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• Architect Creates The 'One Square Meter' House

  

  Berlin-based architect Van Bo Le-Mentzel has created the smallest house in the world. Called the 'One-Sqm-House,' the DIY wooden house measures only one square... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Angola Ghost Town Built By China

  

  image credit Nova Cidade de Kilamba is a large housing development in Angola. It is being built by the China International Trust and Investment Corporation. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Will You Be Able To Connect To The Internet Monday?

  

  The FBI's temporary Internet servers will go dark Monday, leaving thousands of unsuspecting malware-infected individuals without online access. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2012 RANDOM, TECH

• Indonesian Zoo Aims To Stub Out Orangutan's Smoking Habit

  Zookeepers in Indonesia have been forced to move an orangutan out of visitors' reach after it developed a serious smoking habit. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Hang On A Minute Lads, I've Got A Great Idea

  

  image credit If you have ever seen the original version of the Italian Job you will be familiar with those famous words. Uttered as the back of the mobsters' bu... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Classic, Beautiful And Controversial Books That Changed Science Forever

  

  image credit Without the work of intellectual giants like Einstein, Newton and Darwin, we might still be in the dark ages. But how many scientists still read th... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Futuristic iPhone Concept

  

  Italian designer Federico Ciccarese is well known throughout the blogosphere for his Apple product concepts. Chances are that you've seen his gorgeous iPad... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Most Incredible JFK Assassination Theories

  

  image credit It was a day the world will never forget. The 35th President of the United States, aged just 46, was shot dead in broad daylight as the motorcade i... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Love Boats: The Delightfully Sinful History Of Canoes

  

  image credit Before the youth of America fooled around at drive-ins and necked on Lover's Lane, they coupled in canoes. Boatloads of them. Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• How To Make Animated GIFs

  

  Animated GIF master Anthony Holden shares a great tutorial on how he makes his amazing animated GIFs. He says: Making them has been so much fun, so I figured I'... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 TECH

• Monopoly Properties Based On Today's Market Values

  We were both renters and landlords, we fought over who could be the 'car' and we hid stashes of $100s under the board. Monopoly took hold on generations as one... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Chemistry Of Fireworks

  From the sizzle of the fuse to the boom and burst of colors, this video brings you all of the exciting sights and sounds of fireworks, plus a little chemical... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 RANDOM, SCIENCE

• The Judas Ear

  

  image credit That's not a real ear in the picture above. Its quite remarkable resemblance to the human ear has, however, given it a host of names throughout... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 13 Works Of Art Made With Teeth

  

  image credit Where would we be without teeth? Haggard and full of soup - that's where we'd be. Funnily enough, the culinary world would not be the only sphere o... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 6 Reasons Why The 'God Particle' Matters

  

  In the world of science, the excitement doesn't mount much higher than the frenzy yesterday around the announcement that scientists at the world's biggest atom... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Delineating The Perfect Swim Stroke

  

  image credit Should a swimmer's arms serve as paddles or propellers? That question, abstruse as it might seem, underlies a long-running controversy in swimming... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2012 OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS

• Full Moon Names

  

  image credit Some almanacs like to give each month a special full moon name. Other almanacs like to reference full moons relative to seasonal markers, as define... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Most Notorious Ways People Have Exploited Google's Algorithm

  

  image credit As we all know, Googles Panda and Penguin algorithm updates have thrown webmasters and search engine consultants for a loop, making the tried and... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• How Does A Spider Spin A Web Between Two Trees?

  

  image credit If you look up in a tree, you might see a spider web that spans a distance of several feet or more. How is the spider able to reach between this... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Lake Retba - 'Strawberry' Lake In Senegal

  

  image credit Lake Retba or Lac Rose lies north of the Cap Vert peninsula of Senegal, north east of Dakar. It is so named for its pink waters, caused by... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL