Gerrit Blank, 14-Yr-Old, Survives 30,000 mph Meteorite Strike

It came from outer space!And it struck 14-year-old Gerrit Blank on his way to school in Essen, Germany. A space meteorite travelling at an astonishing 30,000 miles per hour hit Blank in the hand before crashing into Earth and causing a foot-wide crater in the road....

cows point to the north

"New weird news related to cows: Researchers discovered that cattle have a good sense of direction and tend to point in a northerly direction. It has long been observed that cows appear to have a talent for weather forecasting and are able to predict when rain is on the way,...

Cattle shown to align north-south

"Have you ever noticed that herds of grazing animals all face the same way? Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their bodies in a north-south direction. Wild deer also display this behaviour - a phenomenon that has apparently gone unnoticed by...

Cows know how to point themselves north, researchers say

Scientists don't seem to know why exactly, but cows may have an internal compass similar to that of honeybees. A team of German and Czech researchers were startled to make the discovery, the first of its kind...

Ruhr Marathon 2008

Ruhr-Marathon is worldwide the only twin-marathon. The 5th Ruhr-Marathon started on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at two places: Oberhausen at the Western side and Dortmund at the Eastern border of the Ruhr area. Runners...

Bad Teeth Cause Heart Disease

"Healthy teeth might help protect the heart by preventing cardiac infections, according to German researchers.Proper oral hygiene can help prevent heart infections known as endocarditis, which start when bacteria...

World`s first UHF item-level RFID solution for METRO Group

"Galeria Kaufhof has been using RFID in logistics and warehouse pilots since 2003, and is determined to leverage its wealth of item-level tag data to deliver an improved retail shopping experience. This significant implementation covers a wide breadth of applications...

Dialyse

"Was ist eine Dialyse? Dialyse ist eine künstliche Blutwäsche. Sie dient dazu, schädliche Stoffe aus dem Körper zu entfernen. Intakte Nieren filtern giftige Stoffwechselprodukte (harnpflichtige Substanzen) aus dem Blut und scheiden sie mit dem Urin aus. Bei der Dialyse...

100 Biggest Cities in the World

Measured by population. Tokyo comes out top. But news stories about Tokyo are not the most popular. At least not outside Japan.

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