Articles with 200-400 Words

If you ever happen to visit the northern state of Punjab in India, you may encounter a strange sight - A taxi that drives only in one direction - backwards!...

On August 18th, the cobbled stones of San Francisco's famous 'crooked street', were magically transformed into a larger-than-life version of Candy Land, complete with Princess Lolly, Princess Frostine and of course King Kandy....

We are sure your parents have tried many tricks to make you eat all kinds of strange vegetables. However, what this dad is doing to convince his finicky kids, really rocks!...

Looking for a way to get rid of those pesky mice? Than you may need to get the Nepenthes Attenboroughii, a new species of carnivorous plant, whose pitchers are so large, they can swallow an entire mouse!...

On September 15th, avid car collectors will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, to bid for the 'Star of India', a custom-made 1934 Rolls Royce, that was once owned by the Maharajah of Rajkot - The starting bid? A mere $14mm USD!...

Most musical divas are eccentric. Nora, a pianist, is no exception. She only plays when she feels like it and sometimes even gets inside the piano....

A new princess is scheduled to join the elite group of Disney Princesses. Princess Tiana, the protagonist in the upcoming 'Princess and the Frog', will make her debut at Disneyworld and Disneyland on October 26th, 2009, starring in a limited engagement show entitled 'Tiana's Showboat Jubilee'....

The Gibson Amphitheater at Universal Studios in Los Angeles was buzzing with excitement on Sunday afternoon as hundreds of fans cheered the winners of the 11th Teen Choice Awards, which honor the biggest achievements in movies, television, music and many other categories....

A relatively unknown Jamaican sprinter called Usain Bolt took the world by storm at the summer Beijing Olympics, when he ran the 100 meters sprint in 9.69 seconds - not only setting a new world record but becoming the first human to run the distance under 9.7 seconds without a significant tailwind....