World’s Most Beautiful Horse (Kuda Tercantik Dunia)

The horse reportedly is owned by the president of Turkmenistan Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov.

The breed is Akhal Teke and there may be only about 3,500 of them in the world. Some are cream-colored like this one, and others have different colors such as chestnut, palomino, perlino, gray and black. The metallic sheen to their coats is a signature trait.

Their breed may date back to about 3,000 years ago and they are known for endurance. In one case, this kind of horse reportedly was ridden 2,500 miles by a group of Turk men in 1935. They accomplished this feat in about 83 days.

They may have first used by tribesman from Turkmenistan for conducting raids and were known for hardiness in difficult terrain and climates. The name Akhal Teke came from a Russian general who admired these horses and named them for Turk tribesman who lived near Akhal oasis.

Read more at http://planetsave.com/2013/05/20/worlds-most-beautiful-horse/#0ChdYmyAbIGplKBb.99 

First-ever Human Head Transplant Is Now Possible

Technical barriers to grafting one person’s head onto another person’s body can now be overcome, says Dr. Sergio Canavero, a member of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group. In a recent paper, Canavero outlines a procedure modeled on successful head transplants which have been carried out in animals since 1970.

The one problem with these transplants was that scientists were unable to connect the animals’ spinal cords to their donor bodies, leaving them paralyzed below the point of transplant. But, says Canavero, recent advances in re-connecting spinal cords that are surgically severed mean that it should be technically feasible to do it in humans. (This is not the same as restoring nervous system function to quadriplegics or other victims of traumatic spinal cord injury.)

As Canavero notes in his paper:

“The greatest technical hurdle to [a head transplant] is of course the reconnection of the donor’s (D)’s and recipients (R)’s spinal cords. It is my contention that the technology only now exists for such linkage…. [S]everal up to now hopeless medical connections might benefit from such a procedure.”

For further story :  http://qz.com/99413/first-ever-human-head-transplant-is-now-possible-says-neuroscientist/

Did You Know (Officially updated for 2013)

The Earth is Smoother than a Billiard Ball

How smooth is a billiard ball? According to the World Pool-Billiard Association, a pool ball is 2.25 inches in diameter, and has a tolerance of +/- 0.005 inches. In other words, it must have no pits or bumps more than 0.005 inches in height. That’s pretty smooth. The ratio of the size of an allowable bump to the size of the ball is 0.005/2.25 = about 0. 002. 

The Earth has a diameter of about 12,735 kilometers (on average, see below for more on this). Using the smoothness ratio from above, the Earth would be an acceptable pool ball if it had no bumps (mountains) or pits (trenches) more than 12,735 km x 0.00222 = about 28 km in size. 

The highest point on Earth is the top of Mt. Everest, at 8.85 km. The deepest point on Earth is the Marianas Trench, at about 11 km deep. 

Hey, those are within the tolerances! So for once, an urban legend is correct. If you shrank the Earth down to the size of a billiard ball, it would be smoother. 

But would it be round enough to qualify? That's a different matter completely ... it’s not a perfect sphere as it spins.

Uban Tidak Semestinya Tua

Rambut beruban bukanlah tanda tua bagi mereka yang berumur dalam lingkungan 50an tetapi ia lebih kepada penunjuk kualiti darah yang kurang baik dan keadaan ginjal yang agak lemah.

Tahukah anda bahawa minum jus wheatgrass muda setiap hari dapat mengembalikan warna rambut yang beruban kepada warna hitam atau warna semulajadi seseorang itu. Selain itu, jus ini juga mampu memperlahankan proses penuaan secara keseluruhan dengan cara menggalakkan penghasilan sel-sel badan yang baru, menyiahtoksikkan badan, melawan pertumbuhan tumor, menegangkan kulit yang tua dan kendur.

Our only hope. We are One! Syria

Amazing Facts About Malaysia

1. Sarawak Chamber is known for being the world's largest underground chamber which can be found in Gunung Mulu National Park. The Sarawak Chamber measured 700 m (2,300 feet) long, 400 m (1,300 feet) wide and at least 70 m (230 feet) high.

2. Sipadan is the only oceanic island in Malaysia, rising 600 metres (2,000 ft) from the seabed. Sipadan is located at the heart of the Indo-Pacific basin, the centre of one of the richest marine habitats in the world. More than 3,000 species of fish and hundreds of coral species have been classified in this ecosystem. Sipadan has been rated by many dive journals as one of the top dive destinations in the world. 

3. The Penang Free School is purportedly the oldest English school in Southeast Asia. It is founded by Rev. Sparke Hutchings in 1816. The first headmaster was Mr. James Cox 1816-1821. The school's original premises on Farquhar Street first housed the Hutchings School, but it is now the Penang State Museum. In 1928, the school moved to its current location on Jalan Masjid Negeri (also known as Green Lane). 

4. By using the Malacca Strait instead of the Lombok Strait in Indonesia, ships save about 1,600km or 3 days.

Malacca Strait Mosque

5. The biggest roundabout in the world is located at Putrajaya.  It is 3.4km in diameter. Roundabouts can handle more traffic than ordinary traffic lights and they slow down cars, so they are safer than a simple cross.