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• Igloo Village

  

  At the Igloo Village in Zermatt, Switzerland, guests can sleep at an altitude of 2,727 meters (8.946 ft) at the Gornergrat, right next to Switzerland's most... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Rémi Gaillard - Radar

  Rémi Gaillard is a French humorist who runs pranks on the public. This time he dressed up like a radar station to track vehicles speeds. And not just cars but... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• T-Rex Trying...

  

  Tyrannosaurus rex was a very large ferocious carnivorous dinosaur of the Upper Cretaceous period. The animal had a very large head, its weight was more than... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• YouTube - One Hour Per Second

  

  A visualization from YouTube, demonstrating the sheer volume of video that's uploaded to the site every second/minute/hour/etc. Click on the little video guy... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• 16 Weird Facts From Around The Globe

  

  image credit Do you know what the only royal palace used by a monarch in the U.S. is? Do you know there are European territories on the African continent? Or... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• The Most Terrible Polar Exploration Ever

  

  image credit Even today, with advanced foods, and radios, and insulated clothing, a journey on foot across Antarctica is one of the harshest tests a human... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, OUTDOORS, SNOW, TREK

• What's Your Animal Name?

  

  image credit We all have an inner animal. Find out what your animal name is. Mine is Fantasia, the Beautiful Dodo Bird.The Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Lego Man In Space

  Two teens from Toronto, Canada, successfully launched a Lego figure into near space. Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad, 17-year-old classmates at Agincourt... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 SCIENCE

• The Dutch Side Saddle Hop

  Getting your bike in motion while someone is sitting on the rear rack is difficult because of the extra weight. You have to start moving your bike forward and... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 16 Of The Smartest Children In History

  

  image credit At the age most of us were playing with food and discovering our toes, child prodigies around the globe are learning complex languages and... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2012 CULTURE, FAMILY, HISTORY

• Shipwreck!

  

  image credit We normally associate shipwrecks with the bottom of the sea but with the recent tragedy of the Costa Concordia our perceptions have changed. Many... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2012 ENVIRONMENT, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Great Ball Boy Catch At Australian Open

  One of the ball boys makes an amazing catch during the Federer - Nadal semifinal match at the Australian Open. Speaking after the match, 14-year old Dylan Colac... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2012 SPORTS, TENNIS

• 6 Extremely Rare National Animals

  

  image credit You'd think the distinction of a 'National Animal' would bring with it some sort of benefit - protection from extinction, for instance. Not so. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2012 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Jaipur's Elephant Festival

  

  image credit The gentle magnificence of elephants has long held a special place in Indian society. It's hardly surprising that elephants became symbols of... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Anti-Aging Mouthpiece

  

  Searching for that youthful look? Forget expensive surgery or dangerous therapies! Japanese housewife Chikako Hirama has the answer and it is as simple as it is... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2012 RANDOM

• 10 Secrets Of The Vatican Exposed

  

  image credit Vatican City may have fewer than 1,000 citizens and span only 110 acres, but it also has a multimillion-dollar budget and an unbelievably complex... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Rusty Cans

  

  is a web site dedicated to providing information about beer can collecting. (via Everlasting Blort)The Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2012 RANDOM

• Landing In The Hudson River - 3D Reconstruction

  

  On January 15, 2009, an Airbus A320-214 was successfully ditched in the Hudson River adjacent to midtown Manhattan six minutes after takeoff from LaGuardia... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2012 SOCIETY, TECH

• What Do People Do All Day?

  

  Timeu.se is a web tool for investigating how millions of people report spending their time. This is done by collecting and aggregating millions of messages... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2012 SOCIETY, TECH

• Ex E.T.

  On a planet far, far away, where life is well regulated and orderly, a child just doesn't want to fit in. Ex-E.T. is a 3D animation produced by 4 students from... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, RANDOM