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- Teapot Made Entirely from Chocolate Can Hold Boiled Water without Melting
- Man Trains for 14 Years to Set World Record for Most Consecutive Pinky Pull-Ups
- Self-Taught Horse Whisperer Shares a Magical Bond with the Majestic Creatures
| Teapot Made Entirely from Chocolate Can Hold Boiled Water without Melting Posted: 12 Sep 2014 06:23 AM PDT You'd expect a chocolate teapot to be completely useless (except for devouring), but believe it or not, this one actually works. Engineered by Nestlé Master Chocolatier John Costello, this fully functional chocolate teapot is meant for brewing tea. It works exactly like a regular teapot – it won't melt and the tea comes out tasting a bit like chocolate. Costello and his colleagues decided to make the pot after they were challenged by a BBC TV series called The One Show. They had to prove that the statement 'there's nothing more useless than a chocolate teapot' was false. And they managed to do just that. So how exactly do you go about making a heat-resistant chocolate teapot? Well, it all depends on the type of chocolate you choose. Costello and his team opted for dark chocolate with 65 percent cocoa solids, because its low fat content would make it more resistant to heat. |
| Man Trains for 14 Years to Set World Record for Most Consecutive Pinky Pull-Ups Posted: 12 Sep 2014 06:08 AM PDT Indian weightlifting champion Maibam Itomba Meitei probably has the strongest pinky fingers in the world. The 26-year-old from Imphal city in the state of Manipur recently set the Guinness World Record for the most number of 'pinky pull ups' – he used his little fingers to pull his chin above the bar 16 consecutive times in 30 seconds. Maibam broke the world record previously set by an American weight lifter, who was able to do only 16 pull ups in one minute. He completed the stunning feat quite comfortably during an event organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy. The audience, consisting of several local politicians, was left speechless by Maibam's display of sheer strength. A specially designed iron bar was used for the performance – it had two small hooks for Maibam to insert his two little fingers. Once he laced his pinkies through the hooks, he was able to lift his body (weighing 51 kilograms) up with tremendous ease, bringing his chin all the way over to the bar. |
| Self-Taught Horse Whisperer Shares a Magical Bond with the Majestic Creatures Posted: 12 Sep 2014 05:33 AM PDT Martin Tatta, from Argentina, is a self-trained 'horse whisperer'. The 33-year-old ‘gaucho’ – the Argentinian version of the cowboy -has a remarkable gift for understanding horses – he can get the four-legged beauties to do his bidding with a delicate touch, friendly coaxing, cuddles, and kisses. "It is something that comes natural to me," he said. "Nobody taught me, it just came out. There is no struggle with the animal. This is a very soft job, very, very soft." In fact, Martin is so tender with horses that many people have been reduced to tears while watching him. |
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