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METAL BANDS FROM EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD (L-M)

On May 31, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Heavy Metal knows no borders, well that’s what I’m trying to prove, any way. I wanted to see if I could find metal bands from every single country in the world. So I...

The Most Horrible Video I’ve Seen For Ages

On May 30, 2014 by Tim Newman

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This is the worst video I’ve seen for ages. Please don’t watch it if you are easily upset or even just slightly sensitive. It’s pretty gruesome and also pretty unbelievable. I like to think that...

The Beautiful Birds Of Korea

On May 29, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Here’s a handful of the lovely species you’ll find on the Korean peninsula: Red-Throated Loon Chosen not just because of its excellent name, but also because it’s a good-looking guy. The red-throated loon...

North Korean Construction Industry Is Screwed

On May 28, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Last year an apartment block collapsed in Pyongyang, North Korea. It’s not clear how many people were killed or injured but it was supposed to be pretty gnarly. It was so bad in fact that...

Mobula Ray: The Jumping Bean Of The Sea

On May 26, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Meet The Mobula Ray Mobula ray (Mobula mobular), also known as flying ray, devil fish and my favourite – giant devilray, are huge epipelagic batoids. Basically underwater bats. They aren’t well understood and are relatively unstudied....

Mongolian Stamps: A Joyful Collection

On May 25, 2014 by Tim Newman

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For some reason, I recently got into stamps. I am getting old I suppose. I enjoy the art on them, and the fact that they’re small. Shoot me. Any how, I don’t feel...

Bizarre North Korean Stamp Collection

On May 25, 2014 by Tim Newman

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This is the first post I’ve done that is aimed squarely at philatelists. But I hope non-philatelists will be able to enjoy this bizarre selection of North Korean stamps too. I’ve never been...

Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge: The Longest In The World

On May 24, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge in China gets the prize for being the longest bridge in the world at a startling 164,800 m in length. That’s 100 miles or so, about the distance from Brighton to Oxford...

5 Videos From China To Make You Go “WOAH!”

On May 23, 2014 by Tim Newman

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I found the following selection of videos on the BBC website today and all of them made me go “woah!” I’m hoping they produce the same response from you lot. Let’s get going…...

#VoteSelfie – Electoral Ink

On May 23, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Officials are urging people not to take selfies whilst voting; this is to prevent them from inadvertently showing other people’s voting decisions in the background. I embarked on a Google. I assumed people would ignore the...