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• Pet Couture: Not Just A Horse In Striped Pajamas

  

  image credit For many people their horses are as much a part of their family as someone else's dog or cat. So when it's time to go to the Renaissance Festival,... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2012 HOME, PETS, RANDOM

• True Facts About Hedgehogs

  A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, HUMOR

• Harvestman With A Leg Span Of More Than 13 Inches Disvovered

  

  Opiliones are an order of arachnids commonly known as harvestmen. Opiliones are also known by the name 'daddy longlegs' or 'granddaddy longlegs,' A scientist... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Where The Internet Lives

  

  As the world's biggest search engine and provider of countless other online services, Google pushes a lot of data. To do that, it has some of the most advanced... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2012 COMPUTING, TECH

• Amazing Facts About Pelicans

  

  image credit Earth's oceans and waterways wouldn't be the same without the amazing birds that wing so gracefully over water and crashing waves. Pelicans are... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Jimmy Nicol, The Beatles Drummer For Ten Days

  

  image credit Jimmy Nicol was an adept and professional 24-year-old drummer who had played with several British bands and on many recording sessions. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MUSIC

• Huygens

  In 1678 the Dutch physicist Christian Huygens wrote a treatise on the wave theory of light. This is now known as Huygens Principle. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• In China, 'Piano Staircase' Lets You Make Music By Walking Up And Down

  

  To entice pedestrians to take the stairs instead of the escalator, Wulin Plaza in Hangzhou, China, has installed a staircase that not only resembles the piano,... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Green Ruby Pumpkin

  is a magical and fun short film that captures the enchantment of Halloween. It was a passion project that was created by two Senior visual effects artists,... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 23 Of The World's Most Insane Caves That You Can Explore

  

  image credit Caving (also known as spelunking or potholing) is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems. For some of the caves listed in this... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Gyro-Stabilized Electric Motorcycle

  

  The C-1 from Lit Motors is the world's first gyroscopically-stabilized 'rolling smart phone.' This vehicle combines the efficiency and freedom of a motorcycle... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• The Top 75 'Pictures Of The Day' For 2012

  

  image credit One of the categories on Twisted Sifter (an entertainment and education blog) is 'Picture of the Day.' Here are the top 75 'Pictures of the Day' fo... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• 7 Amazing Inhabited Bridges

  

  image credit The inhabited bridge is a structure that in addition to its basic function of bridging physical obstacles, such as a body of water, valley, or road... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Human Hamster Wheel

  Chris Todd is attempting to walk across the Irish Sea in a human hamster wheel. He will zig-zag 66 miles across open water for two days non-stop. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 CHARITY

• How Long Would It Take To Get To Alpha Centauri?

  

  image credit Last Tuesday astronomers announced the discovery of a planet orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system, the nearest star system to our sun. But... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE

• Get Up. Get Out. Don't Sit.

  

  image credit Just as we were all settling in front of the television to watch the baseball playoffs, two new studies about the perils of sitting have spoiled ou... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 HEALTH

• Is There A Secret Formula To Winning A Nobel Prize?

  

  image credit Genius, passion, hard work, and a little bit of luck - that's what we are told sets Nobel prize recipients apart from us mere mortals. But could... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2012 SOCIETY

• Jucker Farmart - Pumpkin Season!

  

  image credit It's a certain time of the year and for the people of Jucker Farmart in Switzerland that means only one thing - pumpkins! Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Spice is Right: Origins Of Your Favorite Seasonings

  

  image credit A pinch of history here, a dash of fact there - the origin of seasonings always turns out perfect, any way you spice it. Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• The Duct Tape Lie

  You've seen it in the movies. A bad guy takes someone hostage and puts duct tape over their mouths, rendering them unable to speak. But it doesn't work that way... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM