Everest Expeditions Mount Everest is an enigma to most of us. The tallest peak in the world, situated in the Himalayas, standing at a majestic height of 8,848 metres above sea level has been a source of fascination and excitement for all adventure lovers and mountaineers from all parts of the world. Most mountaineers have a secret dream- the desire to scale Mount Everest. Even now the thought of embarking upon an Everest expedition excites each and every mountaineer. The enigma of Everest probably lies in the name itself- Everest, the tallest of the peaks of the Majestic Himalayas, the peak everyone desires to scale and to experience t...

Micronations Micronations? Are you wondering what that is? After micro-finance and micro-economics, what is a micronation of all things? It is exactly what the name sounds a like, a micro nation, which means that it is a tiny country all by it's own. A micronation is a country which was started out by a small group of people and can at best be described as a home made country! Home made countries are usually formed under very strange circumstances and these include a joke, a project and sometimes even as a form of protest against the establishment. However, then again there are many micronations which have been formed as a project to chea...

Most Expensive Foods So you think that Starbucks grande coffee is expensive? Well, maybe it is, but reading the following list of the top 10 most expensive foods around the world is definitely going to give you a completely new perspective on food that costs a lot. This article categorizes expensive foods from the least to the most expensive. Read on and prepare to be shocked, awed and amazed. Be warned, though; by the end of this list, you might just develop a craving for these edibles that redefine the term ‘rich food’: 1. Kopi Luwak First on the list is ‘Kopi Luwak’ – This is a kind of coffee that is created from coffee ber...

World's Tallest Woman Caroline Welz is a German citizen who was born in Germany in the year 1986, on the 6th of July. She could have been an ordinary person, but as it turns out, she is not. Caroline Welz is an extremely tall girl, taller than most girls her age, and taller than most other girls. In fact she is as tall as 2.06 metres. For people who do not understand metres, she is exactly 6 feet and 9 inches tall. At 6 feet and 9 inches, she is easily one of the tallest women in the world at present. She is presently twenty four years old. Her almost abnormally huge height has never been a problem or a hindrance for her. She suffers f...

Snipers In History A sniper is an operative who gets intelligence for the command structure that he works in – be it law enforcement or even the military. Sometimes, he has to take well aimed shots that, if properly done, will save lines. In this article, we shall discuss the most popular snipers in history. First comes Simo Hayha – born in 1905, he was called White Death by the Red Army. He was a Finnish solder, who uses a standard iron-sighted bolt action-rifle in the Winter War. Today he is credited with having the highest number of recoded kills in any major war. He was born in Rautjarvi, which is near the present-day border of...

Black Hole Facts Wondering what a black hole is? Well, it is basically the cold remnants of former stars – which are so dense that no matter (not even light) can escape the powerful gravitational pull. Most stars usually end up as white dwarfs or even neutron stars – but black holes are basically the last evolutionary stage in the lifetime of large stars that were at least 10 or 15 times as massive as the Sun itself. When these stars reach the final stages of their lives, they often blow up in cataclysms which are called supernovae. These explosions scatter most parts of the star into space, but sometimes a cold remnant is left behind...

Mount Everest Mount Everest is about 8.9 kilometers above sea level – and it is one of the mountains of the range Himalayas – which lies on the frontiers of Tibet and Nepal, in the north of India. There has been much dispute regarding the exact height of the mountain – in a survey by the British government in the mid 1800’s, the height was said to be 29,002 feet, but in a 1954 survey by the Indian government, the height was said to be 29,029 feet. Today, most people consider it to be 29,131 feet high. Scaling this mountain is definitely not easy – mountaineers have to deal with crevasses, avalanches, and strong winds that...

Funniest Headlines It is absolutely alarming to see how newspapers never seem to run out of crazy weird headlines. What starts out as a journalistic endeavor usually ends up being absolutely hilarious and over the top. Once printed it becomes difficult to get control over the usage of such newspapers. So you wake up in the morning and find the most hilarious headline in the very front page. While it can be quite embarrassing for the editor, for readers it is a matter of sure and intense laughter. What adds to the entire funny factor is that such headlines are unintentionally funny. It can be a headline on something very serious too and...

Famous Musicians The term disability relates itself to any kind of limitation within the activity capacity of an individual. Being disabled in some way is not greater than or less than equal to the term unable to do something.  Disability within an individual is a complex situation as it maybe present from birth or have been acquired though the life span of a person living in conditions- both mental and environmental that are not suitable. However, as the rise of individualism brought out the best in each, respective of what they were best at, we take a look at people who have taken disability within their stride and contributed to th...