world's largest cruise ship

Oasis of the Seas has 25 of these split-level apartments, each with its own balcony. They also boast 52in LCD televisions, two bathrooms, 'fog-free' mirrors and limestone tiles.

The Royal Loft suite sleeps six and has inside and outside dining areas, a video projector so you can watch films in bed, a bar, a Jacuzzi, a library and an 843sq ft balcony.

On board Oasis, it's difficult to maintain perspective, especially when the ship is so long that you cannot take it in with a single glance.

Oasis - 'The world's biggest cruise ship' could hardly be described as pretty - it's the sheer size that grabs your attention. As the largest cruise ship on the planet, it towers 20 storeys over the waves and stretches 1,187ft from bow to stern.

The width of the ship is 208ft; Oasis is wider than the wingspan of a Boeing 747.

This has allowed designers to open up the middle of the vessel with a series of atriums. There are sea-view cabins and atrium-view cabins to choose from.

Although the ship is able to shipping 6,296 paying guests and 2,296 crew, there is plenty of room for everyone, not just in the large cabins but also in the public spaces.

There is, for example, a 1,300-seat theatre (larger than some on Broadway) and, remarkably, an ice rink.

For couples eager to escape the company of families with children, there is an adults-only zone; for families with children, there are cavernous kids' clubs catering for every age, from babes-in-arms to the surliest teenager.

To help promote the desired feeling of spaciousness, the ship is divided into seven 'neighbourhoods'.

In addition to the Youth Zone, they include the Boardwalk, which is in the style of a traditional American seaside resort; the Royal Promenade, a bigger, more startling version of Royal Caribbean's traditional indoor shopping mall; Entertainment Place, the venue for the night-time activities; and Central Park, an indoor/outdoor space with real grass and trees.

The ship also boasts a Vitality At Sea Spa and Fitness Centre, and Pool and Sports Zone.

Oasis has a total of 20 different eating places. In a sign of the times, cruise companies are looking to increase revenue, and 12 of the cafes and restaurants on board charge an additional fee.

There are so many things to see and enjoy: two enormous rock-climbing walls, a full-size basketball court and a nine-hole mini-golf course.

There can be no doubt that the new ship, which will be joined next year by Royal Caribbean's similarly vast Allure of the Seas, is an expensive gamble. Costing more than £800million, Oasis will have to produce instant success to justify such huge investment.

World's Smallest Man

Junrey Balawing who lives in Philippines is just 22 inches high, is to become the world's shortest man when he will turn 18 in June.

The 17-year-old, who is shorter than a one-year-old, will take the title by smashing five inches off the current record.

He has not grown since his first birthday, struggles to walk and cannot stand up for long, but he beams with pride when talking about his likely world record.

The current world record holder is Nepal’s Khagendra Thapa Magar, who is 26.4 inches tall.

A Guinness World Records spokesman confirmed that they would be considering Balawing’s claim.

Bagger 288 - The World's Largest Vehicle

This is the largest digging machine in the world. The bucket-wheeler excavator -Bagger 288 or Excavator 288 has been built by the German company Krupp. More specially, it is a mobile strip mining machine. It is the biggest tracked vehicle in the world. Its weight is 13,500 tons. It even outdated NASA’s Crawler-Transporter that helped to carry the Space Shuttle and Apollo Saturn V launch vehicle. The excavator is up to 220 m (721 ft) long and approximately 96 m (315 ft) high. It can dig out 240,000 tons of coal per day.

top 10 world's fastest cars

Top 10 fastest cars in the world 2011
1. Bugatti Veyron $1,700,000

Bugatti Veyron Fastest Car in the world

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is the most powerful, most expensive, and fastest car in the world, with a established top speed of more than 400 km/h (407 km/h or 253 mph). It reached full production in September 2005. The car is made by Volkswagen AG subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS and is sold under the famous Bugatti brand. It is named after racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm. The Veyron features a W16 engine—16 cylinders in 4 banks of 4 cylinders and producing 1006 to 1026 SAE net hp.

2. Ferrari Enzo $1,000,000

Ferrari Enzo Fastest Car in the world

The Enzo Ferrari, sometimes referred to as Ferrari Enzo and also F60 is a 12-cylinder supercar named after the company's founder, Enzo Ferrari. It was built in 2003 using Formula One technology, such as a carbon-fiber body, F1-style sequential shift transmission, and carbon-ceramic brake discs. Also used are technologies not allowed in F1 such as active aerodynamics. After a maximum downforce of 1709 pounds (775 kg) is reached at 186 mph (301 km/h) the rear spoiler is actuated by computer to maintain that downforce.

3. Pagani Zonda C12 F $741,000

Pagani Zonda Fastest Car in the world

The Zonda C12 is the most extensive reengineering of the Pagani car yet, though it shares much with its predecessors including the 7.3 L V12. Power is increased to 602 PS (443 kW/594 hp) with a special clubsport model producing 650 PS (478 kW/641 hp). The company promises a 3.2 second sprint to 60 mph (97 km/h, a top speed over 374 km/h (225 mph) and it will be the queen in braking from 300 km/h to 0 (186 mph to 0). The Zonda F clubsport has a power to weight ratio of 521 bhp/ton (384 W/kg) .

4. Koenigsegg CCX $600,910

Koenigsegg CCX Fastest Car in the world

The Koenigsegg CCX is the latest supercar from Koenigsegg. CCX is an contraction for Competition Coupe X. The CCX is intended to be more suitable for the U.S. market and thus engineered to comply with US regulations. The CCX is powered by a Koenigsegg designed and assembled, all aluminium, 4700 cm³ DOHC 32-valve V8 based on the Ford Modular engine architecture enhanced with twin Rotrex centrifugal superchargers with response system, 1.2 bar boost pressure and an 8.2:1 compression ratio. The engine produces 806 hp (601 kW) and 678 lbf.ft (920 Nm) on 91 octane (U.S. rating) gasoline, 850 hp (634 kW) on 96 octane (Euro rating) gasoline and 900 hp (671 kW) on biofuel.

5. Porsche Carrera GT $484,000

Porsche Carrera Fastest Car in the world

Porsche Carrera GT is manufactured by Porsche of Germany. The Carrera GT is powered by an all-new 5.7 litre V10 engine producing 612 SAE horsepower (450 kW). Porsche claims it accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62.5 mph) in 3.9 seconds and has a maximum speed of 330 km/h (206 mph), although road tests indicated that in actuality the car could accelerate from 0-60 in under 3.5 seconds and to 0-100 in 6.8 seconds and has a top speed of 335-340km/h (209-212.5mph).

6. Mercedes SLR McLaren $455,500

Mercedes SLR McLaren Fastest Car in the world

The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a sports car and supercar automobile co-developed by DaimlerChrysler and McLaren Cars. It is assembled at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England. Most people presume "SLR" to stand for Sport, Light, Racing. The car's base price is £300,000 or $455,500. The SLR has a supercharged 5.5 (5439cc) litre dry sumped 90 degree V8. It produces 466.8 kW at 6500rpm (626 hp) and 780 N•m (575 ft•lbf) torque at 3250 - 5000 rpm.

7. Maybach 62 $385,250

Maybach 62 Fastest Car in the world

The Maybach 57 and 62 were the first automobile models of the Maybach brand since the brand's revival by DaimlerChrysler. The Maybach engine is a Mercedes-sourced 5.5-liter twin-turbo V12, generating 550 hp.

8. Rolls-Royce Phantom $320,000

Rolls-Royce Phantom

The Rolls-Royce Phantom is a luxury car made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, a BMW subsidiary. It was launched in 2003 and is the first Rolls-Royce model made under the ownership of BMW. It has a 6.8 L, 48-valve, V12 engine that produces 453 hp (338 kW) and 531 ft•lbf (720 N•m) of torque. The engine is original from BMW's existing V12 powerplant. It is 1.63 m (63 in) tall, 1.99 m (74.8 in) wide, 5.83 m (228 in) long, and weighs 2485 kg (5478 lb). The body of the car is built on an aluminium spaceframe and the Phantom can accelerate to 60 mph (100 km/h) in 5.7 s.

9. Lamborghini Murcielago $279,900

Lamborghini Murcielago

The Lamborghini Murciélago is a GT and supercar automobile made by Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. and designed by Luc Donckerwolke. The body style is a two door, two seat coupé. The LP640 version was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March of 2006. It features a 6.5 L engine, now producing 640 bhp, improving performance substantially.

10. Lamborghini Murcielago $255,000

Lamborghini Murcielago

Aston Martin V12 Vanquish is a supercar manufactured by Aston Martin since 2001. It rose to fame after being featured as the official James Bond car in Die Another Day. In the film, the Vanquish has the usual Bond film accompaniments, counting active camouflage which rendered the vehicle nearly invisible. The Vanquish is powered by a 5.9 L (5935 cc) 48-valve 60° V12 engine, which produces 343 kW (460 hp) and 542 N•m (400 ft•lbf) of torque. It is controlled by a fly-by-wire throttle and a 6 speed 'paddle shift' or semi-automatic transmission. A special V12 Vanquish S debuted at the 2004 Paris Auto Show with the power upped to 388 kW (520 hp) and 577 N•m (426 ft•lbf).

10 world's smallest animals

1. Monkey


Smallest monkey pygmy marmoset can be seen in Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador and some places of Peru. This monkey grows to a height of 11 to 15 cm and has a 17-22 cm long tail. It weighs only 120 grams; and at the time of birth weighs only 15 grams. The lifespan of these monkeys are 11 to 16 years. They generally give birth to fraternal twins.

2. Rabbit


The Pygmy Rabbit is found in North America. It is the smallest leporid. The adult pygmy rabbit weighs about 400 grams having a body length of 24 cm to 29cm.

3. Dog


Smallest dog is Chihuahua that was first observed in 1850 in Mexico. The dog took its name from the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. The dog has a height of 6 to 9 inches and weighs 2 to 12 pounds. The lifespan is 15 years.

4. Cat


Meet MR.Peebles.It is the smallest cat in the world according to the Guinness World Records. It weighs about 1 kg and 15 cm long. It can fit in a 200 ml glass.

5. Horse


Thumbelina, is the smallest horse in the world .It weighs 27 kilograms. The height of this dwarf horse is only 17 inches.

6. Fish


Paedocypris is the smallest fish which measures only 7.9 mm in length. This is also considered as the smallest vertebrate. This f ish was discovered in the swamp forests of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island.

7. Frog


Brazilian Gold frog is the smallest frog and is found in the Southern Hemisphere. This is also known as Izecksonh’s Toad. The adult gold frogs grow to only 9.8 mm in body length.

8. Snake


Thread snake is found throughout North and South America, Africa and South-western Asia. The Thread Snake is the world’s smallest snake. It has the length of 4.25 inches. It is only found on some scattered islands in the Caribbean.

9. Bat


Philippine Bamboo bat is the smallest bat, which belongs to the Vespertilionid family. It measures 4 cm in length and weighs 1.5 grams. The wingspan of this bat is 15 cm.

10. Bird


Bee Hummingbird is the smallest bird. It is also known as Cuban bee as it is found mostly in Cuba. It measures 2.25 inches in length and 2 grams in weight. We cannot see its wings while flying as it flaps its wings 90 times per second. The heartbeat of this bird is 1,260 times. The size of its nest measures 0.78 inches width and 1.2 inches depth. Its eggs are smaller than coffee grounds.

World's Most Beautiful Beach Zakynthos Greece

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Zakynthos the third largest of the Ionian Islands, covers an area of 410 km2 (158 sq mi) and its coastline is roughly 123 km (76 mi) in length. The island is named after Zakynthos, the son of a legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus. The name, like all similar names ending in -nthos, is pre-Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin. Zakynthos has a thriving tourism industry.

Zakynthos was inhabited from the Neolithic Age, as some archaeological excavations have proved. The famous ancient Greek poet and writer, Homer, first mentioned the island in his masterpieces, the Iliad and the Odyssey, stating that the first inhabitants of it were the son of King Dardanos of Troy called Zakynthos and his men and that they first came on the island around 1500-1600 BC

The island was then conquered by the Great Imperial King Arkeisios of Kefalonia. The famous Ulysses (Odysseus in Greek) from Ithaca was the next King to conquer the island. Later on, a treaty was signed that made Zakynthos an independent democracy, the first established in the Hell area, and that lasted more than 650 years.

Zakynthos, along with the rest of the Ionian islands, spent centuries as a subject of the Republic of Venice and other Italian principalities. Italian rule protected the island from Ottoman domination but in its place it put a feudal oligarchy. The cultural influence of Italy (and of Italian on local dialect) was considerable. The wealthy made a habit of sending their sons to Italy to be educated. A good example is Dionysios Solomos, a native of Zakynthos and Greece's national poet..

However, both the Greek language and Orthodox faith survived intact. During the Napoleonic wars the islands were occupied at different times by France, as part of the department Mer-Egee (which induced the peasants to revolt), Russia, Turkey (Septinsular Republic) and finally Britain, which held on to them under the guise of the United States of the Ionian Islands until 1864, when they were ceded to Greece to stabilize the rule of the newly crowned Danish-born King of Greece, Georgios I.