Jose Castelar Cairo has achieved a Guinness World Record for hand-rolling the world's largest cigar, which measured 13.7 meter (45 feet). He's shown here rolling the cigar Nov. 1 in a room of the Melia Cohiba Hotel, in Havana, Cuba. (AP)A Cuban cigar roller, Castelar Cairo, 67, set the new world record for making longest cigar.Also known as “Cuetro,” he took eight hours to roll the 81.8-meter-long

May 6, 2011

(MCT)Researchers from Netherland have found 8 factors that may raise the risk of burst aneurysms in the brains of certain people. University Medical Center in Utrecht conducted the research on some 250 patients for three years to find risk factors that increase blood pressure over short periods which can lead to burst blood vessels. 　Aneurysms are swollen arteries. They usually do not cause a seri

Technology May 6, 2011

A three-meter-long alligator attacked a police car in Alachua County, Florida. Posted on YouTube, the video shows an aggressive gator clamping his teeth around the bumper and slowly pushing it backward.According to the Daily Mail, the alligator appeared in a residential area from Paynes Prairie and neighbor who found the beast called the police. The policeman who arrived remained inside the police

May 6, 2011

Photographs showing children in different parts of Seoul on Wednesday in celebration of Children's Day. (Yonhap News)

May 5, 2011

Korean actor and singer Jang Geun-suk topped Japan’s Oricon chart in his debut week. His single “Let Me Cry” sold 119,000 copies within a week of its April 27 release.  Jang Geun-sukHe became the first foreign singer in Japan to rank No. 1 in the major weekly pop chart upon debut.In 2005, Korea’s Ryu Si-won reached No. 2 within a week.Jang’s record was also the first for a male singer since Masahi

People May 4, 2011

Korean rock singer Yim Jae-beom is enjoying a new phase in his career with his name topping the most-searched-word list at major Internet portals, thanks to blockbuster TV program “I am a Singer.” Yim was one of two new entrants on Sunday for MBC’s weekly singer survival program and his performance of “Neoreul yuihae (For You)” was so impressive that he ranked first in the audience’s vote. Korean

People May 4, 2011

Korean author Kim Young-ha in New York (Kim Yoon-mi/The Korea Herald)'팟캐스트 '김영하의 책 읽는 시간' 곧 재개할 생각'트위터를 접겠다고 선언했던 소설가 김영하는 최근 코리아헤럴드와 뉴욕에서 가진 단독 인터뷰에서 트위터를 다시 할 생각은 전혀 없다고 밝혔다.트위터를 다시 할 의향이 없느냐는 질문에 김영하는 “트위터를 안 하니까 편하다. 안 하고 나서 좀 더 느긋해졌다”고 대답했다.그는 “(트위터를 할 때는) 매일 뭔가를 얘기 해야 할 것 같고 그랬는데 여기서 그걸 끝내고 나서 1주일이건 한 달이건 어떤 문제를 혼자 생각할 수 있게 되었다” 라고 말했다.그는 어떤 이슈에 대해 말을 한다는 건 “압력솥의 뚜껑을 여는, 김이 새는 효과”와 같다고 설명했다

Podcast May 3, 2011

This CCTV footage shows what might be one of the world’s cheekiest thieves attempting a getaway from a store in Lake Wales, Florida.The store’s security camera captured the suspect running away from the store clutching a case of beer.The video shows the suspect being let down by his baggy as he makes for the getaway car in front of the store. His fall relieves him not only of the beer but also his

May 3, 2011

(YouTube)Commenters have criticized the content of a YouTube video called “Baby And Dog Fight Over Food,” which shows a baby agitating a german shepherd by trying to steal its food.In the video, a baby repeatedly snatches the dog’s bowl while the animal is eating. Although the baby tries hard to keep the bowl, the dog reclaims its food with its front legs and concentrates on eating. Commenters rep

Technology May 2, 2011

For Kwon Byong-hyon, former South Korean ambassador to China, almost everything should be considered in terms of the long-term health of the earth.“What do you think the earth has done for you so far?” Kwon asked in an interview. “And what, if anything, have you done for the earth in return?”His questions are hard to answer without taking a moment to ponder their implications at a time when the gl

People May 1, 2011