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Hawking dreams of space travel

Hawking dreams of space travel

| May 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

British theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who has suffered from a degenerative disease for decades, said during a public appearance that he would like to go into space, a media report said. The 71-year-old Hawking said he would like to travel into space aboard the private spacecraft that mogul Richard Branson is developing, the [...]

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6 rich people with the most eccentric ideas

6 rich people with the most eccentric ideas

| April 19, 2013 | 0 Comments

Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer seems to be taking a page out of John Hammond’s book, the man who builds the original Jurassic Park in the film. Palmer now wants to fill two parks with hundreds of robotic life-size dinosaurs. This eccentric billionaire has certainly got our attention. But vying for the most eccentric ideas that the rich can do with their tons of money are a whole list of people. We list a few.

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A drink with Branson

A drink with Branson

| May 8, 2012 | 0 Comments

Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic wants its customers to be able to share a drink with its fearless leader, at least until he melts. The airline this month is planning to serve ice cubes shaped like Branson’s heads to customers in its Upper Class cabins. Virgin sees its “Little Richard” ice cubes as a way for [...]

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