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10 Things That Originally Had Ridiculous Names

sanela — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:32:04 +0000

Have a look at these silly and ridiculous names that these things originally had. Luckily the creators or who ever was in charge in naming the object/animal/phenomenon decided these original names are a bit of a stretch and decided to change them in the names by which we know them today. Just imagine saying ‘camelopards’ when referring to giraffes. I have to admit there is some resemblance to camels and leopards because they look a bit like camels and live in Africa and they have spots like leopards, but still it sounds too weird. Here are some others of this kind. Enjoy!

1. Baby Gays

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Meter car for the newlyweds

sanela — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:04:44 +0000

They say little things make weddings special, well for newlyweds Ben and Nick Williams, this is literally true, because they’ve chosen a car that has only one meter length and can develop speed of maximum 20 km per hour instead of luxurious limousines, Rolls-Royces and Jaguars for their special day. The bride, Nick Williams says that it took 15 minutes for her to manage to cram her wedding dress in this tiny car, but she adds that it was very funny and interesting experience. Have a look at the smallest wedding limousine ever!

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Animals humping the wrong animals

sanela — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:51:56 +0000

Animals really love humping and when there isn’t available a member of their own species any other that is willing is good enough! To celebrate this amazing animals’ ability to accommodate to any given condition we bring you this photo gallery of animals humping different specie of animals. Also this is a proof that only human beings can be racists.

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18 of the most expensive exotic pets

sanela — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:46:21 +0000

Here’s a list of pets for all those people who are thinking about getting a new one, but they want it to be exotic and completely different from their former pets and some animal specie that none of their friends has ever had. You might have noticed that there is word “expensive” as well in the title. This is probably on of the main reasons why nobody has these animals as pets. But for the most persistent ones there are even prices listed for each of these unusual pets.

Bengal Cat $800 – $3,000

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The wedding of WTF

sanela — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:10 +0000

I hope these guys met on a Halloween costume party where they were both wearing a cat costume or something like that, because without some background story it is simply creepy and too weird for my taste. And in case they thought it would be a funny and creative wedding them, well I can only say – it’s NOT! Come on people, get real!

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The strangest pets ever

sanela — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:33:10 +0000

These are the craziest most unbelievable pets ever! I can’t believe what kind of animals are these people taking for a walk. Just imagine how do the reactions of these people’s neighbors look like.

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Odd and Rare Phobias

sanela — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:35:10 +0000

A phobia is an intense fear of any object, place or situation that often causes elevated stress and suffering. The most common symptoms of anxiety, nausea, sweating, dry mouth, panic attack, breathlessness and feeling of helplessness.

There are many serious phobias that greatly affect the life of any individual but apart from that there are some strange fears or strange phobias that no body can even think or imagine. Many people suffer from phobias like fear of flying, fear of laughter and fear of spider. These unusual and strange fears often lead to elevated stress and a sense of impending death.

Limnophobia: Fear of Lakes

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