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• 22 Facts About Coffee: The World's Most Important Beverage

  

  image credit Legend has it a 9th-century Ethiopian goat herder discovered coffee by accident when he noticed how crazy the beans were making his goats. The... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 RANDOM

• A Ridiculously Bad 1969 Music Video

  In the 1969 French TV Show 'Musicolor' Giorgio sings 'Looky Looky.' What's worse? A: His scarf. B: His stache. C: His dancing. D: His lip-synching. E: All of th... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Transition To IPv6 Started

  

  Yesterday, the Internet Society began the transition from IPv4 to IPv6. Currently we are using IPv4, the system that assigns a series of four numbers to each... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 TECH

• All The Types Of Dancing Animals

  

  image credit Animals love to move it, move it. Look how many styles of dance they know.The Presurfer Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Most Outrageous Pranks Played On Google

  

  When it comes to pranks - as when it comes to pretty much everything else in the virtual world and beyond - Google are in a league of their own. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM, TECH

• Goodnight iPad - Ann Droyd

  Goodnight iPad is a gentle reminder to power down at the end of the day. It will make you laugh, and it will also help you wrest yourself away from your... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM, TECH

• The VW Bug's Rare And Quirky Czech Mate

  

  image credit When Southern Californian Justin Pinchot is in the market for a new car, he doesn't just head for the local Auto Row or browse the latest deals... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 HISTORY, MOTO

• The Top Ten Strangest Self-Experiments Ever

  

  image credit There's a long tradition among scientists of using themselves as subjects in their experiments if they can't find anyone else to volunteer - or... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, RANDOM

• The Venus Transit

  

  A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth. The last transit of Venus was this morning but I... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE

• Questions Kids Always Ask About Animals

  

  image credit Why do giraffes have long necks? Why do elephants have big ears? Why do zebras have stripes? Do fish have eyelids? Kids and animals - they go... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, FAMILY, HUMOR, RANDOM

• Flattery Rocks - Island Wilderness In Washington

  

  image credit One of the most stunning but least known stretches of American coastline, Flattery Rocks in Washington, is nothing short of a revelation. Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 OUTDOORS

• About The 'Catcopter' Video

  Yesterday I posted a video about the 'Catcopter.' That sparked some negative reactions. I apologize for upsetting the catlovers among my readers. That was... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 RANDOM

• 10 Latin Phrases You Pretend To Understand

  

  image credit Because you weren't going into botany, the priesthood, or coin manufacturing, you thought you were safe to dismiss Latin as a dead language.... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 CULTURE

• Mark Malkoff's Netflix Challenge

  Mark Malkoff is a comedian/filmmaker in New York City. He decided to take advantage of his Netflix unlimited streaming subscription in an extreme way by watchin... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• How To Memorize A Deck Of Cards With Superhuman Speed

  

  image credit Two-time USA Memory Champion Ron White perfected a system that anyone can learn to memorize a deck of cards with seemingly superhuman speed. Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

• Where Does Decaf Come From?... And Other Burning Questions About Coffee

  

  image credit Whether you take it with cream and sugar, as a latte or frappuccino - coffee can get complicated. Fortunately, this article unlocks the mysteries o... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 DRINK, SCIENCE

• The Himalayan Gold Rush

  

  image credit Each spring thousands of Tibetan families head to the highest Himalaya in search of a strange hybrid creature, the Caterpillar fungus. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 SOCIETY

• Twenty Wonderful Words Which Shouldn't Be Allowed To Wither

  

  image credit There are many words these days that are rarely used - and that is a great shame as even the simple act of their enunciation can bring on a smile,... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 SOCIETY

• Who Is Hiding From Twitter?

  

  Are They Hiding From Twitter? is a site that monitors if someone is hiding from Twitter. Actually, the site tells you how long someone hasn't posted a message t... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Isaac's Live Lip-Dub Proposal

  On Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012, actor Isaac Lamb from Portland told his girlfriend to meet him at his parent's house for dinner. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM