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A NASA engineer has claimed that getting a ‘running start’ would be the key to ensuring that a real-life, Star Trek-style warp engine is in drive, and not reverse. In Albert Einstein’s theory of special relativity, our Universe comes with a speed limit — with nothing able to travel faster than the speed of light. … Read more
The real-life haunted house from The Conjuring is live-streaming its eerieness 24/7 for one full week By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 23:03 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 23:03 BST, 1 May 2020 The house that inspired the 2013 film The Conjuring is giving horror fans the chance to witness all of the home’s … Read more
‘Zoom just isn’t cutting it!’ The Project’s Carrie Bickmore says she misses ‘real-life hugs’ and laughs with her parents and extended family as she reflects on life in lockdown By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:28 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 08:28 BST, 25 April 2020 Carrie Bickmore has reflected on life … Read more
‘Look left, turn right… jump!’ Faroe Islands offers ‘remote tourism’ – where web users can control a REAL-LIFE tour guide Wearing helmet cameras, local guides provide commentary to web audiences They are controlled by web users, who can tell them which direction to walk in Tourism has been growing in the Faroe Islands with 120,000 … Read more
Is this the real-life bad girl of Pride and Prejudice? Tiny portrait shows ‘pretty girl’ who was once engaged to Jane Austen’s brother and said to be inspiration for the scandalous Lydia Bennet The tiny portrait has been acquired by the museum at Jane Austen’s cottage The painting portrays Mary Pearson, who was briefly engaged … Read more
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellows’ new drama Belgravia premiered last week on ITV, following the lives of families living in London’s upmarket Belgravia in the 1840s. But society bible Tatler imagined what the TV drama might look like if it was re-cast with real-life aristocrats, heirs and billionaires who call the plush London neighbourhood home today. Among … Read more
Mulan star Yifei Liu looked like a true leading lady as she took the red carpet at the film’s Hollywood premiere on Monday. The newest Disney princess was radiant in a shimmering gold and champagne gown during the world premiere for the live-action adaptation to the 1998 animated classic. Yifei, 32, commanded attention in the gilded … Read more
A stunning Grade I-listed castle that was once owned by a swashbuckling sailor who killed the real-life Captain Jack Sparrow from Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean has gone on the market for £1.9million. Coupland Castle dates back to the 12th century, having been built on land belonging to Sir John de Coupland, the squire who … Read more
Universal’s new Super Nintendo World will let visitors play real-life versions of their favourite video games, including Super Mario The new theme park will open this summer at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka One experience will be based on Super Mario’s Mushroom Kingdom Universe Visitors will wear wristbands to collect digital coins – just like Mario … Read more
The REAL-LIFE fairy-tale mountain landscape: Incredible images capture Switzerland’s impossibly beautiful Lauterbrunnen valley (though you might be forgiven for thinking it’s Hollywood CGI at work) Lauterbrunnen Valley is a ‘trough valley’ that contains no less than 72 waterfalls – one is 1,000ft high The valley town of Lauterbrunnen sits at an elevation of 795 metres … Read more