You may have heard of the movies ‘Bwana Devil’ (first American 3-D Color movie) and ‘The Ghost and The Darkness’ (starring Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas and our very own Om Puri) that were based on real life incidents connected to the Tsavo man-eaters of Kenya.
New research suggests that the number of victims may have been much lesser than previously thought.
Over nine months the two voracious hunters claimed 35 lives _ no small figure, but much less than some accounts of as many as 135 victims.
It was 1898, when laborers from …

Sir Edmund Hillary passed away at the age of 88 on Jan 11th 2008 of heart failure at the Auckland City Hospital. [link]
“A few more whacks of the ice axe in the firm snow, and we stood on top.”Sir Edmund & Sherpa Tenzing on the final steps to the summit of Mt. Everestimg: via www.cureblindness.org
Not content with his conquest of the top of the world, Sir Edmund also:
rode to the South Pole in a tractor, [link] ………
Sir Edmund Hillary has reached the South Pole – the first overland explorer to …

The automatic assault rifle whose initials stand for “Avtomat Kalashnikov” was invented 60 years ago by Mikhail Kalashnikov. Kalashnikov, whose invention is the weapon of choice for seperatists, rebels, terrorists and gangsters the world over apparently does not lose sleep over the number of lives his creation has claimed over the last 60 or so years.
Sixty years after the AK-47 went into production, Mikhail Kalashnikov says he does not stay awake at night worrying about the bloodshed wrought by the world’s most popular assault rifle.
“I sleep well. It’s the politicians …

The high priestess of politics and corruption in India, Indira Gandhi, was found guilty of corrupt electoral practices by the Allahabad High court.
When members of the opposition, admittedly not any less corrupt, took to the streets to protest, she declared a state of emergency and clamped down on civil liberties including freedom of press and freedom of expression. Later, she got legislative laws passed that would result in charges against her being dropped. She was ousted in the 1977 elections but thanks to weak opposition and an apathetic Indian populace …

I took this picture on 28th May 2007, Memorial Day, in St. Augustine, Florida. The reason I took this picture was because there was something in this picture that bothered me. At this stage I’m opening up the comments section and my email for our readers to spot what’s wrong with this picture. Please feel free to comment or email me and give me your thoughts and opinions if any. I will post a follow-up on this picture tomorrow. You can click on the image to get a full sized …

May 25, 1987. Release of a high-budget (by Indian standards) comedy-sci fi-action flick named Mr. India, directed by a film maker who was better known for slow moving serious cinema at that time.
Invisible pimp daddy circa 1987, Mr. Indiaimg: via Wiki
Industry insiders were skeptical about its success because in a movie industry dominated by movies with romantic and/or revenge storylines, never before had a movie with a science fiction theme tasted success. But, defying expert predictions, the movie went on to become a box-office hit of epic proportions and, perhaps, …

Anantha sent us an email on the apparent evolution and proof that this person got some slicing and dicing done over the years.
It took a couple of seconds for me to get who this was.
So here is the question, Can you identify this person?
If you are still struggling, here are some clues:
1) Bollywood actress
2) Poppadum…
3) Need another clue?
Just click here and get it over with.

Thanks for the killer intro, guys! But I have a confession to make. I have never played organized cricket. Though I trained for it, I could never make my school team and even if I had tried, I would have never made my college team either. And when we formed a team to play in a local league in the Midwest, I barely made the team and that too only for a couple of games to make up the numbers.
But if you met me and we got around to talking …