Friday, February 27, 2009

Biggest Stadium in the World

The Rungrado May Day Stadium is the biggest stadium in the world. It is a multi-use stadium located in the Pyongyang, North Korea. The stadium was completed on May 1, 1989. It is currently used for football matches. Nearly 150,000 peoples can seat in this stadium. The stadium has a brand structure which attracts everyone to get in. Really it takes some more money to overtake this brand structure.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire bags 8 Oscars

Slumdog Millionaire bags 8 Oscars in the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony. Christian Colson bagged the Oscar for Best Picture (Slumdog Millionaire). Danny Boyle bagged the Oscar for the Best Director (Slumdog Millionaire). A.R.Rahman bagged 2 Oscars for the Best Music in Song and also for the Original Score (Slumdog Millionaire). Chris Dickens bagged for the Best Editing (Slumdog Millionaire). Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty bagged the award for the Best Sound Mixing (Slumdog Millionaire). Anthony Dod Mantle bagged the Oscar for Best Cinematography (Slumdog Millionaire). Simon Beaufoy bagged the Oscar for the Best Adapted Screenplay (Slumdog Millionaire).

A.R.Rahman wins 2 Oscars

Indian music maestro A R Rahman wins 2 Oscars for the film Slumdog Millionaire. The await is over for all the Indian fans, who were waiting for this dream event for so long time. He bagged 2 Oscars for best original score in Slumdog Millionaire and its theme song Jai Ho, which made the whole India to celebrate. Rahman, the first Indian musician to win the annual Academy Award siad, "I am proud and so happy". Before this only 2 Indians have won the Oscar in it's 80 year long history. Satyajit Ray was given the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992 and Bhanu Athaiya won the best costume design Oscar along with John Mollo for the 1982 film Gandhi. This 81st annual Academy Awards, created a milestone in the Bollywood history.

Tallest Ship in the World

Freedom of the Seas is the tallest ship in the world. It is owned by Royal Caribbean International. This world's largest cruise ship is 339 metres long and 56 metres wide. This ship has everything for the entertainment such as theatre, library, casino, karaoke stage, bars, restaurants and shops. This ship is a floating amusement centre.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Longest Beach in the World

Ocean Beach in San Francisco, CA is the longest beach in the world. Though it is not considered as an excellent beach for outing with family and friends, it is still a good place to visit. The Ocean beach is considered as a best place for the summer vacation. The second longest beach is Marina Beach in Chennai, India.


Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Continents of the World

There were seven continents in the world, they are
1. Africa
2. Antarctica
3. Asia
4. Europe
5. North America
6. South America
7. Australia
Australia is also called Oceania. Some people consider Europe and Asia to be one continent, North and South America to be one continent and also some even consider Asia, Africa and Europe to be one huge continent called Eurafrasia. So the number of continents in the world may vary from four to seven, depending upon how you count them.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Highly Paid Soccer Players

David Beckham is the highly paid soccer player. His 46 million dollars deal makes him the world's highest paid soccer player. David Beckham already played 100 matches for his national country England. Beckham also plays for the spain club Real Madrid. He previously played for the famous England club Manchester United. His total earnings for the year 2008 is 42.7 million dollars. He has got fans all over the world and he is also famous for his hair style. His wife Victoria Beckham is also world famous celebrity.