10 Costliest Catastrophes in the U.S.

By Michael DeSenne, Kiplinger.com

10. Hurricane Rita

Year: 2005
Areas affected: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas
Insured losses (then): $5.6 billion
Insured losses (in 2011 dollars): $6.5 billion

Eid ul-Fitr

Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr (Arabic: ‎عيد الفطر ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr), often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity," while Fiṭr means "breaking (the fast)". The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the thirty days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The first day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month Shawwal.

Deadliest Places To Swim

Swimming is an excellent way to pass time on a hot summer’s day on vacation. But be careful where you decide to cool off. Here are the ten deadliest vacating spots where swimming is ill-advised, as listed by AOL Travel News.

1. Queensland, Australia

 

Louring in the waters outside Queensland, are a whole army of deadly aquatic animals. There you’ll find blue-ringed octopus, cone shells, box jellyfish, scorpion fish and the small but highly venomous irukandji jellyfish. Of all these unpleasant sea creatures the box jellyfish ranks as the dealiest, killing anywhere between 100 to 200 people every year. In the Box jellyfish family, the Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi and Malo kingi are considered among the most venomous creates in the world. It can grow up to ten foot long and is the sole cause for many beaches’ closing every year.

Do not swim during jellyfish alert and make sure to always wear a full body swim suite especially made to protect against jellyfish stings (stinger-suite). Or, just don’t swim.

Most Amazing Natural Phenomena

A natural phenomenon is a non-artificial event in the physical sense, and therefore not produced by humans, although it may affect humans (e.g. bacteria, aging, natural disasters, death). Common examples of natural phenomena include volcanic eruptions, weather, and decay. Most natural phenomena, such as rain, are relatively harmless so far as humans are concerned.

Various types of natural phenomena include (but are not limited to) meteorological phenomena (like hurricanes, thunderstorms, and tornadoes) and geological phenomena (like volcanic activity and earthquakes).

And some of them are just amazing.

Deadliest Places In The World

Below we list ten places you should avoid visiting. If you absolutely must go, make sure to pack a gas mask, one of those creepy yellow protective suits and gum-shield. Here are the ten currently most polluted and unfriendly places in the world.

1. Karachay, Russia

Between 1949 and 19651 the little lake Karachay functioned as primary dumping site of radioactive waste. Visits longer than an hour may lead to certain death due to the high level of radiation.

World's Most Extreme Public Transportation

Where is the world’s most extreme public transportation service is located? We can easily assume that to be in Norilsk city, Russia. Norilsk people would boast “We have seen snowings in June; our parents are going to work in the column of the buses lead and followed by special snow clearing machines; our city was built by prisoners; when we hear that the weather is going to be warmer it would mean to be -10; and we don’t have any homeless wandering around - just none would survive at -54″. This photos were made in the buses of Norilsk city.

How Much Sugar In Food And Drinks

7 Most Lethal Rifles Of The World

AK-47

A weapon that has become the icon of the 21st century. Invented in 1947 it was named after its inventor, the Soviet icon Kalashankov. AK-47 stands for Automatic Kalashankove 47. AK-47 is he lord of war, it has caused most deaths that a single weapon system produced ever. With over 75 million built worldwide, the AK-47 is a firearms legend that has probably inflicted more lethal results than any other single weapon system ever produced. The AK-47 was not only easy to produce and relatively cheap, is also proved remarkably easy to maintain and virtually immune to conditions that could easily take out other guns. Accuracy is average, but the Kalashnikov compensates for this with its ability to unleash a lethal wall of lead. AK-47 and M16 came face to face in Vietnam war and AK-47 proved its supremacy. Even after almost 60 years,it could be heard spitting out shells in every corner of the world.

Famous Logos With Hidden Messages

You’ve seen these famous logos countless times, but have you seen the hidden images and messages within them? There’s more to brand designs for Toblerone, FedEx, Tostitos, and other companies than meets the eye.

FedEx

Check out the white space between the E and x in “Ex.” Can you spot the arrow? Now you’ll never be able to look at a FedEx truck or box without seeing it.

Transparent Plane Will Be Flying Around In 2050

The futuristic concept for travel in 40 years time has been unveiled in London by planemakers Airbus - and it'll terrify those who already have a fear of flying. Passengers will be able to see everything to the sides and in front of them. So blindfolds might be handy come take-off and landing time.

An artist's impression of an X-ray of an 'intelligent' concept cabin of an aircraft of the future

Same Places In Different Seasons

The same place but in a different season, the same thing but at a different time… I thought it might be an interesting idea to see how the environment changes, colours differ and details hide or show up. Light and colours can give the same place an altogether different mood according to the seasons. Every season has its pleasures! Have fun with these interesting photos in winter and summer and don’t forget that “If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall…

The Evolution of Porsche 911

From 1963 till now

Life Explained By Graphs

15 Bizarre Toilet Casualties [INFOGRAPHIC]

Pretty much everything that happens when you’re in toilet should be locked away in your head, never to be shared with anyone. Unless of course you’re Elvis and you end up dying while failing to successfully take a dump.

Take a look at the graphic below, provided by our friends at Medical Insurance for a closer look at the shittier side of pooping.

How Big Companies Got Their Names

How do big companies got their names? What's the story behind their names? Take a peep at 50 of such companies...

5 Cool Inventions You Probably Didn't Know Exist

These inventions are more like science fiction than real life, but they do really exist in our present life....

Interactive 360º 3-D Holographic Displays

The Graphics Lab at the University of Southern California has come up with a cheap way to create images in 3D space (as opposed to planar space) by using a spinning mirror called a light-field display. Basically high speed video is projected onto a quickly spinning mirror, which then "reflects a different and accurate image to each potential viewer." The system uses an algorithm to figure out the correct shading and occlusion for the image.

Animal Fails

Neither man nor animals are perfect. So, you'd see some fails every now and then. View some of them here:

Different Types Of Husbands And Wives

Credit : www.funerbox.com

Riot In London : Before And After

Before and during/after the riot. These pictures tell the stories.

10 Common English Language Errors

Because English is such a complex language, it is fraught with traps that we all frequently fall into. With this list I hope to clear up at least a few of the confusing words we use every day. This is a list of some of the more common errors people make with English.

 

1. Practice / Practise

In US English, practice is used as either a verb (doing word), or noun (naming word). Hence, a doctor has a practice, and a person practices the violin. In UK english, practice is a noun, and practise is a verb. A doctor has a practice, but his daughter practises the piano.