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No we are not talking about the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream flavor, but a serious issue facing officials at the Omaha Park in Osaka, Japan. Thanks to the incessant (constant) feeding of junk food by tourists, monkeys residing here have become obese....

Sunday, May 11, 2008 is Mother's Day; when mothers in most parts of the world are appreciated for all they do for their families. One Chinese Company is taking the celebrations to a new level, by printing what is believed to be the biggest photograph in the World - of a mother of course!...

In most parts of the world a $2 billion U.S. Dollar house would be built in the middle of a sprawling estate, surrounded by lush greenery. At the very least it would at least have a decent playground!. However in Mumbai, India, a country where land is scarce, it means a 27-floor skyscraper, situated right in the middle of a busy downtown area....

They are too young to compete in a Formula One (F1) race, but perfectly qualified to design and build a model F1 racecar. This week twenty-four teams of students ranging from 11-18 years of age, from across the world, gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to compete in the finals of the Formula One Technology Challenge....

Imagine cruising along the coast of Africa, in a ship laden with gold coins, copper ingots (nuggets) and elephant tusks and armed with cannons to fight off enemies. This, is the picture emerging from the artifacts in a 500-year old shipwreck found off the coast of Namibia, South Africa....

This cool looking gizmo that looks like a unicycle is a prototype (sample) of a motorbike with two wheels - the two wheels are situated side-by-side instead of back-to-back. Invented by 18-year old Ben Gulak, the Uno is not only cool but also green - Its engine is powered by an electric motor....

While the best athletes always make newspaper headlines, we rarely hear about the worst. Robert Dee of Britain falls in the latter category. He was recently dubbed - "The worst-ever professional tennis player in the World" - a title bestowed on him after he won his first match....

Every autumn, billions of small birds make their way from the continent of Europe all the way to Africa. As soon as spring arrives these birds re-trace their epic journey back to Europe to breed. The journey which involves crossing the Sahara Desert, the Mediterranean and even the English Channel is amazing given how small some of these birds are and considered one of nature's miracles....

On Saturday, April 19th, over 127 bearded men came together to show off their amazing creations at the International German Beard Championships, held in the Southeast State of Bavaria....