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Thousands of Fishermen Empty Lake in Minutes

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Got a favorite fishing spot? Well, you ain’t never seen nothin’ like this one in Lake Antogo, Mali. On one day a year, the Dogon people can fish in the sacred water of the lake – and fish they do: the lake gets emptied in minutes!

Thousands of Fishermen Empty Lake in Minutes

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Got a favorite fishing spot? Well, you ain’t never seen nothin’ like this one in Lake Antogo, Mali. On one day a year, the Dogon people can fish in the sacred water of the lake – and fish they do: the lake gets emptied in minutes!

5 Most Strangest Tunnels

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A tunnel is typically an underground passageway, built in an effort to address the growing needs of roads, highways and bridges to handle a large volume of traffic. The exact definition of a tunnel has been twitched many times in the past. Irrespective of that, tunnels are the results accomplished by a magnificent feat of engineering, with boring giant holes in mountains, or laying several feet of pathway under the ocean. Let us have a look at the world’s strangest tunnels- Channel Tunnel link Channel Tunnel: Located in Coquelles, France, this tunnel is commonly known as the Chunnel. This 31 mile tunnel that links England and France was built in 1994 with a staggering cost of more than $20 billion. The idea of linking England and France through the English Channel was being toyed at for several years. However, the project could not take shape owing to a variety of reasons, technical and political included. The invention of modern boring machines coupled with the irrefutab...

5 Most Strangest Tunnels

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A tunnel is typically an underground passageway, built in an effort to address the growing needs of roads, highways and bridges to handle a large volume of traffic. The exact definition of a tunnel has been twitched many times in the past. Irrespective of that, tunnels are the results accomplished by a magnificent feat of engineering, with boring giant holes in mountains, or laying several feet of pathway under the ocean. Let us have a look at the world’s strangest tunnels- Channel Tunnel link Channel Tunnel: Located in Coquelles, France, this tunnel is commonly known as the Chunnel. This 31 mile tunnel that links England and France was built in 1994 with a staggering cost of more than $20 billion. The idea of linking England and France through the English Channel was being toyed at for several years. However, the project could not take shape owing to a variety of reasons, technical and political included. The invention of modern boring machines coupled with the irrefutab...

Extreme Babies in 2010

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'Pregnant Man' Gives Birth to Girl Thomas Beatie says he is just like any other normal father. But he is about as far as you could be from typical. He claims to have given birth to the child. Although born a woman, Beatie had his breasts removed and lives outwardly as a man after changing his gender to male. The 34-year-old says he retained his female sex organs because he intended to have children one day.( Link ) 1 Year Old Child Pregnant One year old child found Pregnant in Saudi Arabia. Doctors says it’s a unique case for this world! Medical Science Report says : “When the mother of this child was pregnant, she had 2 foetuses inside her. But one of the foetus grew inside the other, this why this girl was born with the other foetus inside her womb.” World's Smallest Baby: 21 weeks and six days On October 24th 2006, Amillia Taylor was born at 21 weeks and six days. No baby born at less than 23 weeks gestation had ever survived, but 10 ounce Amillia was able to pull...

Extreme Babies in 2010

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'Pregnant Man' Gives Birth to Girl Thomas Beatie says he is just like any other normal father. But he is about as far as you could be from typical. He claims to have given birth to the child. Although born a woman, Beatie had his breasts removed and lives outwardly as a man after changing his gender to male. The 34-year-old says he retained his female sex organs because he intended to have children one day.( Link ) 1 Year Old Child Pregnant One year old child found Pregnant in Saudi Arabia. Doctors says it’s a unique case for this world! Medical Science Report says : “When the mother of this child was pregnant, she had 2 foetuses inside her. But one of the foetus grew inside the other, this why this girl was born with the other foetus inside her womb.” World's Smallest Baby: 21 weeks and six days On October 24th 2006, Amillia Taylor was born at 21 weeks and six days. No baby born at less than 23 weeks gestation had ever survived, but 10 ounce Amillia was able to pull...

Dreaming of Paralympic gold: Sporty amputee boy, 9, has more than 20 artificial legs so he can compete at every event

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Nine-year-old Cody McCasland has more than 20 artificial legs so he can take part in all sports and beat his able-bodied friends - despite having his own amputated. The determined boy, who dreams of winning a Paralympic gold, has running, walking and sitting down legs so he can get around - and win at every event. Cody was born without any tibia or knee bones, and had to have the bottom half of his legs amputated as a toddler. Sports star: The young athlete regularly beats able-bodied opponents at a variety of sports. He has vowed to win at the Paralympics. He said: 'I definitely will take part one day and win a gold medal.' But he enjoys a busy schedule of running, swimming, football, ice hockey and other sports and wants to be be a doctor when he is older. He is one of the fastest nine-year-olds around after having artificial running legs fitted like South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius. His mother Tina McCasland, 38, said: 'Cody has differen...

Dreaming of Paralympic gold: Sporty amputee boy, 9, has more than 20 artificial legs so he can compete at every event

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Nine-year-old Cody McCasland has more than 20 artificial legs so he can take part in all sports and beat his able-bodied friends - despite having his own amputated. The determined boy, who dreams of winning a Paralympic gold, has running, walking and sitting down legs so he can get around - and win at every event. Cody was born without any tibia or knee bones, and had to have the bottom half of his legs amputated as a toddler. Sports star: The young athlete regularly beats able-bodied opponents at a variety of sports. He has vowed to win at the Paralympics. He said: 'I definitely will take part one day and win a gold medal.' But he enjoys a busy schedule of running, swimming, football, ice hockey and other sports and wants to be be a doctor when he is older. He is one of the fastest nine-year-olds around after having artificial running legs fitted like South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius. His mother Tina McCasland, 38, said: 'Cody has differen...

Hundreds take the plunge for Berlin's annual ice carnival

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When Britain was brought to a stand-still by the cold snap last month, going for a swim in the lake was the last thing on most people's minds. But today in Berlin, the freezing conditions were perfect for the 27th ice carnival, which saw around 100 members of ice swimming clubs from across Germany take the plunge in the Orankesee lake. Daredevil swimmers came dressed in all kinds of colourful outfits, hats, aprons and wigs to the annual event organised by the Berlin Seals. Dancing on ice: Winter swimmers at the 27th ice carnival, organised by the Berlin Seals, at the Orankesee lake in Berlin Party atmosphere: Ice bathers join hands from clubs across Germany for the annual fancy dress winter swim The majority of revellers came in dress more appropriate for the beach than for ice-cold temperatures. Each year the German capital hosts the event on the second Saturday in January . Cold as ice: Revellers came dressed in colourful outfits and wigs to brave t...