BuzzFeed - Buzz Tagged "kenya" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:07:22 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) Fire Truck Runs Out Of Water, Catches Fire http://www.buzzfeed.com/star941fm/fire-truck-runs-out-of-water-and-catches-fire-43by

Kenya’s national army was called to put out an apartment building blaze in Kiambu after two failed attempts by two different fire departments. The reporter notes that in Kenya it’s “fashionable for fire engines to lose water when they really shouldn’t.” Via Star941FM

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/star941fm/fire-truck-runs-out-of-water-and-catches-fire-43by Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:02:09 -0400 <b>Kenya's national army was called to put out an apartment building blaze in Kiambu after <i>two</i> failed attempts by two different fire departments.</b> The reporter notes that in Kenya it's "fashionable for fire engines to lose water when they really shouldn't." <a href="http://www.star941fm.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=439234">Via Star941FM</a> star941fm nonadult Pictures From An Elephant Orphanage http://www.buzzfeed.com/violas94/pictures-from-an-elephant-orphanage The Nairobi Elephant Orphanage was established in the mid 1950's by husband/wife naturalist team David and Daphne Sheldrick, after coming into contact with two orphaned elephants during their time spent at the Tsavo East National Park in Kenya. The pictures as adorable, heartbreaking and uplifting as you would expect the residents of an elephant orphanage to be.

  1. But first, some history:

    But first, some history:

    Naturalists David and Daphne Sheldrick came to Kenya in 1948 and established the Tsavo East National Park. In 1952 two baby elephants orphaned by drought and poachers came into their care. They named the elephants Samson and Fatuma. Source

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/violas94/pictures-from-an-elephant-orphanage Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:56:22 -0400 <b>The Nairobi Elephant Orphanage was established in the mid 1950&#39;s by husband/wife naturalist team David and Daphne Sheldrick, after coming into contact with two orphaned elephants during their time spent at the Tsavo East National Park in Kenya.</b> The pictures as adorable, heartbreaking and uplifting as you would expect the residents of an elephant orphanage to be. violas94 nonadult Shocking Donald Trump News http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/shocking-donald-trump-news Late-breaking revelation from Donald Trump following the release of President Obama's birth certificate. Could this hurt his chances in the Republican primaries? The Onion investigates.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/shocking-donald-trump-news Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:14:51 -0400 <b>Late-breaking revelation from Donald Trump following the release of President Obama&#39;s birth certificate.</b> Could this hurt his chances in the Republican primaries? The Onion investigates. gavon nonadult Yet Another Official Document Proving Obama Was Born In Hawaii http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/yet-another-official-document-proving-obama-was-bo A recently uncovered memo from the U.S. Immigration and Nationalization Service regarding President Obama's father, written on October 31st, 1961, stating that “Barack Obama II” was born in Hawaii on October 4th, 1961. This obviously won't persuade anyone who still questions the President's nationality, but it should provide more grist for the oh-so-entertaining conspiracy mill . More on the document and its origins over at the Arizona Independent.

  1. Selected passage: "They have one child born Honolulu on 8/4/1961 Barack Obama II, child living with mother (she lives with her parents & subject resides at 1482 Alisteastre St.)"

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/yet-another-official-document-proving-obama-was-bo Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:03:13 -0400 <b>A recently uncovered memo from the U.S. Immigration and Nationalization Service regarding President Obama&#39;s father, written on October 31st, 1961, stating that "Barack Obama II" was born in Hawaii on October 4th, 1961.</b> This obviously won&#39;t persuade anyone who still questions the President&#39;s nationality, but it should provide more grist for the oh-so-entertaining <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/top-20-conspiracy-theories-that-have-already-sprun">conspiracy mill</a>. More on the document and its origins over at the <a href="http://www2.az-independent.com/2011/04/27/independent-exclusive-dads-immigration-file-offers-more-evidence-of-obamas-birthplace/">Arizona Independent.</a> gavon nonadult Top 20 Conspiracy Theories That Have Already Sprung Up Around President Obama's Birth Certificate http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/top-20-conspiracy-theories-that-have-already-sprun Well, that didn't take long. All of the purported inconsistencies and mysterious anomalies with President Obama's long form birth certificate. And this is only within the first few hours of the document's release. Give the Birthers a few days to come up with some really juicy stuff. Between this and the conspiracy theories about Osama bin Laden's death , they're going to be very busy.

  1. The patterned background is too seamless for a document kept in a bound volume.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/top-20-conspiracy-theories-that-have-already-sprun Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:42:16 -0400 <b>Well, that didn&#39;t take long.</b> All of the purported inconsistencies and mysterious anomalies with President Obama&#39;s long form birth certificate. And this is only within the first few hours of the document&#39;s release. Give the Birthers a few days to come up with some really juicy stuff. Between this and the <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/top-20-conspiracy-theories-around-the-death-of-osa">conspiracy theories about Osama bin Laden&#39;s death</a>, they&#39;re going to be very busy. gavon nonadult Bill O'Reilly Debunks Obama Myths http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/bill-oreilly-debunks-obama-myths

None of that headline is a typo. O'Reilly systematically dismisses a number of popular Obama myths, including the one fueling Donald Trump's new-found birther obsession. Bill may not understand tides, but at least he understands the president was born in Hawaii.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/bill-oreilly-debunks-obama-myths Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:28:07 -0400 <b>None of that headline is a typo.</b> O&#39;Reilly systematically dismisses a number of popular Obama myths, including the one fueling Donald Trump&#39;s new-found birther obsession. Bill may not understand tides, but at least he understands the president was born in Hawaii. gavon nonadult 3 Men Vs. 15 Hungry Lions http://www.buzzfeed.com/mrbabyman/3-men-vs-15-hungry-lions-b7t

The Dorobo people of Kenya bravely attempt to scare off a pride of hungry lions from their freshly caught kill in this excerpt from BBC's Human Planet series.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mrbabyman/3-men-vs-15-hungry-lions-b7t Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:02:03 -0500 The Dorobo people of Kenya bravely attempt to scare off a pride of hungry lions from their freshly caught kill in this excerpt from BBC&#39;s <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rrd87">Human Planet</a> series. mrbabyman nonadult Spider-Man Lizard http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/spider-man-lizard Would you like to be both hip and a reptile-owner?

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/spider-man-lizard Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:40:16 -0400 Would you like to be both hip and a reptile-owner? akdobbins nonadult Adorable Cheetah Attack http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/adorable-cheetah-attack-cci A wild (baby) cheetah attempts to take down a safari jeep in Kenya.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/adorable-cheetah-attack-cci Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:27:25 -0400 A wild (baby) cheetah attempts to take down a safari jeep in Kenya. awesomer nonadult Barack Obama's Two Dads http://www.buzzfeed.com/ries/barack-obamas-two-dads-6y

Barack Obama, the son of a a black man from Kenya and a white man from Kansas, really is a moment for the history books.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/ries/barack-obamas-two-dads-6y Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:35:32 -0400 Barack Obama, the son of a a black man from Kenya and a white man from Kansas, really <i>is</i> a moment for the history books. ries nonadult