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• Rare

  At least 100 species go extinct every day. That's how this amazing video by National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore begins. And there's no better way to... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Story Of Send

  

  You probably send and receive a lot of emails every day. But have you ever wondered where your message goes after you hit 'send? Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 TECH

• Lord Of The Rings Movie Set Now Houses Sheep

  

  image credit When Peter Jackson spotted the Alexander Farm during an aerial search of the North Island in Matamata in New Zealand for the best possible... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• In The Pits: Formula 1 Technology

  

  image credit An infographic with some interesting facts about Formula 1 technology.The Presurfer Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 MOTO, TECH

• Flickr Now Shows Larger Images

  Image and video hosting website Flickr changed its interface to display much larger photos. From the Flickr blog: When it comes to viewing photos, bigger is so... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY

• Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now

  

  Perfect Strangers was an American sitcom that ran for 8 seasons from March 25, 1986 to August 6, 1993. Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now was the theme song for the... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, GAMING, TV & VIDEO

• 10 Famous Sea Stacks From Around The World

  

  image credit A sea stack is a rock formation made up of a steep or upright column of rock in the sea near a coast. They are formed when part of a headland is... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Jumping On Eggs Without Breaking Them

  Nationwide was a BBC News and Current affairs television programme broadcast on BBC One each weekday following the early evening news. It ran from 1969 until... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 11 Eponymous Brands And The People Behind Them

  

  image credit Vidal Sassoon passed away last week at the age of 84. He was an artist who revolutionized the way women dealt with their hair, created the 'bob,'... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Popping Popcorn In Super Slow Motion

  The Slow Mo Guys, Gav and Dan, show you what popcorn looks like when it pops. Shot at 2500fps and 10000fps with a Phantom Flex highspeed camera. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Death Of The Angel Of The Gap

  

  image credit Donald Ritchie died last Sunday. He was an Australian who rescued at least 160 people from suicide over a 45 year period. Ritchie resided next to... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 SOCIETY

• Flying Ground Effect Hovercraft

  Powered by a 4-cylinder automotive engine, the UH-18SP is everything you'd ever want in a hovercraft. Convert your hovercraft into the 18SPW Hoverwing in less... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 TECH

• How Google Works

  

  In the past 12 months, Google doubled its staff, tinkered with its search engine to speed up results, and now answers more queries than Microsoft and Yahoo!... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2012 TECH

• 75 Years Since The Hindenburg Disaster

  

  image credit Sunday, May 6, marked the 75th anniversary of the 1937 Hindenburg disaster. The massive German airship caught fire while attempting to land near... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2012 HISTORY

• The Mystery Of Resin

  

  image credit Resin is a chemical that oozes out of various trees. It is known as a secretion rather than an excretion. Excretions are purely waste products... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Cereal Monsters: The Good, The Bad And The Mummy

  

  image credit Cereal monsters, unlike the classic horror film characters that they're based on, are anything but scary. And instead of classic films, the... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH

• PIOK - Le Film

  PIOK is a short movie, realised by Theo Dusapin and Clément Dartigues, about an alien's Earthly adventures after he unfortunately bumps into a very loud chicken. Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Can Peeing In A Lake Really Kill Fish?

  

  image credit There's been a story kicking around in the news recently about a fight in Hamburg, Germany, where recreational swimmers have supposedly killed... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE

• 12 Of The Most Beautiful Bays In The World

  

  image credit A bay is loosely defined as a body of water partly enclosed by land. Generally they have calmer waters than the surrounding sea and are a good plac... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Adventures Of The League Of Steam - Bitter Gnomes And Gardens

  The League of Steam are steampunk ghostbuster and monster-hunters from the Victorian Era. In this episode, a relaxing day of gardening turns terrifying when... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM