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You Can Have Lunch With Leonardo DiCaprio For 6$, Only

You can actually go on a date with the Leo DiCaprio and it'll only cost you 6$ (and a trip to Edinburgh). Yes, Really The Oscar winning-actor is planning to visit the not-for-profit restaurant Home in Edinburgh on November 17th and is in search of a date. Well, all you have to do is donate $6 towards a meal for a homeless person and you'll automatically be entered into a prize draw to go on a date with the Californian beau . The lucky winner will also get an overnight stay and dinner for two at The George Hotel and a first class ticket to journeys within Scotland. Ladies (and gents), what are you waiting for? Here's how to apply. Cheers

Hipster Snake Born With An Ironic Mustache And Sunglasses

Texas Parks and Wildlife recently shared Karlie Gray's photos of the rather stylish reptile, a Western rat snake, who'd apparently been spotted out and about in the wild — perhaps while he was en route to some underground coffee shop you've probably never heard of. Not only facial markings make (it seems as though he's wearing a pair of oversized black sunglasses) he's also got what appears to be a perfectly ironic mustache to complete the hipster look. Credit -  The DoDo

Iconic 'Afghan girl' from National Geographic Cover arrested in Pakistan

This is Sharbat Gula. The Afghan refugee girl whose iconic photograph captured the world’s attention three decades ago has been arrested for living illegally in Pakistan with fraudulent documents. Shahid Ilyas, an official of the Federal Investigation Agency's National Database Registration Authority, told AFP that Sharbat Gula was arrested following a two-year investigation and could face up to 14 years in prison. The National Geographic cover photo of Gula was taken by Steve McCurry in 1984 in a refugee camp in Pakistan. It became one of the defining images of a conflict between mujahideen insurgents and Soviet occupying forces. Millions of people were displaced by the conflict and many chose never to return, establishing businesses and starting families in Pakistan. Today the country has an Afghan refugee population of 2.5 million. But Afghans have become increasingly unwelcome, with politicians often blaming the refugee community for crime and terro

Study claims belief in God makes you struggle with reality

Religious people are more likely to have a poorer understanding of the world and are more likely to believe objects like rocks and paper have human qualities, scientists say. The study comes from the University of Helsinki, where researchers went as far as comparing religious people with those with autism, after finding they struggle to understand the realities of the world. People with strong religious beliefs tended to have a worse understanding of physical phenomenon, such as volcanoes and wind, and were more likely to believe that inanimate objects can think and feel. Marjaana Lindeman and Annika Svedholm-Häkkinen, who completed the study, said: The more the participants believed in religious or other paranormal phenomena, the lower their intuitive physics skills, mechanical and mental rotation abilities, school grades in mathematics and physics, and knowledge about physical and biological phenomena were… and the more they regarded inanimate targets as mental pheno

Titanic locker key sells for $104,000

The key belonged to Sidney Sedunary, a 23-year-old ship’s steward. He was one of the 1,500 people who died when the state-of-the-art passenger liner stuck an iceberg and sank during its maiden voyage from England to New York. The key was used by a 23-year-old third-class steward. The key, attached to a brass tag stamped “Locker 14 F Deck,” was sent to Sedunary’s pregnant widow after his body was recovered. It had been expected to fetch 50,000 pounds in Saturday’s sale by Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes, western England. Prices for Titanic artifacts have soared in recent years. In 2013, a violin believed to have been played as the doomed vessel sank sold for more than 1 million pounds. 

The Bermuda Triangle Mystery May Have Just Been Solved

Mind blown. The mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle may have just been solved, according to  Reuters . Scientists may now have an answer. A new theory suggests that clouds may be the reason why so many ships and planes have disappeared in the Western area of the north Atlantic ocean over the years with no explanation. Hexagonal clouds creating terrifying air bombs with winds of 170mph could be behind the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle. Scientists have claimed the stormy blasts can flip ships into the sea and bring planes crashing down into the sea. It’s thought that hexagonal clouds over the 1.3 million sq km (500,000 square miles) of ocean between Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico, could be creating huge 106kph (170mph) wind “air bombs” and these deadly blasts of air can tear down trees, topple over ships and bring planes crashing down. Meteorologist Randy Cerveny told the Mirror: 'These types of hexagonal shapes over the ocean are in essence air bombs. &#

This Pakistani man Becomes Internet Sensation Because Of This Photo

Earlier this week the internet found its latest viral star, and the hunt was on to identify the tea seller from Islamabad. Photographer Jiah Ali was carrying her camera when she discovered the man working at a market in Islamabad. Ali had no idea he would become an internet sensation when she placed the photo on Instagram earlier this week. Hot-tea 😉 p.s you can catch him at itwar bazaar ( peshawer mor ) near the sabzi area #seewhatididthere #potd #instadaily #igersislamabad #igerspakistan #instagram #nikon #jiahsphotography #nikonpakistan #vscocam #vscogrid #dawndotcom #shutterpak #etribunepk #vdco #tea A photo posted by Jiah Ali (@jiah_ali) on Oct 14, 2016 at 8:50am PDT Arshad Khan was soon revealed as the man at the centre of all the fuss, and his life has been changed substantially. The young man has light blue eyes, dark hair and even a little facial hair. He captivated social media users, first in Pakistan and then around the world. In the past

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