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• Swiss Man Installs Wood-Burning Stove In Car

  

  Pascal Prokop from Switzerland drives a 1990 Volvo 240 station wagon which has a fully-functional wood burning stove in it - setting the world record for the... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 RANDOM, SOCIETY

• Famous Paintings Improved By Cats

  

  Famous paintings improved by cats. (thanks Cora)The Presurfer Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 40 Strangest Agency Names, And Where They Came From

  If you were launching a new agency today, what would you call it? A group of young social-media marketers in Paris recently went with Kids Love Jetlag, which... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 BUSINESS, HUMOR, RANDOM

• Most Incredible Tank Graveyards On Earth

  

  image credit In certain corners of the globe you'll find the strangest of military cemeteries - places filled not with the bodies of fallen troops but littered... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Hello Kitty Dentist In Tokyo

  

  There really is a Hello Kitty dentist in Tokyo. Definitely the pinkest and cutest dentist on earth. The clinic is called 'Hearts Dental Clinic.' The reason for... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• 7 Interesting Export Products Of Small Countries

  

  image credit Small countries have very limited production capacity. Still, these countries have managed to take advantage of some of their natural resources, o... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 ECONOMICS, TRAVEL

• Food Cart Factory

  

  image credit The oldest bike manufacturer in the U.S., Worksman Cycles, also happens to be the home of two American food vending icons: the Good Humor ice... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• The Most Expensive Starbucks Drink In The World

  

  image credit A Java Chip Frappuccino in a Trenta cup, 16 shots of espresso, a shot of soy milk, caramel flavoring, banana puree, strawberry puree, vanilla... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Gun Totem By Boris Bally

  

  image credit Standing in front of Providence's Federal Courthouse in Rhode Island is an unusual monument constructed out of steel, concrete and 1,000 used... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 CULTURE

• Moms' Tips For Baby Sleep

  An advertisement by Philips Avent, the health department of Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands. If you're a new parent then you know without a doubt... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Who Killed American Kitsch?

  

  image credit An article on 1940s and '50s kitsch ceramic head vases, wall pockets, and figurines. It's a little-known story about the growth and dominance of a... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 CULTURE

• Leap Year: The Facts, Figures And Far-Out Families

  

  This year we will be graced with the presence of an added day in February. But did you ever wonder why leap day falls in February? Or what the odds are that... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 SOCIETY

• The Center Of The Universe: NASA's Deep-Space Command Central

  

  Through technology, we've developed the ability to reach out into the distant corners of the universe. Rovers, orbiters, and deep-space probes. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 SCIENCE, TECH

• Artist Transforms Bonsai Trees Into Lilliputian Cities

  

  Bonsai is a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. The tradition dates back over a thousand years, and has its own aesthetics and... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT

• World's Tiniest Chameleons Found In Madagascar

  

  image credit Speaking about tiny animals, researchers have recently discovered four new chameleon species, which rank among the world's tiniest reptiles. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Baby Lizards That Fit In The Palm Of Your Hand

  

  image credit Babies of all kinds tend to have a cuteness factor, but baby lizards get an A+ in being adorable. Each of the little reptiles pictured here will... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• 11 Daredevil Stunts That Pushed Human Limits

  

  image credit An Austrian daredevil named Felix Baumgartner plans to break the world record for highest skydive in August. After taking an air balloon to... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 HISTORY

• 14 Years Of US Weather: May 2, 1997 - December 31, 2011

  A 33-minute animation covering over 14 years of United States weather. It is composed of 120,900 individual frames spaced 1 hour apart. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 ENVIRONMENT, WEATHER

• 8 Creepy Mystery Ingredients In Fast Food

  

  image credit One of the more-enduring urban legends about McDonald's is that their hamburgers contain cow eyeballs. While this has not proven to be the case,... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 SOCIETY

• Enrico Caruso, The Pop Idol

  

  image credit Enrico Caruso (1873 - 1921) was an Italian tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and North and South America,... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA