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• Google Doodle For Louis Daguerre

  

  Today is Louis Daguerre's 224th birthday. Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre was a French artist and physicist, recognized for his invention of the daguerreotype... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 SOCIAL MEDIA

• Volcano Hotel in Chile

  

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  Posted on 17 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Brands Lost In Translation

  

  When Western products are transliterated into Chinese, the results can range from poetic to the metaphysical. For example, Nestle is translated as Que Chao,... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Heterochromia In People

  

  image credit A couple of days ago I posted about heterochromia in cats. Heterochromia is a condition in which the two irises of an individual have different... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 BIOLOGY, SCIENCE

• NeverWet Superhydrophobic Spray-On Coating

  Ross Technology Corp. needed a better way to reduce corrosion on the steel products it makes. When they couldn't find a suitable one, they worked on creating... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 SCIENCE

• Artisanal Pencil Sharpening

  

  image credit David Rees used to be a political cartoonist. He gave that career up to pursue his dreams. David loves #2 pencils and pencil sharpeners, and... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 RANDOM

• Depth Perception Test

  

  Not everyone can see in 3-D. Some people get headaches and suffer from eyestrain after watching a 3-d movie. The Depth Perception Test will help you determine... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Beer For Dogs

  

  Everybody knows you shouldn't give your dog a sip of your beer, but pooches no longer have to miss out - because a new brew made specifically for dogs has gone... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 HOME, HUMOR, PETS, RANDOM

• International Day For Tolerance

  

  image credit Today is International Day for Tolerance, an annual observance declared by UNESCO on November 16, 1995 to generate public awareness of the... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Invisible Motorcycle

  

  Unique motorcycle designed by Joey Ruiter from Grand Rapids, USA. The motorcycle is equipped with a mirrored body that blends into the environment. Powered by a... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 MOTO, SPORTS

• Google Earth Spots Unidentified Structures In China's Gobi Desert

  

  Vast, unidentified, huge structures have been spotted by satellites in the barren Gobi desert, raising questions about what China might be building in a region... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 CULTURE, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Rosa

  is an 9m50s epic sci-fi film that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where all natural life has disappeared. From the destruction awakes Rosa, a cyborg... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 SOCIETY

• Driving At 462 Mph

  Most of us will never know what it's like to be in the cockpit of a vehicle driving at 462 mph (743 kph). But the team behind the Speed Demon recorded a recent... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 MOTO, SPORTS

• Art Remix: 26 Modern Takes On Famous Paintings

  

  image credit Iconic paintings by artists like Leonardo DaVinci, Sandro Botticelli and Georges Seurat have become an intrinsic part of our cultural landscape,... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• YouTube Is Testing A New Look

  

  YouTube appears to be testing some serious user interface redesigns. You probably won't see it yet, as Google's been known to test redesigns with small subsets... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Chrysler UK Advert Featuring Eminem

  This Chrysler advert celebrates the car industry and its people and the pride in the things they make. It features a story of resilience not dissimilar to many... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2011 MARKETING & ADVERTISING, MOTO

• Crouching Tiger And Turtle - The Roller Coaster Walkway

  

  image credit It has taken eight weeks of intensive assembly work but the newest feature of the German landscape has been unveiled yesterday. The city of... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 1949 NWCA Candy Salesman Book

  

  Pages from a 1949 candy salesman book. This is a good cross section of the candy that was available to the national market at that time. You can click on the... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Philatelic Sherlock Holmes

  

  Over a dozen countries have produced Sherlock Holmes-related postal offerings, beginning in 1972 with Nicaragua's 50th Anniversary of Interpol issue, 'The Twelv... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Time-Lapse View From Space

  Time-lapse sequences of photographs taken with a special low-light 4K-camera by the crew of expedition 28 and 29 onboard the International Space Station from... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2011 SCIENCE