Luchadores (Spanish wrestlers) are highly regarded just like any other sportsmen in their countries.
Lucha libre (Spanish: Free wrestling, lit. "free fight") is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries. Although the term nowadays refers exclusively to professional wrestling, it was originally used in the same style as the English term "freestyle wrestling", referring to an amateur wrestling style without the restrictions of Greco-Roman wrestling.
Mexican wrestling is characterized by colorful masks, rapid sequences of holds and maneuvers, as well as "high-flying" maneuvers, some of which have been adopted in the United States. The wearing of masks has developed special significance, and matches are sometimes contested in which the loser must permanently remove his mask, which is a wager with a high degree of weight attached. Tag team wrestling is especially prevalent in lucha libre, particularly matches with three-member teams, called trios.
There is an official Pillow Fight League that exists.
The Pillow Fight League (PFL) is a Toronto-based semi-professional sports league centered around public pillow fights. The tongue in cheek women's sport is hosted in a fighting arena, much like a boxing or wrestling match. The League was founded by PFL Commissioner Stacey P. Case, and Honorary PFL Commissioner Craig Daniels in February 2004.[1] The formal league launched at a Canadian goth bar called The Vatikan in downtown Toronto. Events since then have been hosted in both Montreal, Quebec and New York City,[2] but the primary seat of the League remains in Toronto, Ontario. Fighter Abbie Roadkill, originally of British descent, recently speculated about a similar event in the United Kingdom
Wedgies can cause testicular damage.
There is at least one reported case of testicular damage resulting from the popular schoolyard prank. Jack Watson, boy in Lincolnshire, England, nearly lost a testicle in 2004 when one of his friends at school gave him a wedgie. He was rushed to the hospital where doctors spent an hour reattaching his testicle to his scrotum. Afterward, he said that the wedgie still hurt.
Bike Vending Machine is now available!
The First Bike Dispenser came out in 2005 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is actually a renting machine where the user has to return his bike after he has finished driving. These biked have built-in RFID tags that helps the bikes being tracked when you forget to take it back.
Special shoes can allow you to jump up to 6 feet!
Shoes called Powerisers allow the wearer to jump up to 6 feet in the air!
Real life superheroes do exist.
Shadow Hare is a real life superhero.
He and his team of "heroes" patrol the streets of Cincinnati, OH, and solve crimes, help the homeless and walk around in broad daylight like it was Halloween at your local high school and nobody had enough money for a real costume.
It's great to see people legitimately helping out the general public while asking for nothing in return; but it's funnier to see them dressed up like comic book heroes and handing certified police men business cards in case they "ever need help".
Elaine Davidson from Brazil has the most piercings in the world for a woman.
Meet the world's most pierced woman.
The Brazil Elaine Davidson is now at 6,005 body piercings.
You might be tempted to think her addicted to pain, but Davidson, a nurse who lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, says she actually doesn't like piercing, but suffers through for the sake of competition.
"I don't enjoy getting pierced, but to break the record you have to get to a high level. I wanted to break the record," she told the British Telegraph.
Justin Bieber never believed in Santa Claus.
Instead of opening presents from Santa under the tree, Bieber and his family opted for a unique gift exchange.
"We played a game on Christmas Day where everyone brought a girl gift and a boy gift. You roll the dice and if you get doubles, you get to pick a present and if you don't, it's the next person's turn. Then, the next time you roll doubles you get to choose someone else's present and switch," he explains. "One time I really wanted a Game Boy but I ended up with pots and pans, which was disappointing. I think I gave them to my mom."
Read more: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/justin-bieber-my-mom-never-let-me-believe-in-santa-claus-20111812#ixzz1gw7SYwLO
There are over 2000 varieties of fleas around the world...so wash your dog!
Fleas are present all over the world. Over 2000 varieties, in fact. In America there are over 200 different types of fleas. 200!!! This will be no easy battle. Fleas are capable of jumping from 14 to 16 inches and will bite humans as well as your pet. Females can begin to lay eggs after just 48 hours of their first blood meal. The most common in this vast array of minuscule nuisances are the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) and the dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis). The most common parasite on your dog will actually be a CAT flea. Dog fleas are commonly found in Europe, while cat fleas are very common to the U.S. Cat fleas are not picky about who they feed on. Cat fleas can, in rare cases, carry disease. Also, if ingested can cause tape worm. The cat flea has been found to carry the plague and murine typhus to humans. They can be brought into your home almost undetected to the untrained eye. They can attach to your clothing or to your pet. They are found in yards, kennels, forests, parks, or an other areas common to warm blooded animals. Why? Because this is where they can find their hosts so they can reproduce. Did you know the female flea can lay up to 50 eggs a day? That means in approximately 9 months a female can cause up to a trillion decendents!! And due to the 4 stage life cycle they are extremely impervious to extermination tactics.
The S'more was created by Loretta Scott Crew, a leader of the Girl Scouts.
S'more appears to be a contraction of the phrase, "some more." While the origin of the dessert is unclear, the first recorded version of the recipe can be found in the publication "Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts" of 1927.[2] The recipe is credited to Loretta Scott Crew, who reportedly made them by the campfire for the Scouts.[3] It is unknown whether the Girl Scouts were the first to make s'mores, but there appears to be no earlier claim to this snack. Although it is unknown when the name was shortened, recipes for "Some Mores" are in various Girl Scout publications until at least 1971.
In the movie "Lilo and Stitch", the references to "Mulan" are a clue: the voice of Stitch, Chris Sanders, is one of the writers of "Lilo and Stitch" - and also one of the writers of "Mulan"!
Random Facts: In the movie "Lilo and Stitch", the references to "Mulan" are a clue: the voice of Stitch, Chris Sanders, is one of the writers of "Lilo and Stitch" - and also one of the writers of "Mulan"!
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