Muhammad Ali dies at 74

 

Muhammad Ali, who declared “I am the greatest” and proved it many times over, infuriating some and captivating countless more as he floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee on his way to winning the world heavyweight championship a record three times, becoming perhaps the most widely recognized person on the planet, died Friday in Phoenix. He was 74. Mr. Ali had long suffered from Parkinson’s syndrome. The condition was understood to be a consequence of his boxing career.-- By Lloyd Young

Muhammad Ali jokes with television sports commentator Howard Cosell before the start of the Olympic boxing trials, in West Point, NY., on Aug. 7, 1972. (Associated Press)

Bamboo Forest

Image credits: Yuya Horikawa | Tomoaki Kabe

Sagano Bamboo Forest is one of the most amazing natural sites in Japan.
One of the most interesting facts about Sagano Bamboo Forest is the sound which the wind makes while it blows amongst the bamboo.

The Tunnel of Love

Image Credits: Oleg Gordienko 

The Tunnel of Love, located in Ukraine, used to be just another train rail section, but eventually turned into one of the most romantic spots on Earth.

As trees were left to grow freely around the rails, the passing train was the only thing shaping its way through. Eventually, by crossing the Kleven village forest back and forth three times a day, the train shaped a closed tunnel according to it’s size.

Happy Independence Indonesia

A Double Rainbow in Iceland

pic : Peter Rolf Hammer/HotSpot Media

Cunard's Queen Mary

Cunard's Queen Mary sails into Southampton to join her sister ships Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria. Southampton is the only place in the world to have hosted the Three Queens three times. 

Picture: REX

Never Give Up

Godzilla

Godzilla, the bearded dragon lizard, eyes up a miniature knight at Bristol Zoo Gardens, perhaps considering a St George's Day battle 

Picture: PA

Honey Hunting in Nepal

Using precision and skills mastered over many years the ‘cutter’ jousts tentatively at a bee’s nest with a sharpened stick known as a tango by Gurung people

Picture: Copyright © Andrew Newey

Easter Mandarin baby

Cedric the duckling poses for a photograph at the Axe Valley Animal Park in Axminster, Devon. Cedric had been stuck inside his egg without enough strength to get out, so owner Andrew Collier pulled the shell apart to reveal the fluffy Easter Mandarin baby

Picture: RICHARD AUSTIN

Sandwich

Warburtons are set to unveil plans to build a new skyscraper 'The Loaf' in the heart of the City. The structure will see two bread shaped buildings sandwich The Gherkin, creating a monument to the popularity of the mighty sandwich. The Willy Wonka-esque bakeries will create the latest innovations in sandwiching, in response to consumer demand. Warburtons is asking Facebook fans to influence the shape of the structure based on their favourite baked item.

Picture: www.ilikeoffers.co.uk

The face of movie character E.T

Jake Dowd was preparing to light the log burner at his home in Temple Newsam, West Yorks, when he noticed the face of movie character E.T was staring back at him. The grain of wood, which the 17-year-old is reluctant to burn, bears striking similarities to Steven Spielberg's classic alien. 

Picture: Asadour Guzelian/Guzelian

Ice float

Ice floats in the Chicago River, seen from the Michigan Avenue Bridge. Below-zero high temperatures expecting to last 2 1/2 days have returned to many parts of the Midwest bringing with it wind chills ranging from the negative teens to temperatures colder than 40 below zero.

Picture: AP Photo/Sun-Times Media, Michael R. Schmidt

Wiltshire village

A plume of mist rolls across a field in front of the Wiltshire village of Malmesbury

Picture: SWNS

Canon

An artillery firing exercise at a shooting range in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. South Korea's Defence Ministry urged North Korea to prove sincerity through actions as an official response to an open letter from the North to the South calling for resolution and an end to intimidating military acts.

Picture: EPA/YONHAP