Lisbon is the capital of Portugal, one of the biggest container ports on continental Europe’s Atlantic coast and among the world’s oldest cities. It is the only European capital on the river and on the sea, with some great beaches. Lisbon is a colorful and vibrant destination. Renowned for its warm and sunny disposition, the city is blessed with a wealth of historic monuments, world-class museums, and a host of other fabulous things to do.

MustVisit:

St. Georges Castle
Jeronimos monastery
Modern Aquarium
The National Museum of Ancient Art
Belém Tower
Berardo Museum
National Tile Museum
Parque das nacoes
Santa Justa Lift
Romanesque cathedral – Sé
Monument to the Discoveries
Star Basilica

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The Jungfraujoch is the highest railway station in Europe is located 3,454 metres above sea level. The visitors gain access to a high-Alpine wonderland of ice, snow and rock. Delightful views and stunning stops inside the glacier gallery await you on the 2.5 hour train journey from Interlaken Ost to Europe’s highest railway station. So make sure you plan a trip to Interlaken and discover the Jungfraujoch with its Sphinx observation terrace, the Ice Palace, and the Jungfrau-Aletsch region, part of the UNESCO World Heritage. To travel up to the highest railway station of Europe, you have to pay some extras. The InterRail ticket is only available until the SBB railway station Interlaken Ost. There you have to buy an extra ticket.

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The tallest coasters currently towers about 45 stories above the ground, while the fastest accelerates to 240 km/h in just under 5 seconds. Tubular steel coasters allow more looping, higher and steeper hills, greater drops and rolls, and faster speeds than wooden.

Kingda Ka
Park: Six Flags Magic Mountain
Location: Valencia, California
Designer: Intamin AG
Class: Steel; Launched Shuttle
Year of 1st ride: 20057
Drop: 456 ft (139 m)

Top Thrill Dragster
Park: Cedar Point
Location: Sandusky, Ohio
Designer: Intamin AG
Class: Steel; Strata, Launched
Year of 1st ride: 2003
Drop: 420 ft (130 m)

Superman – the Escape
Park: Six Flags Magic Mountain
Location: Valencia, California
Designer: Intamin AG
Class: Steel; Launched Shuttle
Year of 1st ride: 1997
Drop: 415 ft (126 m)

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Amazon Rainforest is large, tropical rainforest that occupying the drainage basin of the Amazon River and its tributaries in northern South America, and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). The nine nations that have the Amazon rainforest in their borders are Brazil, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Tropical forests have been present in South America for millions of years and were at one point spread over most of the continent. It only cover about 6% of the Earth’s surface, but they are home to more than half the world’s total plant and animal species. The rainforests have begun to be destroyed in the last 100 years to make way for farm land. Today, the rainforests are being destroyed by 1.5 acres every second. It is believed that there may still be as many as 50 Amazon native tribes living in the rainforest that have never been in contact with the rest of the world. There were an estimated ten million Indians living in the Amazonian forest five centuries ago. Today there are less than 200,000.

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1 Etta James (74y Singer)
2 Robin Gibb (63y Bee Gee)
3 Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi (60y Lockerbie Bomber)
4 Ronnie Biggs (83y Ambassador)
5 Harper Lee (86y Author)
6 Oscar Niemeyer (105y Architect)
7 Tony Martin (99y Crooner)
8 Erich Priebke (99y Nazi)
9 Eli Wallach (97y Actor)
10 Kirk Douglas (96y Actor)

The Death List, one of the most popular list on internet, The list is drawn up to comprise the celebrities thought, in the opinion of the DeathList committee, most likely to expire during 2012. The basic rules are that candidates must be famous in their own right such that their death is expected to be reported by the UK media, however they cannot be famous purely for the fact they are likely to expire shortly. To see full ranking and credit deathlist.net

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This dogs usually understand new commands after less than 5 repetitions by the facts in the book The Intelligence of Dogs by Stanley Coren, a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Doberman Pinscher
Border Collie
Rottweiler
German Shepherd
Golden Retriever
Shetland Sheepdog
Labrador Retriever
Papillon
Poodle
Australian Cattle Dog

Doberman Pinscher

Doberman Pinscher

Border Collie

Border Collie

Rottweiler

Rottweiler

German Shepherd

German Shepherd

Golden Retriever

Golden Retriever

Shetland Sheepdog

Shetland Sheepdog

Labrador Retriever

Labrador Retriever

Papillon

Papillon

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Australian Cattle Dog

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The worlds largest mega yachts – luxury toys for their owners.

Name: Eclipse

Length: 557 Feet (170m)

Builder: Blohm + Voss in Hamburg, Germany

Designer: Terence Disdale

Owner: Roman Abramovich

Cruise Speed: 22 knots

Maximum Speed: 25 knots

Name: Dubai

Length: 532 Feet (162m)

Yacht Builder: Platinum Yachts FZCO. Dubai hull

Yacht Designer: Andrew Winch

Owner: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Cruise Speed: 25 knots

Maximum Speed: 26 knots

Name: Al Said

Length: 508 Feet (155m)

Builder: Lürssen Yachts, Germany

Designer: Espen Oeino International

Owner: Qaboos bin Said al Said

Cruise Speed: 14.5 knots

Maximum Speed: 25 knots

Ronnie O’Sullivan has become one of the best snooker players of all time. Ronnie has won a three World Championship tournaments. He is the youngest snooker player who won a world snooker event. He holds holds the worlds record for the fastest 147’s. O’Sullivan is right-handed, but can play to a high standard with his left hand too. He plays in a very fast and attacking manner, but he is a solid tactical player. Ronnie o sullivan started his professional career at age of 16 in 1992.

Biography
Full name: Ronald Antonio O’Sullivan
Date of Birth: 05 Dec 1975
Lives: Chigwell, Essex
Turned Pro: 1992

Achievements ( ranking tournaments winner ):
World Championship: 2000/01, 2003/04, 2007/08
Shanghai Masters: 2009/10
World Open: 2004/05
UK Championship: 1993/94, 1997/98, 2001/02, 2007/08
German Masters: 1996/97
Welsh Open: 2003/04, 2004/05
China Open: 1999/00, 2000/01
Scottish Open: 1997/98, 1999/00
British Open: 1993/94
Irish Masters: 2002/03, 2004/05
Malta cup: 2002/03
Northern Ireland Trophy: 2008/09

DC Comics is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing division of DC Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner. DC Comics produces material featuring a large number of well-known characters, including Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Nightwing, Robin, StarFire, captain marvel, Firestorm, Red Tornado …

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Green Lantern

Green Arrow

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Robin

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Red Tornado