Hundreds of children in Richmond, Virginia, will see it in nightmares. A huge Rudolph balloon was guided by volunteers using ropes. The reindeer took a blow to the head courtesy of the traffic light and deflated in front of horrified children.
It happened last January in a small European country Montenegro. 11-year-old female hippo Nikica escaped from the private zoo she used to live in for the past nine years. It was an accidental escape that happened during a flood. The hippo who lived in the backyard swam over the fence into the streets of the town. 9 days later Nikica came back home.
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor , Hawaii. Almost 70 years later (in 2011 it will be the 70-year anniversary) was found an old Brownie camera with a film inside it. The film contains previously unseen photos of Pearl Harbor bombing. The photos were taken by a sailor who was on the USS Quapaw ATF-110.
International Commerce Centre (ICC Tower) is the tallest building in Hong Kong. The construction of ICC Tower was completed in 2010. It has 118 floors and is 1,588 ft (484 m) high.
Inemuri allows people to be asleep and present at the same time. Japanese have an amazing talent for falling asleep in elevators, on trains and even during meetings. Inemuri requires following particular rules. You can’t lounge, so you should keep upright while sleeping. And you can’t endanger the social situation.
A deer was swimming away into the open sea near Havelock island because it has been chased by a tiger. Fishermen rescued the animal that would definitely die in the water.
More than 10,000 athletes from all over the world compete against one another during the Gay Games. This year Gay Games took place in Cologne, Germany.