Here’s something I didn’t know about Kobe Bryant, the 2008 NBA MVP: he speaks fluent Italian! When he was 6 years old, Kobe’s father moved his family to Italy to play professional basketball there. There, Kobe learned to speak Italian and play soccer.
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Posted 5.27.2008 4:16pm (6 months ago)
Thai sculptors at robot-models created this awesome … and large, Optimus Prime metal sculpture out of junk and found object. The sculpture is over 2 m (~7 feet) tall.
The company said that it will continue to make more Transformers, both the Autobots and the Decepticon characters. These sculptures ...
Posted 5.27.2008 4:17pm (6 months ago)
After publishing the Top 10 Badass James Bond Villains, The List Universe has a short and enjoyable follow up post, this time the lamest guys Agent 007 ever had to beat up. Like this guy, for example:
Nick-NackThe Man with the Golden Gun
Never has a Bond character been so unbelievable and offensive as ...
Posted 5.27.2008 4:18pm (6 months ago)
That wood and glass contraption is actually a new PC, called "Enlighten", made by Suissa Computers who specializes in making beautiful wooden computer cases.
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Previously on Neatorama: Wooden External HD by SuissaAlso check out: Neatorama’s Ultimate Case Mod List
Posted 5.27.2008 5:38pm (6 months ago)
After Velma Thomas’ heart stopped beating three times and more than 17 hours with no measurable brain waves, her family said their goodbyes and took her off life support.
Then something completely unexpected happened: she miraculously came back to life!
"There were really no signs she had ...
Posted 5.27.2008 5:40pm (6 months ago)
In a crowded field of stupid criminals, these two have got a good chance of being the stupidest ever: watch this clip from LawyerShop TV as these two doofus tried to break into a building by throwing boulders through the window … I won’t give away the ending, so you gotta watch.
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Posted 5.27.2008 5:41pm (6 months ago)
Everyone knows Howard Hughes was obsessive-compulsive (among other things) and I bet lots of us who grew up on Double Dare shudder to think of the OCD Marc Summers dealing with all of the goo and muck as the host of the messy game show.
Although these celebrities have shared their battles rather publicly, ...
Posted 5.27.2008 5:56pm (6 months ago)
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If you are still not sure that cell phones are evil, this should convince you. Don’t ever try this! -via the Presurfer
Posted 5.27.2008 7:24pm (6 months ago)
On July 13 of every year, there is a something curious going on at around 10 o’clock in the morning on a remote mountain of the Pyrenees: people of the Baretous Valley in Bearn, France gave the people from the Roncal Valley in Navarre, Spain, 3 cows as a peace tribute.
According to legend, the ...
Posted 5.27.2008 8:34pm (6 months ago)
Toyota and subsidiary Hino Motors are joining forces with Japan Rail Hokkaido to develop vehicles that can drive on roads and railways. The DMV (Dual Mode Vehicle) has rubber tires and steel wheels, and can convert in about 15 seconds. They began testing the vehicles 18 months ago.
Combing the versatility ...
Posted 5.27.2008 9:49pm (6 months ago)
In 1982, Larry Walters tied 42 helium-filled weather balloons to his lawnchair and flew over Los Angeles.
Lawnchair Larry planned to rise 100 feet above the ground, but he actually flew to an altitude of 16,000 feet (3 miles) and floated into the controlled airspace near Long Bech airport. After he shot ...
Posted 5.28.2008 3:08am (6 months ago)
Besides fame and fortune, here’s another reason why you should blog: it’s good for your health.
Jessica Wapner of Scientific American wrote why scientists think that blogging (and other forms of expressive writing) are beneficial:
Self-medication may be the reason the blogosphere has taken ...
Posted 5.28.2008 3:09am (6 months ago)
Something strange is happening on the Aamjiwnaang First Nation reservation in Canada, just across the border from Michigan: many more girls are being born than boys, and the reason might be toxic pollution …
The steepest sex ratio declines observed in the world have occurred on the 3,000-acre Aamjiwnaang ...
Posted 5.28.2008 3:11am (6 months ago)
Photo: MisterW
Miss C’s post about a bus and train combo reminded me of another bus "mash up" this time with a cat … Behold the Cat Bus (presumably inspired by the Nekobus in the Japanese anime My Neighbor Totoro) at the Burning Man festival.
Posted 5.28.2008 3:12am (6 months ago)
Ouch! A poor bird got nailed when it flew into the path of a baseball pitch: hit play or go to Link [YouTube]
Posted 5.28.2008 3:14am (6 months ago)
Party lawyers say rules committee has the authority to seat some, but not all of the disputed Florida, Michigan delegates• Obama Explains Auschwitz Reference Mix-Up• Bush Helps McCain Raise Millions in Arizona
Posted 5.28.2008 6:17am (6 months ago)
WBTDemocrats may drag out fight; decision time on Florida, Michigan votesNew York Daily News - 1 hour agoBY KENNETH R. BAZINET and MICHAEL McAULIFF Sen. Hillary Clinton, DN.Y., and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, participate in a Memorial Day event in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday.Clinton ...
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