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• Lithuania's Haunting Hill of Crosses

  

  image credit Amid lush green hills in the Lithuanian countryside, just outside the city of Šiauliai, a strange sight greets visitors: tens of thousands of... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Darth Vader Bagpipe Unicycle

  You've seen Darth Vader. You've seen a bagpipe. You've seen a unicycle. But have you ever seen Darth Vader playing a bagpipe while riding a unicyle? Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Encyclopedia Britannica To End Its Print Edition After 244 Years

  

  image credit As books lose their luster in the age of the iPad and the Kindle, the oldest manufacturer of encyclopedias is cutting out its entire print... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Dakuwaqa's Garden - Underwater Footage From Fiji And Tonga

  Underwater footage shot whilst scuba diving in the Fiji islands and Tonga. Featuring colorful coral reefs, huge schools of tropical fish, sharks, humpback... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 DESTINATIONS, ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS, SEA, TRAVEL

• Funny Or Foul? 10 Drunk Dogs Inspire The St. Patrick's Day Spirit

  

  image credit Hair of the Dog before St. Patrick's Day? It goes with the territory when you're Man's Best Friend but with one important difference: dogs don't... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 13 Internet Terms You Probably Didn't Know Existed

  Do you consider yourself a connoisseur of online jargon? Then you must have heard of graymail, zen mail, fram, turklebaum, or data snacking? Check out some... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Martian Twister Caught In Action

  

  image credit NASA An afternoon whirlwind on Mars lofts a twisting column of dust more than half a mile (800 meters) high in an image from the High Resolution... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE

• How To Draw A Cartoon Leprechaun

  

  St. Patrick's Day is coming up fast, and Mark Anderson of Andertoons made a tutorial on how to draw a cartoon leprechaun in only twelve easy steps.The Presurfer Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Lost Da Vinci Masterpiece Possibly Discovered

  

  Is his secret painting hidden behind an acient wall? Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Friesians - The Movie

  A trailer for Friesians - The Movie. The Friesian is a horse breed originating in Friesland, the Netherlands. Friesians are graceful and nimble for their size. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 MOVIES

• No Animals Were Harmed

  

  Criggo, a website that publishes gaffes, miscues, typos, and mistakes in newspapers, celebrates its 3,500th post. Here's one of them. Congratulations Criggo. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Barefoot Running Revolution

  

  Throughout most of human history, running was barefoot or in thin-soled shoes such as moccasins, a practice that continues in some parts of the world,... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 FITNESS, HEALTH, SPORTS

• Ancient Armored Fish Downs Flying Reptile

  

  An ancient armored fish was fossilized in the act of attacking and drowning a pterosaur in a toxic Jurassic lake, revealing that the winged reptiles were victim... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Human-Herding Canine

  To help friends get together, Guinness has trained a highly specialised sheepdog to round up mates and ensure they get to the pub on St Patrick's Day. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 BUSINESS, HUMOR, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, RANDOM

• Live Cam At 'Penguin Encounter' Exhibit At SeaWorld San Diego

  

  The Discovery Channel has set up an intimate 24-hour camera at the 'Penguin Encounter' exhibit at SeaWorld San Diego. This particular UStream session puts you a... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Top 10 Scams Of The Year 2011

  

  Scams, much like viral cat videos, are a staple of the Internet. Even the savviest of Internet users can still get tangled in the web's latest harmful trick -... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM, TECH

• Old Book Art

  

  provides and facilitates access to free illustrations: pictures, drawings, maps and other images scanned from antiquarian, public-domain books and other old... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Volvo Pedestrian Airbag Technology

  The Volvo V40 features newly developed Pedestrian Airbag Technology, which is a world first. Sensors in the front bumper register the physical contact between... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2012 TECH

• Emergency Moustaches

  

  These on-the-go moustaches make a perfect disguise! So, if you are trying to be someone other than yourself to hide from a person or avoid a situation, these... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• QWERTY Keyboard Makes People Sad

  

  image credit Cognitive scientists Kyle Jasmin of University College London and Daniel Casasanto of The New School for Social Research, New York, have found... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY