Tuesday, August 31, 2010

14-year-old girl outgrows fellows to 2.06m

Fourteen-year-old Elisany Silva (3rd R), who measures 2.06 meters (6'9") tall poses with her friends and family as her mother Ana Maria Silva (2nd L) and her step-father Luiz Jorge (L) looks on in front of her house in Braganca in the Brazilian Amazon state of Para,

source: http://news.xinhuanet.com

Monday, August 30, 2010

Pregnant Nun Ice Cream Ad Banned in uk

These ads are likely to be banned in the UK by the Advertising Standards Authority because they are offensive to religious believers. The controversy was caused by the pictures of a pregnant nun eating Antonio Federici ice cream and two men in cassocks and clerical collars who are about to kiss.



19 Century Wooden Motorcycle from Daimler

In 1885 Gottlieb Daimler built his first bike, wooden bike. The first successful tests of the motorcycle passed November 10, 1885. In addition, in August 1888 Daimler received investment from William Steynveya, who proposed to begin mass production of motorcycles in the U.S..

Since 1891, the Daimler Motor Company, owned by Steinway began producing internal combustion engines for various types of vehicles, including boats. Some of this started the whole auto industry.