Indian student named world's shortest living woman

2011-12-16T07:31:36Z

An Indian student measuring just 62.8 centimetres (less than two foot, one inch) was on Friday confirmed as the world's shortest living woman, Guinness World Records said on Friday.

Jyoti Amge took the title as she celebrated her 18th birthday with family and friends in the city of Nagpur, some 520 kilometres (320 miles)...

Indian student named world's shortest woman

2011-12-16T06:30:30Z

An Indian student measuring just 62.8 centimetres (less than two foot, one inch) was on Friday confirmed as the world's shortest living woman, Guinness World Records said on Friday.

Jyoti Amge took the title as she celebrated her 18th birthday with family and friends in the city of Nagpur, some 520 kilometres (320 miles)...

T. rex was bigger than thought: study

2011-10-12T18:30:40Z

The iconic T. rex dinosaur grew bigger and faster than previously estimated, according to new methods based on actual skeletons instead of scale models, British and US scientists said Wednesday.

Scientists digitally modeled flesh on five mounted T. rex skeletons and showed that the meat-eating lizard kings were up to a third bigger and grew two times as fast into adults than previous research had suggested.

The finding...

THE REAL DEAL AT WSOP

2011-07-19T02:30:25Z

Playing poker looks easy on television.You are dealt two cards, place a wager or fold your hand, engage in friendly small talk with the stranger sitting next to you and hope to catch a miraculous hot streak.

That, however, is only half the battle.

That's something I learned Wednesday at the Rio while playing in event No. 337 of the World Series of Poker

Ubisoft buys free online game startup Owlient

2011-07-12T19:30:36Z

Videogame publishing titan Ubisoft announced Tuesday that it is buying a French developer specializing in games played free on the Internet.

The purchase of Owlient comes as part of a strategy by Ubisoft to follow players onto the Internet, social networks, smartphones, tablet computers and other venues while still serving up blockbuster titles for consoles.

"We are thrilled to welcome the talente...

"Now You See Her" tops best-sellers list

2011-07-07T12:30:19Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - "Now You See Her" soared to the top of the Publishers Weekly best-sellers list on Thursday.

The list is compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.

Hardcover Fiction Last Week

1. "Now You See Her" by

Physics professor ran online sex ring as "hobby": police

2011-06-21T13:00:14Z

SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - A New Jersey physics professor faces charges for running a massive online prostitution ring from his second home in New Mexico, an activity he said was a hobby, an Reuters Life!) - Junrey Balawing, from a remote town in the southern Philippines, stands just under two feel tall and has been officially declared the World's Shortest Man by Guinness World Records.

Balawing, who just ...

Hair today, shoes tomorrow for one Taiwan woman

2011-05-15T22:30:08Z

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters Life!) - Taiwanese hairdresser Tsai Shiou-ying has won many prizes for her cutting and decorative hair extensions in a four-decade career.

Now she has gone one step further, making decorations including shoes, brooches, fruit and animals from hair left on the salon floor afte...

TREASURE lurks in abandoned storage sheds Bidders willing to gamble can find valuables, pay bills in recession

2010-12-30T02:31:01Z

Bidders willing to gamble can find valuables, pay bills in recession

At a storage facility on Warm Springs Road and Durango Drive, John Fincher is gambling on finding something valuable. He's one of 20 people bidding on a 5-by-5 foot storage unit filled with cardboard boxes and some barely visible appliances.

The appliances are pretty much a known quantity. But what might be in those boxes? One man's junk or another man's treasure...

Online Dating Tips for Men Looking for Love

2010-11-29T14:54:17Z

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Crafty Christmas Gifts make a Great Choice for the Holidays

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Rosy Boa

2010-11-29T14:54:15Z

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Creating A Photo Picture Book with Toddlers

2010-11-29T14:33:28Z

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How to Combat Tiredness

2010-11-30T12:38:02Z

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An Object of Beauty

2010-11-29T15:01:09Z

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How to Identify an Obsolete Police Badge

2010-11-30T12:37:55Z

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Meet the Winner of the Sherwin-Williams Easy One-Day Makeover Contest

2010-11-29T14:46:06Z

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Why do my Invertebrates Keep Dying?

2010-11-29T14:53:45Z

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Self-Esteem Builder Activities

2010-11-29T14:37:27Z

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The Rise of Radio Controlled Toys

2010-11-29T14:53:03Z

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How to Make Spotting Scopes from Binocular Lenses

2010-11-29T14:37:08Z

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Guinness World Record Day 2010: Wanna Pull a Bus with Your Ears?

2010-11-29T14:52:55Z

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Decorating Your Foyer

2010-11-29T14:31:37Z

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Money Can't Buy Retirement Bliss

2010-11-29T14:44:20Z

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Running Your Christmas Train Around the Tree

2010-11-29T14:52:46Z

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Frontier Airlines changes airports in Houston

2010-11-16T13:30:30Z

Texas Two-Step: Frontier Airlines moving from Bush Airport to Hobby in Houston 1333

Frontier Airlines is shifting its Houston flights to William P. Hobby Airport from Tommy Sheridan leaves at Glasgow High Court. It was a case that gripped Scotland, a firebrand leftist lawmaker who claimed he spent nights at home playing Scrabble versus a tabloid that claimed he took part in wild parties at a sex club. The first jury ruled for Sc...

Gulf Oil Spill-Counting Birds

2010-12-24T03:31:49Z

Hans Holbrook, of LaPlace, Louisiana looks though a monocular as he scans the coast of for birds during the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas bird count on the Gulf Coast in Grand Isle, La., Saturday, Dec. 22, 2010. 60,000 bird watchers fanned out ac...

Jo Ann Acquisition

2010-12-23T11:01:31Z

In this logo provided by Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, the leading fabric and craft specialty retailer's logo is displayed. Fabric and craft store chain Jo-Ann Stores Inc. is being taken private by investment firm Leonard Green & Partners LP for about $1.6 billion, the latest in a series of billion-dollar retail ...

TV Cash Cab

2010-12-21T06:02:09Z

In this 2007 publicity image released by Discovery, Ben Bailey, host of the mobile game show, "Cash Cab," is shown. (AP Photo/Discovery Channel, Todd Plitt)

Driving Sim Controllers

2010-12-16T13:02:10Z

Shown Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010 in Atlanta, is the Logitech GT Force racing wheel ($149.95) and the Thrustmaster Ferrari F60 limited edition wireless gamepad controller ($49.99). Both controllers work for PlayStation 3 and PC and provide adde...

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