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Newspaper Index
image credit Newspaper Index is an index of evaluated newspapers in every country of the world. The collection contains links only to newspapers and... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2012 MEDIA -
The Secrets Of Field Sobriety Tests
image credit Have you been drinking tonight, sir? Oh. Crap. If you're in a car, that's not a question you want to hear from a man in uniform. Read more
Posted on 28 April 2012 RANDOM -
Canadian Avalanche Rescue Cat Association
CARCA is the Canadian Avalanche Rescue Cat Association, a small group of volunteers dedicated to the training and use of domestic cats in emergency avalanche... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2012 PETS, RANDOM -
Scanomat TopBrewer Coffee Machine
The new TopBrewer coffee system from Danish coffee machine manufacturer Scanomat has created a whole new category of coffee machine. Its foamer is installed at... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2012 GADGETS, RANDOM -
The Sublime Beauty Of Patagonia's Perito Moreno Glacier
image credit The Perito Moreno Glacier is located in the Los Glaciares National Park in the south west of Santa Cruz province, Argentina. It is one of the most... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Very Large List Of Very Tiny Things
image credit Everything's better in miniature format.The Read more
Posted on 28 April 2012 LIFESTYLE, RANDOM -
Holi In Slo-Mo
Holi is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. It is primarily observed in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, and countries with large Indic diaspor... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2012 RANDOM -
7 Oddball Aquatic Mammals We Love
image credit Everyone knows all about dolphins and whales, and even dolphins that pretend to be whales. But there are over 100 species of marine mammals in the... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Welcome To The Anthropocene
The Anthropocene is a recent and informal geologic chronological term that serves to mark the evidence and extent of human activities that have had a significan... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2012 ENVIRONMENT -
The Sources Of Psychedelic Art? Drugs, But Also Picasso And The Fire-Bombing Of...
The multicolored, drug-soaked, psychedelic aesthetic of the mid-1960s has never been more popular, or misunderstood. In March, 'Mad Men' time-traveled from the... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2012 ART & DESIGN, MUSIC -
Are You Geek Or Nerd?
In the ongoing battle between geek and nerd, one must take sides. But how can this be done without a solid argument for both personas? Read more
Posted on 27 April 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Mystery Fossil Named 'Godzillus' Found
In the rocks outside Cincinnati, paleontologists have uncovered a mysterious ancient 'monster' fossil resembling a cactus nearly seven feet long, that... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2012 SCIENCE -
The Santa Justa Elevator
image credit The Santa Justa elevator is an elevator in the historical city of Lisbon, Portugal, situated at the end of Rua de Santa Justa. It connects the lowe... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Kunekune Piglets
The name Kunekune means 'fat and round' in Maori. The characteristic Kunekune shape is a short-legged, short-snouted pig with a high fat depth giving very... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
22 Fictional Characters Whose Names You Don't Know
image credit Did you know that Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts? Or that Peppermint Patty from the Peanuts is called Patricia Reichardt? And... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT -
Capybaras That Look Like Rafael Nadal
It has been said more than once: There's a website for everything. Even for capybaras that look like Rafael Nadal. The capybara is the largest rodent in the... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Canvas Cycle: True 8-Bit Color Cycling With HTML5
Anyone remember Color Cycling from the 90s? This was a technology often used in 8-bit video games of the era, to achieve interesting visual effects by cycling... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2012 TECH -
How To - The Basics
is a YouTube channel that gives you basic instruction on how to do simple things. Like how to correctly add milk to your coffee, how to correctly open a packet... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2012 RANDOM -
The Wondrous World Of Aquascaping
image credit Underwater landscapes have intrigued humans for years. There is something otherworldly about fish darting ghostlike in the depths, plants swaying i... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2012 RANDOM -
Human Powered Hydrofoil Waterbike
The human powered hydrofoil waterbike has no buoyancy and therefore 'flies' through the water. There is a hi tech submerged wing that generates the lift. It's... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2012 RANDOM
