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The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 16,908 out of 49,066 passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given in December 2012. The examination took place in December 16-17, 2012 in the Board of Nursing administered nurse licensure testing centers: Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, La Union, Legazpi, Lucena, Nueva Ecija, Pagadian, Pampanga, [...]
Scientists have discovered a bacterium that eats toxic material and, well, poops pure gold. This microbial magician, named Cupriavidus metallidurans, when placed in a minilab full of gold chloride, a nasty toxin, gobbled up the poison and, in about a week, processed it out as 24-karat nuggets of the precious yellow metal. The bacterium was [...]
97-year-old Ann Colagiovanni receives high school diploma Who would ever forget the film entitled “Patch Adams”, a 1998 comedy drama film starred by Robin Williams. This film is based on the true to life story of Dr. Hunter “Patch” Adams and portrays Adams as enrolling in medical school very late in his life or we [...]
The National Spelling Bee which is mostly joined by participants from the US, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Ghana and Bahamas who compete to be the spelling bee champion for 2012. It is also opened to other countries outside the United States but the participants must be strictly regional spelling bee winners in their areas. 2012 [...]
A high school student had no idea that a video he made for extra credit in his 10th grade chemistry class would goes viral. Eli Cirino made a music video for a song called “Good Chemistry” specifically for a chemistry class. Chemistry Project of High School Student Image Credit: YouTube The song explains how the [...]
Recently, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced that they will be offering free online courses in a joint project. The project aimed to attract millions of online learners all over the world. (from L-R) MIT Provost L. Rafael Reif , MIT President Susan Hockfield, Harvard President Drew Faust, MIT’s Anant Agarwal, and [...]
A Calgary toddler has become the youngest person in Canada to join the ranks of the international high IQ society, Mensa. Anthony Popa Urria, a two- years and nine months old boy has a staggeringly high IQ of 154, just a few points shy of the estimated IQs of Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. He [...]
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a 7-year-old Pennsylvania girl who was born without hands received a national handwriting award this week. The girl, who is a first-grader, also received a trophy and $1,000 during a surprise assembly at her school, according to the Post-Gazette story. Zaner-Bloser Inc. recognized 7-year-old Annie Clark at Wilson Christian Academy [...]
There are a lot of people who believe that they are smarter than almost everyone else. Usually, this idea is unsubstantiated. However, in the case of 4-year-old Heidi Hankins, the data actually backs it up. Heidi Hankins has scored an IQ of 159 – just one point beneath the estimated IQ of Albert Einstein, father [...]
Equally revolutionary would be to manufacture parts on demand in zero gravity, in outer space. Silicon Valley-based startup Made in Space has built and tested a 3D printer to do that, aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2014. “It’s difficult to anticipate what we are going to fix because you don’t know what is [...]
California- Frustrated male fruit flies, whose sexual advances are rejected by females, turn to alcohol to drown their sorrows, a study revealed. Study at the University of California, San Francisco finds rejected male flies have a tiny neuropeptide F molecule in their brain that pushes them to drink far more than their sexually satisfied counterparts. [...]
The brown recluse which belongs to a group of spiders is officially known as the most dangerous spider to humans because of it venom effects. The physical reaction to a brown recluse spider bite depends on the amount of venom injected and an individual’s sensitivity to it. Some people are unaffected by a bite, whereas [...]
Skyscraper Demolition Looks Like Shrinking Building in Tokyo (Video)
A video of ongoing demolition of a skyscraper in Tokyo makes it look like a shrinking building and it goes viral. It was reported that the Taisei Corp, the construction company is taking down the Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka and is using a unique and new demolition technique. This technique which is very eco-friendly because [...]
Shocking Video: Python On Plane Wing
A nine foot Amethystine python was spotted on the plane wing on a Qantas flight from Australia to Papua new Guinea. The passengers of the said flight were shocked and surprised when they noticed the huge snake on the wing of the plane. Unfortunately, the python was found dead on arrival. Watch the video of the python [...]
Girls’ Generation’s ‘I Got A Boy’ surpasses 20M views on Youtube
The music video of Girls’ Generation’s new single ‘I Got A Boy’ has exceeded 20 million views on Youtube just 6 days after its launch. The girls also known as So Nyeo Shi Dae (SNSD) toppled Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ which reached the 20M mark in 26 days. Billboard reviews the track “the most-forward thinking lead [...]
Featured Video: Miss Universe 2012 TOP 5 Finalists (Question & Answer Portion)
Here is the video of the Miss Universe 2012 TOP 5 Finalists (Question & Answer Portion) YouTube/KotyaKotya77 Here is the list of winners of the Miss Universe 2012 Pageant: Miss Universe 2012 – USA, Olivia Culpo First Runner-up – Philippines, Janine Tugonon Second Runner-up – Venezuela, Irene Sofía Esser Quintero Third Runner-up – Australia, Renae [...]
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Couple’s Break Up Announcement Now Viral [VIDEO]
A 5-year relationship of a couple, announced that they already broke up using a song and asked YouTube for this event. It is now viral in social networking, YouTube and twitter the announcement of Jonathan and Ivory’s break up so that their friend will know the reason and what has been talked about between the [...]
