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• Extraordinary Collection Of Counterculture Literature Up For Auction

  

  image credit: Katy Stoddard cc Rick Synchef has a huge collection of books and periodicals showcasing the work of Beat poets and authors of the 1950s and '60s,... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Who Searches This Stuff?

  

  is a new site based on crazy and weird things that people Google. As you type within the search box on Google, autocomplete helps you find information quickly b... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 RANDOM

• In Memory Of Les Grands Goulets Road

  

  image credit: geoterranaute cc Built between 1843 and 1854, Les Grands Goulets Road is a route in the Vercors, a massif of mountains and plateaus in the... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 CULTURE

• How To Bring Animals Back From Extinction

  We've all seen the movies and heard the hype: But is it really possible to bring back animals that have gone extinct? If so, how? And how soon? And can I have... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Eating Bacon Will Make You Live Longer

  

  image credit: cookbookman17 cc Bacon-lovers, you're in luck. A new study from researchers at ETH Zurich (Federal Institute of Technology) has revealed that... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Forgotten Florida: 6 Amazing But Abandoned Places In The Sunshine State

  

  image credit: Dan Tantrum cc Holidays to Florida normally conjure up images of packed theme parks and bustling beaches, but for a growing group of urban... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 CULTURE, RANDOM

• 10 Cats Who Live At The Library

  

  image credit: ealling cc A library can operate without a cat, but a library with a cat is special. They draw new patrons to the library, they make people... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 RANDOM

• The Mother Of All Swiss Army Knives

  

  image credit Smithsonian Institution Behold the Mother of All Swiss Army Knives, a multi-tool created by John S. Holler in Germany around 1880. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 RANDOM

• Dusty Deltas, Roaring Dams And Alien Landscapes

  

  image credit: Sam Beebewbirt cc Stunning aerial photos reveal how humans have reshaped the Earth with our need for water - a vital resource we take for granted... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 RANDOM

• The Haunting, Beautiful Weirdness Of Mars

  

  image credit NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Mounted to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as it floats high above the red planet is the HiRISE telescope, an imagin... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 SCIENCE

• The Forgotten Dynasty Of The Ryukyu Islands

  

  image credit Japan has more than one royal family. The Shō kings ruled present day Okinawa for more than four centuries, but not many people realize... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 SOCIETY

• Sea Lebrities: The Sea Lions Of Pier 39

  

  image credit: Wally Gobetz cc We often read about people taking over the natural habitat of other species but it is rare to come across a case where the... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• The Leidenfrost Maze

  The Leidenfrost effect is a phenomenon in which a liquid, in near contact with a mass significantly hotter than the liquid's boiling point, produces an... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 SCIENCE

• World's First Camping Trailer Hotel

  

  image credit: Steve Pain cc Base Camp Bonn Young Hostel is the world's first camping trailer and Pullman coach hostel in Bonn, Germany. Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 TRAVEL

• Monday Puzzle

  

  The Presurfer, in cooperation with pzzlr.com, brings you a puzzle every Monday. Just to tickle your brain. image credit: James Michael DuPont cc Having a... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 RANDOM

• A Paint Kit For Cats

  

  Does your cat like to paint? Of course they do. Every cat likes to paint. 'A Paint Kit for Cats' by Kitty-Casso is the original and world's first no-mess,... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 RANDOM

• Knights Vs Snails. What's It About?

  

  image credit The British Library Recently a group of people working at the British Library went into their manuscripts store to have a look at some medieval... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, RANDOM

• Speak Cher

  

  Cher has a special way of typing her tweets on Twitter. She uses incorrect capitalization, misplaced punctuation marks, misplaced series of dots etc. With 'Spea... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 HUMOR

• The Strange Sarcophagi Of The Chachapoya

  

  image credit: Nick Leonard cc By the time the Spanish arrived in Peru at the beginning of the 16th Century the Chachapoya people had already been subsumed in... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Ferrets Playing In Packing Peanuts

  Two ferrets called Simon and Garfunkel are playing in packing peanuts for the first time. YouTube link (via Miss Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM