Boy puts 43 Snails on Face!

Take a look at snail covered face in the picture. This is Fin Keheler, a eleven-year-old boy from Sandy, Utah, who allowed 43 of the slimy mollusks to crawl on his face last Saturday. Why? Because Fin wanted to break the World Record for maximum number of snails placed on the face for 10 seconds.

The Guinness World Records website says the present record was set in 2007 for snails on the face for 10 seconds is eight. The boy says he has since learned the record was 36. On Saturday, Fin made three attempts. Sitting back in a reclining chair, snails gathered from neighbors' gardens were carefully placed on his face. Those that remained for at least 10 seconds were counted.

 

Now, Fin wants the Guinness World Records to verify his effort. His family is sending witness statements, video and media coverage to Guinness this week. Anyway this attempt proves that there are some people who can do anything and everything for name and fame. What you say?

Baby on 3000 Calories a Day Diet

How much calories a baby should intake per day? Around 1000 calories? But it is reported that a 16-months-old toddler in Britain who was born three months early is being fed 3,000 calories a day! Why? Because the baby is still 6lb under weight and she need to those extra calories to grow.

 

Baby Agatha Holloway was born via Caesarean section on new year’s eve 2007. But as she was born three months early, Agatha had some severe complications and almost died. The medical team at St George’s Hospital, south London, had managed to resuscitate her and put her on to a life support machine after birth.

 

Now Agatha's diet includes high-calorie prescription milk, clotted cream, full fat butter, high fat roasted meats and chocolates. Note that the 3000 calories per day mark is 500 calories more than the recommended daily intake for an adult person!

Moldy Sandwich Bag!

You don't want others to eat your sandwich? Take a look at the pictures. Put you sandwich inside this fake moldy bag. No one is going to eat that sandwich. Great, no you can enjoy it alone! Ha ha! A cool concept. What you say?

World's First Transgenic Dog Glows!

A group of scientists in South Korea have created the world's first transgenic dog. Take a look at the picture. This cloned beagle named Ruppy is the world's first transgenic dog. She was engineered to glow red under ultraviolet light.

At first glance, this sweet beagle puppy looks like just another cute puppy. But when she is lit with an ultraviolet light, the odd dog glows deep red in the dark.

Ruppy (short for Ruby Puppy) was one of five cloned puppies genetically engineered to produce a fluorescent protein by scientists. They were created by a team led by Byeong-Chun Lee of Seoul National University in South Korea, who created the first cloned dog Snuppy in 2005.

Spaghetti Junction Birmingham from Space!

Soon astronauts in space will be able to view Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction glowing at night. Birmingham City Council is planning to illuminate the giant interchange that links the M6, Aston Expressway, A38 and A5127 above two railway lines, three canals and two rivers.

Birmingham City Council officials want to illuminate the flyover network to turn it into a landmark as part of a £6 billion makeover project of the city. Clive Dutton, director of planning at Birmingham City Council, said: "It is an extraordinary structure, one that is known around the country, but we feel as though it can have a massive impact around the world."

 

Well, the ambitious plan is currently at the drawing board stage, and officials are still unsure how many lights would be required and the Highways Agency would have to be consulted. On the other hand, the council has already applied for lottery funding for the project and hopes that the lights will be switched on as early as next year.