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You’ve Got to Read These Tips Before Traveling to Japan

Watch a Sumo Training Session Many traditional customs sound fascinating on paper but are rather dull to experience for most people.

These 40 Beautiful Birds Were Perfectly Photographed

Black-tailed Gulls Preparing for a Sumo Match 33. White-eared Sibia 34. Cattle Egret Shaking Off 35. Black-tailed Gull Stealing [related_articles] 36. Kentish Plover Mother and Chick 37. An Ecstatic River Kingfisher 38. River Kingfisher Eating Lunch 39. An Egret with an Itch 40.

These Photos of Space Will Make You Feel Really Small!

Category Runner-up - Sunderland Noctilucent Cloud Display by Matt Robinson 'Skyscapes' Category Highly Commended - River of Light by Martin Campbell 'Aurorae' Category Winner - Silk Skies by Jamen Percy 'Aurorae' Category Runner-up - April Aurora by Kolbein Svensson 'Aurorae' Category Highly Commended - Sumo

Many Stunning and Colorful Birds Call Taiwan Home

Black-tailed Gulls preparing for a Sumo match 33. White-eared Sibia 34. Cattle Egret shaking off 35. Black-tailed Gull thief 36. Kentish Plover mother and chick 37. A happy River Kingfisher 38. River Kingfisher getting ready for lunch 39. This Egret has got an itch 40. 

What Life Looked Like in 1890: 16 Fascinating Photos

Six sumo wrestlers from the late 1890s, standing tall and proud, represent the age-old tradition of Japan’s national sport. 4. A dad and his son share a light moment in Istanbul under the Ottoman Empire, circa 1890. 5. A Persian woman poses with her Kalgan waterpipe in the late 1800s.

People Do the Funniest Things in the Name of Competition...

Unfortunately you do have to be a trainee Sumo Wrestler to enter and the first one to make their assigned baby cry is the winner. It is said to bring the babies good health! Source - www.dailymail.co.uk 11.

12 Guinness Records Made in 2012!

The heaviest competing sportswoman living is sumo wrestler Sharran Alexander (UK) of London, UK, who weighs 203.21 kg (448 lbs). Largest hotdog: This 7lb, 16 inch (40 cm) monster on sale in Chicago will set you back $38! Submitted by: Andrew W. 12 Guinness Records Made in 2012!

Discover 5 of the Most Exclusive Senior Housing Projects

This 1,900-square-meter special complex is the brainchild of Nobu Sumo and Sachiko Fujika, two women in their 60s who worked together for years in the welfare field in Tokyo.

Turns Out Jellyfish Are Quite Amazing Creatures...

This enormous, 450 pound and 7 feet long jelly has plagued Japanese waters and is about the size of a sumo wrestler. It still doesn't have the reach of the lion's mane tentacles though. A lion's mane jelly in Norway. A tiny, 2.5 cm long transparent jelly.

Live Longer and Better With These Longevity Practices

By avoiding the pitfalls of a food coma, you not only spare your stomach from resembling a sumo wrestling ring but also uncover the pathways to a more extended, healthier life. 5.