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• 11 Incredible Navigable Aqueducts

  

  image credit Navigable aqueducts (sometimes called water bridges) are bridge structures that carry navigable waterway canals over other rivers, valleys, railway... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Amazing Space Photography By Astronaut Andre Kuipers

  

  image credit André Kuipers is a physician and ESA astronaut. He is the second Dutch person to ever fly in space and the first Dutch astronaut to ever return to... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 SCIENCE

• This Ugly Little Creature May Hold The Key To The Fountain Of Youth

  

  image credit Why do humans live so long? The African naked mole rat might have the answer. Something is keeping us alive, and we do not know what it is. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• How To Drink Whisky And The 22 Year Old Blend

  Ice? No Ice? Water? More whisky? Coke? Lemonade? How do you drink your whisky? It's caused pub arguments for centuries and here's Whyte & Mackay Master Blender... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Spirit Of Boise Balloon Classic

  

  image credit The Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic has been held annually since 1991, bringing a bit of flair to the capital's morning rush hour for a few days... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 9 Scientific Breakthroughs That Happened Totally By Accident

  

  image credit You may recall that inventions like the microwave and Play-Doh were mere happy accidents. And of course you've heard of Alexander Fleming's... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 SCIENCE, TECH

• Urban Farming

  

  image credit Urban farming (or Urban Agriculture) is the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around a village, town, or city. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Chocolate May Protect The Brain From Stroke

  

  image credit Eating chocolate may reduce the long term risk of stroke, research has shown. Dark chocolate has previously been associated with heart health... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Paris Boulevards

  

  image credit Hand-coloured etchings of 1870s street scenes in Paris by Jules Adolphe Theodore Potémont (1827 - 1883). He was better known under the name of... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Vintage Ambulance Cars

  

  image credit Some of the ambulance cars in the 1950s and 1960s had most outrageous, chromed and finned shapes - almost works of art and design symbols in... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 SOCIETY

• 10 Loud Places That Are Actually Nice And Quiet

  

  image credit Loudville, Screamer, Hoop and Holler Bend, Yellville. These are actual town names. Noisy town names. But most of them are simply nice, quiet... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The 21 Most Memorable Songs Written By Hal David

  Hal David, songwriting partner to composer Burt Bacharach, has died at age 91. He was known for songs infused with optimism, for love letters bound to be stuck... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Potty Pax

  Remember the last time you visited a public restroom? I think I have to say no more. The Potty Pax is a portable toilet seat cover with a front and a back flap... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Thomas Jefferson's Tavern Ale

  

  Yesterday I posted about President Obama's beer. But he was not the first president who had his own beer. Thomas Jefferson had a beer named after him, Thomas... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 DRINK, SOCIETY

• Old Spice Muscle Music

  Terry Crews is an American actor and former NFL player. He also performs in a new commercial for Old Spice. Sensors are hooked up to his body and when flexing,... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 HUMOR, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, RANDOM

• Inside The White House: Beer Brewing

  After receiving 12,000 signatures on an online petition calling on President Obama to release the recipe to his home brew, White House assistant chef Sam Kass... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK, SOCIETY

• 10 Interesting Star Trek Facts You May Not Know

  

  Did you know that actor James Doohan who played Scotty on the original series was shot six times on D-Day in WWII, and it wasn't by the enemy. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2012 RANDOM

• Jantar Mantar - Immense Astronomical Instrument Of The Maharajahs

  

  image credit These remarkable constructions appear to all intents and purposes as if they could have been built to create the set for a new science fiction... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2012 DESTINATIONS

• 20 Things You Didn't Know About Autopsies

  

  image credit An autopsy is a highly specialized surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse to determine the cause and manner of... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• Hydrogen-Powered Plane

  

  A hydrogen-powered plane that could go from Los Angeles to New York City in under an hour. But not any time soon. And only if you're in the military. The... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2012 TECH