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• The Burrowing Owl - The Smallest Species Of Owl

  

  image credit There are a number of things which separate the burrowing owl from other species. The first clue is in the name. Another is that they are the... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• 9 Substances That Only Exist In Sci-Fi

  Soaring through space at warp speed, traveling through time, and being indestructible are, unfortunately, all out of the reach of present-day science. Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 RANDOM

• How To Dispense Tic Tacs Like A Boss

  Ever have trouble pulling out just a single Tic Tac? Apparently we've been dispensing these iconic breath mints incorrectly our entire lives. Here's how to do... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Book Of Wonderful Characters

  

  image credit Printmaker James Caulfield spent much of his career publishing illustrated books about 'remarkable persons'. More than forty years after his... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Curiosity Looks Sharp

  

  image credit The Curiosity rover on Mars is still going through its shake down phase, using new equipment and making sure all is well. Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE

• 12 Wonderful Water Castles

  

  image credit A water castle is a castle or stately home whose site is entirely surrounded by moats or natural water bodies. The water that surrounds the castle... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• '100' (5050 Years In 150 Seconds)

  If you add up the ages of all the people in this short film you will get the grand total of 5050 years. '100' was made by Dutch filmmaker Jeroen Wolf. Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, HUMOR, RANDOM

• Those Miserable Weekdays

  

  image credit We may say we hate Mondays, but research suggests Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are equally loathed. US investigators who looked at a poll of... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Colors Of Evil

  A child tries to take revenge on a bully. A short animated film by Alyse Miller and Phillip Simon. Vimeo link (via Miss Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 RANDOM

• The 10 Highest-Paid DJs In The World

  

  image credit With the increasing popularity and resurgence of electronic dance music, better known as EDM, DJ paydays have also seen a record high. The top... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• How Your Grandpa Got His LOLs

  

  H. Fishlove Co. is a manufacturer of novelties and gags. Toilets were Irving Fishlove's thing. Fishlove focused on toilets when, in 1924, TootsieToy started... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 HUMOR

• What Is A Black Hole?

  

  image credit Black holes may be among the strangest - and most commonly misunderstood - objects in our universe. The remnants of the most massive stars, they si... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 SCIENCE

• Manuel Cafini Beautifully Captures Motion In Photography

  An engineer turned photographer 'by chance', Italian photographer Manuel Cafini manages to harmoniously combine the technical aspects of photography with the... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Police Mugshots Of 1930s Criminals

  

  image credit All of these men were caught by the long arm of the British law by police in the 1930s. Amazingly, this collection was recently discovered in a... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 RANDOM

• How To Make Ice Cubes

  

  image credit Someone at Food.com made a recipe for ice cubes. I am publishing this recipe because I am sure that there are other families who have members who... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Is There A Limit To How Tall Buildings Can Get?

  

  image credit The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is 828 meters tall. Bold builders in China want to go 10 meters higher later this year with a 220-story pre-fab tower tha... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Why Does Inhaling Helium Make Your Voice Squeaky?

  

  image credit Sucking a lungful of helium out of a balloon makes your voice sound hilarious. But contrary to popular belief, the switch from air to helium gas... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 SCIENCE

• Lago Maggiore Timelapse

  Timelapse sequences shot at the Lago Maggiore in Italy by Belgian videographer Matthew Vandeputte, during the first week of august 2012. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Glass Tank

  

  The Glass Tank by Japanese designer Kouichi Okamoto is a device consisting of a bulb shaped container with the glass attached. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Evolution Of Business Cards

  

  Business cards are cards bearing business information about a company or individual. They are shared during formal introductions as a convenience and a memory... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 BUSINESS