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2013 Rubik’s Cube World Championship: Winner solves in 7.36 seconds August 7th, 2013

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Australian Feliks Zemdegs has won the Rubik's Cube World Challenge 2013. He completed his fastest single solve in a rubiculous 7.36 seconds.

After three straight days of cubing at the event in Las Vegas, Zemdegs beat his fellow competitors with the fastest average time for solving a cube in 8.18 seconds.

Scooping the top prize in the classic 3X3 Rubik's Cube challenge, he won $3,000 in prize money, a championship trophy, and, of course, a selection of Rubik's Cube goodies.

The event took place at the Riviera Hotel and Casino where some of the world's best Rubik's Cube solvers competed in more than 15 classic and non-traditional official cubing events.

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Crowds Flock To A Giant Pool In China To Escape Heat August 4th, 2013

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Thousands of people squeezed into this swimming pool in southwest China on Tuesday to take a dip in what's being called the country's hottest Julys in 140 years.

But as temperatures soared outside inside local residents were cool if not somewhat squashed.

State media reported that more than 15,000 people visited the indoor pool at a Daying County amusement park in Sichuan Province on Saturday. That's more than triple the number envisaged by its designers.

Temperatures in Sichuan and other parts of China are expected to climb to 41 degrees Celsius, prompting an emergency level-two heat alert for the first time.

At least two people in the eastern city of Shanghai have died from heat stroke.

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Did you Know? 31 – 40 August 3rd, 2013

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31. 11% of people are left handed.

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32. The average person falls asleep in 7 minutes.

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33. An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.

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34. No two corn flakes look the same.

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35. Each time you see a full moon you always see the same side.

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36. Toilets use 35% of indoor water use.

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37. The longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds.

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38. The most commonly used letter in the alphabet is E.

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39. The least used letter in the alphabet is Q.

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40. The names of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.

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The Smurfs 2 August 2nd, 2013

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Rise of the Guardians July 30th, 2013

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Did you Know? – 2 July 27th, 2013

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1. Honey is the only natural food which never goes off.
British English if food goes off, it becomes too bad to eat

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2. The only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia.

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3. The longest street in the world is Yonge street in Toronto Canada measuring 1,896 km.

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4. Sound travels almost 5 times faster underwater than in air.

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5. Koalas sleep around 18 hours a day.

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6. The average speed of a skydiver is 200 Kilometres per hour.

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7. All insects have 6 legs.

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8. That 90% of an iceberg sits under water.

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9. 11% of people are left handed.

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10. August has the highest percentage of births.

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Did you Know? – 1 July 27th, 2013

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1. The elevator was invented in 1850.

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2. The first crossword puzzle appeared in 1913.

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3. A crossword really is a fruit.

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4. Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.

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5. The Eiffel Tower has 2,500,000 rivets.

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6. Diamonds are the hardest substance known.

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7. Canada is an Indian word meaning “Big Village”.

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8. Carrots have zero fat content.

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9. The first city to reach 1 million was London.

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10. The croissant was invented in Austria.

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Madagascar 3 – Europes Most Wanted July 26th, 2013

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