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31st august in Valencia town of Bunol.

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La Tomatina festival is the world's famous food fight held in the Valencia town of Bunol in Spain on the last Wednesday of August every year since 1945. The festival this year attracted tens of thousands of tourists and locals who threw tonnes of tomatoes at one another.                                           Photo credit:Alberto Saiz/Ap Before the festival began  trucks delivered 160tonnes of ripe tomatoes from Extremadura, where the tomatoes are less expensive. The firing of water cannons signals the beginning of the fight, a brave soul climbs to the top of a two storyey high, greased-up wooden pole and reached the coveted ham at the top. In practice this process takes a long time and the festival starts despite no one reaching the meaty Price. Participants pelt one another with tomato pulp and streets are awash with tomatoes. The festival is said to last for an hour a...

Detachable plane cabin invented to save lives during emergency.

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A former aviation engineer and crash investigator Taterenko Vladimir Nikolaevich invented this technology that can save lives in  plane crashes after he worked for the  past three years on the project. The detachable plane in the  event of an emergency during mid-flight or landing, can detach it's entire cabin and the passengers on board could land safely on water or on the ground with the aid of inflatable cushions and automatic parachutes attached to the cabin. According to Tech Insider, the invention is still just a concept and sourcing for funding to  make a model of the plane in Ukraine.

Samsung recalls Samsung Galaxy Note 7

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Just after two weeks of sales, Samsung is recalling milliona of the new Galaxy Note 7 as battery flaw which have been reported by 35 users worldwide. The Korean conglomerate have put sales of the new device to a halt and will offer customers new products for free to replace all 2.5millon of the device sold world wide.  According to Inc analyst Tay Xiaohan, there's definitely damage done and the who incident is detrimental Samsung 's image and the level of this damage will depend on how soon Samsung addresses this issue and solve the problem.

Pizza delivery drone

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Domino's pizza partnered with the Flirtey, the global leader in drone deliveries to launch the first commercial drone pizza-delivery service in the world. The pizzamaker demonstrated it's pizza delivery service - drone-style-in Auckland New Zealand and aimed to launch a regular service in late 2016.According to Don Meij, The chief executive of Domino's pizza Enterprise, the drone delivery will enable them extend their delivery area by removing barriers such as traffic and access further afield than they currently do to their rural customers while reaching their urban customers in a much more efficient time.

Chinese mission to Mars

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After China's first attempt in 2011, China hopes to launch another mission to Mars around 2020. Wu Wairen, chief designer of China's moon and Mars missions told the BBC of the country's plans. According to him in a video interview, "our long-term goal is to explore, land and settle (on the moon) and China wants to reach an all in one mission by 2020. Mars surface is one of hardest places to visit, thus mission vehicle  will consist of three parts; an orbiter, landing capsule and a  Rover. The landing capsule will deploy a parachute to slow it's approach and use thrusters to apply a braking effect. On close range to the surface, landing legs will deploy for safe landing. China's mission goal is to study Mars' surface and atmosphere.

Mark Zuckerberg visits Nigeria

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Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg choose Nigeria for his first trip to Sub-Saharan Africa. He came to Nigeria today and presently at CCHub, Yaba, Lagos. He is meeting with developers, entrepreneurs and learning about the startup ecosystem in Nigeria. He spoke to kids at a summer coding camp and entrepreneurs who come to CCHub to build and laugh their Apps earlier today.

Let your smart luggage drive you!!

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The Modobag is changing the way the world travels with its first and only motorized luggage. It has a collapsible handle that enables effortless towing and a telescoping handle bar assembly with throttle, Dual wheel  braking system and high performance CNC-machine sealed-bearing steering column and custom  High-performance polyurethane wheels with which user can ride 8miles(based on 180Ib rider). Mobo has also slip resistant and sturdy foot pegs and a memory forum cushioned seat for users comfort. Modobag has motor belt Driven, maintenance free, high torque 150 watt electric. Top speed - 8MPH,speed control(indoor and outdoor settings).,a State-of-the-Art lightweight lithium batteries, battery life of over 4,000 full charge circles, UL approved smart charger and via its Dual 5v USB ports users can charge all day.