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Life changing inventions

Atomic Bombs Awesomely, most of the predictions on this list are pretty much positive ones. However, this one isn't. HG Wells (you will see his name pop up quite a few times on this list) mentioned it in his 1914 novel, A World Set Free. The first atomic bomb was dropped over Japan in 1945. *Nuclear  Bombs Solar Energy                                                                                                                                                                               What is interesting about this isn't necessar...

5 Slightly Odd Facts About Sleeping

Why Do We Sleep? Do you know why you need sleep? I mean, it’s probably to allow your thoughts to detoxify and your body to rejuvenate, etc. But in scientific terms, research professionals are still yet to put their finger on exactly why we need it. On average, you wake up around six times per night. Unless you’re one of those lucky ones who sleeps straight through. It’s people like me that are keeping the average up for you lazy bastards [1]. . A study once showed that people who have 6-7 hours sleep per night, typically live longer than somebody who has 8. [2] ..Both whales and dolphins are only ever half asleep. Each hemisphere of their brains work in shifts to ensure that they don’t tune out completely and forget to surface breathe. [3] . Sans Sleep Record. Randy Gardner set the record for going the longest without sleep. He lasted 264 hours and 12 minutes. We’re sure the 12 minutes bit was important. I’d like to know how long he slept for after tha...

#10. Most Famous Superheroes

1.Chris Hemsworth This broad shouldered Aussie did an excellent job portraying the hammer-wielding Marvel character based on the Norse god of thunder. He has already made a sequel, as well as the box office blockbuster “The Avengers”. 2.Geoffrey Rush The award winning actor provided the voice for Tomar-Re in 2011’s “Green Lantern”, which starred Ryan Reynolds. Tomar-Re is an alien and fellow Green Lantern who is a major ally to Reynolds’ character Hal Jordan in the movie and comic books. 3.Hugh Jackman     A muta nt known for his metal skeleton and violent temper, Wolverine is the most popular member of Marvel’s X-Men. Hugh Jackman has played the role six times since 2000, including four X-men movies and two Wolverine films, with two more in production. 4. Hugo Weaving Where to begin with Mr. Anderson, oops, we meant Mr. Weaving, an actor who played Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy, Elrond in the Lord of the Rings, Red Skull in Captain America...

Pakistan Hikes Defense Budget by 9% Amid Tense Ties With India

India and Pakistan are also at loggerheads over a China-backed economic corridor that runs through PoK. China says it is a developmental   project and will aid Pakistan’s economy. Last year, Pakistan recorded a 5.28 percent GDP growth -the highest in 10 years and the volume of its economy crossed $300 billion The total estimated outlay of the budget presented today will be 4.75 trillion rupees, according to minister Dar. The government proposed a six percent GDP growth for 2017-18 fiscal and the development expenditure for next year will be 1.001 trillion rupees.    

North Korea issued chilling nuclear threat

If the national interests are high enough, and I think this is the mistake that [North Korean leader] Kim Jong-un needs really to think about, if you start pressing on an issue that has to do with the survival of the United States against a nuclear attack, the tragic becomes conceivable to stop it. It could be tragic.”

Syria military SU - 22 jets was shot down united state America

The coalition said it had shot down the Syrian Su-22 after it bombed US-backed fighters in Raqqa province on Sunday. Russia, Syria's main ally, said it was also halting communications with the US aimed at preventing air incidents. Syria condemned America's "flagrant attack", saying it would have "dangerous repercussions". The incident comes at a time when the US-led coalition and the fighters its supporting on the ground are battling to oust so-called Islamic State (IS) from its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa. How has Russia responded ?⇄🔖 "Any aircraft, including planes and drones belonging to the international coalition operating west of the Euphrates river, will be tracked by Russian anti-aircraft forces in the sky and on the ground and treated as targets," the Russian defence ministry said. It denied the US had used a communications channel before the Su-22 fighter bomber was downed. The memorandum of co-operation with the coal...

champion trophy england vs Pakistan semi_final

England innings  (50 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR JM Bairstow c Mohammad Hafeez b Hasan Ali 43 57 4 0 75.43 AD Hales c Babar Azam b Rumman Raees 13 13 2 0 100.00 JE Root c Sarfraz Ahmed b Shadab Khan 46 56 2 0 82.14 EJG Morgan* c Sarfraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali 33 53 4 0 62.26 BA Stokes c Mohammad Hafeez b Hasan Ali 34 64 0 0 53.12 JC Buttler† c Sarfraz Ahmed b Junaid Khan 4 7 0 0 57.14 MM Ali c Fakhar Zaman b Junaid Khan 11 14 2 0 78.57 AU Rashid run out (sub [Ahmed Shehzad]) 7 13 0 0 53.84 LE Plunkett c Azhar Ali b Rumman Raees 9 14 1 0 64.28 MA Wood run out (†Sarfraz Ahmed) 3 5 0 0 60.00 JT Ball not out 2 5 0 0 40.00 Extras (lb 1, w 3, nb 2) 6 Total (all out; 49.5 overs) 211 (4.23 runs per over) Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s Junaid Khan 8.5 0 42 2 4.75 29 4 0 (1nb) Rumman Raees 9 0 44 2 4.88 26 3 0 (2w) Imad Wasim 5 0 16 0 3.20 15 0 0 Shadab Khan 9 0 40 1 4.44 28 4 0 Hasan Ali 10 0 35 3 3.50 36 2 0 (1nb, 1w) Mohammad Hafeez 8 0 ...