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Freerunner Jason Paul celebrates the return of iconic Oktoberfest

September 24, 2022552 Views

After a two-year break, the Oktoberfest - the world's largest folk festival - opened its gates again for its 187th edition on September 17 with German freerunning star Jason Paul celebrating its return thanks to a series of spectacular flips and jumps in Munich. Jason Paul performing at the Oktoberfest on 15th of September in Munich, Germany. Photo: Phil Pham / Red Bull Content Pool The former Red Bull Art of Motion champion is known globally for his amazing projects such Last Call for Mr Paul which has 158M views on Youtube and Jason Paul Freerunning Illusions. For his latest project, the 31-year-old stayed in his native Germany to celebrate the return of Oktoberfest which has opened up tents and rides to millions of visitors from around the world. Jason Paul performing a tr...

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‘World’s largest corn maze’ celebrates 60 years of James Bond

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September 10, 2022556 Views

A suburban Chicago farm that boasts the "world's largest corn maze" is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the world's most famous fictional secret service agent, James Bond. The intricate maze, set to open Saturday, features over 10 miles (16 kilometers) of trails and sits on 28 acres (11 hectares) in Spring Grove, Illinois, north of Chicago. General view of the "world's largest corn maze" celebrating the 60th anniversary of James Bond, in Spring Grove, Illinois, September 8, 2022. U.S. REUTERS/Eric Cox "It's a different theme every year," said George Richardson, co-owner of Richardson Adventure Farm. "We're highlighting 60 years of James Bond this year, a very fun theme for us." Richardson says the maze is made by using high-tech corn planter tractors outfitted with GPS and ...

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Weavers recycle shopping bags to shield Spanish village from sun

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September 2, 2022216 Views

The sun beats down on the narrow streets of the Spanish village of Valverde de la Vera, filtered through multi-coloured shades made out of plastic shopping bags and the remains of old advertising billboards. A group of mostly elderly residents have got together to weave the panels out of recycled materials to decorate their home, protect their neighbours from the scorching heat and do their bit for the environment. Canopies created with recycled material are displayed over the main square of Valverde de la Vera as part of the "Weaving the Streets" project, to protect people from the intense summer heat, in the province of Caceres, Spain, August 26, 2022. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes "We value the shade, especially because of the high temperatures that we have had this year, but also b...

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A look at the world’s skinniest skyscraper: Steinway Tower

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August 21, 2022577 Views

One skyscraper stands out from the rest in the Manhattan skyline. It’s not the tallest, but it is the skinniest — the world’s skinniest, in fact. The 84-story residential Steinway Tower, designed by New York architecture firm SHoP Architects, has the title of “most slender skyscraper in the world” thanks to its logic-defying ratio of width to height: 1-to-23 1/2. FILE PHOTO: Four residential skyscrapers tower over the skyline south of Central Park in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. From left, Central Park Tower, One57, Steinway Tower and the MoMA Expansion Tower. One skyscraper stands out from the rest in the Manhattan skyline. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) “Any time it’s 1-to-10 or more that’s considered a slender building; 1-to-15 or more is considere...

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Fin-tastic! Growing ‘mermaiding’ subculture makes a splash

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June 24, 2022300 Views

There was a pivotal moment in Queen Pangke Tabora’s life that eclipsed all others: It was the moment, she says, when she first slid her legs into a mermaid tail. For the transgender Filipina woman approaching middle age, seeing her legs encased in vibrant, scaly-looking neoprene three years ago was the realization of a childhood dream. And it marked the beginning of her immersion into a watery world where she would find acceptance. The former insurance company worker described the experience of gliding under water, half-human and half-fish, as “meditation in motion.” “The feeling was mermai-zing,” Tabora said one recent morning while lounging in a fiery red tail on a rocky beach south of Manila, where she now teaches mermaiding and freediving full-time. “The world outside is really ...

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Hawaii photographer finds fine art in massive Pacific waves

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June 11, 2022738 Views

Hawaii photographer Clark Little is known for his stunning images from inside the barrels of some of the most powerful and dangerous waves on Earth. Clark Little takes a selfie as he photographs waves on the North Shore of Oahu near Haleiwa, Hawaii. (Clark Little via AP) The native of Oahu’s North Shore has spent the last 15 years documenting shorebreak waves, the monster swells that roll in from the Pacific and crash directly onto the sand, unobstructed by reefs or shallow water. Little just released a book, “The Art of Waves,” that chronicles his adventures in the ocean. It contains more than 150 of his favorite images. “Shorebreak is so beautiful and scary at the same time,” Little said. “I used to surf the shorebreak, so ... it’s my comfort zone. I like sand bottom. I thin...

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इस रविवार आसमान में होगा एक हैरतअंगेज करतब

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April 21, 20221504 Views1

एवियेशन इतिहास में पहली बार दो पायलट बीच उड़ान में करेंगे अपने-अपने हवाई जहाजों की अदला-बदली इंसानी जीवट कभी थकता नहीं और हमेशा अपने लिए नई-नई चुनौतियां तलाश करता रहता है। अमेरिका में एरिजोना रेगिस्तान के आकाश में इस रविवार, 24 अप्रैल 2022 को एक हैरतअंगेज करतब होने जा रहा है। यह एक ऐसा दुस्साहस है जो एवेयिशन इतिहास में पहले कभी नहीं हुआ, इसलिए भी क्योंकि ज्यादातर लोग इसे पागलपन कहकर खारिज कर देंगे। लेकिन यह वाकई होने जा रहा है। अभ्यास के दौरान एकिंस और फेरिंगटन अपने-अपने विमानों के साथ। फोटोः रेड बुल कंटेंट पूल दो प्रख्यात पायलट और स्काई डाइवर्स और साथ ही एक-दूसरे के चचेरे भाई ल्य़ूक एकिंस और एंडी फेरिंगटन दो छोटे हवाई जहाजों में उड़ान भरेंगे और बीच उड़ान में अपने-अपने हवाई जहाजों से छलांग लगाएंगे और एक-दूसरे के हवाई जहाजों में पायलट सीट पर जा पहुंचेंगे और फिर बदले हवाई जहाज को ल...

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After pandemic peace, fresh swarms of crabs invade Cuba´s Bay of Pigs

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March 27, 2022851 Views

Migrating crabs around Cuba´s Bay of Pigs have emerged early and in unprecedented swarms, according to local residents, following two years of pandemic that allowed them to cross normally trafficked roadways and reproduce in peace. After the island´s spring rains begin, millions of red, yellow and black landcrabs emerge at dawn and dusk and march from the forest across the road and down to the bay on Cuba's southern coast to spawn in the sea. A car drives over migrating crabs as they are marching from the forest across the road and down to the bay to spawn in the sea, following two years of pandemic, around the Bay of Pigs, in Playa Larga, Cuba March 24, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer Most years, untold thousands fall victim to the tires of passing motorists. But for the past two years, ...

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Hotel in a 100 year old train, suspended on a bridge over forest river

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March 5, 2022777 Views

South African hotel train defies lockdown odds with number of guests picking up Back in 2020 when South Africa went into a strict COVID-19 lockdown, a local company pressed on with opening a hotel with a difference in a tourism hotspot - and two years later that gamble is paying off. Guests are seen relaxing at an outdoor pool and sun terrace, of a hotel in a near 100-year-old train, that sits on the Selati suspension bridge, which spans a river in the heart of the iconic Kruger National Park, in Skukuza, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko The hotel is a near 100-year-old train that sits on the Selati suspension bridge, which spans a river in the heart of the Kruger National Park. Lovingly restored, it offers 24 full-carriage rooms agai...

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World’s most beautiful endangered snail needs a few votes

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March 1, 20221146 Views

Scientists in the UK and Cuba are urging members of the public to vote for the ‘world’s most beautiful snail’, in an international competition to unravel its DNA blueprint – thus unlocking the key to its beauty. The Cuban Painted Snails, which are only found in Eastern Cuba, are known for their eye-catching coloured shells, which come in a variety of colours, and their ‘love dart’ – a device they use to stab mating partners. They live in a wide variety of habitats, from xerophytic shrub woodland to rainforests. Red and white Polymita picta. Photo: Bernardo Reyes-Tur Cuba is home to perhaps the world’s greatest diversity of snails, but none have shells with such a range of colours and complex patterns as the Painted Snail, or Polymita picta. Sadly, this makes them appealing to col...