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• Architectural Remnants Of World's Fairs Passed

  

  image credit World Fairs have been big affairs since the mid-1800s. Technically, it's not an official, traveling event like, say, the Olympics, which has an... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Evolution Of The Mobile Phone In One Single Chart

  

  Japanese communications company NTT Docomo celebrates its 20th anniversary with an exhibition showcasing the evolution of the mobile phone culture starting... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Is Our Retro Obsession Ruining Everything?

  In his seventh book 'Retromania,' British-born rock critic and music memorabilia collector Simon Reynolds asserts that there's never 'been a society so... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The 9 Most Unbelievable Tax Deductions

  

  image credit For the honest amongst us, claiming a tax deduction is usually a non-event. There are those, however, who will run the risk of ridicule and a... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 BUSINESS, LEGAL

• Breathtaking Murmurations Of Starlings

  

  image credit A flock of starlings is called a murmuration. For some it may look as a romantic spectacle of nature, others associate it with a horror movie scene... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• President Obama and McKayla Maroney Are Not Impressed

  

  Olympic gymnast with famous meme inspires President Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Longest Word In English Read Out Loud

  The longest word in the world, (pastebin.com/wkKH8xD8) a chemical name of titin, the largest known protein, is 189,819 letters long. The word is not in the... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Strange Musical Instruments

  

  image credit From the archives of Popular Science. The pages of Popular Science reveal all the instruments you need for the world's weirdest orchestra. Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Drum Robot

  MR-808 is the first drum robot that reproduces the drum sounds of the 80s - in the real world. The robot installation MR-808 is a replica of the famous 1980s... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• How Does GPS Know Where You Are?

  

  image credit We take for granted how easy it is to get around these days. A decade ago a big, fat Thomas Guide was the gift of choice - how else would you find... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 TECH

• Is The Toilet Seat Really The Dirtiest Place In The Home?

  

  image credit The toilet seat has acquired an unfair reputation as the dirtiest item in the average household. But scientists say there are far filthier places i... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 HOME

• A Giant Pterosaur's Awkward Takeoff And Landing

  A video simulation of the giant pterosaur, Quetzalcoatlus, taking flight and landing. Their huge size and fragile wings required them to run on a... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 SCIENCE

• 10 Amazing Object Graveyards

  

  image credit Have you ever wondered what happens to decommissioned machines and other similar facilities that people once used? Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 CULTURE

• 11 People Who Lived To Read Their Own Obituaries

  

  image credit You might think that the death of a famous person would be relatively easy to double check before reporting it - but you would be wrong. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Fenton Remastered

  Remember this video from November 2011? A dog named Fenton (not Benton as it says in the original post) chases a herd of deer in London's Richmond Park. Now 4G... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Furiosity

  

  is a new game by Bart Bonte. It's a game that seems to have no pattern. Strip away every layer of the game, not mindlessly, but by logical thinking. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 RANDOM

• The Leggiest Millipede Has 750 Legs

  

  The anatomical secrets of the world's leggiest creature, a millipede with 750 legs, have been revealed by scientists. The species, called Illacme plenipes, was... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Dakuwaqa's Garden

  Underwater footage shot whilst scuba diving in the Fiji islands and Tonga. Featuring colorful coral reefs, huge schools of tropical fish, sharks, humpback... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 TRAVEL

• Before Email: US Postal History In 15 Photos

  

  image credit The Internet is a great way to gather news and information instantly. But before that what were the channels through which we could distribute and... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Every Crocodile Jump Attempt In Live And Let Die

  Remember the crocodile jump from the James Bond movie 'Live and let Die'? It didn't look very impressive in the movie but stuntman Ross Kananga who did the stun... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT