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Largest Loop The Loop In A Car
The largest loop the loop in a car measured 12.87 m (42 ft 2.69 in) in diameter and was achieved by Chinese Li Yatao from the Car Team of Zhejiang Youngman Lotu... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2012 MOTO, SPORTS -
You're Driving All Wrong
If you're a conscientious motorist who still does everything the way your driver's-ed instructor told you to, you're doing it all wrong. Read more
Posted on 23 March 2012 TRAVEL -
The Buranovo Grannies
This year, Russia is sending the Buranovo Grannies (known in Russia as Buranovskiye Babushki) to the Eurovision Song Contest with an anthem appropriately... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, MUSIC, RANDOM -
Look-Alikes
Otters who look like Benedict Cumberbatch. Koalas who look like David Mitchell. Hedgehogs who look like Martin Freeman. Celebrities who look like mattresses... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Man Flies Like A Bird
This video shows Dutch engineer Jarno Smeets flying like a bird using custom-built wings. In the video, shot at a park in the Hague in the Netherlands on March... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2012 OUTDOORS -
The Most Common Cooking Mistakes
image credit Every cook, being human, errs, bungles, botches, and screws up in the kitchen once in a while. If you have not 'caramelized' fruit in salt rather... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK -
Top 10 Weirdest Instruments Featured In Popular Rock Songs
image credit Being in a rock band is every teenage boy's dream. What they don't seem to realize is that you don't necessarily need to play a 'standard'... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Sarah Palin's Dirty Little Secret
Aaron Fleszar asks to share his story for the sake of freedom and democracy. My name is Aaron Fleszar and what I would like to share with you the most devious... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2012 SOCIETY -
The Coolest And Most (Un?)Necessary Mustache Products You've Ever Seen
Mustaches of all sorts are the 'in' thing to not only grow, but have in your home and other random places. Some people love this facial hair trend so much that... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Muppets Finally Recognized With A Star On The Walk Of Fame
The Muppets finally got a star on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame. Shouldn't this have been done a long time ago? Check out Kermit the frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie,... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Amazing Ant Photography
A photo series featuring ants as models. Russian photographer Andrey Pavlov uses a macro lens to capture the up close and personal lives of ants. The shots are... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Weird Map Of North America
In the late 1800s, merchants in the city of Superior, Wisconsin needed a way to convince other companies that their fair hamlet deserved to be a national... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY -
The Dinosaur Graveyard Of East Berlin
image credit They lie dead, struck down where they stood by a global event they could neither forecast nor understand. Extinction came quickly: in a matter of... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY -
Carol Kaye
Carol Kaye (born March 24, 1935) is an American musician, best known as one of the most prolific and widely heard bass guitarists in history, playing on an... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
An Urban World
This graphic depicts countries and territories with 2,050 urban populations exceeding 100,000. Circles are scaled in proportion to urban population size. Hover... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2012 SOCIETY -
Stereographic Drawings
Dain Fagerholm is an artist/illustrator living in Seattle who creates beautiful stereographic drawings. He first sketches the monsters and landscapes, then... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
One Tiny Hand
One tiny step for hands, one giant leap for mankind. That's the slogan of One Tiny Hand, a website that shows pictures of celebrities with one tiny hand.The... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Rome Reborn: A Tour Of Ancient Rome In A.D. 320
Rome Reborn is an international initiative to create a 3D digital model of the ancient city as it might have appeared in A.D. 320. This video presents a... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Google Celebrates First Day Of Spring
Google marked the vernal equinox, or the first day of Spring, using a doodle based on a design by Marimekko, the Finnish textile company famous for its bright,... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2012 TECH -
Titanic On Twitter
On Friday, April 15, 2012, it will be 100 years since the tragic sinking of RMS Titanic. To commemorate this significant anniversary, the Maritime Museum of... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2012 SOCIETY