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Friday, November 27th, 2009 at 2:56 pm

Hey Readers! I've been comin across some crazy stuff the past few days from a few different blogs around the web which I just had to share with you. Check em out below...

Faster Forward: 'Unfriend' goes into the books

There has to be a precise verb for this -- and if we can coin it here, maybe we can all take credit for inventing 2010's word of the year. Read More...

Spare Times: For Children

Based on Jennifer J. Young's book “The Wishful Penny: Adventures of a One-Cent Coin,” the show celebrates the centennial of the Lincoln penny and the ... Read More...

Star Wars Trench Run for iPhone: The Force is strong with this one

Of course, visually Trench Run blows that coin-op classic out of the sky. And what it lacks in variety, it makes up for with engaging gameplay. ... Read More...
That's all the news for today guys, so until next time, thanks for stopping by.

Meet a coin collector who spent Rs. 3.5million for hobby! - Yahoo! India News

Patna, Sep 21(ANI): Chanakya Raju, a 27-year-old man, has a unique hobby of collecting coins and currency notes, and today boasts of having a collection from 218 countries.

Raju developed his passion for coins and currency notes at a very young age and now has a rich collection, with some items dating back to several centuries.

A hobby, which is dear to Raju's heart, indeed has been pretty dear in terms of money as well, since he has spent around Rs. 3.5 million in raising his collection.

"I have spent more than Rs. 3.5 million in coming up with this currency collection. I am looking forward for my name to be registered in Guinness Book of World Records," Raju said.

His most treasured coins are ones dating back to the era of sixteenth century.

Among his collection are the silver coins, which were in circulation during the regime of Krishna Devaraya of Vijayanagar fame and the Nizam of Hyderabad.

"I have unique collection 1,800 coins. Some of them are very old and some belong to the sixteenth century," Raju added.

He says that it is an invaluable collection for him and he will preserve them forever. By Ajay Kumar (ANI)

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