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10 of the Best April Fools’ Day News Pranks (2014)

1. Justin Bieber, TIME’s Person of the Year 2014? According to a well-informed source, Justin Bieber is leading the race to become Time magazine’s Person of the Year in 2014. But while the singer’s fans are thrilled with the news, many people hold a very different opinion. //en.mediamass.net/people/justin-bieber/person-of-the-year.html 2. Experts baffled by SQUARE eggs A Freedom Food Farm has become the first in the world to rear chickens that can lay square eggs. While the …

Top 10: Greatest Blues Guitarists

From the cotton crops in Mississippi to the most sophisticated stages, from work songs to celebration of broken hearts, many and magical blues guitarists have been fascinating the public with the most melancholic of musical styles: the Blues. Among this wide range of brilliant musicians, there are 10 guitar players who stand out not only by the brilliance of its execution, but also for the genius of its composition. The order is not consensual, and …

Top 22: Highest Paid Jobs of the Future

It is unthinkable to consider that today’s highest paid jobs, such as: banking, law or stockbroking will remain the best paid jobs of the future. If there is any truth to what leading futurologists tell us, there will be a whole range of new professions in 10 to 20 years’ time. If in one hand, job titles that do not exist now, such as a “vertical farmer” or a “body part maker”, could be mainstream …

20 of the Biggest Stars of the Universe

Nothing in the universe remains unchanged, and stars are no exception. But we cannot observe a star changing because it lives for billions and billions of years. The origin of all stars are gas and dust clouds that slowly form scattered atoms in space. The stars arise in groups, most of which is divided, but others are held together by gravity. The lifetime of a star depends on its mass. The more mass, the more …

Top 10: Airstrikes that Changed World History

Keeping air supremacy was a very important factor in all the major wars since the invention of the airplane: as much as it was in the classic battles of the First World War through the atomic bombings of the Second, and even through recent use of aircraft against (or in favor) of terrorism. Calculated airstrikes missions can be traced back to after World War I. This top will only describe ten of them and it …

Top 25: Best ZX Spectrum (Speccy) Games of 1983

The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd. The Spectrum was among the first mainstream audience home computers in Europe, similar in significance to the Commodore 64 in the USA. 1. Pogo Ocean Software Arcade: Action Play Game 2. Stop the Express Sinclair Research Arcade: Action Play Game 3. Cannon Ball Hudson Soft Arcade: Shoot-em-up Play Game 4. Pinball Sagittarian Software Arcade: Pinball …

Top 17: Best ZX Spectrum (Speccy) Games of 1982

The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd. The Spectrum was among the first mainstream audience home computers in Europe, similar in significance to the Commodore 64 in the USA. 1. Galaxians Artic Computing Arcade: Shoot-em-up Play Game 2. 3D-Tanx (Tanx, 3D ; Tanx) DK’Tronics Arcade: Shoot-em-up Play Game 3. Football Manager Addictive Games Sport: Management Play Game 4. Orbiter Silversoft Arcade: Shoot-em-up …

Top 10: Most Followed Celebrities in Facebook (March / 2014)

10. Linkin Park – Musician # followers (millions): 60 9. Lady Gaga – Musician # followers (millions): 64 8. Justin Bieber – Musician # followers (millions): 64 7. Katy Perry – Musician # followers (millions): 66 6. Vin Diesel – Actor # followers (millions): 70 5. Michael Jackson – Musician # followers (millions): 72 4. Cristiano Ronaldo – Athlete – Soccer # followers (millions): 76 3. Eminem – Musician # followers (millions): 84 2. Rihanna …

Top 10: Smallest Countries by Area in the World

10. Malta Is a southern European country in the Mediterranean Sea. 316 km2 (122 mi2) 9. Maldives Is an island nation in the Indian Ocean-Arabian Sea area, consisting of a double chain of twenty-six atolls. 300 km2 (120 mi2) – Smallest country in Asia. 8. Saint Kitts and Nevis Is a federal two-island country in the West Indies. 261 km2 (101 mi2) – Smallest country in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere. 7. Marshall Islands …

Top 10: Largest Countries by Area in the World

10. Algeria 2,381,741 km2 (919,595 mi2) – Largest country in Africa. 9. Kazakhstan 2,724,900 km2 (1,052,100 mi2) – Largest landlocked country. 8. Argentina 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 mi2) 7. India 3,287,590 km2 (1,269,350 mi2) – The area given is from Encyclopædia Britannica and excludes disputed territories not under Indian control. The total area claimed by India, according to the figure given by the United Nations and the Indian government, totals 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 mi2) 6. Australia …