“With 47 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren between them, two Scottish sisters, 102, have claimed a new world record as the oldest living twins on the planet. Edith Ritchie and Evelyn ‘Evie’ Middleton, who celebrated their birthday last November, have never left the UK and currently live together in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. When the pair were born in 1909 Edward VII was on the throne, the first game of rugby had just been played at Twickenham and the first British color film was being shown in London theaters. Edith claims the secret to a long life is, ‘simple living, hard work and a good husband.” w/ photos

“Each year the lakes of Kenya play host to one of the world’s largest populations of flamingos. For a short period the area around a group of lakes is awash with pink as millions of lesser flamingos fly in to breed and one of the world’s most spectacular displays takes place.” w/ photos

“In a world first, an elderly patient has had a 3D printer-created lower jaw surgically implanted with complete success. The titanium jaw was built by Belgian company LayerWise in collaboration with scientists from the University of Hasselt, based in the same country. The operation was carried out in the Netherlands last June to treat the woman’s osteomyelitis – bone infection – of almost the entire lower jawbone. However, only now are the details of the ground-breaking procedure emerging. The jaw was made using a high-precision laser, which fused together titanium powder layer by layer, without glue or binder liquid.” w/ photos

“I wonder how much stuff he can steal in a convenient store.” — 2Tudew

“Small hermit and soldier crabs in Malaysia and Australia build their home digging a deep hope in the sand on a beach. They got a good idea of how to move sand up during his construction. Down in the hole this crab is making sand balls and later push them up to the surface, 2-3 balls at a time. Pushing sand ball more far from the hole they form a kind of sand ball flower or sand ball galaxy. Up close you can see the almost perfectly spherical balls that the crabs engineer. They are meticulous in their method to say the very least.” w/ photos + video

“They’re evolving faster than expected.” — stonewindimmortal

“Born in Odessa, Texas, Kyle is the son of a Sunday school teacher and a Deacon. His father bought him his first gun at 8 years old, a bolt-action .30-06 Springfield rifle and later a shotgun, with which they hunted pheasant, quail, and deer. After school, Kyle became a professional bronco rodeo rider before joining the United States Navy in 1999… Chris Kyle is a former United States Navy SEAL, who with 255 kills, 160 of them officially confirmed by the Pentagon, is the deadliest marksman in United States military history.” w/ photos

“What can you accomplish in 360 hours? The Chinese sustainable building company, Broad Group, has yet attempted another impossible feat, building a 30-story tall hotel prototype in 360 hours, after building a 15-story building in a week earlier in 2011. You may ask why in a hurry, and is it safe? The statistics in the video can put you in good faith. Prefabricated modular buildings has many advantages over conventional buildings.”

“Very fit 60-year-old, does 700 push ups plus ten sets of pull ups and dips 5 days a week. From the lower east side of Manhattan. Calisthenics has kept him looking young.” — Barstarzz

“What a powerful and intelligent communication, especially for children only within 24 months, without having the knowledge to speak. If this is true, then children have the capability of intelligent higher than an average adult. Truly an amazing view.” — L3G3