Japanese Balloonist Sets Out To Defeat His Own Record!

Michio Kanda left Japan yesterday on his hot air balloon to begin a 60 hour journey crossing the Pacific to North America.

He is attempting to beat his own world record of longest time in the air, originally 50 hours and 38 minutes. If Kanda succeeds he will also break the record for longest distance, previously held by Virgin executive Richard Branson.

Good Luck to Michio Kanda, who also claims this is his last hot air balloon adventure!

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Square Watermelon- Only In Japan!

Square watermelons were the invention of a Japanese man to better accommodate the small spaces in Japan and allow the watermelon to fit securely in your refrigerator.

The current going rate of this watermelon is 25,000 yen- over $200 USD!!

The article also notes that these watermelon are NOT sweet and are primarily used for decoration.

$200 bucks for a decoration that rots? I have a bridge for sale if anyone is interested...

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