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• Fire & Ice: Hindenburg And Titanic

  

  image credit 1,2 Fire & Ice: Hindenburg and Titanic is an innovative exhibit that brings together two marvels of transportation. Both the Titanic and Hindenbur... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Why Do We Use A QWERTY Keyboard?

  

  image credit We don't all use a QWERTY keyboard. There's also AZERTY which is used by most French speakers. There's also the German QWERTZ layout. But most... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 COMPUTING, TECH

• Shatili - Medieval Fortress Village In Georgia

  

  image credit The village of Shatili squats on the northern slope of the Greater Caucasus mountains in Georgia. Even today the area is considered isolated and... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Giant Prehistoric Crocodile Was 22 Feet Long

  

  image credit A crocodile more than 22 feet long that ripped prey to death and another huge croc that sucked prey to its doom were at the top of the European... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 SCIENCE

• Where Did Augmented Reality Come From?

  

  image credit Augmented reality is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 SCIENCE, TECH

• Sagrada Familia - L'ode A La Vie

  La Mercè is the official festival of the city of Barcelona held on September 24th in honor of its patron saint Mary the Lady of Grace (La Mare de Déu de la... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Chandeliers

  

  is an artwork by Luke Jerram commissioned by the Bristol and Bath Science Park. These solar powered kinetic chandeliers consist of dozens of glass radiometers,... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• 12 Proposed U.S. States That Didn't Make The Cut

  

  image credit The road to 50 American states was littered with wannabes who couldn't wait to declare themselves - but never quite got to full statehood. Here... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 SOCIETY

• 10 Stupid, Crazy, Wonderful Gadget Fails

  

  image credit More than most other fields, technology prides itself on being a hotbed of innovation. It's easy to forget, though, that innovation is messy, and... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 GADGETS, RANDOM, TECH

• Mars Rover Finds Evidence Of An Ankle-Deep Stream

  

  image credit NASA's Mars rover has discovered gravel once carried by the waters of an ancient stream that "ran vigorously" through the area, the US space... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 SCIENCE

• A Closer Look At The Icon For Apple's Maps App

  

  iPhones used to come with Google Maps, but Apple booted Google after the two companies were unable to negotiate a new deal. The problem for Apple is, almost... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 TECH

• Inside North Korea's 'Hotel Of Doom'

  

  image credit The Ryugyong Hotel is a 105-story pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Building began in 1987 but stopped when funding ran out in... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• How Social Media Distracts You At Work

  

  How often does the social media monster swallow you whole? More than you may think. This infographic details how interruptions impact employee productivity. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Friday Cartoon By Mark Anderson

  

  Religion Cartoon by Andertoons Mark Anderson is a professional cartoonist from the Chicago area. His cartoons have been published in Reader's Digest, The Wall... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Psychology Of Color

  

  For an office, blue is the productive color. Restaurants use red in their logos because it stimulates appetites. A lavender living room calms the nerves and... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Meet The Man Who Made Cowboys Love Rhinestones

  

  image credit Though it might seem like country-western stars sprang from the womb wearing golden boots and rhinestone suits, it wasn't always so. Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, FASHION, MUSIC, RANDOM

• Metronome Synchronization

  If you place 32 metronomes on a static object and set them rocking out of phase with one another, they will remain that way indefinitely. Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 RANDOM, VIRAL

• Hummingbirds' Backward Flight Is Efficient

  

  image credit The mechanisms behind the effortless way that hummingbirds fly backwards have been revealed in a recent study. Although hummingbirds routinely fly... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Porkocalypse Is Upon Us

  

  image credit The bacon doomsday clock is now officially ticking as we count down to Porkocalypse, next year's worldwide bacon shortage predicted this week by th... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 CURRENT, FOOD & DRINK

• Would You Recognize Yourself With A Completely Symmetrical Face?

  

  image credit Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Right? Even though everyone's charmed by wildly different kinds of physical characteristics, that hasn't... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM