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Who is the richest man of all time? Do you answer Bill Gates? No no, not even close. The richest man of all time is measured by percentage of the national economy. Mr Bill Gates is far behind this richest man, John D. Rockefeller.

I’ve listed down the top 10 richest people of all time and their business type.

10 Richest People

1. John D. Rockefeller

• Peak wealth: $318.3 billion (based on 2007 US dollar)
• Business: Standard oil

2. Andrew Carnegie

• Peak wealth: $298.3 billion.
• Business: Steel Manufacturer

3. Nicholas II of Russia

Peak wealth: $253.5 billion.

Business: Inherited from Russian Imperial (more…)

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How old are you? This is a simple question that we ask to new friend. How many years you wish to live on this earth? I believe nobody will preset a dead line for their life. But the fact is we all have so short time here. Very rarely we could see someone live more than 100 years old. Do you know that your age might be far older on other planets?

By using the Exlporatorium calculator, it helps us to calculate our age on other 9 planets too. For who that don’t know, the revolution of the earth around the sun is how we define the “year”. Each planet has different revolution speed around the sun. That’s why we have different age on different planet. Confused? Let’s browse to Exlporatorium put in your date of birth, press calculate and see the results. (more…)

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Yo-Yo Ma is one of my favorite classical musician. I would say he is one of the greatest cellist this decade. At his recent concert in the Detroit Opera House, Honda’s ASIMO robot took the stage and conducted.

Am I say wrong? Nope. ASIMO robot successfully conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to perform “Impossible Dream” during the concert opening.

Let’s enjoy the live performance video clip below. Orchestra Conductor might lose their job in future… What do you think?

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Few photos captured and sent by the Nasa’s Mars explorer vehicle, Earth by Spirit on Mars’ surface, might indicate there are life forms on the Mars. Look at the picture below, is it looks like a female figure is sitting on a rock with her hand up?

The Mars explorer vehicle had landed Mars four years ago and going around the red planet to capture images and send back to Earth. From the wide image, it does not show any special. But after zoom in, some say that it is an Alien! Others believe that is simply an optical illusion caused by a landscape. What do you say?

[source: Daily Mail news]

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