Weird pictures

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World?s Smallest Car In A Tight Squeeze

It has certainly got itself into a tight squeeze, but the world?s smallest car has every right to be there. Tucked in between two vans in London?s Piccadilly Circus, the Peel 50 is not only legally allowed to take to British roads.

It is parked squarely by its new home - Ripley?s Believe It Or Not! Museum. The miniature vehicle goes on display today at the museum, which promises visitors the ultimate insight into the world of the odd and bizarre. The three-wheeled micro car boasts the record for the smallest ever automobile to go into production.

 

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Cool Triceracopter

In 1977, Patricia Renick mounted an extraordinary solo exhibition at Cincinnati?s Contemporary Arts Center. The exhibit comprised one exceptional sculpture crafted of fiberglass and built on the frame of a Vietnam era U.S. Army OH6A/Cayuse helicopter. Triceracopter: Hope for the Obsolescence of War is now available for acquisition by a qualified museum, institution or individual.

 

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Gold Mercedes

This is a Mercedes C63 AMG with a chrome paint job in Dubai. While the popular new C63 AMG comes with many options and luxuries from the factory, a chrome paint job is not one of them.

 

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17-Year-Old Girl With 7 Kids

Pamela, 17, bore all seven children in just three pregnancies, having her first boy in 2005 when she was 14 and the other six girls in two deliveries of triplets in the following two years. Pamela and her children currently sleep in the living room of her mother Magdalena who supports them all by house cleaning.

 

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Woman Crushes Neighbor?s Car

The woman driver of this $23,000 Mercedes was only trying to perform a three-point turn. Instead of putting her foot gently down on the brake she somehow slammed it on the accelerator and drove up on top of theChrysler Neon parked in a drive in Ashtead, Surrey.
This woman just crushed her neighbor?s car ...

 

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World?s Largest Sand Carpet

When one thinks of sand art, sand castles are what often comes to mind, but Tibetan Buddhist monks have long designed magnificent mandalas out of colored sand, for which Iranian artists have put a new spin to - famous for their traditional Persian rugs, a group of artists have taken it to a whole new level by creating the world?s largest sand carpet. The unique 39,370.078 square foot world record carpet was created by 25 visual artists made entirely of 70 types of colorful sand found on the country?s southern island seashores of Hormuz, widely known for its red soil, to create the ?Persian Gulf? sand carpet.

 

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The Highest Village In The World

If you love motor adventure and want to romp about the streets of the highest village of the world, Kibber in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India should be your next ideal destination. Located at an altitude of 13800ft, the densely populated Kibber village welcomes you with its picturesque locales.

Connected by tarmac roads, Kibber can be reached by taking a bus from the nearby Kaza or a jeep on hire from its taxi stand. Once you step down in Kibber, you can undertake pleasurable trekking expeditions to some of the most exquisite spots around this village.

 

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69 Family Members Live On The Same Street

In streets across Britain many people don?t even know their neighbour?s names. But that certainly isn?t a problem on Cotswold Gardens in Gateshead. This small street is home to 69 members of the same family, ranging in age from four weeks to 76 years. The Hall family have come to dominate the road since 76-year-old matriach Catherine settled there in 1958.

Mrs Hall had eight children, who went on to give her 35 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Six of her children and their families now dwell in the street, along with three uncles and a mother-in-law.

 

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World?s Biggest Dalmatians Collector

A Dalmatian obsessive who wore polka-dot knickers and had black spots painted on her white car is selling her collection of 3,500 spotty items after splitting from her husband. Karen Ferrier moved out of her family home leaving a room full of the mugs, magnets, suitcases, Easter eggs and toilet paper she collected over 17 years.

However, the 44-year-old secretary now needs to sell her collection, which is worth about $1,600, because she has moved into a caravan following the split and does not have space.

 

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World?s Fastest Battery-Powered Motorbike

A blistering new motorbike can blast from 0 to 60mph in less than a second - using power from the same kind of battery as a cordless drill. The KillaCycle is powered by a series of more than 1,200 special batteries which are the same as those found in De Walt tools. The batteries feed two motors which together churn out a whopping 500bhp and can propel the machine to a top speed of a staggering 168mph.

 

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Sweden?s First Floating Hotel

In October 2008, Sweden?s first floating hotel opened alongside the famous restaurant ?Salt & Sill?. The hotel will be a meeting and conference venue with 46 beds, and will be open all year round. At the hotel, guests can work and socialise in an inspiring environment, enjoy good food and drink, and then fall asleep to the sound of lapping waves.

Despite the serene setting, there is plenty of opportunity for exciting and fun activities, with focus on the sea or food & drink. The staff members are professional and service-minded and do their outmost to look after ? not the customer ? but the individual person. Salt & Sill is a hotel and meeting place with a cosy, personal atmosphere, and a style characterised by modern Scandinavian simplicity.

 

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World?s Fastest Ketchup Drinker

Speed is the word for Guinness Rishi as he powers his way through a giant 490 gram bottle of ketchup in just 39 seconds. Guinness believes he holds the fastest time for drinking the world?s favourite condiment, which he sups through a straw.

His brand of choice is a toss up between Maggi or the more traditional Heinz. And 67-year-old Guinness, from Delhi, India, doesn?t confine his talents to the world of tomato sauce. He claims to hold 19 world titles and even changed his name - from Har Parkash to Guinness Rishi - in a bid to win over official record-keepers.

 

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World?s Tallest Dog Meets World?s Smallest

Despite their radical difference in size, these two dogs have something in common - Gibson the Great Dane and Boo Boo the toy Chihuahua are both world record holders. Measuring a whopping 42-inches, gentle giant Gibson was named tallest dog back in 2004. Joining him in the hall of fame for 2007 is tiny Boo Boo who only measures 4-inches tall and is smaller than Gibson?s head.

 

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The Horse That Keeps Getting Bigger

He tends to thunder or rumble past rather than canter or trot. But then, nothing Duke the shire horse does is subtle. He stands at just over 6ft 7in high at the withers, or shoulders - a world record - and weighs more than a ton. Astonishingly, the five-year-old will continue to grow over the next couple of years, so he could yet put on another inch or two.

 

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Revenge Of The Mice

Mice may be responsible for a blaze that killed nearly 100 cats at an animal shelter near the Canadian city of Toronto, officials say. The fire at the humane society shelter in Oshawa also killed three dogs and some rats that were up for adoption. An initial report from the fire marshal says mice or rats chewing through electrical wires in the ceiling are likely to have sparked the blaze.

 

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Purple Squirrel Baffles Experts

A purple squirrel which appeared at a school has baffled experts who are unable to explain its colour.

Teachers and pupils at Meoncross School in Stubbington, Hants, were amazed when they saw the creature through the window during a lesson.

Since the squirrel, now nicknamed Pete, was first seen, it has become a regular fixture at the school but no one has been able to say whether the animal has fallen into purple paint, had a run-in with some purple dye, or whether there is another explanation.

Dr Mike Edwards, an English teacher, said: ?I was sitting in my classroom and looked out the window and saw it sitting on the fence. I had to do a double take.

?Since then it?s been a bit of a regular at the school - everyone?s seen it.

 

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Monkeys Beat up Trainer With His Own Stick

Angry monkeys beat up thier trainer senseless with his own stick. The enraged monkeys struck back after their owner handed out a vicious beating to one of the trio during a performance in which they rode mini bicycles in a market in Sizhou, eastern China.

While one monkey twisted their cruel master?s ears, another pulled his hair out in handfuls and bit his neck. Then, when he dropped his cane, the third snatched it up and began beating the trainer around the head until he broke the stick. Now police are investigating may confiscate the monkeys.

 

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The World's Tallest Mohawk

Meet the new record holder for the world?s tallest mohawk - whose hair soars to an incredible 27 inches above head-level. In a bid to raise funds for charity, Eric Hahn, of Omaha, Nebraska, thought up the bizarre plan after watching an American TV show.
The triumphant Hahn commented: ?I happened to see the last person who broke the tallest Mohawk record on the Ellen DeGeneres show, and they said it was 24 inches tall. I knew I could beat that.?

Hahn has been laying the groundwork for his moment of glory for some time - he?s been growing his hair for seven years. Immediately after having his record confirmed, however, Hahn shaved all his hair off.

 

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World?s Biggest Door

 

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97-Year-Old Fruitcake

It?s hard as a rock, has a slight scent of spice and looks like Frankenstein, with knob-like mints protruding from its sides. But, hey, will any of us look any better than Pierre Girard?s fruitcake when we?re 97 years old? ?Most people won?t touch it,? said the Golden Valley resident with a chuckle. ?Others say, ?I wouldn?t have that in my house. I?m afraid of it.? I think I?m the only one that really loves it.