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• 6 Everyday Things Seen Really Close Up

  

  image credit Microscopes turn everyday things like table salt and Velcro into otherworldly landscapes full of massive crystal blocks and fields of black twiste... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 SCIENCE

• 10 Things You Didn't Know About The President's Secret Army

  The U.S. Joint Special Operations Command is best known for the Osama bin Laden raid. But it has long served as the president's secret army, planning and... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 SOCIETY

• The Hospital Room Of Tomorrow

  

  In this infographic, you'll see the hospital room of the future where advances in medical science and technology promise to provide you with better medicine... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• DarwinBot - The Pet Companion Robot

  Jordan Correa is a developer on the Microsoft Robotics Team and recently built a remotely operated robot for interacting and playing with his pet over the... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Fanfare

  

  Here's something to brighten up your day. Take a tuba, a trumpet, a bass drum, a snare drum, a sousaphone, and a trombone and what do you get. You get a fanfare... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 MUSIC

• The Shard Skyscraper in London Nears Completion

  

  image credit Twelve years after the idea for this remarkable building was first mooted, The Shard nears completion in London. It dominates the city's skyline... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Betws-y-Coed Website Finds 364 Misspellings In Search Engine

  

  image credit People searching for information about the village Betws-y-Coed in Wales on its tourist website typed 364 different misspellings of the name. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Tornado On The Sun

  Here's something you've probably never seen before. For a 30 hour spell - on February 7 and 8, 2012 - NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured plasma caught i... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE

• Keyboard Pants

  

  Nerd alert! Pants with a built-in keyboard. Designed by Dutch duo Erik de Nijs and Tim Smit. The 'Beauty and The Geek' pants also contain a wireless mouse, and... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 FASHION, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• The Indian Rural Olympics

  

  image credit The Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur, in Punjab, India. Competition is held for... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• What's The Difference Between A Street And A Road?

  

  Although both terms are often applied to the same thing, a road is different from a street, at least in theory. Looking at the definitions and history of the... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 RANDOM

• Will You Marry Me? Infographic

  

  Drake Martinet used an infographic to propose to his girlfriend Stacy Green. (via Neatorama)The Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 LOVE & SEX

• 10 Ways The CIA Tried To Kill Castro

  

  image credit In 1959, Fidel Castro became the Prime Minister of Cuba. Since then, according to Fabian Escalante, the former head of the Cuban Secret Service... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Perpetual Motion Machines

  Perpetual motion describes hypothetical machines that produce more work or energy than they consume, whether they might operate indefinitely or not. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 SCIENCE

• Are Your Sleep Types Compatible?

  

  While most love stories end with the 'happily ever after' of blissful cohabitation, the reality is that compatible sleeping is often an impossible dream: many... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 FAMILY, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Awesome Air Traffic Control Towers Across The World

  

  image credit A selection of ten of the best and more unusual air traffic control towers in the world. These structures have functionality and are designed to fi... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 TRAVEL

• Asus Warranty Doesn't Cover Damages In Case Of Space Invasions

  

  image credit Taiwanese computer manufacturer Asus can't help you if your computer is damaged because of a space invasion. It says so in their... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Patience

  

  From the Paul V. Moore Character Education Committee. The February word of the month is 'patience.' (via Nothing To Do With Arbroath)The Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2012 CULTURE

• 12 Most Unusual Bridges In The World

  

  image credit Some of these bridges make drivers and passengers to gape in amazement and break out the digital camera. These are the best of the best. Bridges... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Earth And Moon

  

  image credit On its way to Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft took time to capture its home planet and its natural satellite, the moon. The image was taken by... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2012 ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE