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Haitians Eat Dirt Cookies to Survive
Posted by viechuy in Community and Lifestyle, Weird Stuff, Weird Video
The small island nation of Haiti relies heavily on food imports, but with prices soaring, some Haitians are resorting to eating mud.
The cookies made of dirt, butter and salt hold little nutritional value, but manage to keep Haiti's poor alive.
Worldfocus special correspondent Benno Schmidt and producer Ara Ayer report from Haiti, showing how far some people are going to fill their stomachs.
Shanghai Auto Show on This Weekend
Posted by viechuy in Festivals and Events, Paranormal, Weird Stuff
Auto Shanghai is a biennial international automobile show that alternates with the Beijing Auto Show and dates to its inception in 1985. Auto Shanghai became the first UFI approved Chinese auto show in June 2004.
Held every two years in the neighborhood of Pudong in Shanghai, China, since the 9th show in 2001, the exhibition has taken place at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.
According to the sponsor some 283,000 people visited the auto show this weekend.












Image Source: imaginechina
Einstein - The World's Smallest Horse
Posted by viechuy in Animals, Paranormal, Weird Stuff, World Records
Weighing 6-pounds and standing just 14-inches tall, Einstein is touted as the world's smallest horse, who was born April 22, 2010 in Barnstead, New Hampshire.
Einstein's physical proportions are similar to those of a normal-sized foal, and as Rachel Wagner, one of Einstein’s co-owners, who features in the YouTube video at the end of the page, remarks: "He is very perfect looking little boy and not dwarfy looking at all." 





















