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• The 'Terminator' Polymer: I'll Be Back

  After slicing a tube of gelatinous material in half with a razor, researchers stick the two pieces back together again. After they've sat for two hours at room... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 SCIENCE

• Reusable Toilet Paper: Frugal Or Futile?

  

  image credit Most people are familiar with inventive reusable materials or items that can be repurposed; think bottles, pillow stuffing, curtains and even baby... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 RANDOM

• Kalakala - Make Or Break Time For The World's First Streamlined Art-Deco Ship

  

  image credit: Barnaby Dorfman cc The ferry Kalakala operated for over thirty years, working on Puget Sands in the US State of Washington from 1935 to 1967. Her... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 CULTURE

• The Origins Of The Periodic Table

  

  image credit: DePiep cc The periodic table is a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, organized on the basis of their atomic numbers, electron... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 CHEMISTRY, SCIENCE

• Chinese-Style Giant Camping Festival

  

  image credit CNTV Forget about quiet, unspoiled countryside or venturing out into the wild-unknown - this is camping Chinese style! Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 TRAVEL

• Will An Inverted Jenny Turn The Stamp World Upside Down Again?

  

  image credit This weekend, on Sunday, September 22, 2013, the William H. Gross Stamp Gallery at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum opens to the public. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 CULTURE

• Georgian Monk Lives Atop Pillar

  

  image credit: Aleksey Muhranoff cc In an isolated part of the Caucasus, a monk is spending his days in prayer and silence atop a 40-meter pillar of limestone... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The 'Underwater Waterfall' Illusion At Mauritius Island

  

  image credit Google Maps Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometres) off the southeast coast of the African continent. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 TRAVEL

• Blotevoetenpad

  

  image credit YouTube Blotevoetenpad is Dutch for Barefoot Path. It's situated in Belgium in a place called Zutendaal. When walking the blotevoetenpad you can... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Compassion In World Farming

  was founded over 40 years ago in 1967 by a British farmer who became horrified by the development of modern, intensive factory farming. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• How Much Would Finn and Jake's House Actually Cost?

  

  Adventure Time is an American animated television series which follows the adventures of Finn, a human boy, and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake, a... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• What Did Barney Rubble Do For A Living?

  

  image credit: A. Currell cc In 1960, the first ever prime-time animated TV series took to the air, The Flintstones. Fred Flintstone was a blustery,... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Supertrees Of Singapore

  

  image credit: Choo Yut Shing cc They look like a set from a forthcoming science fiction movie but these supertrees in Singapore are very much of this world. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• From The Presurfer's Office

  Be sure to visit The Presurfer next Tuesday because we have something to celebrate. You'll find out what it is by then (although most of you probably can... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Fascinating Facts About Costco

  

  image credit: Portal Abras cc Costco is a membership-only warehouse club that provides a wide selection of merchandise. As of July 2012, it is the second larges... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Aurora The Animatronic Polar Bear Heads Global Day Of Protest To Save The Arctic

  

  image credit: pipnstuff cc We have heard of all sorts of animals landing up in London over the last few years. Many have surmised that it is global warming and... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• How Does The Body Clock Work?

  

  image credit The body clock, or circadian clock, is an internal clock that keeps track of time. Circadian comes from 'circa-diem' meaning 'around a day. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Le Piano Vivant - Living Piano

  In collaboration with the Festival d'OpĂŠra de QuĂŠbec, TFO (a Canadian French language educational and cultural public television station) brought opera to... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The 40 Most Detailed Close-Ups Of Arthropods You Will See

  

  image credit: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab cc An arthropod is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages.... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Passports Of The World

  

  Each national government issues a passport, a document which certifies the identity and nationality of its holder for the purpose of international travel. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM