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Robot Fish A robotic fish developed by scientists from Essex University is put through its paces in a special tank at the London Aquarium. It works via sensors and has autonomous navigational control. www.itnsource.com Tags: itnsource technology robots development innovation design robotics underwater invention |
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Man Grows World's Longest Hair Tran Van Hay may have the world's longest hair. At approximately 6.2 meters long the 73 year-old vietnamese man keeps it balanced on his head under a scarf and it looks like a giant turban. He unravels it for visitors and his wife lays it out on the table to show them just how long it is. www.itnsource.com Tags: itnsource record quirky bizarre amusing funny hair weird |
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Spiderman Climbs Skyscraper Using only his bare hands, french Spiderman Alain Robert scales an 150 meter building in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. People watch as Robert easily reaches the top of the National Telecommunications building in 20 minutes. www.itnsource.com Tags: itnsource Alain Robert climbing tall height bravery endurance feat courage freedom |
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Sado-Masochistic Exercise Class New York Dominatrix and Fitness Instructor Miss "Victoria" puts her overweight clients through an aerobic workout that she has devised named Slavercize. As her willing and submissive 'slaves' they must perform push-ups, sit-ups, jumping jacks and 'play fetch' dressed in latex and threatened with a whip. www.itnsource.com Tags: itnsource workout exercise fitness S&M sado-masochistic funny bizarre |
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Body Parts Made Of Bread Gruesome body parts greet customers of a bakery in Ratchaburi, Thailand. Artist and baker Kittiwat Unarrom has sculpted life-like heads, feet and hands from dough in the bakery's kitchen and exhibits them in glass cabinets in the shop. He says his edible art lures one hundred visitors a day. www.itnsource.com Tags: itnsource food bread bizarre freaky modern art quirky |
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Scary haunted house for Halloween Following the suburban trend of special haunted houses that open for viewers only in the haunted season, urban New York City has come up with few of its own. One such spook-fiesta is Blood Manor on the west side of Manhattan. Blood Manor is a labyrinth of dark halls, 12 rooms of terror and what it's owners claim is the city's only haunted 3-D maze. One of the persons laughing hard in the Blood Manor is actor Guy DeMatties, who enacts the role of lunatic Dr. Shock in a special room, littered with fake corpses and blood. The Nightmare Haunted House cost about $200,000 to build. www.itnsource.com Reuters 15221/05 Tags: itnsource Halloween scary fantasy seasonal show |
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Vietnam Newport Bridge South Vietnamese troops fighting against the Vietcong in a ferocious battles on the Newport Bridge during the Tet Offensive. The South Vietnamese sustained heavy casualties and injured children caught up in the crossfire were rescued. www.itnsource.com ITN T040575 Tags: itnsource Vietnam war communism fighting conflict |
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Kobe Earthquake Japan suffered a severe earthquake registering 7.2 on the Richter Scale with the city of Kobe seriously damaged. Rescuers are searching the rubble and people are being brought out alive as other teams assess the damage. www.itnsource.com ITN T20019505 Tags: itnsource earthquake natural disaster damage devastation destruction Japan |
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Vietnam Battle for Hue South Vietnamese troops and US Marines battle to recapture the town of Hue, with bodies being checked for booby traps and civilians caught up in the fighting and leaving. The battle was part of the Tet Offensive. www.itnsource.com ITN T20026801 Tags: itnsource Vietnam war communism fighting conflict refugees evacuation |
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Los Angeles Earthquake An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale shook Los Angeles for 40 seconds. The death toll was low as it took place in the early hours of the morning when people were asleep but serious damage was sustained by buildings and elevated freeways. www.itnsource.com ITN T19019402 Tags: itnsource earthquake natural disaster damage devastation destruction |