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• Shoefiti: The Myths And Mysteries Of Shoes On Power Lines

  

  image credit Shoes are basically practical objects, yet they can also be worn as adornment, for comfort, or even for pure delight. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2012 CULTURE

• 20 Ways To Spring Clean Without Spending A Cent

  

  image credit Spring cleaning isn't exactly fun, but it's a necessary evil that can be made a lot more pleasant with the use of natural, non-toxic products that... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 HOME

• 8 Football Hair Loss Cover-Ups

  

  image credit Picture the scene, you are a professional footballer at the top of the game. You are in great shape, earning a fortune every week, and loved by... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 HUMOR, SOCCER, SPORTS

• Smallest US Town Sold For $900,000

  

  Buford, Wyoming, the smallest town in the USA has sold at an auction for $900,000. The winning bidder, Pham Dinh Nguyen, flew to Wyoming just for the auction... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 RANDOM, SOCIETY

• 8 Of The Most Unique Paths In The World

  

  image credit There are thousands of paths around the globe known for their natural environment and breathtaking views, but there aren't many of paths that are... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Happy Rizzi House

  

  image credit You can only imagine the coughs and splutters from certain more traditional quarters when the idea for the Happy Rizzi House was first mooted to th... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Zombie Survival Map

  

  When the Zombies finally attack - and they will - you need to know how to survive. You need all the help you can get. You need to know where to go. You need to... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 12 Underappreciated Bodily Fluids

  

  image credit Blood, sweat, tears? Classic bodily fluids. And then there's mucus, spit, semen, and urine - well known to juvenile minds everywhere. But blood,... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 SCIENCE

• Largest Cylindrical Aquarium On The Planet

  

  image credit What do you do with a 25-meter-high acrylic glass cylinder, 238,000 gallons of sea water, 2,600 fish from 56 different species, and two divers? Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE

• Micro Empire

  A music video made by Clemens Wirth and Radium Audio. Stranger than fiction, molecular conflict and mitochondrial warfare, a heartstopping, subcellular epic, a... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, SCIENCE

• Looking At Uranus

  

  image credit Gaze for a moment, if you will, on the featureless disk that is Uranus. The discovery of Uranus ranks as one of the top scientific finds of history. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE

• Commodore Founder Jack Tramiel Dies At 83

  

  image credit Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore International, has died aged 83. Tramiel was born as Jacek Trzmiel in Poland. In 1954 he founded the Commodore... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 SOCIETY, TECH

• Demographics Of The Titanic Passengers

  

  image credit The demographics of the passengers and crew of the Titanic. Who perished, who survived, and who occupied which lifeboats. How gravely was the... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Easter Eggs

  

  image credit Easter eggs, they come in all shapes and sizes. OK, that is a lie, an Easter egg only comes in one shape and that is the shape of an egg. They do... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RANDOM

• Titanic

  

  image credit The sinking of the RMS Titanic caused the deaths of 1,517 of its 2,229 passengers and crew in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Eadweard Muybridge Celebrated In A Google Doodle

  

  To commemorate groundbreaking British photographer Eadweard Muybridge, Google has produced an animated doodle. Eadweard Muybridge (1830 - 1904) was an English... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, TECH

• The Memoirs Of Joseph Grimaldi

  

  image credit Joseph Grimaldi (1778 - 1837), was an English actor and comedian who is perhaps best known for his invention of the modern day whiteface clown. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• One More Kilometre

  In 'One more kilometre,' artist Paul Harrison stands by a sandning machine in front of a pile of paper. The amount of paper would measure one kilometer if all... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Wood Ties

  

  Brothers David and Chris from San Francisco make ties from wood. Each tie is made from a unique piece of reclaimed wood. Colors, knots, nail holes and grain... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• The Winchester Mystery House

  

  image credit Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, USA, is an extravagant maze of Victorian craftsmanship - marvelous, baffling, and eerily... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, HISTORY