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Always fantasized about going to Africa for a Safari or browsing around the ruins of Pompeii? If researchers at York and Warwick Universities in the United Kingdom are successful, you will be able to do all this and more - without ever leaving the comfort of your home....

Need help convincing your parents to buy you a Happy Meal - how about this? - Those little plastic toys may be worth some serious money some day. Don't believe us? - Just ask 11-year old Luke Underwood, who collected a cool $11,470 USD, from his collection last night....

A medical condition, caused doctors to amputate both of Nadya Vessey's legs when she was young. Now at the age of 50, she has realized her dream of becoming a real-life mermaid, thanks to Weta Workshop, an Oscar-winning special effects company, that brought us movies like Lord of the Rings, King Kong and The Chronicles of Narnia....

On Sunday night, more than 100 volunteers and rescuers scrambled to try save the lives of 194 whales and half a dozen dolphins that became stranded on the Naracoopa beach at King Island, in Australia's Southern State of Tasmania....

Though Albert Einstein, one of the world's most renowned scientists, passed away in 1955, science buffs have another chance to quiz him about his theory of relativity - E=mc2....

For most part, elementary school student Solveig, is just like any other 10-year old. She loves to play with barbies, ride her bike, collect Doctor Who cards and paint. However, unlike other kids her age, she doesn't paint on a piece of paper or even a canvas - she paints on street walls!...

Two chefs in Scotland may have flipped their way into the Guinness Book of World Records, by cooking up a 29.5 inch (75cm) stack of pancakes - one centimeter higher than what is currently in the record books....

Olivier Houalet is a 28-year old naturalist, with an amazing talent - He has learnt to communicate with wild cats and teach them how to survive in the wild. It is therefore not surprising that he is being called the modern day Tarzan or Cheetah Man!...

The International Olympics take place once every four years. However, in Kila Raipur, a small village in Punjab, India the Olympics are held every year. While the villagers don't spend millions of dollars on special venues, the athletes take their sport as seriously, and the whole event seems to be more fun than real deal!...