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• Extreme Distance Frisbee European Championships For Dogs

  

  image credit More than 60 pets and their owners put their agility and dexterity to the test last weekend at the Extreme Distance Frisbee European... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Freaky Fruit: Nature's Weird And Exotic Foods

  

  image credit There's an array of oddly shaped, strangely flavoured and strikingly colorful fruits grown around the world. For centuries, humans have taken the... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Thatcher Effect

  

  is a phenomenon where it becomes difficult to detect local feature changes in an upside down face, despite identical changes being obvious in an upright face. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Greenland's Beautiful Icy Landscapes

  

  image credit After his breathtaking, prize-winning photographs of the coast of Greenland in 'Broken Line', photographer Olaf Otto Becker turns his attention to... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2012 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Not Your Grandma's Cuckoo

  

  image credit Cuckoo clock clichés are hard to avoid: Say the word 'cuckoo' and people instantly picture kitschy dark-wood relics hanging in the homes of aging... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Russian Cold War Phones

  

  image credit With their ridiculous complexity of wiring, encased in the solid steel or finished in the humble wood, proudly wearing old-style heavy duty dials,... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2012 RANDOM

• Waltrip's Ride Of A Lifetime

  Team BOC's Jason Bright gave NASCAR great Darrell Waltrip his first taste of a V8 Supercar, taking him for some hot laps around Mount Panorama. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 5,000 Ducks On Their Way To A Pond

  

  Farmers herd a flock of ducks along a street towards a pond as residents drive next to them in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, June 17, 2012. There were about... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY, RANDOM

• 9 Examples Of Awesome Prison Art

  

  image credit A prison is not only a cage for the body, but also the mind; the oppressive surroundings are designed to crush an individuals spirit, making them... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Top 10 Coolest Mystical Animals In Movies And Television

  

  Animals are always either cool or scary in movies. But fictional creatures are awesome and we all pretty much want them to be real. Here are 10 of the coolest... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Anilina

  A short film by Ezequiel Cánovas. Anilina is a small girl who lives in a black and white city. However, one day she discovers the colors and she will lose her... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Microsoft's New Tablet

  

  Yesterday Microsoft unveiled a tablet computer called the Surface that comes with a keyboard and other features designed to stand out in a market dominated by... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Top 10 Amazing Animals Discovered Within The Last Decade

  

  image credit Several amazing creatures that have only been discovered within the last decade. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Pizza Vending Machine

  s have been in use in parts of Europe for some years. Now the pizza vending machine called 'Let's Pizza' is coming to the U.S. It makes pizza in 2.5 minutes. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HUMOR, RANDOM

• And They're Off!

  Race caller Damien Seaton was met with a challenge when a pea soup fog rolled in just prior to a barrier trial at Elwick Racecourse in Glenorchy, Tasmania,... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 RANDOM

• Six Strange Cases Of Science Fiction Trademarks

  

  image credit Trademarks are an important way for businesses to market their goods to consumers, but sometimes it can be difficult to know whose intellectual... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

• Faucaria Tigrina - In The Greenhouse, No One Can Hear You Scream

  

  image credit They say that life imitates art but perhaps in this case it is the other way around. This is Faucaria tigrina or the Tiger's Jaw - a succulent plan... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Science Of Getting Drunk

  

  Plastered, wasted, three sheets to the wind; whatever you call it, all drinkers go through pretty much the same biological process to arrive at the destination... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 DRINK, HUMOR, RANDOM, SCIENCE

• The Myths And Marvels Of Lake Titicaca

  

  image credit Myths, legends and mystery - Lake Titicaca, which sits on the border of Bolivia and Peru, has it all. For many South American cultures, this lake i... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Wat Rong Khun - The White Temple

  

  image credit Wat Rong Khun is a contemporary unconventional Buddhist and Hindu temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand. It was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat.... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL