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• Pass The Garum

  

  In history we tend to look at the big things - the battles, the baddies, the plot and the intrigue - but sometimes it's the average and the everyday which... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 RANDOM

• Harpa - Iceland's Opera House

  

  An asymmetrical glass building on Reykjavik's harbor, Harpa most resembles a shimmering iceberg, crashed onto the shore. Since opening in 2010, this... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Prehistoric Elephant Had A Huge Spork For A Mouth

  

  image credit Animals don't waste energy developing worthless characteristics. Traits that help a species survive get passed along through generations, while... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE

• Valentina Tereshkova Seeks One-Way Ticket To Mars

  

  image credit NASA Having reached the age of 76, it might be expected that Valentina Tereshkova - the first woman in space in 1963 - would be planning a life of... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 SCIENCE

• Mr. Chemex: The Eccentric Inventor Who Reimagined The Perfect Cup Of Coffee

  

  image credit: Fletcher6 cc At the cornerstone of our modern, artisanal coffee obsession is the Chemex Coffeemaker, which graces the counters of hip homes and... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 RANDOM

• Audi RS 6 Avant: Paint Battle

  A high octane video starring ex-Stig Ben Collins driving the 2013 Audi RS 6 Avant and parkour phenomenon Damien Walters. This video pits man against machine in... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 MOTO

• Underwater Aeroplanes: The New Toy For The Super Rich

  

  image credit: Steve Jurvetson cc The billionaires who crowded into the Monaco yacht show last week found a new gadget to play with - the DeepFlight Super... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 TECH

• An Infographic Profile Of The Modern Travel Blogger

  

  Today Dublin will play host to scores of travel bloggers and writers at the TBEX European Conference. But what makes a contemporary travel blogger? Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• How Many Potatoes Does It Take To Power Your House?

  

  Did you know you could make electricitypower with a potato? The chemical reactions that take place between two dissimilar metals and the juices in the potato... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 SCIENCE

• Do Lemmings Really Run Off Cliffs To Their Death?

  

  image credit: Frode Inge Helland cc Animals are rarely known for their suicidal tendencies. That is, except for the lemming - a small, furry, gerbil-like... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Any Animal That Touches This Lethal Lake Turns to Stone

  

  image credit: Roger Meyer cc There's a deceptively still body of water in Tanzania with a deadly secret - it turns any animal it touches to stone. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Bison Battle In Yellowstone National Park

  When it's summer in America's Yellowstone national park, herds of elk, pronghorn and bison return from their winter feeding grounds to take advantage of... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Conduct Us

  Improv Everywhere put a Carnegie Hall orchestra in the middle of New York City and placed an empty podium in front of the musicians with a sign that read,... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 CULTURE

• These Are The 20 Best Beers In The World

  

  image credit: Phil Dokas cc Stanford University computer science post-doc Julian McAuley and assistant professor Jure Leskovec released a paper earlier this yea... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Nacho Doritos

  

  image credit The inventor of Doritos envisioned this snack in 1964 as a marketing powerhouse that could deliver endless varieties of new flavors. Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• How To Change A Tire - D-I-Why Not?

  Having some basic knowledge of your car can keep you out of trouble while on the road. And with more and more people spending time in their vehicles, being... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 RANDOM

• What Happens If An Astronaut Floats Off In Space?

  

  image credit: Chris Christner cc NASA requires spacewalking astronauts to use tethers (and sometimes additional anchors). But should those fail, you'd float... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 SCIENCE

• Why Americans Love Guns

  

  image credit: Antique Military Rifles cc In the wake of Sandy Hook, many gun-rights advocates adopted a so-called 'Wild West mentality' and asserted that the... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 SOCIETY

• 12 Amazing Photos Of Animals Congregating

  

  image credit: Terese Hart cc There's nothing quite like seeing hundreds, thousands and even millions of animals congregating. Whether these photographers have... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• British Lighthouse Gets Post-Apocalyptic Paint Job

  

  image credit: Rob Wassell cc When the zombie apocalypse happens, a popular choice to flee to is the lighthouse. Surely they could hold against the occasional... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM