Mystery-of-the-History.90432</link>
<description>
<![CDATA[<h3>Raining fishes:</h3>
 
<p>In 1859 fishes had rained in Glamorganshire, England. Thousands of fishes were jumping to the surprise of the people. Later the fishes were released into water. Another incident took place in Louisiana, America in 1947. But the fallen fishes were dead and some were frozen in ice. In 1969 a big fish had fallen from the sky on a church father in Sydney, Australia and immediately it floated along with water. In 1989, 800 small fishes had fallen from the sky in the corridor of a house in Ipswich, Australia. Very recently raining of fishes occurred in Kerala, India. These are some of the examples of raining fishes.</p>
 
<h3>Raining frogs:</h3>
 
<p>Frogs had rained in Chalon sur Saone, France very long ago. In 1901, frogs had rained in Minneapolis, America. According to local people, the sky appeared green as if it wore a green blanket before raining. In Naphilon, Greece, people saw hundreds of frogs jumping from trees in 1981. Later Weather Department of Greece announced that a big storm carried those frogs. But interesting news is that all those frogs belonged to North Africa.</p>
 
<h3>Raining crocodiles and lizards:</h3>
 
<p>In Silvertown, America, Dr. J.L. Smith observed some big objects falling from sky. Later he found that they were crocodiles; each one was 12 inches long and they were safe even though they had fallen from the up. This incident occurred in 1877. In 1857, lizards had rained in Montreal. Then people found lizards everywhere.</p>
 
<h3>Raining of other animals:</h3>
 
<p>An unidentified animal, may be a cow, fell in California ripped to tiny pieces in 1869. Similar incident occurred in Bath County, Kentucky in 1876. Jelly fish fell from the sky in Bath, England in 1894. Assorted dead birds including ducks, wood peckers and canaries fell in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1896. People from Matagalpa, Nicaragua reported that they found some turtles fallen down from the sky in 1990. In 2007 worms had dropped from the sky in Jennings, Louisiana.</p>
 
<h3>Raining coins, money:</h3>
 
<p>There have been many incidences of raining money down from the sky. In 1940 nearly 1000 coins fell in the Meshchera region of Russia during a storm. To our surprise, all those coins belonged to 16th century. In 1956, pennies and half pennies plopped down on children in Hanham, England as they were heading home from school. In 1957, numerous 1,000 franks currency notes had showered on gathered people. In 1976, two clergymen watched as 2,000 marks worth of bank notes fluttered down from a clear sky in Limburg, West Germany. In 1982, number of children in Manchester, England ran to a nearby shop to buy chocolates. Shopkeeper suspected the children that they had stolen money from the fund in Church. But the children told him that the coins fell down from the sky. At last he believed after verifying the fund. These are some of the incidents that are very amazing.</p>
 
<h3>Raining blood:</h3>
 
<p>In 1846 red rain fell in Li Yan, France which frightened the people. Later they found that it was due to the mixing of red sand of Sahara Desert in water because of a strong wind. About 300,000 kilograms of sand was found there at that time. Later, in 1890, Popular Science News published a story that real blood had rained in Calabria, Italy. People believed that strong winds tore the bodies of flocks of birds and their blood was showered as rain. But there was incidence of neither the strong wind nor the dead bodies of birds. This stood as a mystery in history. In 2001, red rain fell in Kerala, India. According to Scientists, it was due to red algae.</p>
 
<h3>Raining without clouds:</h3>
 
<p>We know that clouds cause rain. But rain fell without clouds in Charlotte, America in 1886. There it had been raining without clouds for three weeks. In the same year another strange incident happened in Ikin.  There it was raining from morning to night continuously only at two graveyards but no where else.</p>
 
<h3>Strange rain from over hundred years:</h3>
 
<p>In Honduras, Middle America, fishes fall from the sky every year between the months of May and July for three hours. This has been happening for over hundred years. There is an interesting story regarding this. In 1864, a church father prayed God for three days and three nights to redeem the poor from hunger. Since then this rain is falling every year. In 1970 experts from National Geographic Society tested and found that those fishes are blind having the length of 6 inches and they live only in under ground water.</p>
 
<p>Scientists say tornadoes are the reasons for these strange rains. But how African frogs rained in France and how the coins rained from the sky? Still it remains as a mystery in the history!</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleslinky.com%2FTrivia%2FRaining-Animals-and-Coins-Mystery-of-the-History.90432"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleslinky.com%2FTrivia%2FRaining-Animals-and-Coins-Mystery-of-the-History.90432" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:55:08 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>The Six Most Ridiculous Awards (That Nobody Wants to Win...)</title>
<link>http://www.purpleslinky.com/Offbeat/The-Six-Most-Ridiculous-Awards-That-Nobody-Wants-to-Win.88286</link>
<description>
<![CDATA[<h3>1. Ig Nobel Prize</h3>

<img alt="" src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/purpleslinky/2008/02/29/118879_1.jpg" />

<p>
Ig Nobel Prizes are a parody to the Nobel Prize. These are given each year in early October to the people who have done research on silly and useless things. Ig Nobel Prizes have been given since 1991 in 10 categories that include Medicine, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Linguistics, Literature, Peace, Nutrition, Economics and Aviation. 

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<p>


The prizes are presented to awardees by genuine Nobel Laureates at a ceremony. In that ceremony, awardees have the opportunity to explain their achievements to the public. If such explanations become too longwinded, they are interrupted by the cries of a little girl named Miss Sweety Poo, who repeatedly cries out “Please stop! I'm bored” in a high pitched voice. 
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<h3>Recent Ig Nobel Prize Winners In Some Categories</h3>

<img alt="" src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/purpleslinky/2008/02/29/118879_2.jpg" />

<ul>

<li>In Medicine: Brian Witcombe from Gloucester won for his research on “Sword Swallowing and Its Side Effects” and his results include “sore throats”</li>

<li>In Linguistics: Juan Manuel Toro, Josp B Tobalon and Nuria Sebastian-Galles of the University of Barcelona won this award for showing that rats sometimes cannot tell the difference between a person speaking Japanese backwards and a person speaking Dutch backwards.</li>

<li>Ig Nobel Peace Prize was given to the Air Force Wright Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio for its research on a gay bomb which could cause enemy soldiers to become irresistible to one another and lose the will to fight. The Labratory spent $7.5 million in the U.S. for this research. </li>


</ul>




<h3>2. Golden Raspberry (Razzie) Awards</h3>


<img alt="" src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/purpleslinky/2008/02/29/118879_3.jpg" />




<p>
Golden Raspberry Awards are parody to the Oscar Awards. They have been awarding since 1981 to the actors who have shown worst acting. The nominations are made by public one day before Oscar nominations and awards are presented one day before the Oscar ceremony.</p>


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<p> The awardees win a trophy that costs $4.97 statuettes in the form of raspberry spray-painted gold and mounted on a plastic base.</p>




<h3>Recent Razzie Award Winners In Some Categories</h3>

<ul>
<li> Eddie Murphy was the first person ever to win three acting Razzies in one year. He won as worst actor for the geeky title role, supporting actress as his tubby, shrewish wife and supporting actor as a stereotyped Asian man in “Norbit”.  </li>
<li>“I Know Who Killed Me” set a new Razzies record with eight awards, including worst screen couple for Lindsay Lohan in her double role. This movie also won director (Chris Sivertson), screen play (Jeff Hammond), horror movie, and remake or rip-off. </li></ul>


<h3>3. Pigasus Award</h3>


<img alt="" src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/purpleslinky/2008/02/29/118879_4.jpg" />


<p>
The Pigasus Awards was founded by Australian James Randi and are to be given for paranormal fraud. The first award was given in 1982, but have not been done every year. There are five categories: science, funding, media, performance and refusal to face reality.</p>



<img alt="" src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/purpleslinky/2008/02/29/118879_5.jpg" />





<p>The logo of the award is designed with a winged pig and pigasus means “when pigs fly”. The names of award winners are announced usually on 1st April. The awardees win a trophy that consists of a stainless-steel spoon bent in a pleasing curve and supported by a plastic base. As always, the awards were announced via telepathy, winners were allowed to predict their victories, and the Flying Pig trophies were sent via psychokinesis.</p>



<h3>Recent Pigasus Award Winners in Some Categories</h3>






<ul>


<li>In the science category UK biologist <a href="http://www.randi.org/jr/2006-09/09806guess.html" target="_blank">Rupert Sheldrake</a> won this award, for his "telephone telepathy" claims related to “morphic resonance.” </li>


<li>In funding, an award was earned by the <a href="http://www.randi.org/jr/2006-04/041406schwartz.html" target="_blank">Templeton Foundation</a>, who spent $2.4 million and ten years on a ridiculous study. </li>


<li>In media, an award was earned by U.S. TV host <a href="http://www.randi.org/jr/2007-03/030907bomb.html" target="_blank">Montel Williams</a>, for his persistence promoting “psychic” Sylvia Browne, in spite of knowing exactly what she's doing. </li>


</ul>



<h3>4. Foot in Mouth Award</h3>


<img alt="" src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/purpleslinky/2008/02/29/118879_6.jpg" />



<p>
The Foot in Mouth Award is awarded each year by the British Plain English Campaign for a baffling comment by a public figure. This award was created in 1993. In 1995 and 1996 no body won this award. Here's a statement given at a press conference by United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who won this award in 2003.

</p>


<p>“Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns- the ones we don't know we don't know”.</p>



<h3>Recent Foot in Mouth Award Winner:</h3>



<img alt="" src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/purpleslinky/2008/02/29/118879_7.jpg" />



<p>Steve McClaren, for his statement “He is inexperienced, but he's experienced in terms of what he's been through” when assessing Wayne Rooney's abilities.</p>




<h3>5. World Stupidity Award</h3>


<img alt="" src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/purpleslinky/2008/02/29/118879_8.jpg" />


<p>
World Stupidity Awards have been given since 2003. This award is founded by Albert Nerenberg for those who have shown their achievement in ignorance and stupidity. </p>



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<h3>Recent World Stupidity Awarders Are:</h3>



<ul>
<li>Dumbest Moment of the Year: Donny Bonaduce drops reality on TV star Johnny Fairplay on his face knocking out his teeth during the Reality TV Awards</li>
<li>Stupidest Statement of The Year: The statement of Miss South Carolina “I personally believe that U.S. Americans do so because, um, some people out there in our nation do we have some intelligence, uh…” </li>
<li>Stupidity Award For Making a Stupid Situation Stupider: Britney Spears at the MTV Music Awards </li>
<li>Stupidity Award for Reckless Endangerment of the Planet: The White House</li>
<li>Dumbest Trend of the Year: Anna Nicole Smith Media Death Orgy </li>
<li>Lifetime Achievement Award For Stupidity: The Television Industry</li>
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<h3>6. Big Brother Award </h3>



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Big Brother Awards are given to those who have excelled in the violation of the privacy of the public, whether they are government agencies, private companies and individuals since 1998. These awards are given every year by Privacy International and human rights groups. The juries consist of journalists, lawyers, academics, consultants, civil right activists, etc., from all over the world.</p>



<h3>Some of the first Big Brother Award Winners:</h3>



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<li>Most Invasive Company: Choice Point, for their vast databases of personal data, sold to nearly anyone who wishes to pay</li>
<li>Worst Public Official: Stewart Baker, former general counsel for the National Security Agency and now undersecretary for policy at the Department of Homeland Security, behind and at the forefront of most disastrous U.S. surveillance policies, most recently the EU-U.S. agreement on Passenger Name Records transfers.</li>



<li> Lifetime Menace Award: Communitarianism and the proponents of the "Common Good", because every bad policy around the world is justified based on the philosophy that for good is for society and the individual must sacrifice his or her selfish rights in favor of the needs of the many.</li>
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<![CDATA[<h3>Longest Book Title</h3>
<p>The record of longest book title now goes to Nigel Tomm which has 3,999 letters.</p>
 
<p>The full title of the book is Selected Works of Nigel Tomm (2006/2007) (Shakespeare's Sonnets Remixed 2006 / Shakespeare's Hamlet Remixed 2007 / Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Remixed 2007 / Including Previously Unpublished Elvis Presley's Love Me Tender Remix 2007) Nigel Tomm is The Winner of The Anonymous Writers Club Award 2006 for The Best Anonymous Writer / Deconstructed Poetry Award 2006 for Innovations and Teamwork in Poetry / Decadence Prize 2007 for The Lifestyle / Flashy Rococo Coco Award 2006 for Flashy Thoughts / Baby Boomers Award 2006 for The Best Marketing / Anonymous Artists Prize 2007 for The Best Anonymous Artist / Life Academy Award 2006 for Ignorance of Some Aspects of Life / Graphomania Award 2007 for Writing / Formal English Institute Award 2006 for English Grammar Improvements / House of Original Remixes Award 2006 for Creativity / WordKillers Award 2006 for Killing Some Words Sometimes in Some Books / iStyle Award 2006 for Being Unnamed Style Icon / Librarians Under Sixty Award 2007 for Staying Young / Comedy Association Award 2007 for The Best Drama / Happy Dramatists Award 2006 for The Realest Reality Show / New Forms Award 2006 for Rediscovering Something Old / Best of The Best Award 2007 for Being The Best of The Bests / Alaska Lifetime Achievement Prize 2006 for Bringing The Sun to Canada / Flaming Unisex Award 2007 for Coming to Flaming Unisex Awards / Random Books Award 2006 for Random Words Which Sometimes Sell / Happy Housekeepers Award 2007 for Being an Example to Follow / Wild Foresters Award 2006 for Saving Trees from Book Lovers / Writing Bodybuilders Award 2007 for Keeping Nice Forms / Life Coaching Without Words Award 2006 for Bringing New Life to Some Words / Writing for Writing Foundation Award 2007 for Rewriting Some Writings / Speaking Parrots Award 2007 for Some Fresh Phrases / CopyPasters Award 2007 for Recopying Shakespeare / Silent People Award 2006 for Talking about Silence / Strange Books Award 2006 for The Best Back Cover Text / I Don't Care Award 2006 for Something We All Don't Care / Happy Clowns Award 2006 for The Biggest Sad Smile / Nonexistence Award 2007 for Trying to Believe in Existence / MTV eBooks Award 2007 for The Best Male Reader / Bicycle Fans Award 2006 for not Writing About Bicycles / Cool Firemen Award 2006 for New Flames in Literature / Penguin Lovers Prize 2007 for Being Vegetarian / Green Grass Award 2006 for Frustrated Ecology in Hamlet Remixed / Vintage Love Award 2006 for Writing About Old School Love / New Letters Award 2006 for Some Useless Innovations / Retired Encyclopedists Award 2007 for Universality in Rewriting / Nice Web Developers Award 2007 for Fresh Look / Space Lovers Award 2006 for Exploration of Literary Cosmos / Monotony Award 2006 for The Best Performance / Homemade Video Award 2007 for The Best Home Interior / Illusory Zoo Committee Prize 2007 for The Best Animal Character / Degenerated Politicians Award 2006 for Belief in Moral Norms / F***ing Teenagers Award 2007 for The Best Kiss / Tomorrow Morning's Fragrances Association Award 2006 for Smelling Words / London Punks Foundation Award 2007 for Ultra Cool Book with Hip Ending / Pessimistic Bankers Prize 2007 for Fresh Ideas on Pessimism / Soft-Hardcore Erotica Award 2006 for Remixed Feelings / Slow Talking Runners Award 2007 for Some Sweet Chats about Nothing / Honest Jet-Setters Prize 2006 for Being Honest to Honest People / Good Looking Pop Stars Award 2006 for The Best Interview Act / Disorientated Literary Agents Award 2006 for Trusting Nobody / Archaic Victorian Baroque Award 2007 for Crossing Borders Between Borders / Multicultural Context Prize 2006 for Multiculturalism in Books / Two Happy People Award 2007 for Mixed Palette of Happiness / Fragile Machines Prize 2007 for The Best Text on Robotic Psychology / Passionate Red Cherries Award 2006 for Dynamic Use of The Word "Cool" / Late 1950s Award 2007 for Neutrality on Some Remixed Questions / Classical Counterculture Award 2006 for Development of Remix Cult.</p>
 
<h3>Longest Name of a Place<br /></h3>
<p>The place which has longest name is Bangkok with 163 letters.  The official name and spelling of Bangkok is</p>
 
<p>Krungthepmahanakornamornratanakosinmahintarayutthaya<br />mahadilokphopnopparatrajathaniburiromudomrajaniwesmaha<br />satharnamornphimarnavatarnsathitsakkattiyavisanukamprasit</p>
 
<p>Longest name of the state: The state with longest name is Rhode Island, the Ocean State in America. The official name of this state is The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.  It has 45 letters. It is the smallest state.</p>
 
<h3>Longest Name of A Country</h3>
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<p>Libya has the longest name with 63 letters. It is Al Jumahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyah al Ishtirakiyah al Uzma.</p>
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<h3>Longest Name Of An Animal<br /></h3>
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<p>Soldier fly has the longest scientific name with 42 letters. It is Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides.</p>
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<p>Longest Movie Title: The longest movie title is Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh Eating, Hellbound, Zombified Living Dead Part 2: In Shocking 2-D. It has 41 words and 168 letters. This movie was released in 1991.</p>
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<h3>Longest Name of a Fish<br /></h3>
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<p>Longnose butterflyfish has the longest name with 23 letters. It is lauwiliwilinukunukuoioi.</p>
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<h3>Longest Album Title<br /></h3>
<p>The second album by singer-songwriter Fiona Apple released by Epic Records in 1999 has the longest title with 355 letters.</p>
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<p>The name of the album is When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing "Fore He Enters the Ring There"s No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You'll Know That You're Right.</p>
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<h3>Longest Name of a Person</h3>
<p>This credit goes to a German immigrant to Philadelphia, who has every letter of the alphabet represented in his name. His name is Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvim John Kenneth Loyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor Willian Xerxes Yancy Zeus.</p>
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<h3>Longest Name of a Hill<br /></h3>
<p>The hill which has longest name is near Porangahau in New Zealand with 92 letters. Its name is Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuaakitanarahu.</p>
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