10.03.10

Is This The Oldest Fish In The World?

Steve Gruebel with Buttkiss © Erik Freeland / Barcroft USA

Steve Gruebel with Buttkiss © Erik Freeland / Barcroft USA

Spending each day swimming round his four-foot-long, 75-gallon tank, Buttkiss the 43-year old Black Pacu is thought to be the world’s oldest living common-pet-fish.

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10.03.10

Sarah The Cheetah Becomes The Official Fastest Animal On Land

Covering 100 metres in 6.13 seconds, Sarah the cheetah set a new speed record for all land mammals on September 09, 2008 in Cincinnati, America.

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09.03.10

India’s Amazing Rubberman

Vijay Sharma, 27, is India’s most flexible man. He can bend his leg up to 180 degrees forward and backward and can pull his leg all the way up without any external help.

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09.03.10

Celebrities Get Avatised

Lily Allen © Robert Paulson / Barcroft Media

Lily Allen © Robert Paulson / Barcroft Media

Avatar may have been beaten to Oscar glory by the Hurt Locker, but its pop-culture impact shows no sign of dimming as these hilarious ‘Avatized’ celebs show.

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08.03.10

Creepy Crawlies Criminal Line Up

A yellow dung fly © Steve Gschmeissner / SPL / Barcroft Media

A yellow dung fly © Steve Gschmeissner / SPL / Barcroft Media

Appearing to blow a raspberry at the camera, this fly is like something from a bizarre criminal identity parade revealing mug shots of insects as you’ve never seen before.

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