Margot Robbie Slapped Leonardo DiCaprio During Her ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’ Audition
How does one break into Hollywood? For buzzy star Margot Robbie, it’s by slapping one of the world’s most famous celebrities. – H/T Celebuzz
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How The World’s Hottest Desert Fertilizes The Amazon
The world’s largest hot desert fertilizes the world’s largest rainforest. – “This is a small world,” Yu told NASA, “and we’re all connected together.”
Reality Check: Artist snaps flicks of people in trash
“I wanted to make a picture that made it impossible to ignore,” said Segal. According to the EPA in 2012, Americans generated about 251 million tons of trash. This amounts…
Introducing The World’s First Edible Fitness Tracker (It’s A Banana)
You’d think Apple would have come up with it first, but no, it is Dole Food Company, the world’s largest producer and marketer of fresh produce, that will reveal the…
Move over Silicon Valley, San Francisco is new hippest tech scene
Silicon Valley was once the only place to be for the world’s hippest tech firms. It’s the region that gave birth to all-conquering behemoths like Google and Apple, after all….
Xi’s foreign policy: No meek approach in Year of Sheep
For the 61-year-old Xiconsidered China’s most powerful leader in decadeshis marquee appearance last November as the host of a global summit has offered good clues on his future moves. During…
Michele Ferrero, Maker of Nutella, Dies on Valentine’s Day
ROME — Michele Ferrero, the world’s richest candy maker whose Nutella chocolate and hazlenut spread helped raise generations of Europeans and defined Italian sweets, died on Valentine’s Day, the company…
The $1 billion superyacht: Bigger, longer, but is it better?
There’s big. And then there’s bigger. Introducing “Triple Deuce,” set to be the world’s biggest superyacht at a whopping 222 meters long. At $1 billion, it will also be the…
Cloud Cast: The cooling cloud that follows you as you walk
In Dubai, the Gulf State mega-city situated in one of the hottest parts of the world, the benefits of evaporative cooling have long been known. Neighboring Saudi Arabia is already…
‘Humpback Whales’ Film Is An Important Reminder That Not Every Environmental Story Is Bad News
With so many of the world’s biggest environmental stories dominated by degradation, loss and rapid change, it can be quite relieving to get a little bit of good news. In…
5 Things You Don’t Know About Strippers (Until You Are One)
If prostitution is the world’s oldest profession, stripping may very well be the second oldest. But despite the venerable legacy of this career, and the utter ubiquity of strip clubs…
The Mountain From ‘Game Of Thrones’ Just Broke A Legendary Strength Record
Those muscles aren’t just for show. – The legend of the Icelander Orm Storulfsson says that he walked three steps with this MONSTER WOODEN LOG which weighs over 600kg’s/1320lbs! It…
13 Inspirational Quotes To Get You Through 6 More Weeks Of Winter
Today, the world’s most famous groundhog saw his shadow. According to Groundhog’s Day tradition, we are therefore destined to endure six more weeks of the winter blues. To help you…
Guess Who This Wide-Eyed Toddler Turned Into!
www.tmz.com: Before this surprised looking kid was making music with the world’s biggest artist he was just another excited little man growing up in New York City. Can you guess…
Here’s How To Get Every Last Bit Of Peanut Butter Out Of The Jar (This Is Genius)
The worst, worst, worst, worst, worst thing about peanut butter is the construction of its jar. Nothing else is bad about peanut butter; it’s one of the world’s most divine…
The Sabertooth Opener Will Be Your Best Friend For Shotgunning Beers
If you thought The Snapshotr, a shot glass that effortlessly combines a shot and a chaser, was reason enough to go back to college, just wait until you meet The…
And the world’s safest city is…
According to newly published stats, the gigantic swirl of humanity that is the Japanese megacity of Tokyo is now the safest major urban destination on the planet. The Safe Cities…
Dubai Claims Title Of World’s Busiest International Airport
The city with the world’s tallest building can now boast that it’s home to the world’s busiest airport for international passengers too. Dubai’s airport operator released figures Tuesday showing that…
Gas prices finally stop falling
Other factors in the price slide are increased oil production in the United States, which last year passed Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest oil producer; decreased demand from slowing…
Literary Kolkata: A guide to India’s first city of books
Literary fever peaks here with the arrival of the year’s most awaited eventthe Boi Mela (Kolkata Book Fair). It’s the world’s largest non-trade book fair (for the general public instead…
Oxfam: Rich Countries Must Support Ebola Victims Who Have ‘Gone Through Hell’
Rich countries must act swiftly to repair battered health systems and get cash to millions of families in the three countries hit hardest by the world’s worst Ebola outbreak, the…
Your Next Bible Will Be A Hologram
Microsoft this week unveiled HoloLens, an augmented-reality headset that overlays text and images on the real world and, in particular, anchors them to precise locations in space, as if they…
Is Obama-Modi ‘bromance’ a turning point in U.S., Indian relations?
U.S. President Barack Obama became the first American chief guest at the parade. Not only did he have to endure two hours of a cold Delhi morning drizzlealbeit in a…
Backstage at a traveling circus
Peels’ fascination with the circus began as a child. Her father traveled Europe as a one-man show, “Theatro Picollini,” performing at hospitals and amusement parks. At 6 years old, Peels…
‘Dope’ Is The Buzziest, Coolest, Dopest Film At Sundance
There is something genius about setting a coming-of-age comedy in 2014, but making the main characters obsessed with ’90s hip-hop. You get the best of both worlds: the pop culture…
Why Obama is going to visit Saudi King
This is a smart move by Obama and his foreign policy team. After all, the world’s most absolute monarchy and the world’s most powerful democracy have long been allies because…
5 things you didn’t know about Christine Lagarde
In a line-up of the world’s financial heavyweights, Christine Lagarde commands attention. At almost 6ft tall, with a head of silver hair and year-long tan, the first female to lead…
Richest 1 Percent To Own More Than Half Of The World’s Wealth By 2016, Oxfam Finds
The rich keep getting richer, and by next year, just a handful of the upper-class will have accumulated more than half of the world’s wealth. A new report released on…
Oprah Winfrey Fast Facts
Birth place: Kosciusko, Mississippi Birth name: Oprah Gail Winfrey Father: Vernon Winfrey, a barber Mother: Vernita Lee, a maid (parents never married) Education: Tennessee State University, B.A., Speech and Performing…
Why 2015 will be defining year for India
If there were an annual prize for the “World’s Most Hopeful Economy,” it would likely go to India. After years of disappointing returns, the world’s largest democracy rediscovered vigor in…