In the late 1950s, an American physicist and inventor, Willy Higinbotham, constructed the first device that allowed a simple tennis game to be played after it had been connected to the TV set. Willy had no idea that this invention was revolutionary, and he did not patent this first video game.

This morning started out unlucky for Paolo Mancione. As usual, he had set his alarm clock the evening before for half past eight but unfortunately the device didn’t ring and Paolo woke up at eight.

When film company Columbia Pictures took up making "Quantum of Solace" – the 22nd of James Bond's adventures, a secret agent of Her Majesty, they did not expect that they might have problems shooting on locatio But what was it actually about?

"A result foreseen as virtually certain is an intended result." Per Lord Steyn in Woollin 1999. Lord Steyn’s assertion concerns the concept of intention in criminal law.

Easter Island, or Rapa Nui as it is also called, is the most remote inhabited place on the Earth. The island is situated in the Pacific Ocean and was discovered by Dutch sailor Jakub van Roggeveen who reached the shores of Rapa Nui on Easter Sunday of 1722, and due to this date gave the island the name of Easter Island.

Have you seen the Steven Spielberg film "Catch Me if You Can" and doubted the information that this movie could have been based on a true story? It is true that the story of the hero is quite impossible, however, almost everything in the movie was rather close to the life history of Frank W. Abagnale, a con artist and a forger.

Japan is a country that will fascinate everyone forever. The high technology, combined with an old tradition, is a bizarre combination that still produces a shock among tourists coming from the Western world.

Around the world, there exist almost a hundred mysterious buildings, structures and places which, for supporters of the UFO-origin human civilization theory, are the irrefutable proofs that they are right. According to this theory, the human civilization is not rooted in evolution but is the result of an alien biology experiment.

At the end of 2000 world news services published an amazing, but at the same time disturbing, piece of news. According to anonymous sources at the Pentagon, Saddam Hussein, the leader of the Iraqi dark forces, had bought several thousand PlayStation 2 gaming consoles from all over the world.

Way before Queen, Nirvana, Rolling Stones, Guns N’ Roses, and all of the newer rock bands like Simple Plan and Matchbox 20 had made their mark in showbusiness, there he was–The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll or more popularly known as Elvis Presley.

Almost everybody has heard about Steven Seagal, a well-known Hollywood actor and martial artist, who has been playing tough-guy heroes in numerous films.

The British people have a unique cultural identity often misunderstood. Nevertheless, any English-speaking chap would be wondering why the Brits take the lift instead of elevators, transport goods in a lorry instead of a truck, take an afternoon tea instead of a filling snack?

We are sure that few have ever heard of the Tonga islands. This, the most eastern country in the East, is the last Oceanic kingdom ruled by a member of the Tupou dynasty, considered to be the longest ruled dynasty in human history. This isolated archipelago of 169 islands recently became the center of the funniest political scandal. This event has shocked this normally sleepy region.