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• 10 Successful U.S. Businesses That Have Failed Overseas

  

  It's a big world out there and many of America’s biggest brands are eager to get their hands on a piece of it. But what works on the average American consumer... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 BUSINESS

• 5 Places That Are Still On Fire

  

  image credit: Scott Drzyzga cc Living near an active volcano can make you nervous, but it's not the only fire down below. Coal is a long-burning mineral hidden... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 OUTDOORS

• Dangerous U.S. Spider Bites Guide

  

  An infographic with spider bite identification. It shows the physical characteristics of the spiders, where they can be found, the bite pain level, the skin... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• How The West Was Won

  

  image credit: Ad Meskens cc America's great westward expansion took place between 1807 and 1912. It took a lot of people with a lot of gumption to tame the Old... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Rotating Moon From The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

  A huge payoff from the longevity of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission is the repeat coverage obtained by the LROC Wide Angle Camera. This NASA video... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 SCIENCE

• The 10 Coolest Novelty Collectible Coins

  Coin collecting, also known more broadly as numismatics, has been going on for thousands of years. In fact, there's evidence that it took place in Ancient Rome. Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 CULTURE

• Glove And Boots - Product Testing

  From the Glove and Boots show. Mario and Fafa review stuff that has been seen on TV. YouTube link (via Miss Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Incredible Dinosaur Wall Of Bolivia

  

  image credit: Ramon Arellano cc Some things appear where you least expect them. Although dinosaur tracks have been discovered the world over, climbing up a... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• 5 Fascinating Facts: Echidna

  

  image credit: Ian Sanderson cc Echidnas belong to the family Tachyglossidae in the monotreme order of egg-laying mammals. The four species, together with the... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Marvel At Holland's Technicolor Tulip Fields

  

  image credit: peter hessels cc Arranged in perfectly neat rows along the northern countryside of the Netherlands in springtime are extraordinary flower fields... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Presurfer Is 13 Years Old

  

  Today The Presurfer is 13 years old. What started as a personal link page in 2000 is still going strong. Not because of what I do, but because of what you do. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Filmillion - The Movie Guessing Machine

  

  In 1955 Leonard D. Bullock and John V. Sparks created their FilmBSEM-I. It contained 100 vacuum tubes, performed 1 search operation per second and weighed 1000... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? (+Videos)

  

  image credit: chelseadaniele cc Mermaids have been a subject of fascination for centuries. Cultures from all over the world, that had no contact with each other... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Lost World Of The London Coffeehouse

  

  image credit: Malcolm Surgenor cc In contrast to today's rather mundane spawn of coffeehouse chains, the London of the 17th and 18th century was home to an... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Designs For Great Architectural Landmarks That Were Never Built

  

  image credit The National Archives If you're writing an alternate history, these would be the buildings you'd want to include. They're the discarded designs... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Monday Puzzle

  

  The Presurfer, in cooperation with pzzlr.com, brings you a puzzle every Monday. Just to tickle your brain. image credit: David Trawin cc Mrs Amanda Evans... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 RANDOM

• The Art Of The Romanian Haystack

  

  image credit: Basil Tracy Brooks cc At this time of year the fields of the Romanian countryside are full of new haystacks. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Has Johnny Cash Been Everywhere?

  

  'I've Been Everywhere' is a song written by Geoff Mack in 1959, and made popular by the singer Lucky Starr in 1962. In 1966 Johnny Cash recorded the song. But... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 RANDOM

• Timeline Of The History Of The World Wide Web

  

  image credit Key dates, browsers, technologies and ideas in the history of the World Wide Web. Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 TECH

• Castles And Mansions That Are Haunted By Tragic Ghosts

  

  image credit: Carschten cc Sometimes it's easy to understand how legends of hauntings get started. These towering, incredible castles and mansions look like the... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY