Do you want to fly? Not by plane, balloon or parachute. Now you can. The first free fall simulator in Slovenia was opened in Logatec, and you won't find such a wind tunnel anywhere else in this part of Europe. Both the youngest and the oldest can experience flying, and the Aerodium center is also suitable for training skydivers.
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In 2015, Kickstarter consolidated its status as the first platform for crowdfunding, although it also served bizarre projects (potato salad, remember) along with a bunch of high-profile campaigns. This did not undermine its legitimacy, although it is increasingly difficult to know what is really worth our money and what is not. On the other hand, there is also a small sea of campaigns that were justifiably extremely successful. In our selection, we took into account the following: the amount of money raised, the originality of the idea and critical reception.
Lego bricks are timeless toys and there is probably no one among you who has not encountered them in their childhood. Therefore, it is not surprising that on average every person in the world has as many as 86 bricks at home, nor is it that Lego is the biggest rubber. And if you put these cubes one after the other, just with the number of cubes sold in 2012, you would circle the face of the Earth 18 times with them! You can read more interesting facts about Lego bricks in numbers below.
Just as the number of times we look at our phones per day is a surprising number, so is the number of things we touch in 24 hours. Think how many things you touch in an hour. A doorknob, a cup of coffee, a chair, a keyboard... So many different things. Now just think how much that adds up to in one day. Artist Paula Zuccotti explored just that in her project Every Thing We Touch.
Every day, National Geographic serves us incredible photos from around the world. At the end of 2015, they selected the 20 most popular photos of the year from their Photo of the Day pool (every day they choose one of the photos they receive that meets their criteria). Some of them are classic, others are unusual, but they are always photos with a story. Rankings were measured by likes, social media shares and other online reactions. And the following selection was made.
No matter how hard some people try to prove that global warming is a myth and that man is not responsible for it, the photos published by Nasa on its website put them to the lie. The consequences of global warming, stimulated by human actions, are evident at every step. Increased melting of ice, changed rainfall patterns and stronger cyclones are just the tip of the iceberg. Shall we come to our senses before it's too late?
Every December there is a real frenzy in the department stores. Everyone is frantically looking for gifts for relatives and friends. In the following, we will look at which children's toys were once a real Christmas hit and literally drove the world crazy. Dare you guess? A tip, you probably have many of them at home.
The time for gift-giving and magical moments is fast approaching, and with Durex research finding that over half of people look forward to reconnecting with their partner, one in six want to spend more time trying new things in the bedroom, this time we are giving you three Durex Christmas gift packs. To make your hidden wishes come true more easily.
The ballet stars at the English National Ballet absolutely shine in the original performance, the choreography they prepared in honor of the 40th anniversary of the composition of the legendary group Queen Bohemian Rhapsody.
Twitter user Dudolf recently uploaded a photo online of a bunch of snowmen with a panda in between. As a joke, he asked the gathered group on the social network if they could find the "intruder", i.e. the panda. As it turns out, some people have a huge problem with this, and the illustration has gone extremely viral, flooding Facebook.
Today we will talk about the ten most talented and smart people in the world and see what amazing things they can do. We all know that the human brain is a mysterious organ, and some of the people on this list say that the human brain, among other things, has a deep relationship with reality outside of us. Do you agree? Well, let's leave the scientific debates and see who are the most intelligent people in the world.
While on the one hand the Guinness Book of World Records is full of incredible records, on the other hand it is full of quite bizarre achievements. At the end of the year, Guinness prepared an overview of the most high-profile records achieved in 2015, and yes, 2015 also had a lot of real human excesses on its account, as well as ones that make us shake our heads and wonder what people are up to to do for a Guinness World Record. Did you know that we have a joke-telling speed record holder and a nut-head rubbing record holder?