Featured image by the_dead_pixel via Flickr CC2.0 After 9/11, the Empire State Building was once again the tallest building in New York City until the completion of the Freedom Tower and 432 Park Avenue Located in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, this is the tallest building in the city. For a brief period of time between 1996 and 1997 this was the tallest building in China....
Case in point. When it comes to old wives’ tales, or superstitions, or urban legends, we tend to follow along with the masses, swallowing the stories, without hesitation. Even if there is a voice of logic, pulling us to seek the truth, we tend to be blissfully ignorant and take in what we hear as ‘normal.’ The list here proves that there are a lot of things that are not quite right, yet no one really points a finger at them....
Today, however, we’re also going to be looking at more concrete differences. For example, Nepal is the only country in the world with a non-rectangular flag (Switzerland’s flag is a square, and squares are rectangles). But some of these concrete differences will be a little bit silly. To give you an example, the United States is the only country on Earth where you have a “World Series” with only two countries in attendance (the US and Canada)....
Consisting of two islands, São Tomé and Príncipe is the smallest Portuguese speaking nation in the world, and the second smallest country in Africa. Although its 33 islands don’t cover much land area, they are spread out over more than 3.5 million square miles of the Pacific Ocean. This small island nation off the coast of Saudi Arabia has an economy built around finance and banking. Dominica has been nicknamed the “Nature Isle of the Caribbean” due to its incredible beauty....
What has happened over time that has led the once-precious stock, so to speak, of someone’s virginity (particularly women) to lose its value in modern times? Obviously, a great many things have changed in the last century alone, but it appears that nowadays, more than ever before, an increasing number of young men and women see sex as a natural thing to do and not the taboo that it used to be....
Alternatively, if you stop on the bridge and turn around, you are no longer looking at the bridge, but into the gates of hell. The local government has deemed the bridge “unsafe”, but instead of, you know, reasonably tearing it down, they’ve just blocked it with cement barriers. But I guess that does make sense, since the backdoor to hell is probably harder to demolish than one would imagine. Its cry probably sounds like, “Why didn’t you just put me on the ground?...
However, Rick Ross grew up north of Miami, Florida, in an impoverished neighborhood. Unlike Lil Wayne or Enemin, Ross did not focus on music at an early age. He was much more like LeBron James and Michael Jordan. Ross was a gifted athlete. He was a talented football player and even attended Albany State University on a football scholarship, but dropped out a year later to focus on his rapping career....
Many countries on this list have homicides that might leave you breathless. If you do decide to throw caution to the wind and go to some of these places, then please take all precautions to ensure your safety. If anything, you can go in knowing what you’re getting yourself into. Here are 15 Countries with the Highest Deaths and Murders – Ranked!
The Dutch are very nice people, and Amsterdam is rich with culture, great food, and beautiful scenery. For people who like to partake in recreational marijuana smoking, Amsterdam is the place to be. There are plenty of cafés where you can find a selection of cannabis. So, pack your bags, hop on that plane, and read all about the 25 Amsterdam Facts Every Tourist Should Know!
