Now we have reached the moment when one must face up to the saddest fact of the World Cup, which is that it will be another four years before all football fans will be captivated again by the greatest sports event in the world. The only thing to do now is to look back on what was.

Overall, the 2010 World Cup provided its share of memorable moments: a historic setting in South Africa, a first-time champion in Spain; a national disgrace in France and, of course, a famous octopus Paul. The octopus became internationally famous for correctly predicting the winner of Germany’s seven matches at the 2010 World Cup. It lives in a tank at a Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany. For those who are not aware of what was happening I will describe it in several words. Before every match the octopus was presented two boxes containing food and marked with the flag of a national football team in an upcoming match. The most captivating moment was prediction of victory of the Spanish team in the World Cup final on 11 July. That was when the most skeptical people defeated and believed in the ‘power’ of Paul the octopus.

According to data analysts, this sort of prediction is like a coin tossing. José Mérida, a data analyst from Guatemala City, calculated this way that only 178 individuals are needed to have someone correctly ‘predict’ all the victories from a series of 8 matches; and points out that there were certainly thousands and thousands of football fans all over the world making correct predictions during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The day after the end of the World Cup the octopus was retired from making predictions. His owner says that there will be no more predictions either in sport or in other aspects of our life.

What tattooing is? Some people think about it as a sort of art, while others cannot understand why people do harm to the skin. Many people – many opinions. In the United States about 25 per cent of adults have at least one tattoo. That is why I think it will be interesting for you to watch amazing videos and find out some new facts.

According to polls the overwhelming majority of Americans do tattoos to feel sexy. That is why people prefer to tattoo back most of all, not far behind there is neck, arm, ankle and wrists. Tattoos are no longer taboos. Since 2003 they are considered the trend that never loses its popularity. The main thing is to find a good master and, of course, the right image to draw.

I wonder that women are more likely to remove tattoos. The reason is they are more inclined to spontaneous decisions and, besides, they often make tattoos for the sake of fashion, which is pretty unstable and unpredictable. Men, on the contrary, think twice before doing that, their decisions are well considered and unshakeable. By the way, removing a tattoo may cost three times more than doing it. So men result far more practical as well. What is important is that about 85 per cent of respondents do not regret about having a tattoo.

The most curious thing is attitude of those who have no tattoos to ones who have got it. Conservative people think tattooed people are less attractive, less intelligent, less sexy and more rebellious. It goes without saying that tattooed people positively deny the statements.
The only thing is true – tattooing is not the evil. It is a way people express their individuality, it is an unusual sort of art. We are all different and we are free to choose our outfit, behavior, lifestyle - everything.

Magic is a magnificent word that makes us think about our dreams and illusions. Throughout all the history of the mankind the art of magic was highly appreciated by the public. Magicians were conceded the best opera and theatre halls where thousands of people gathered together every evening.

Has anything changed since then? I doubt it. Magicians now demonstrate their skills in huge concert halls and gather large audience. There are even those who perform in the street enjoying passers-by and gaining thus money. What has changed is our attitude to magic. We perfectly know that it is a show but we feel captivated by it. Now without a reason their performance is called tricks. I hope you will enjoy a little compilation of “magic” video clips.

Whatever you are told, just take it granted that every magic trick can be explained and unveiled with the help of technique and science. But it is amazing that in spite of being aware of this fact we watch magician’s performances – we just want to solve the puzzle.

The father of modern magic is considered Robert-Houdin who prefers being called not a magician but an actor who plays the role of a person who can work magic.

The top famous magician list of these days contains 10 best and most skillful masters: David Copperfield, Douq Henning, Sieqfried and Roy, Lance Burton, Ricky Jay, Mark Wilson, Penn & Teller, Harry Anderson, Jeff McBride, Cyril Takayama.

No doubt that the name of David Copperfield is the most renowned one. In 2006 Forbes called him the most successful magician in the history. Some Guinness World Records belong to him, most of them have strictly commercial character such as Highest Broadway gross in a week or Most tickets sold worldwide by a solo entertainer. But there is an award for the Largest illusion ever staged.

You know I got really inspired to share with you my excitation after watching a series of Guinness world records. That is what one cannot retell, it must be seen. To tell the truth, I doubt that I could assist a Guinness show where people demonstrate unbelievable abilities of the body on the stage right in front of you, but watching a TV program is another thing. So, if you are not too sensitive, join us.

The most shocking records are the ones where people show something extreme with the body. A Turkish man who absorbed milk with his nose and spread it through the eye trying to put out five candles stands in my eyes from yesterday’s evening. And I do not even think of myself as a sensitive personality.

Another gorgeous thing is flexibility of human’s body. The record makes true pleasure to watch it. I seemed to return back into my childhood when my parents used to take me to the circus. Now the circus is the past, if you want extreme emotions visit Guinness record show.

OK, the previous videos were for warming up and now truly shocking and crazy, are you ready? There is a compilation of the most awesome tricks and demonstrations of human’s endurance, strength, deftness and other traits. Did you like the woman that can pop out her eyes out of the sockets? I suppose it is one of the most famous records and in fact one of the first ones. And the man who can hold his girlfriend on the beard? That seems to satisfy both, well, I would not refuse to ride the beard too.

If you got interested in the topic, you can read a renowned Guinness World Record book that contains the most amazing facts and shocking images. Have a good time!

Today I have decided to step out of the Hollywood topic with its Top Releases. There are a great number of gorgeous things to tell. Meet the weirdest building of the world and enjoy amazing video.

The first place doubtlessly goes to The Crooked House situated in Poland, Sopota. The unusual building was constructed in 2003, it took record short period of one year.
Forest Spiral is another wonder located in Germany, Darmstadt. It comprises 105 apartments and a restaurant. This colorful construction attracts lots of tourists annually.

La Torre Galatea Figueras is a tourist site of Spain. I would call the building The Egg Factory.
Not less impressive looks The Basket Building in the United States, Ohio. It took two years and $ 30 million to erect the 180,000 square feet house.

I cannot but mentioning a famous public library located in Missouri that looks like a huge collection of books. It is amazing that the citizens were surveyed about the most influential books in the history that were supposed to be included into the project. Now we what books have changed our history.

Another masterpiece is the Pigeon Forte in Tennessee. The building is turned upside down. In fact, now there are several examples of the idea, but the Pigeon Forte remains the most impressive one.

I have also included into my list a Ball House in Brazil. You can watch a detailed video about this extraordinary house for a Brazilian man and his dog. I loved his simple but unusual story.

Well, you can see in the video so many gorgeous places. The first video includes as much as 50 fabulous and weird buildings, unfortunately, it is impossible to describe every one of them in a short time, but I hope you enjoyed a little that I presented you.