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By capturing large quantities of drugs before they can hit the streets, the courageous efforts of drug enforcement agencies help save countless lives. Here are seven of some of the largest drug seizures in history – cocaine, ecstacy and marijuana hauls from across the world, all worth millions of dollars.

Mexican soldiers prepare to burn hundreds of packets of marijuana uncovered near a methamphetamine drug laboratory in Tamazula, Mexico.

We tend to think of our planet as a simple place made up of jungles, desert, seas and ice, but scattered all across the globe are fascinating and unusual landscapes which would look more at home on Mars or another distant planet yet discovered.

The Richat Structure, near Ouadane, Mauritania. This cyclone-shaped landscape is 50 km across, located in the middle of the Mauritanian Sahara

Now over 200 years old, the Berners Street Hoax is one of the oldest pranks in recorded history. We’ve all heard of the revenge prank of calling for a pizza delivery, or other similar home delivery, and having it delivered to another address.

This is exactly what happened in 1809 when Theodore Hook made a bet with his friend Samuel Beazley that he could make any house in London the most popular house in the city. He achieved this by sending out thousands of letters in the name of a Mrs Tottenham, who lived at 54 Berners Street, and invited to the residence on a specific day.

The letters were sent to chimney sweeps, coal yards, cake makers, fishmongers, shoemakers, doctors, lawyers and vicars. When the day arrived Berners Street became so busy with people visiting the address that other parts of London became congested. The Governor of the Bank of England, the Duke of York, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Mayor of the City of London even arrived in Berners Street, and the deliveries and visitors continued to arrive well into the evening.

Hook and Beazley watched all this from the house directly opposite 54 Berners Street. Unfortunately there’s no record of Mrs Tottenham’s reaction. It must have been a very bizarre day indeed for her.

Rendered by Australian 3D conceptual artist Loth, these imaginative images of cute and comical robots look like something you may see in a Pixar movie, animated characters with strong visual qualities.

Car companies like Maserati and Porsche are well know for the sports car designs, but companies such as these often release concept cars – or prototypes – at motorshows before going into production. This way they can gauge consumer reactions to the designs before starting manufacturing.

These concepts give us a real glimpse of how cars may look in the future, creative designs which push the boundaries in terms of technology and materials used, creating concepts which are imaginative and revolutionary.

Here we look at the top 10 most futuristic sports car design concepts and protypes:

1. Volkswagen Ego. Designed for the year 2028 the VW Ego is part of a trio of concept vehicles designed to offer a glimpse into the future for Volkswagen vehicles.

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Posting Facebook status updates about your life has become a necessity to many. From letting the world know what you’ve just had for lunch, to broadcasting the love of your life has just cheated on you with your best friend, what motivates people to put it out there on Facebook? A lot of information posted is often very personal, and when assessed from a neutral standpoint we can analyze the meanings behind and the make up of the personality who is posting.

People who are addicted to posting status updates can be categorized into five different personalities:
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