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• 15 Super Thin Buildings

  

  image credit: Marta Miranda cc When land is expensive or in short supply, smart real estate developers don't get down, they look up. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 150 Million Years Of Fish Evolution In One Handy Figure

  

  Have you ever wished you could have the entire 150 million years of spiny-rayed fish evolution in convenient poster form? You can see how all the spiny-finned... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Steampunk Scooter

  Arthur van Poppel is a music artist from Tilburg, the Netherlands, the place where I live. He provides unique musical mobile entertainmant. He creates music... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Rent The Chicken

  

  image credit Many folks have considered putting chickens in their backyard to have fresh eggs, but have no idea whether the effort would be worth the investment. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• What's Inside: Play-Doh

  Play-Doh is a modeling compound used by young children for art and craft projects at home and in school.ay-Doh is a modeling compound used by young children... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 RANDOM

• 13 Turn-Of-The-Century Tractors

  

  image credit Library of Congress By the end of the 1800s and the beginning of the 1900s, steam- and gasoline-powered traction engines had gone gone from... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• All 9,866,539 Buildings In The Netherlands

  

  A map of all 9,866,539 buildings in the Netherlands, shaded according to the year of construction. Through this map I found out that the apartment I live in... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• What Is Your Alarm Clock Personality Type?

  

  Alarm clocks of some kind have existed since people have had jobs and although we're not always happy when that alarm clock slices through our gentle slumber,... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 RANDOM

• The American West, 150 Years Ago

  

  image credit Library of Congress In the 1860s and 70s, photographer Timothy O'Sullivan created some of the best-known images in American history. After... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• How To Make A Monster

  

  image credit Godzilla is a Japanese giant monster, first appearing in Ishiro Honda's 1954 film Godzilla. Since then, Godzilla has gone on to become a worldwide... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Yodelling Franzl Lang

  Franzl Lang (born 1930), known as the Yodelking, is a famous yodeler from Bavaria. Now retired as a performer, he still occasionally records. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• The Most Dangerous Bird In The World

  

  image credit: Jeff S. PhotoArt cc Ask a ten year old what the largest bird in the world is and the chances are you will get the right answer - the ostrich. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, RANDOM

• Monday Puzzle

  

  The Presurfer, in cooperation with pzzlr.com, brings you a puzzle every Monday. Just to tickle your brain. image credit While enjoying a fun afternoon sailing o... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 RANDOM

• The Netherlands By Numbers

  

  image credit: Gouwenaar cc The Netherlands by Numbers is a collection of lists, facts, figures and other things about the Netherlands in no particular order.... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 SOCIETY

• The 20 Big Questions In Science

  

  image credit What is the universe made of? How did life begin? How do we beat bacteria? How do we solve the population problem? Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 SCIENCE

• Colorization Brings New Life To Old Photos

  

  image credit YouTube When done correctly, colorization is the best way to breathe new life into old, damaged photographs. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• New Species Of 'Walking' Shark Discovered In Indonesia

  Mark Erdmann of Conservation International captured this amazing footage of a new species of 'walking' shark (Hemiscyllium halmahera), which he and a group of... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Chimpanzee Wins $10,000 Prize For Abstract Painting

  

  Former lab animal Brent, a 37-year-old chimpanzee, triumphs in an art contest in the US, with prize money going towards his home sanctuary. The animal won... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• 11 Crazy Soda Flavors You Won't Find In The U.S.

  

  image credit: tenaciousme cc Whether you're a fan of the fizz or not, you're likely familiar with the brands and flavors Americans have come to know and love,... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 10 Real-Life Hidden Treasures You Could Still Find

  

  image credit Everyone wants to find a hidden treasure. Just imagine walking around in the woods and stumbling across a treasure chest of money. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 CULTURE