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Japanese Morning-Banana Diet

You have to be early to get a banana these days in Tokyo. Such is the appeal of a new banana diet craze sweeping Japan that importers can no longer satisfy demand for the previously unfashionable staple. Many Japanese have decided the best method is that advocated by Hitoshi Watanabe, 31, a salary man who ballooned after leaving university and entering the rat race - until he discovered the nutritional appeal of the banana. In 2006, his girlfriend…

World’s Tallest Model

A US model measuring 205cm (about 6′9″) is the cover of Australian men’s magazine Zoo Weekly. The model — Eve — appears on the cover of the magazine’s November 2009 issue alongside a 162cm-tall Australian model. “No other magazine has put a woman who’s nearly 7ft tall on the cover,” editor Paul Merrill said. “We had … her bikini specially made, but it was worth it.”

World’s Tallest Horse

Poe the Clydesdale is an impressive 6′ 8″ tall and his…

Creative uses of columns, poles and pillars in advertising campaigns by various companies.

Anti Smoking Column Advertisement

Regular advertising columns in Germany were turned into giant stubbed out cigarettes to encourage smokers to quit smoking.

Global Coalition for Peace Column Ad

Creative posters were designed to wrap around poles, campaigning for an end to the war in Iraq, pointing to Global Coalition for Peace website.

McDonald’s Column Advertisement

This is a standard Danish advertising column. The top of the advertising column has not been modified. Nothing…

A football octopod and a piglet squid are just a few of the bizarre deep-sea creatures uncovered during the ten-year Census of Marine Life, which ends in 2010. Video Courtesy: Census of Marine Life.

From an underwater retreat to a leaning tower that surpasses Pisa, take a look at some of the wildest and most design-driven hotels across the globe. Whether you’re planning an escape for a few days or just want to take a virtual trip around the world, check out 11 hotels that bring the best in art, design, and adventure under one roof.

Barcelo Raval Hotel, Barcelona, Spain

The sheer chance to chill in this lobby would be a vacation in and of…

Starfish, salamanders, and planarian flatworms share a seemingly magical trait: the ability to regenerate body parts they’ve lost. While humans may never boast quite the same ability, scientists are perfecting ways to create different types of replacement tissue using stem cells or techniques that kick-start regrowth and development. Thanks to their efforts, the fabled “human spare-parts kit” may become a reality sooner than you think.

Patching Damaged Hearts

Early attempts to grow heart-repair patches with embryonic stem cells kept running into a…

Clever uses of buildings in advertising campaigns by various companies.

Pantene Shampoo Building Ad

To demonstrate Pantene’s claim of “Really Strong Hair”, climbers climbed the oversized ponytails attached to a building in Toronto.

Anando Milk Building Advertisement

Considering that every child lives in a world of fantasy, the idea was to encourage kids to drink more milk by exaggerating the benefits of milk.

Allstate Building Advertisement

To promote Allstate auto insurance, an actual car was hanging on the edge of the parking garage in Marina Towers,…