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Underwater graveyard full of WWII planes is otherworldly

For 70 years, World War II planes have been resting in peace at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Although divers have enjoyed exploring the underwater graveyard since the 1960s, Brandi Mueller's photos allow us to admire these treasures without a wetsuit. "I find diving [to see] the airplanes really exciting," Mueller, a scuba diving instructor and boat captain, told Mashable. "It's a strange thing to see airplanes underwater. Shipwrecks you expect, but not airplanes." The planes didn't actually crash at this particular location near the Marshall Islands, though. They were discarded there after WWII because it was too expensive to transport them back to the United States from the Kwajalein Atoll, according to Mueller. The site includes Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers, F4U Co...

Deadly car bombs hit Yemen, day after almost 200 killed

[caption id="attachment_17897" align="alignright" width="570"]car-bomb-yemen.jpg-ns People check a car damaged by a car bomb attack near a mosque in Yemen's capital Sanaa July 7, 2015, Photo: Reuters[/caption] Two deadly car bombs hit the capital Sanaa and a southern city in Yemen on Tuesday, state news agency Saba reported, a day after air strike and clashes killed almost 200 people nationwide. Islamic State in Yemen claimed responsibility in a statement posted online for the Sanaa attack, latest in a string of recent actions by the hardlin...

5 Extremely Crazy Bridges Around The World

Bridges are something we need daily for transportation. Have we ever imagined how crazy they can be built? We haven’t but someone else must have imagined. This 5 bridges are result of those imaginations. These are damn crazily built bridges around the world.

1. The Eshima Ohashi Bridge, Japan.

Eshima-Ohashi-Bridge-Japan This 44 meters high bridge is something you might want in games & not reality. But this roller coaster bridge is a daily route for japan. The Eshima Ohasi bridge connects the cities Matsue &...

Bangladesh 138 all out. Proteas 169/4

sa-on-top-nsSouth Africa cricketer Eddie Leie (C) celebrates with his teammate Quinton de Kock (R) after the dismissal of the Bangladesh cricketer Soumya Sarkar during the second T20 cricket match between Bangladesh and South Africa at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka

‘Terminator Genisys’ tops worldwide box office

terminatorheaderEarning a combined total of $102.7 million around the world, "Terminator Genisys" topped the list as Rentrack announced Monday the weekend box office estimates. Next in the pecking order is "Jurassic World," which raked in $72.9 million, for a grand total of $1.385 billion so far. Animated film "Minions" earned $54.3 million in 26 territories around the world before its release in North America, scheduled for this week. For the weekend ending July 5, the worldwide box office list is as follows: "Terminator Gen...

Habib’s new music video in the making

7149159317_d3829c066e_zHabib Wahid is all set to bring out his new music video “Mon Ghumaire” after this Eid. The talented singer who likes to work with traditional Bengali folk music and contemporary techno beats, “Mon Ghumaire” is yet another example of his love for fusion. Habib is currently working on finalising a teaser for the music video, the full version of which is set to be released just after Eid-ul-Fitr. The film-makers are done with the shoot and are currently working on the post of the video. The lyrics is by ...
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