I was born and raised in South Africa, but have Dutch grandparents. Spent 5 years in Ghana with my family for my dad's work, and now live in Brussels, Belgium.I have travelled a lot around the world for work and holidays and spend most of my timing trying to find even more things to keep myself busy.I have a website that will one day (hopefully before I turn 90) be done so it looks all nice and pretty, but for now, it's down, so no linky here.I turn 20!
Dutch Footballer Seeking Placenta Cure Posted: 1 day ago by Ankabout
Dutch footballer Robin van Persie is seeking a miracle cure in Serbia by dripping placenta fluid on his leg...
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Live like a hamster in Hamster Hotel Posted: 2 days ago by Ankabout
This hotel near Nantes, France, has come up with a new concept where guests can run around in a wheel, and wear hamster hats... And eat hamster food.
Right... Sounds fun...
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Bacon Jam - Bacon you can Spread! Posted: 3 days ago by Ankabout
Finally, our lives will never be the same again. I present to you, the best thing for your sliced bread since... well... sliced bread!
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Oxford word of the year: Unfriend Posted: 4 days ago by Ankabout
Why aren't we a friendly bunch? The word of the year is unfriend. And here we all thought social media will bring us all together.
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Conjoined Twins Operation Success Posted: 5 days ago by Ankabout
For 25 hours a team of 16 physicians operated on Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna, who were joined at the head. The operation was apparently successful, even the delicate operation of separating the girls' brain tissue.
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Mobile Money: Paying school fees with sms Posted: 2 weeks ago by Ankabout
Africa is quickly becoming the world's leader in mobile phone technology. Not in terms of the actual phones, but from what you can do with them. Very interesting article talking about the new form of banking.
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Why can't you tickle yourself? Posted: 3 weeks ago by Ankabout
A nice study paper explaining why you can't tickle yourself.
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All 902 letters from Vincent van Gogh Online Posted: 3 weeks ago by Ankabout
A complete and well-linked collection of the 902 letters Vincent van Gogh wrote.
This was recently published as a book as well, but the online version is free.
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Cool Shutter Delay Images Posted: 3 weeks ago by Ankabout
Click for a collection of some cool sparkle images made with a long shutter speed. Some of them must have taken a lot of practice.
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Infinite Stories... Posted: 3 weeks ago by Ankabout
Remember those books you had as a kid where you had to throw dice and turn to pages based on how you wanted the story to go? Well this site has an online collection of such stories, and you can write your own.
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Digital Ants will protect your computer Posted: 3 weeks ago by Ankabout
Modeled after the workings of a real ant colony, scientists have created 'digital ants' that can protect your computer from viruses and worms.
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36 Songs with the same 4 Chords Posted: 1 month ago by Ankabout
Quite a funny compilation.
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Anniversary of the Barcode Posted: 2 months ago by Ankabout
Join Google in celebrating the anniversary of the barcode.
The themepic says Plime.
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Convertibles bad for your ears Posted: 2 months ago by Ankabout
Experts have warned that driving in a convertible can be bad for your ears.
So no more convertibles!
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You don't know Jack Sh*t... Well not YET Posted: 2 months ago by Ankabout
Now when someone tells you You don't know Jack s**t, you can correct them.
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Convert the NY Bay Bridge to Apartments? Posted: 2 months ago by Ankabout
Bay Area architects Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello have called for stabilizing the disused – and soon to be entirely dismantled – portion of the Bay Bridge. They would then turn it into a pedestrianized urban park and outdoor sports attraction.
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So maybe Mars is not red because of ancient water... Posted: 2 months ago by Ankabout
Scientists have found another reason for Mars appearing red. For a long time scientists hypothesized that it must be 'rust' coloring, but they now have an alternate explanation.
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Audio Labels for Blind People on Products Posted: 2 months ago by Ankabout
A device that allows blind people to attach and read audio labels on everyday objects has gone on show.
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Beer-Proof Lederhosen Posted: 2 months ago by Ankabout
This year's Octoberfest will have beer-proof lederhosen for sale! And, you can swim in them...
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Hi-Speed Baby Born - Free train rides for life! Posted: 2 months ago by Ankabout
A baby girl was born Monday on a high-speed train linking Paris and Brussels, the first such case since the Thalys rail service was created in 1996. As a reward the new addition to the human race will ride the Thalys for free, forever.
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World's Only Flying Operating Theater Posted: 2 months ago by Ankabout
A DC-10 that flies to different developing nations has the world's only operating theater in an airplane, complete with classrooms and viewing screens for observers.
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Yawning is contageous - Also to monkeys watching TV Posted: 2 months ago by Ankabout
Yawning is so contagious that chimpanzees can "catch" it from cartoons, according to research.
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'Sleeping Together' is bad for your health Posted: 2 months ago by Ankabout
According to some sleep specialists, sleeping in the same bed can be dangerous for a relationship.
I like how I have to put 'sleeping together' in quotations to literally mean sleeping
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Most Hated Family in America - Westborough Baptist Church Posted: 2 months ago by Ankabout
This church congregation, which is mostly made up of one family, is one messed up family.
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Myers-Briggs Typology Personality Test Posted: 3 months ago by Ankabout
This post made me think of this personality test I did.
Take it in one go, and don't think too much about your answers. Answer how you really ARE, not how you want to be or should be, but use the things you really DO.
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