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• The 20 Worst Urban Parking Jobs

  

  image credit With such limited space, sometimes parking in the city can be pretty tricky. Just ask the twenty people featured in this list.The Presurfer Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Pub Dog

  Funny animation about a dog in a pub. YouTube link (via b3ta)The Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The 7 Black Days Of The Week

  

  image credit We all know Black Friday, the discount-fueled shopping frenzy that follows Thanksgiving. But there are 'Black' days for Saturday, Sunday, Monday,... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Star City And The Baikonur Cosmodrome

  

  image credit Last Tuesday, a Soyuz-FG rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying an International Space Station crew into orbit. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2012 SOCIETY

• 11 Incredible Images Of Woodpeckers

  

  image credit Woodpeckers are the tunneling superstars of the bird world. Lampooned as cartoon characters and often misrepresented, woodpeckers are hardworking,... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Punch Archives

  

  image credit Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Gnome Experiment

  

  If Earth was a perfect sphere of uniform density, then gravity would be consistent. But it's not, which means gravity varies wherever you go. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• How Many Of These Brand Names Are You Saying Wrong?

  How do you pronounce Hermès? Or Stella Artois, Kinerase, Saucony, Adidas, Porsche? A company's name should be a lot of things: unique, catchy, memorable... but... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Eyes Have It

  

  is a game by Yoni Alter. How fast can you find all famous characters in the dark? Beware, a wrong guess and using the flashlight will add seconds to your time.... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Alps At Night

  A collection of time-lapse sequences shot at night last January by Belgian videographer Matthew Vandeputte. He captured the magical night skies of the French... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Landlocked Countries With Navies

  

  image credit While landlocked countries are obviously unable to develop a sea-going blue-water navy, they may still deploy armed forces on major lakes or rivers. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Friday Cartoon By Mark Anderson

  

  Meeting Cartoon by Andertoons Mark Anderson is a professional cartoonist from the Chicago area. His cartoons have been published in Reader's Digest, The Wall... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Kenichi Ito Is The World's Fastest Runner On Four Legs

  

  A Japanese monkey enthusiast in suburban Tokyo has been named the world's fastest human runner on four legs after developing a style of running based on the... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• A Completely New Way You Buy From Stores

  

  Postmates is already one of the most talked about startups in Silicon Valley, but now it has a brand new app that's going to change the way you purchase goods... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Why Is Yawning Contagious?

  A yawn is a reflex of simultaneous inhalation of air and stretching of the eardrums, followed by exhalation of breath. Yawning is commonly associated with... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• How Much Are You Worth To Facebook?

  

  Tomorrow, Facebook is expected to go public at a valuation around $100 billion. That's what Facebook is worth to the market. But how much are you worth to... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Which Birthdays Are Most Common?

  

  NPR data journalist Matt Stiles recently posted this informative infographic of the most common birth dates in the United States. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Introducing The Frogmouth

  

  image credit It's important that you get to know these adorably expressive birds. Not to be confused with owls, the frogmouth is a nocturnal bird related to... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• What Is A Warp Drive?

  

  image credit Warp drives, commonly used in science fiction, are propulsion systems which allow spacecraft to travel faster than light. The most notable usage... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 TECH

• 11 Facts About The Ambidextrous

  

  image credit Most people are right-handed. Some 10% of the world population is left-handed. Only 1% is ambidextrous. Like me. Ambidexterity is the state of bein... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 BIOLOGY