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• Fishing Under Ice

  A short movie by Juuso Mettälä filmed in Lake Saarijärvi in Vaala, Finland. It may take you a while to figure out what's going on here but once you do, you'll b... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2012 OUTDOORS, RANDOM, SEA

• Q Confucius

  

  image credit This giant head and shoulders, representing the famous thinker and social philosopher of the 5th century BC is part of a new exhibition at the... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• The Same Picture Of Dave Coulier Every Day

  

  This tumblr blog does exactly what the title says. It shows the same picture of Dave Coulier (an American actor who became known in the late 1980s and the... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Commodore 64 Is 30 Years Old

  

  The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by the now defunct manufacturer Commodore International in January 1982. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Fireworks Chaos In The Streets Of Berlin

  On New Years Eve Berlin, Germany, becomes a warzone of random D.I.Y. fireworks. This video was taken at the Oberbaum Bridge which links the neighborhoods of... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2012 TRAVEL

• What Do Birds See With Their Ultraviolet Vision?

  

  image credit Birds have joined the ranks of insects and reindeer as the latest species found to have the ability to see ultraviolet light. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Tri-Bridges Around The World

  

  image credit Tri-bridges are 3-way bridges on which traffic crosses two water streams or a body of water from 3 directions and one can travel from any directio... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Sleeping Super-Volcano In Germany Is Showing Signs Of Waking Up

  

  It's 2012 and according to the Mayan calendar we're all going to die in December. But for me that could happen even earlier. A sleeping super-volcano in... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, SOCIETY

• Out Of Sight

  A little girl confronts a robbery and strays from the road she is familiar with. After passing a hedge, she enters an unknown world and unfolds a magical... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 CULTURE

• Boxing Robots Of The 1930s

  

  image credit Originally introduced in 1964, the Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots toy remains a popular toy today, but they could've taken some advice from those who wer... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Top 10 Sickliest First Ladies

  

  image credit The First Ladies of the United States are a surprisingly unhealthy group of women. While the rigors of public life are arguably analogous,... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 CULTURE, HEALTH, HISTORY

• Street Art By Max Zorn

  Using only brown packing tape and a scalpel, Dutch artist Max Zorn creates street art. His tape art is now on display on various lamp posts around Amsterdam, th... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Science Behind New Year's Resolutions

  

  image credit Like most people you probably made some New Year resolutions. Like most people it's probably not your first time. And like most people you're havin... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 RANDOM

• Moscow Time-Lapse

  movie made from 4 days of filming in June, September and October 2011. Vimeo link (via Everlasting Blort)The Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Museum Of Celebrity Leftovers

  

  When fashion photographer David Bailey popped in to Michael and Francesca Bennett's cafe in Cornwall, UK, the couple wanted to commemorate his visit. But a... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 CELEB, CULTURE

• Five Ways The World Could End

  

  image credit With a year packed full of strong solar flares affecting communications, future volcanic predictions and giant asteroids passing dangerously clos... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 SCIENCE

• Behind-The-Scenes: Your Bag's Journey On Delta

  Find out where your bags go after they pass through those black rubber flaps at the airport. YouTube link (thanks Cora)The Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 TRAVEL

• The 10 Best Things To Come Out Of Australia

  

  Kangaroos, koalas, wombats, sexy accents, Chris Lilley, Granny Smith apples, Kylie Minogue. Australia's definitely given us a lot of things to be thankful for. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 TRAVEL

• 10 Weirdest Scientific Theories Proposed In Science Fiction

  

  image credit Everybody knows that actual scientific advances have started out as science fiction, including Radar and geostationary satellites. Your tablet... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 BOOKS, SCIENCE

• Top 30 Biggest And Best Comedy Movies Of 2012

  

  Let's take a look at the biggest and best comedy movies of 2012. Funny this year comes in the form of Sacha Baron Cohen as a dictator, Simon Pegg getting... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES