Europeans, especially Anglo-Saxons, are highly superstitious when it comes to the number 13. They say that if 13 people sit down at one table, one of them will die within a year. The 13th day of a month, the 13th storey, the number 13, 13 coins in a purse are considered to bring ill luck. In a word, everything containing the baker’s dozen is considered to be unlucky. In Russia this number is known as the devil’s dozen

30.04.2008
Legends about vampires, so popular among gothic-style fans, have a real base. People that fear daylight, have yellow fang-like teeth, animal-looking nails and are allergic to garlic do exist, not to mention those who merely wear black, gothic jewelry, gets fang implants and bites innocent old ladies while high. By the way, the fact that old ladies are bitten isn’t a myth; in the Kaliningrad region a teenager killed 2 pensioners for a special vampire ceremony.

25.04.2008
Asteroid Apophis has not reached Earth yet; however, it has already excited comment on its possible and quick impact with the planet. A 13-year-old German boy corrected NASA calculations and the forecast flight of the celestial body near the Earth. Young astronomer Nico Marquardt said that Apophis would near Earth in 2029 and would change its trajectory in such a way that it might hit the planet

17.04.2008
Legends of science fiction continue to leave this world. A prominent British science fiction author, inventor and futurist, Arthur Clarke, was best known for his work in literature. A science fiction author often becomes a prophet, because such authors write about future and even make predictions, which subsequently become a reality. On the other hand, a science fiction author does not predict the future, but invents it. Sometimes these inventions become materialized, which earned Clarke the reputation of a futurist