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• A Guide To Communist Mummies

  

  image credit While these dictators and despots held unquestioned power in their lifetimes, they wielded no such control in death. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Virtual Tour Of The Elysée Palace

  

  Take a marvelous virtual tour of this elegant tribute to French architecture. Let an art historian show you the cultural treasures of the Elysée. Or take a... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• When Whales Walked In Egypt

  

  image credit German paleontologist Eberhard Fraas (1862 - 1915) described a peculiar creature that - had it only been slightly more complete - could have quickl... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Bacon Maple Ale

  

  Bacon Maple Ale is now available in a pink bottle It was the product of an unholy union between Rogue brewers and Portland's legendary Voodoo Doughnut. If you'r... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Flamboyant Cuttlefish

  Metasepia pfefferi, also known as Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish occurring in tropical Indo-Pacific waters off northern Australia,... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• High Resolution Global Topographic Map Of The Moon

  

  Although the moon is our closest neighbor, knowledge of its morphology is still limited. Due to instrumental limitations of previous missions, a global map of... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2011 ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE

• The Mysterious Ghost Fleet Of Truk Lagoon

  

  image credit Truk Lagoon - a group of tropical paradise islands in the Federal States of Micronesia - offers adrenaline-junky scuba divers a cool yet creepy... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• The Maharajas' Express - A Luxury Train

  

  image credit Launched in January 2010, the Maharajas' Express is the most luxurious train of the Indian Railways and one of the most expensive in Asia. The... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Nusja Jone - Our Bride

  The Terbesh people of Kosovo that live in Lubinje, a village at the foot of the Sharri mountains and very near to Prizren, have a tradition of dressing and... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• The Midnight Rider

  

  is the world's largest limousine boasting 460 square feet of pure luxury and is reserved by those who expect the very best. In fact, she is a traveling celebrit... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2011 LIFESTYLE, SOCIETY

• Infographic Of All The Missions From Earth To Mars

  

  The Martian rover Curiosity, also known as the Mars Science Lab, is set to launch in the next few weeks. While you're jumping up and down waiting to get a close... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2011 HISTORY, SCIENCE, SOCIETY

• Neutrinos Still Faster Than Light In Latest Version Of Experiment

  

  image credit The scientists who appeared to have found in September that certain subatomic particles can travel faster than light have ruled out one potential... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2011 SCIENCE

• Microscopic Worlds

  We are surrounded with various living creatures, but how often do we notice the tiniest ones and how small can they be? Such common but inconspicuous organisms... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2011 BIOLOGY, SCIENCE

• Restoring Ancient Works With Hungry Bacteria

  

  image credit The frescoes in the Church of Santos Juanes in Valencia, Spain, have been damaged by fire (the Spanish Civil War), glue (botched restoration... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Carolyn Hopkins - A Friendly Voice

  Carolyn Hopkins, 63, of northern Maine is the woman behind the voice at 200 airports telling us to 'watch your bags' or 'the next uptown train will arrive... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Most Incredible Volcanic Eruptions Seen From Space

  

  image credit Dangerously hot ash spewing forth from a volcanic vent and lava traveling at great speed down a mountainside and incinerating everything in its... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 SCIENCE

• The 15 Most Innovative Gadgets

  

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  Posted on 18 November 2011 GADGETS, TECH

• Star Wars: The Force

  Do you know how many times the phrase 'The Force' was said in all six Star Wars movies? This video shows every utterance of 'The Force' in chronological order o... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, MOVIES, RANDOM

• Popular Websites As Magazines

  

  What would popular websites look like as magazines? What would Facebook, Wikipedia, Yelp, and Twitter look like? It's a nice list but they forgot one website.... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, MEDIA, RANDOM

• The World's Most Untidy Office Desks

  

  I don't like an untidy desk. I like to have everything in its place. With no clutter at all. Above you see a picture of my desk (Yes, that's where The... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 BUSINESS, HUMOR, SOCIETY