San Thome Basilica, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

San Thome Basilica is a Roman Catholic (Latin Rite) minor basilica in Santhome, in the city of Chennai (Madras), India. It was built in the 16th century by Portuguese explorers, and rebuilt again with the status of a cathedral by the British in 1893. The British version still stands today. It was designed in Neo-Gothic style, favoured by British architects in the late 19th century.

History
Christian tradition holds that that St. Thomas arrived in Kerala from Palestine in 52 A.D. preached between 52 A.D. and 72 A.D., when he was martyred on St. Thomas Mount. The basilica is built over the site where he was believed originally to be interred. San Thome Basilica is the principal church of the Madras-Mylapore Catholic Archdiocese. In 1956, Pope Pius XII raised the church to the status of a Minor Basilica, and on February 11, 2006, it was declared a national shrine by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India. The San Thome Basilica is a pilgrimage centre for Christians in India. The church also has an attached museum.

Strange lawsuits-Man sued Bud for not getting beautiful women

Man sued Bud for not getting beautiful women
In 1991, Richard Overton sued Anheuser-Busch, creators of Budweiser, for $10,000. He claimed to have suffered emotional distress, mental injury, and financial loss because drinking beer did not make his fantasies of beautiful women in tropical settings come to life, as he claimed it had advertised, driving him to buy and drink more and more Bud Light.The case was dismissed.

World's First 3D Camera - Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3

Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3 was the world's first 3D camera, beside launching this first 3D camera, fujifilm would also launch a 3D digital printing service to print the 3D photos that taken from this 3D camera into a special 3D paper shortly. Unlike the 3D films in cinemas, special glasses do not need to be worn to show the 3D image. Fujifilm's Real 3D W3 camera allows users to print and view photographs in 3D

Fujifilm's camera takes two photos simultaneously from its two lenses which are fixed a similar distance apart to human eyes. Using ''lenticular'' technology, the separate left and right eye images are interlaced on a furrowed surface to create the stereoscopic illusion. So what is the special features of this 3D camera by fujifilms? Fujifilms FinePix Real 3D W3 features two Fujinon lenses - each with its own 10MP CCD sensor - that are securely mounted side by side inside a robust aluminium die-cast frame that protects them from movement, vibration and impact.

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2200 YEARS GOLD COIN FOUND IN ISRAEL | PHILADELPHUS GOLD COIN FOUND IN ISRAEL LATEST NEWS | QUEEN ARSINOE

A rare gold coin dating back 2,200 years was discovered by a combined university research team in Israel, a top Israeli antiquities official said Thursday.

Most number of Dishes on Display in a Single Day World Record 2010

Filipino chefs and students gathered in Manila today in a bid to break the Guiness World Record for 'The most number of dishes on display in a single day'.

As the event held at the Araneta coliseum was sponsored by Kraft Eden cheese, the culinary experts were required to come up with 5,000 meals containing cheese to beat the previous record, set by India in 2007, of 4,668 dishes.

World’s Largest Soursop Guinness World Record set by Kona Couple

A Kona couple has been recognized by Guinness for growing the world’s largest soursop.

Ken Verosko and Beth Smith, of Honaunau’s South Kona Fruit Stand and Farm, recently produced an 8.14-pound soursop that measured 24 inches around and 11.5 inches long. The gargantuan fruit was harvested in June.

According to Ken Love, executive director of the statewide Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers Association (HTFG), this is the third time a fruit grown in Kona has been deemed a Guinness World Record.

World Biggest Mango Record set by Filipino Couple

Filipino couple Sergio and Maria Socorro Bodiongan pose with their 3.5-kilo mango grown at their backyard in Iligan City on Mindanao island which will be submitted to the Guinnees Book of World Records. The mango measures 12 inches in length and seven inches in diametre and was derived from the Florida Keith variety.

Worlds Largest Collection Cap Guinness Record set by Legried

Buckey Legried of Frost has broken his own record for the world's largest collection of caps.

Guinness World Records recorded the Minnesota crop farmer and livestock equipment dealer's collection at 100,336 caps as of March. That's a jump from the 2006 count of 82,792, which first earned him the Guinness title.

With his new certified count, he maintains his title as owner of most caps in the world.

Legried began collecting in 1970 with the goal of getting 1,000 caps.

Non Car Pushing Guinness World Record set by Adrian Kane

A father-of-two from Woking is celebrating after pushing a car 26.2 miles - the length of a marathon – in under 10 hours.

Adrian Kane, 35, pushed the Smart car the Marathon distance in just nine hours and 20 minutes on Saturday to raise over £5,000 for World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and The Stroke Association, in memory of his mother Eileen, who died in January.

The world record distance for pushing a car in 24 hours is 17.06 miles and Adrian will now try to get his push approved by Guinness World Records.

New World Largest French Fry World Record set by Angelo Turco

 Is the 34-inch curly-cut potato discovered in Orchard Park last week truly the Lord of the Fries?

Angelo Turco would like to present a challenger to the throne.

When Angelo Turco read about two guys nominating their 34-inch french fry as the world's largest, he "chuckled a little bit."

Not even 3 feet?

At his business, Louie's Foot Long Hot Dogs, curly cue french fries that size are as common as ketchup, he said.

"That's nothing," Turco said. "Ours can be 8 feet, 10 feet long."

John Benbenek and Ryan Vedder drew the attention of news media earlier this week after announcing they had discovered a world-record fry while having lunch at Taffy's in Orchard Park. After an Internet search that suggested the record was 26 inches, they started making plans and alerting reporters.

Worlds Largest Lederhosen Guinness World Record set by Tailor Walter Sinnhofer

Tailor Walter Sinnhofer is claiming a new world record for producing the world's largest pair of the traditional leather shorts. The lederhosen in question are over 15ft long and four yards wide, and took Sinnhofer two months to cut and stitch from 77 square yards of cow hide. They weigh a hefty 50kg.

Now Sinnhofer of Henndorf, Austria, is hoping that Guinness World Records will officially recognise his achievement in the field of massive lederhosen manufacture and declare them the world's largest pair.

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Jet School Bus - World Fastest School Bus World Record set by Paul Stender

An American school bus has been transformed into a 367mph flame-throwing dragster.

Its creator Paul Stender replaced the ordinary school bus engine with one from a powerful Phantom fighter jet.

The flame-painted bus was custom built by Stender and his team at Indy Boys Inc in Indianapolis, USA, but it won't be getting students to school in record time as it's only for show.

 Stender's creation, dubbed 'The School Time Jet-Powered School Bus' fires out 80 foot flames from the back creating massive clouds of smoke.

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Pondicherry Students set Drawing Limca World Record 2010

Students of the Achariya World Class Education Institution tried to create a number of records on Sunday, including the longest drawing by an individual, the largest painting made of footprints, the longest cartoon strip by an individual and the longest cartoon strip by a team.

They also took part in the largest umbrella dance, most people painting simultaneously, most people tossing a coin simultaneously, most people shaking hands simultaneously, most post cards sent from one location and most people twirling Indian flags.

Authorities said the Lt. Governor of the region and officials from the Limca Book of World Records, witnessed the attempts.

Most Harvesters Working on the Same Field Guinness World Record 2010

It was a record-setting weekend in southern Manitoba. On Saturday 200 combines broke the Guinness World Record for the most harvesters working on the same field.

"It's proof what farmers can do and what the Lord can do for us. He can make things happen," said lead combine organizer Melvin Penner following the record-breaking harvest.

"The word awesome gets over used but this was that kind of experience," said Jack Froese, a Winkler-area farmer. "We were coming down the field from the north to the south and seeing a wall of combines coming from the other direction. It was really good to see."

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A Rare Vintage Grand Prix Racing Bugatti Car Sold in Record Price

The 79-year-old Type 51, which contested 17 European Grand Prix races, is considered one of the finest surviving of its kind, boasting its original bodywork, engine and gearbox.

It is set fetch $4.5m (£2.9m) in the sale at the Pebble Beach motoring week in Monterey this Saturday. That would be the highest price ever paid for a grand prix racing Bugatti.

It is being sold by the British private collector who paid the current world record sum for a Type 35 Bugatti two years ago, at £2.5m.

150,000 Greek Dancers set Dance Guinness World Record 2010

More than 150,000 people held hands and danced on the Greek island of Crete on Saturday to try to set a world record and dispel the gloom of economic austerity.

The dancers, some in traditional costumes, formed a human chain along a 200 km (125 mile) highway across Greece’s largest island while police halted traffic, event organizers said.

Locals and tourists tapped their feet to the sound of folk music for about 15 minutes.

World's Largest Human Domino Chain in China set Guinness World Record

Some 10,267 people made the world's longest human domino chain in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Thursday and will enter the Guinness Book of World Records, Guinness officials said.

The participants were mainly students from 12 high schools in Ordos City. The event took place at the Ordos Naadam Festival that runs from Aug. 11 to Aug. 18.

In sequence, each person fell backwards and lay on the next person's legs. The event took one hour and 20 minutes to complete.

At around 10:30 a.m., the new world record was created, Wu Xiaohong, a notary public for Guinness World Records, declared.

Participants wore white or orange T-shirts, and those in orange formed the shape of five characters that signified "Beautiful Ordos" in a square 200 meters long and 150 meters wide.

"We practiced for four and a half hours each day for the last three days. Under the glaring sun, I hardly felt the guy behind me fiddle," said Li Xiaodong, who was the first human domino to fall.

Tattoos, Past, Present and Future Art

The art of tattooing is as old as the uumo. Otherwise, how can we explain a Neolithic mummy with 57 tattoos on his back? You'll be surprised to know that a culture of Polynesia was the first to use the tattoo. It was also the pioneer in the use of tattoos as body decoration.

Longest Time Kiss World Record attempt by Will Matty and Bobby NJ USA

In 2009, Germany's Nikola Matovic and Kristina Reinhart kissed for 32 hours, 7 minutes, 14 seconds. New Jersey college students and self-professed LGBT activists Matty and Bobby are hoping to break that Guinness World Record today with 33 hours of smooching. And no, they aren't boyfriends. (Update: It's been rescheduled.)

They've been training by standing still and staying awake. And if they don't manage to break the record, they're committed to trying again. But what about this boyfriend Bobby has? "Yes, I am in a relationship and my boyfriend supports the cause completely," Bobby says. "We all know each other, and we’re very close friends." (As for Matty, he'd "like to keep the status of his personal life his own priority during this excursion.")

So the only question that remains is: Do they have to be tonguing each other the whole time? Not necessarily, but their lips must stay together.

Spelling Words Backwards World Record set by Job Pottas India

 After 18 years of applying and reapplying,  Job Pottas has finally entered the Guinness Book of World Records for spelling words backwards in record time.

Job, a native of Muvattupuzha, had entered the Limca Book of World Records in 1992 for the same feat. However, he was denied entry into the Guinness Book of World Records as there was no existing category for it.

Finally, Job received the Guinness Record on August 6 at a ceremony held in London, after he reverse-spelled 50 words chosen at random in one minute and 40.14 seconds, breaking the existing record by Deborah Prebble, UK (two minutes and 20 seconds). The words had been chosen from diverse fields like medicine, law, engineering and biology by G Rangarajan, head of the Research and Post-graduate Department of English, Maharaja’s College and Thomas Mathew, a freelance journalist.

Longest Continuous Broadcast World Record set by Nikora Curtis

A radio DJ in Tolaga Bay, near Gisborne, has broken the world record for the longest continuous broadcast.

Nikora Curtis had to go for more than 175 hours to beat the record – that's more than a week.

This afternoon he achieved it.

Drowsy, delirious, but still dedicated – Nikora Curtis was on the airwaves for seven days so he could be forgiven for losing track.

He broadcasted day and night – even through a power cut during the week's heavy rain – all to raise funds to keep his community station Uawa FM on air.

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World's First Terrifying Glass Bottom Hot Air Balloon launched

Weird and wonderful shapes filled the skies as Europe's biggest hot air balloon festival marked the golden jubilee of modern ballooning.

More than half a million people were expected to attend the four-day Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, held on a country estate in Bristol, southwest England.

Some 150 balloons from around the world joined in at one of Britain's biggest outdoor events, which runs till Sunday.

Balloons from Dubai, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States were among those joining in the fun.

Bristol-based Don Cameron, the world's biggest balloon manufacturer, is the event's flight director, and at 71 is still in love with their charm.

"It's beautifully old-fashioned, gloriously obselete, a vintage way of flying," he told AFP.

"There is a magic about flying in balloons because you're not rushing, you can drift along quite slowly, lean over the edge of the basket, and sometimes fly so low that you can chat to people on the ground."

This year's festival marks 100 years of Bristol's key aviation industry -- Concorde was built here in the 1960s -- as well as the 50th anniversary of modern ballooning.

In 1960, American Ed Yost first used a nylon balloon and propane gas on board.

Beforehand, balloons dating back to the Montgolfier brothers' pioneering flight in 1783 were heated by a fire on the ground and were limited in how far they could fly.

At the Bristol fiesta, the balloons are inflated first with cold air, before the pilots jump in the baskets. With repeated, fierce blasts of propane gas flames that roar and hiss, the immense, bizarre shapes gradually take form.

A giant motorbike with a helmeted rider, a light bulb, a dog, a monster, a Jaguar car, squares, a huge wine box and a green dragon slowly emerge to fill the skyline.

The motorbike is one of the biggest special shapes ever built, while the dragon is Britain's only glass-bottomed balloon.

Longest Barbecue Record

The 'God-grilla', above, took three months to make and can cook a staggering 500 burgers at once. It weighs almost two tonnes and can heat up to a sweltering 500 degrees centigrade

A British engineer has unveiled the world's largest barbecue, a £10,000 monster dubbed 'God-grilla' which can cook a staggering 1,000 sausages at once.

Jack Henriques, 31, spent three months welding the bespoke steel grill, which weighs two tonnes, measures 16ft across and requires 14 bags of coal to ignite.

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Top 6 Cheapest Tax Rates in Developed Countries

Here’s a list of cheapest tax rates in developed countries. As we know that every countries have to pay the tax to the government in order to keep the country’s finance. An income tax is a tax levied on the income of individuals or businesses both of corporations or other legal entities. The income of taxation can be progressive, proportional or regressive. In every countries there are many different of tariffs of the tax. Let’s see for the cheapest tax rates in the developed countries below.


6. Japan
As a state to the second as the most economically powerful country in the world. There is only 33% average income for residents. Unemployment is only 5.5%. Warranty provided residents with health insurance for all citizens.

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Top 10 Greatest Soldiers in Human History

Here’s a list of greatest soldiers in human history. A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed force, whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary. Soldiers can be includes commissioned and non-commissioned in national land forces. Here is a list of the greats soldiers in human history in the world.


10. Richard 1 (The Lion Heart)
Richard I was the king of England period of 1189 until 1199. He dubbed Richard the lion hearth because his dare on the battlefield. It is one important figure in the crusade.  The intelligent evidenced by his ability to take control back from the hands of Cyprus and Turkey.

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Top 8 Most Mysterious Ships in the World

Here’s a story about most mysterious ships in the world. What we’re talking here is about ships that really ever existed, not just live as a legend like Flying Dutchman and The Caleuche. These ships is a real ships that ever sailed in the seas and was built by real human. The mysteries in these ships needed to be solved using nowadays science. So, let’s take a look at those most mysterious ships in the world
8. The SS Valencia
SS Valencia is a ship that sank off the coast of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1906. The ship was experiencing bad weather near Cape Mendocino, and after the float, of course, hit a reef and began sinking into the water. 27 years after the sinking of Valencia, one of the raft was found floating peacefully near Barkley Sound.

SS Valencia

World’s Longest Ceramic Painting in the world at Hanoi Ceramic Road

Nguyen Thu Thuy, the author of the Hanoi ceramic road project, said that her group is about to submit the project to the World Guinness Book to recognize the road as the world’s longest ceramic painting in the world.

The road is nearly 4 kilometers long, totaling around 7,000 square meters. Around 95 percent of the painting has been completed.

The painting includes 21 sections, running on the wall of the dike along the Red River, with various topics: honoring Vietnam’s history through patterns of the Ly, Tran, Le, and Nguyen dynasties; typical patterns on brocade, ceramic paintings of Hanoi by Vietnamese and international children; and contemporary paintings by Vietnamese and foreign artists.

Interesting Google Earth Photos

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