World's Most Mysterious Coral Castle

This morning I shoved a nine-ton block of coral out of my way with just the slightest push of my pinky.

As much as I'd like to think my recent visit to the Fountain of Youth had some wonderful superhero-style effect, the credit actually has to go to eccentric genius Edward Leedskalnin, builder of the mysterious Coral Castle.

Entrance In Coral Castle.

9 -Ton Gate Over Coral Castle.

The massive coral slab door at the entrance to the castle is so perfectly engineered that it can be swung open with just a light, one-finger push.

Aerial View of Coral Castle.

The entire castle complex, which looks like a combination fortress and ancient temple, was constructed of huge coral blocks, many of which exceed five tons. Leedskalnin built the castle and everything in it by himself over 26 years -- using tools he made from scavenged junkyard parts.

The Rocker In Coral Castle.

Leedskalnin was no burly giant of a man. He stood 5 feet tall and weighed around 100 pounds, according to Coral Castle guide Ray Ramirez, who has spent the past two decades trying to figure out just how Leedskalnin managed to pull off this engineering feat.

Amazing Moon Fountain In Coral Castle.

There are many rumors but no concrete details on how Leedskalnin managed to build his bizarre and beautiful masterpiece. He worked only after the sun had gone down, refusing to allow anyone to ever see how he shaped, moved and placed the enormous blocks.

Artistic Heart Table In Coral Castle.

Visitors to the castle are left to decide for themselves what motivated Leedskalnin. But it's easy to see that the items he created as a tribute to his "lost love" -- the beds, the heart-shaped table and the rocking chairs -- are far less carefully and lovingly crafted than the castle's shrines, occult and planetary symbols, and astronomical observatory.

Ac-Generator In This Mysterious Coral Castle.

Extreme Polaris Telescope Outside Coral Castle.

Pride of place in the castle complex is given to a wonderful 30-ton lensless "telescope" that soars 25 feet above the castle walls. The telescope is perfectly aligned to the North Star, and on the first day of winter, sunlight pours directly through the scope's aperture, according to Ramirez.

Huge Pressure Cooker In Coral Castle.

Nice Tool Room Inside Coral Castle.

Leedskalnin also crafted a sundial that tells the time within two minutes of accuracy. This solar clock stands directly across from a water pool carved from a huge slab of coral, with coral crescent moons on each side of the basin. The crescents represent the waxing and waning lunar cycles; the circular pool represents the full moon.

Leedskalnin opened the castle to visitors after he completed it, charging a quarter for a tour if and when he was in the mood to socialize.

The Great Obelisk In Coral Castle.

"People around here called him the 'little guy,'" recalled Ramirez. "The only time he ever asked for help was when he hauled the whole castle 10 miles up the road from Florida City in 1936."

Ed Lifting Coral In Coral Castle.


"Ed is a marvel and a mystery to me," said Ramirez. "But piece by piece I am putting together his puzzle. Someday I will know all his secrets."

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Million Dollar Eye Candy Pics

The family is finally complete. Along with the birth of the two twins, the Pitts will probably settle down and give up adopting children from remote locations. Everyone’s eager to show their kid to the whole world, like that episode in Seinfeld when you HAVE TO SEE THE BABY!! Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline will probably be even better looking that their parents, fuller lips, blonder hair, bluer eyes and even more talent. People Magazine reportedly paid 12 million dollars for the pics and several other magazines got the pictures as well for less.

This is some expensive eye candy! Check out some more pics on ' The 12 Million $ Pics ' after the jump.

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Sexy Bunnies Caught The Attention

" Love Us, Don't Wear Us ! " .... This was the message of this two sexy Bunny-Rabbits that caught the attention of many people in Moscow’s Theater Square. They were members of PETA and by dressing up as sexy bunnies, they tried to convince people to stop wearing natural fur and start dressing up in artificial fur, that is just as beautiful and comfortable.

Lauren and Lisa smiled and faced the cold weather bravely, proving they don’t need fur to keep warm.They only covered their bodies with bunny ears, undies and fur-free signs, both in English and Russian.






Well, but after all they must need an artificial fur to cover their body first :) Looks too crazy on the cold !!

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Amazing Farms Turn Deserted

In the fifteenth century Iceland was ravaged by two epidemics which usually have been identified as plague. It is shown here that these epidemics were no less lethal than the Black Death in Europe. The first one probably killed half the population or more and persisted in the country for at least a year and a half. Since, for several reasons, it can safely be assumed that Iceland was not populated by rats at this time, this may offer the strongest available proof that an epidemic like the Black Death was not dependent on rats for its dissemination.

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Restaurant That Harms Heart

Taste worth dying for!
That’s the motto of Heart-Attack Grill, a restaurant that prides itself on offering its customers probably the fattest, most dangerous food they’ll ever eat. But, like we all know, the greasiest food is also the tastiest. Heart-Attack Grill’s menu includes the simple, double, triple and quadruple Bypass Burgers, Flatliner Fries (deep-fried in pure lard), Jolt Cola and no-filter cigarettes.

If you want to put your life on the line to experience the heavenly taste of fat food, all you have to do is travel to Chandler, Arizona, where Heart-Attack Grill is located.

A SEXY SERVICE : Mass Media and General Public alike have become absolutely captivated by SURGEONS and NURSES who treat customers as PATIENTS. Their outlandish performances include complimentary wheelchair rides for Patients who undergo their more invasive procedures such as theTriple Bypass Burger.

In case you do get a heart-attack, there are nurses in the restaurant, the only problem is they have no medical training, they just serve the food and look very hot, but that’s beeter than nothing right?

In short, this restaurant might be the funniest restaurant I’ve ever heard of. This restaurant might be the first restaurant that is actually trying to kill you! They offer colossal burgers that might just give you heart attacks, waitresses that are dressed as nurses, and a very unhealthy menu with burgers that have names like “The Triple Bypass Burger”. For heavens sake, the restaurant is called The Heart Attack Grill!!!

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Unbelievable Arena !