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- Meet the Millionaire Who Dedicated His Life to Raising Gorillas and Releasing Them into the Wild
- Kokoro Scanner – A Japanese High-Tech Toy That Lets Others Know If You Are Lying or Telling the Truth
- Chinese Tycoon Gifts Custom iPhone 6 Smartphones to All His Former High-School Classmates
| Meet the Millionaire Who Dedicated His Life to Raising Gorillas and Releasing Them into the Wild Posted: 09 Oct 2014 12:14 AM PDT Damian Aspinall is a casino-owning millionaire, environmentalist and animal lover who has made it his life's mission to raise gorillas and release them into the wild. And in order to make that happen, the self-made businessman set up the Aspinall Foundation, through which he has raised over 60 gorillas in England and released them to secure locations in Africa. Aspinall, who was once known for his party lifestyle and for dating supermodels like Naomi Campbell has now devoted his life to deepening the connection he has always shared with the animal kingdom. Apart from the Aspinall Foundation, he also runs Howletts and Port Lympne wildlife parks in Kent. It is his belief that animals should have as much right to happiness as humans do. His deep-rooted connection with animals goes all the way back to his childhood – his father John, Aspinall, was a gambler and maverick zoo keeper. So he grew up around his father's exotic pets, developing an all-consuming passion for wildlife as he got older. "It's magic crossing the species boundaries, and the greatest thing about being alive," said the 54-year-old. "You can't explain it to people who don't have it." |
| Posted: 08 Oct 2014 11:29 PM PDT The Kokoro Scanner (Heart Scanner) is a high-tech Japanese invention that can spice up classic party games such as 'Truth or Dare'. It is a lie detecting device that is worn on the forehead and changes color to indicate the truthfulness of a person's responses. Created by Tokyo-based toy company 'Takara Tomy', the scanner works a lot like a polygraph machine – it monitors the pulse using infrared rays. So when you make a person wear it, it first monitors their heart rate to establish a baseline. Then, you ask them a question, the wearer responds, and the device monitors the heart rate once more to compare it with the baseline. It then flashes green if the person's pulse is normal indicating that they're telling the truth, yellow if they might be lying, and red if they are lying for sure. Because the light is attached to the person's forehead, they won't be able to tell what color is flashing while they're being interrogated with all sorts of embarrassing questions. |
| Chinese Tycoon Gifts Custom iPhone 6 Smartphones to All His Former High-School Classmates Posted: 08 Oct 2014 11:16 PM PDT Chinese businessman Qian Fenglei is the kind of friend everyone would want. This real-life Richie Rich has recently gifted specially embossed gold iPhone 6 smartphones to all his former high school classmates, at a reunion dinner. The inscription on the phones reads: 'Class of 1992, Maoshan Middle School'. Qian is the chairman of Universal International Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, and is quite well known for his generosity. He was previously in the news for donating two million yuan towards relief work after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. And he also gave all his former classmates an iPhone 5 during a previous reunion. Guess they know what they’ll be getting when Apple launches their new generation of phones. |
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