A giant whale shark washed ashore near Karachi fisheries harbor in Karachi, Pakistan on Feb. 7 and was sold for 1.7 million PKR ($18,758), local media reported.

1. A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he wants. A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't want.
2. A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
3. A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.Read More

The money found hidden inside walls, suitcases and closets in one of Mexico City's wealthiest neighborhoods came from the profits of methamphetamines sold in the United States, [DEA chief Karen Tandy] said.Read More

A construction crew in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha has completed a 15-story hotel in just six days.
Six days. That's how long it took to build this level 9 Earthquake-resistant, sound-proofed, thermal-insulated 15-story hotel in Changsha, complete with everything, from the cabling to three-pane windows. The foundations were already built, but it's just impressive.
Despite the frenetic pace of construction, no workers were injured  and thanks to the prefab nature of the process, the builders wasted very few construction materials.
Below is a time-lapse video that shows the hotel being built from the ground up in less than a week:

A graffiti artist who accepted shares instead of cash when he painted Facebook's first HQ seven years ago is set for a £125 million payday.

David Choe, 35, was asked to paint the walls of the offices in Palo Alto, California, in 2005, and was offered the choice of a few thousand cash or the equivalent in shares.

And, even though he considered the idea of Facebook "ridiculous and pointless" at the time, he took the stock, reports the New York Times.

Now, after a blockbuster $5billion Facebook stock exchange flotation moved a step closer last night, he is one of at least 1,000 employees on their way to becoming millionaires.

Now a successful artist, Mr Choe refused to be interviewed about his windfall.

He recently went to the new Facebook headquarters to spraypaint a wall, and can be seen in a video getting the help of founder Mark Zuckerberg, 27.

He also did the cover art for Jay-Z and Linkin Park's hit 2004 music album Collision Course and even created a poster of President Barack Obama for the White House.