Young Chimp Beats College Students In Memory Test
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If you are thinking you are smarter than a chimp, then you could be wrong because young chimps are smarter than many college students in memory test.
The young chimps and college students were requested to recall the location of numerals that have changed to squares in a memory test on a touch screen monitor at the Primate Research Institute in Kyoto, Japan.
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Miss China Crowned Miss World 2007
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Beauties from 106 countries and regions were gathered in Sanya, south China’s Hainan on Dec. 1, 2007 to compete for the crown of Miss World 2007. The Chinese beauty Zhang Zilin beat the other 105 contestants to become 2007’s Miss World on the final round.
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Giant Christmas Tree In The Rodrigo De Freitas Lake
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An 82-meter-tall giant Christmas tree that is erected in the middle of the Rodrigo de Freitas Lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where most of Rio’s hotels and popular beaches are located.
The 530-ton Christmas tree that floating on the lake is supported by 11 pontoons that are eight meters long and weigh a combined 18 tons. It involved almost 1,300 people to erect this giant Christmas tree since September 2007.
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Toshiba REGZA 19 Inches LCD TV
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Toshiba Corp releases its early spring demand for 19 inches envisioned 19A3500 Regza LCD TV with only 62mm depth slim design. It features 1440 X 900 pixels resolution, the up-and-down left and right 160-degree viewing angle, built in 110 degree CS digital tuner, two HDMI input in addition to the PC connection for D-sub, S-video and composite video.
Power consumption is 58W. Annual power consumption is of 67 kWh / year. Stand including Dimensions and weight is 46 x 20.7 x 39.9cm (width x depth x height). Weight is 6.1 kg.
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Butchering Indian Culture
Interesting StuffIndian culture is set to invade the English way of life in an ironic reversal of roles. The former British colony is launching attack after attack at the UK on the socio-cultural front. Chicken tikka has replaced fish and chips as the national food. Many Indian nationals are doing brisk business operating Indian restaurants. Yoga has invaded fitness centres as the latest fad for losing weight and keeping a healthy lifestyle. Indian personalities have also appeared on TV and newspaper columns as prominent trendsetters and commentators.
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