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• Polymer Tone Shrine For Your iPad

  

  Georg Dinkel from Germany has looked at polymer for many years in his job as a photographer for Staedtler, the maker of Fimo. This year he picked up a couple... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TECH

• When The Wild Imagination Of Dr. Seuss Fueled Big Oil

  

  image credit Ever had an encounter with a Zero-doccus, a Karbo-nockus, a Moto-raspus, or a Moto-munchus? These fantastical creatures are some of the first... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Bodélé Depression

  

  The Amazon rainforest with all its plant and animal life, and all its astounding biodiversity could not exist as we know it without a patch of African desert.... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• 10 College Mascots That Are Really Strange And How They Came To Be

  

  image credit Forget about what's happening on the college playing field. The real action is often on the sidelines or in the stands as team mascots, often... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Could A Man Handle Pregnancy?

  

  This infographic questions the assumption that men are stronger than women by asking: Could a man handle pregnancy? While many have speculated, this... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 HEALTH, PARENTING

• Man-Eater

  For four years Daniel Disselkøen took the same tram to art academy. He wondered why you would look out the window with curiosity when there is no reason to... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• How Sweet It Is: Destinations And Their Desserts

  

  image credit Cheesecake in New York, Brussels waffles in Ghent, Gelato in Florence, and Turkish Delight in Istanbul. Most destinations have at least one... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• 3D-Printed 'Magic Arms'

  Two-year-old Emma wanted to play with blocks, but a condition called arthrogryposis meant she couldn't move her arms. So researchers at a Delaware hospital 3D... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 HEALTH

• Kumbhalgarh - The Great Wall Of India

  

  image credit Built during the course of the 15th century, Kumbhalgarh is a fortress in the Rajsamand District of Rajasthan state in western India. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• AIRPod, The Car That Runs On Air

  

  image credit An AIRPod is a prototype of an alternative fuel vehicle produced by Motor Development International in cooperation with Tata Motors, that is... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Coco Chanel

  

  image credit Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel (1883 - 1971), better known as Coco Chanel, was a French fashion designer and founder of the Chanel brand. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Makin' Bacon Pancakes

  Got 10 hours to spare? Here's 'Makin' Bacon Pancakes' The 10 Hours Version. Bacon pancakes, makin' bacon pancakes. Take some bacon and I'll put it in a... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM, VIRAL

• Rare Photographs Of Chinese Women From The 1800s

  

  image credit Looking back at Chinese culture with the eyes of people living in a completely different time, it's hard to know exactly what life would have been... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• 20 Odd Inventions That Might Secretly Be Awesome

  

  image credit One man's junk is another man's brilliant invention. How many of these products are simply novelties and how many of them are actually useful? Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 RANDOM

• Internet Habits Then And Now: 2002 Vs. 2012

  

  We all know that technology is advancing super fast, but what about our Internet habits? Do you think those are evolving just as quickly? They are, although... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 COMPUTING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Plane Finder

  

  Want to know what planes are flying overhead? Wonder where they are going? Plane Finder is a near real time 'virtual radar' air traffic radar map. Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 TRAVEL

• Upside Down And Other Weird Houses

  

  image credit Some very creative people have been building homes that aren't just places to hang their hats but instead are wildly whimsical, fantastically... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• The Avenue Of The Baobabs

  

  image credit The Avenue or Alley of the Baobabs is a prominent group of baobab trees lining the dirt road between Morondava and Belon'i Tsiribihina in the Menab... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Gyrobike: A Better Way To Learn To Ride

  Learning to ride a bike can be tough. But now there's Gyrobike's Gyrowheel. Gyrowheel is a revolutionary front wheel for children's bikes and is a better... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 FAMILY

• The Ten Weirdest-Named Shark Species

  

  image credit Sharks often have weird names. For example: the Starry Smooth-Hound, the Tasseled Wobbegong ot the Scalloped Bonnethead. Those are real animals. Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT