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• What Is Ambergris?

  

  image credit You may have heard the story about eight-year-old Charlie Naysmith from Dorset, UK, who was walking along the beach with his dad and found what... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 SCIENCE

• iPad Comparison

  

  The popularity of tablets cannot be denied. This infographic compares Apple's three tablet offerings: the original iPad, the iPad 2, and the New iPad. Find out... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Creating The Spectacle

  is a ground breaking series of live art and film events that record an underwater wheelchair as it flies through the water with its human occupant. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Elephants Play Soccer And Enter Beauty Pageant In Nepal

  

  Each year in Nepal, people gather to watch an elephant race, an elephant beauty pageant and even an elephant soccer game. In the beauty pageant, the elephants... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, RANDOM, TRAVEL

• Scientists Discover The 'Anternet'

  

  image credit A collaboration between a Stanford ant biologist and a computer scientist has revealed that the behavior of harvester ants as they forage for food... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Google Celebrates Maria Montessori's 142nd Birthday

  

  with a doodle. Maria Montessori (1870 - 1952) was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian best known for the philosophy of education which... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 CULTURE

• The Guardians Of Time Occupy Kassel

  

  image credit It sounds like a title of an old episode of Star Trek, but the town of Kassel in Germany has been invaded by a group of figures known as the... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 RANDOM

• Beer Tracker Bottle Opener

  

  When you wake up in the morning and can't remember how many beers you drank the night before, the Beer Tracker Bottle Opener is something for you. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 RANDOM

• Friday Cartoon By Mark Anderson

  

  Hotel 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 31 August 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Antioxidant-Rich Foods

  

  image credit Antioxidants can be found as vitamins, minerals or phytochemicals. They help repair cell damage caused by free radicals, which can mess with your... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• How 13 Classic Video Games Got Their Names

  

  image credit When Russian game designer Alexey Pajitnov named his famously addictive video game Tetris, he decided to combine two words: tetromino and tennis. ... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 GAMING, TECH

• Contingency Plan For The Zombie Apocalypse

  

  A document that's an extension of the suggestions for defense policy brought forth in the United States Strategic Studies Institute paper, 'Known Unknowns:... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• First Footage Of Rare Anglerfish

  

  image credit A rare species of anglerfish has been filmed for the first time by US scientists. The deep-dwelling fish was first described in 1899 from a dead... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Dalek Cupcakes Are Out Of This World

  

  image credit The new season of the award winning BBC TV series Doctor Who is almost upon us. Once again the Doctor will face his oldest and deadliest foes in... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 RANDOM

• Key Card Hotel

  InterContinental Hotels Group is the owner of the Holiday Inn 'Key Card Hotel, the first-ever hotel made of key cards in New York City. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 TRAVEL

• Paralympics: 10 Things You Need To Know

  

  image credit Yesterday evening, 80,000 people in the Olympic Stadium in London watched an amazing opening ceremony that kicked off the Paralympic Games. After... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 SPORTS

• 36 Pictures Of The Construction Of The Titanic

  

  At the time when the Titanic was put down on paper and of course when the ship itself was built, the world thought that such a vessel, weighing in at 52,310... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• 17 Awesome Works Of Art In Unexpected Places

  

  image credit Art is everywhere around you. You just have to look a bit closer. Check out some of these amazing and surprising pieces of art around the world. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Rodafonio From Factoria Circular

  Factoria Circula is a Catalan music band who created a performance called 'Rodafonio.' Three musicians are inside a giant wheel playing the original soundtrack... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, RANDOM

• Candy Wrapper Archive

  

  image credit A collection of candy packages dating back to the early 1900s. The site, which includes more than 600 candy wrappers, began from the personal... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HISTORY