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• Presurfer/Neatorama Give-Away

  

  Neatorama and The Presurfer are cooperating once again in a give-away. This time we are giving away 3 Tentacle Doorstops. Yes, a doorstop shaped like a... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Tullio Pellegrini: San Francisco 1955

  

  A homage to the city of San Francisco made in 1955 by amateur filmmaker and inventor Tullio Pellegrini. Pellegrini combined a 16mm Bell Howell Cinemascope len... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 DESTINATIONS

• The Remarkable Giraffe Weevil Of Madagascar

  

  image credit Three guesses how the giraffe weevil gets its name. Unsurprisingly, this extraordinary looking Madagascan creature gets the name from its... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• World Wonders Project

  

  Google has officially announced the World Wonders Project, which offers 360-degree views of 132 historic sites from 18 different countries. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 TECH

• The Attack Of The Killer Fans

  

  image credit Fan death is a widely held belief in South Korea that an electric fan left running overnight in a closed room can cause the death of those... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 RANDOM

• A Crown Crust Fit For The Queen's Jubilee

  The Queen celebrates her 60 years as monarch with a Royal family day out to her local Pizza Hut. All of the family is desperate to try the new Crown Crust for... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Circus Comes To Town

  

  image credit Old photos from the Boston Public Library about travelling circusses, rodeos and fairs coming to town. (via Everlasting Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Presurfer/Neatorama Give-Away

  

  Neatorama and The Presurfer are cooperating once again in a give-away. This time we are giving away 3 Tentacle Doorstops. Yes, a doorstop shaped like a... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Bacon Coffin

  

  This is rather morbid. Is there a better way to show your love of bacon forever than to be buried wrapped in it? This genuine bacon casket is made of 18 Gauge... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2012 RANDOM

• Do The Easter Island Heads Really Have Bodies?

  

  image credit An email containing photos of a startling excavation project has been doing the rounds in recent weeks. According to the email, the mysterious... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2012 CULTURE

• The Death Of The Concert Ticket?

  

  As online ticket vendors have gained prominence, paper tickets have been replaced in favor of more convenient and secure ways for fans to see their favorite... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

• Top Ten American (And Japanese) Pets Got Talent Videos

  

  While it's a well-known fact that pet owners can train their parrots to sing on key, there are a lot of other pets and animals in the wild who have been... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Adventures Of The League Of Steam - Dining With The Devil

  When Sir Conrad's routine exorcism goes awry, Jasper and Lady must think fast to prevent a disastrous dinner party! YouTube link (thanks Trip) related posts:... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Facebook Starfleet Academy

  

  There is a Star Trek story-telling project taking place on Facebook right now. It's a social internet series set in the year 2374, that allows page fans to... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 12 Amazing Confluences From Around The World

  

  image credit In geography, a confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. Sometimes, these places can be very unusual. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Thanks Again

  I would like to thank all of you again for the good wishes while I was in hospital for surgery. I am absolutely moved that so many people I have never met in... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Creepiest Abandoned Cold War Missile Silos

  

  image credit Dimply-lit tunnels snake into the distance, metal steps echo with the sound of footsteps, and huge vertical drops plummet into the darkness -... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Injury Auction

  

  Spencers Solicitors in the UK have launched a microsite that aims to draw attention to the practice of personal injury cases being regularly auctioned off to th... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Wouldn't Life Be Perfect If...

  

  There are so many things we want in our life, but sometimes little things mean a lot.The Presurfer Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Shooting Abstracts With A Digital Camera

  

  Tony Karp has been working with projects involving art and technology for over fifty years. He believes that all art requires technology, and vice versa. Tony... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2012 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY