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• War On Women, Waged In Postcards: Memes From The Suffragist Era

  

  image credit Do hormones drive women's votes? That headline is not from a newspaper published in 1892 or 1922, but from CNN online in 2012. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 HISTORY, SOCIETY

• Externsteine: The Star Stones Of Lippe

  

  image credit A few kilometers from the north-western German city of Detmold in the Lippe region of the country, there is a highly unusual rock formation. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Orange And Black Lobster

  

  Not all lobsters are red. Despite the rarity of strangely colored lobsters, many more of them are reported being caught. 2012 has been an exceptional year for... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Abandoned Paintings

  

  image credit Famous paintings without the main characters by Hungarian art student Bence Hajdu. (via Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• One More Beer!

  Funny 3D animation developed by Brazilian 3D artist Pedro Conti. The story tells of a big, burly Viking who frequents his local bar for a quick tipple. A man... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Formula 1 Simulator That's Almost Real

  

  For Formula 1 fans it could by the ultimate way to see what it's really like to drive at the highest level. However, only the most affluent fans need apply for... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Moustache Style Guide

  

  Yesterday saw the start of Movember. Movember (a portmanteau of the slang word 'mo' for moustache and 'November') is an annual, month-long event involving the... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Sloth Sanctuary

  

  image credit Daniella King is keeping a blog of her world travels, most recently including volunteering at the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica and hanging out wit... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Top 10 Mistakes Of Beginning Photographers

  

  image credit While the instant feedback gives the impression that digital photography is easy, there are some things you need to know. Here are some very... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY

• Animal House: Power Your Home With Pets

  

  Hurrican Sandy has caused a lot of power outages. The vast majority of Americans have their power supplied by utility companies. Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• How Much Caffeine Would It Take To Kill You?

  

  image credit A wrongful-death lawsuit filed last week against the makers of Monster energy drinks claims that a 14-year-old girl drank two 24-ounce cans of... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Vatn

  A video directed by Enrique Pacheco. Vatn is Icelandic for water. Water contemplates its nature within the ecosystem of Iceland. Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Priceless Tiffany Collection Flees One Earthquake Zone, Lands In Another

  

  image credit How would a priceless collection of Tiffany glass survive a catastrophic earthquake? Takeo Horiuchi didn't want to find out. Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 LIFESTYLE

• The Kuba Komet

  

  image credit The Kuba Komet was the complete Home Entertainment Center for its time. The Kuba Corporation manufactured the Komet from 1957 to 1962 in... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• 25 Vintage Mustaches

  

  image credit With over 17,000 historic photos on Flickr, the Library of Congress is a treasure trove for vintage awesomeness. Not only do the fine people at... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Large Hadron Collider Won't Destroy Earth

  

  image credit A woman concerned that the Large Hadron Collider will create black holes and destroy the Earth lost a court appeal to shut the atom smasher down. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Famous Landmarks And Their Greatest Facsimiles

  

  image credit You don't have to worry if you haven't been to a national landmark because their replicas are usually more fun. Check out some amazing replicas. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• A Worldwide Celebration Of Halloween

  

  image credit Halloween is still largely considered to be an American holiday, but more and more countries are joining in on the spooky sweet fun each year, and... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The iPad HUGE

  First there was the iPad. Then came the iPad2, then the new iPad and recently saw the iPad Mini. And now there's the iPag HUGE. No longer will you be limited... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 RANDOM

• The Butterfly Effect

  An ordinary looking guy wakes up one morning feeling the worse for wear and realises he's run out of milk. As he drags himself out of the house to go and buy... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 RANDOM