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To Share and To Give Sitting in the Geography class in school, I remember how fascinated I was when we were being taught all about the Dead Sea . As you probably recall, the Dead Sea is really a Lake , not a sea (and as my Geography teacher pointed out, if you understood that, it would guarantee 4 marks in the term paper!) Its so high in salt content that the human body can float easily. You can almost lie down and read a book! The salt in the Dead Sea is as high as 35% - almost 10 times the normal ocean water. And all that saltiness has meant that there is no life at all in the Dead Sea . No fish. No vegetation. No sea animals. Nothing lives in the Dead sea .   Read more after the break... And hence the name: Dead Sea While the Dead Sea has remained etched in my memory, I don't seem to recall learning about the Sea of Galilee in my school Geography lesson. So when I heard about the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea and the tale of the two seas - I was intrigued. Turns ou...

Tiny origami models created by Mui-Ling Teh Origami artist Mui-Ling Teh makes small but perfectly formed paper creations so small that they can only be appreciated in close-up photographs. Read more after the break..... The smallest of the tiny models is just 2mm long and looks like a mere speck to the naked eye The 23 year-old painstakingly creates the works using just paper, scissors and tweezers The architecture student first began to experiment with origami when she was just ten years old when she used sweet wrappers to create tiny models. However she did not begin folding miniatures until one day in April 2008, when she folded a crane from a random piece of paper while daydreaming and later realised how small a creation she had made. Since then she has continued to make smaller and smaller models, creating flowers, ornaments and birds in miniature She says: "I tend to fold cranes a lot; usually with paper about 5—5mm in size. Currently, folding one of those take m...

Beautiful models promoting beautiful sarees, more pics after the break.....

15 Steps to Improve your Memory Everyone can take steps to improve their memory, and with time and practice most people can gain the ability to memorize seemingly impossible amounts of information. Whether you want to win the World Memory Championships, ace your history test, or simply remember where you put your keys, this article can get you started. Scientists believe that exercising your brain can create a 'cognitive reserve' that will help you stay sharp as you age. Read More after the break.... 1. Convince yourself that you do have a good memory that will improve. Too many people get stuck here and convince themselves that their memory is bad, that they are just not good with names, that numbers just slip out of their minds for some reason. Erase those thoughts and vow to improve your memory. Commit yourself to the task and bask in your achievements it's hard to keep motivated if you beat yourself down every time you make a little bit of progress. 2. Keep ...

What a little charmer: Indian girl, age 8, eats sleeps and plays with King Cobras.  This little charmer calls these King Cobras her best friends - even though she has survived three venom-filled bites from them.  Villagers in Ghatampur, Uttar Pradesh, India, run in fear when they see eight-year-old Kajol Khan wandering the dusty streets with her deadly friends wrapped around her neck. She said: 'I have a lot of fun with the cobras. It hurts when they bite me but sometimes it's my own fault because I tease them. It's quite funny.' Read More after the break.... Expelled: Kajol spends all day with her slippery friends - after she was kicked out of school for taking them to class in her backpack Kajol's father, Taj Mohammad, 55, has worked as Ghatampur's snake catcher for the past 45 years.  He has already passed on his skills to his son Gulab, 28. But now it seems Kajol, the youngest nine, is keen to join the family business. 'I don't like schoo...

This animals pictures made with painted hands, view more pics after the break...