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• Indigo: The Colour That Changed the World

  

  image credit: Evan Izer cc Indigo is an incredible colour for so many reasons. Mesmerizing, striking and much loved, the colour itself is a heady mix between... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• How To Survive An Anaconda Attack

  

  image credit: Pierre Pouliquin cc Planning on going to see the World Cup in Brazil? Well in case you are thinking of exploring the Amazon Rainforest doing your... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• You Carry Around Enough Bacteria To Fill A Large Soup Can

  

  image credit How much bacteria do people carry around? Enough to fill a big soup can! That's three to five pounds of bacteria. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 HEALTH, SCIENCE

• 10 Entrepreneurs Who Held World Speed Records

  

  image credit: Robert Ussery cc The late businessman and adventurer Steve Fossett broke a number of records and also joined forces with fellow moguls like Richar... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 BUSINESS

• Babies In Tobacco Advertising

  

  image credit: Boston Public Library cc It's shocking to see the plethora of tobacco brands which incorporated images of infants in their advertisements, but... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• The Song Stream Project

  

  is an audio documentary looking at resilience, music and mental health. 'Blessing and Burden' journeys with musicians Veronica May and Lindsay White of The... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 MUSIC

• The Dark Side Of Peter Pan

  

  image credit All children except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up... this is the beginning of the end. The first paragraph of James Barrie's... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Volvo Trucks - The Hamster Stunt

  Can a hamster drive a 15-tonne truck? Watch cute little Charlie steer a brand new Volvo FMX in a rough quarry. Will he make it to the top? This is a daring... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 RANDOM

• Transfer An Audio Message By Poking Someone With Your Finger

  

  Disney researchers have developed a microphone that lets a user record a voice message and then relay that message to another person simply by touching them wit... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 SCIENCE

• 15 Awesomely Ergonomic Office Chairs

  

  image credit: Katherine Esposito cc If we're going to spend more than eight hours a day sitting on our butts, we might as well do it in style. Sitting has been... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 INTERIOR DESIGN

• The Doodle Project

  is a little animated doodle that turned into a big collaborate project. Each individual frame of a hand-drawn, 18 seconds animation sequence is passed on to a... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Legend Of The Vegetable Lamb Of Tartary

  

  image credit The Vegetable Lamb was a popular myth of the Middle Ages that described a live lamb growing from a very special plant. It was believed to come... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 CULTURE

• 20 Of The First Photographs Of Things

  

  image credit For everything there's a first. Here are some photographic firsts from the beginnings of photography all to way to the newest landmarks in capturin... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Blobfish Wins Ugliest Endangered Animal Competition

  

  image credit: jamasca66 cc The Ugly Animal Preservation Society began as a science-themed comedy night and devised its mascot campaign to draw attention to... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Grandkids Retire

  What happens when you gather a group of children and ask them what they're going to do when they retire? What would it look like if you then asked the kid's... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Where Do Dreams Come From?

  

  image credit When we close our eyes and drift off to sleep, something in our mind spins us fanciful tales of teeth falling out, bouncing around in giant... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 SCIENCE

• Lobster Motorcycles

  

  image credit: toybot studios cc Eye-catching motorcycle sculptures made out of lobster shells by talented Taiwanese chef and food artist Huang Mingbo. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Innovative Marketing Ideas That Use Smell to Sell

  

  image credit: JCDecaux Innovate cc If you're nosing around for new ways to make your brand stand out, then advertising with smell could be the answer. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING

• The Twisted Trees Of Slope Point

  

  image credit: AnitA363 cc Slope Point is the southernmost tip on New Zealand's South Island. The airstreams loop the vast circumpolar Southern Ocean unobstructe... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Longest Load Ever Pulled By A Scania Truck

  Scania performed a spectacular load test in Gothenburg, Sweden, in cooperation with a logistics company. Five trailers were loaded with ten 20-foot containers... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 RANDOM