Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populous city, with over 2.7 million residents in a municipality of some 1,285.3 km2 (496.3 sq mi), while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 3.46 million. The metropolitan area of Rome is estimated by OECD to have a population of 3.7 million. It is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber river.

Rome's history as a city spans over two and a half thousand years, as one of the founding cities of Western Civilisation. It was the centre of the Roman Empire, which dominated Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for four hundred years from the 1st Century BC till the 4th Century AD. Rome has a significant place in Christianity and is the present day home of the Roman Catholic Church and the site of the Vatican City, an independent city-state run by the Catholic Church as an enclave of Rome.

As one of the few major European cities that escaped World War II relatively unscathed, central Rome remains essentially Renaissance and Baroque in character. Rome is the third-most-visited tourist destination in the European Union, and its historic centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. As a modern city it has been capital of the unified Italy since 1870, and grew mainly in two periods either side of Word War II.

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The Native Americans asked their Chief in autumn, if the winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the chief replies that the winter was going to be cold and that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.
Being a good leader, he then went to the next phone booth and called the National Weather Service and asked, “Is this winter to be cold?”
The man on the phone responded, “This winter was going to be quite cold indeed.”

After a rock concert in the 1960’s featuring the Doors and the Rolling Stones, the two groups are hanging about in the dressing room.
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A selection of readers letters to “Viz”. Some old ones (seen in previous e-mails but still very funny) and some excellent new ones!

If the failed 21/7 bombers had just waited three more days, we’d all be calling them the 24/7 bombers. This would imply that they blow things up all day every day and, despite their actual lack of success, make them at least sound like they were good at bombing.

Reed more to see a post with huge number of pics...

Hey, I'm a 20 year old girl from Russia. I'm at a college and kinda not in the mood to write such a bullshit. Ok, I like writing and I love all kind of history. Most of all art history. I like travelling and see new places. I'm a very relaxed and peaceful person :)

"Go Wodka Extreme" is marketed as the world's first drink in a tube. It's fruit flavored vodka, containing 10.5% alcohol by volume. They also have a more modest line of tubes with just 4% ABV.

Weird but nice art by Alex Andreev, Russian artist.
He personally calls his style “Hermetic” whatever it could mean it’s worth taking a look.

The snow rollers, some 2 feet high, were spotted near Craigmont, Idaho. A snow-covered icy field provided the perfect environment for a rare meteorological phenomenon known as snow rolls. The rolls are created during a snow storm by Mother Nature. The flurries fall on the icy field, making it impossible for the snow to stick. A small chunk of snow or debris is pushed along by the wind, and begins to build into a larger roll.

Cool :)

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Scary thing is... Mother looks more natural than daughter... Exept hair.

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I know, I know. The focus is a little off. You're hungry anyway, aren't you?

It comes out that medical treatments differ from country to country. For example such disease as chickenpox is treated green in Russia. What do we mean under green? It’s literary green - people cover themselves from top to toe with a green substance. Some like to pose for camera in such condition and find it normal. Here is just a few of such.

The biker has landed into... watch yourself.

A couple in their 80’s were having problems remembering things, so they decided to the go the doctor for a checkup. The doctor tells them that they are physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember.

Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. His wife asks, “Where are you going?” “To the kitchen for a drink,” he replies. She asks, ” Will you get me piece of cake?” The husband says, “Sure.” She gently reminds him, “Don’t you think you should write it down so you don’t forget it?” He says, “No, I can certainly remember that!”

Three Samurai were taking their last swordsmanship test with their Master. In front of each was a small box. The master approached the first Samurai and opened the box and out came a fly. In one fluid motion the sword swept thru the air, and into the box fell the fly - cut in half. The master replied “You are a true Samurai”
He moved to the second Samurai and opened the box. Out came the fly and in two slashes of the shinny sword four pieces of the fly fell back into the box. “Impressive” said the Master, “you are a true Samurai”