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• Most Coins Balanced On A Dime

  Tasi Star from Tucson, Arizona, USA, has broken the record for most coins stacked on top of a single dime. It took him 7 hours to stack 3,108 coins. The coins... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 41 Awesome Birds

  

  image credit The internet is full of cute cats and dogs. Why not check out some different creatures, like birds.The Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 9 Geeky Equations You Should Know

  

  image credit I'm sure everyone has heard of the most famous equation: E=mc2. Einstein's mass-energy equivalence states that, taken together, matter and energy... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 11/11/11

  

  Today is November 11, 2011, or 11/11/11. The hype for these special dates is building across popular culture, with films and stories being made and news... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Showdown In Elk Town

  Every summer the town of Estes, Colorado, USA, is terrorised by rutting male elk so fired up they invade the streets and charge at the tourists. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Creepy Horse/Donkey Muzzle

  The Horse/Donkey Muzzle has a large and long snout made to resemble a horse. It can be painted as many horse breeds as well as donkeys and zebras. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Hackers Are Coming For Your Smartphone

  

  image credit As attacks on mobile devices skyrocket, the prospect of falling victim to a hacker seems like it's no longer a question of 'if' but rather 'when. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2011 SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Birth Of The Muppets

  

  image credit In advance of the opening of 'The Muppets' on Nov. 23, Collectors Weekly published an article on the Muppets before they were the Muppets. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2011 CULTURE, FAMILY

• Nature Wants To Eat You

  

  image credit Nature Wants To Eat You is a tumblr blog by award-winning British science writer Ed Yong. It's a celebration of the animal kingdom's terrifying... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Hummingbirds Shake Their Heads To Deal With Rain

  

  image credit Slow-motion footage (see video at the link) has revealed how a hovering hummingbird is able to cope with wet weather. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Strange Rock Formations Around The World

  

  image credit Rock formations are created by the elements such as heat, wind, rain, and erosion. What nature has done with these tools on the palette of the Eart... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2011 OUTDOORS

• Sculpture By The Sea

  

  image credit Sculpture by the Sea is the largest free-to-public outdoor sculpture exhibition spread out over a 1.3 miles coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Return To Levittown: America's First Suburb Reaches 60

  

  image credit Levittown is a community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Levittown was planned and built... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, HOME

• Au Loin - Le Film

  On a deserted island populated by island creatures who live out their days in peaceful harmony things will change forever when one day something appears on the... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 CULTURE

• Emotionally Vague: A Graphical Survey Of Feelings

  

  Just what do our emotions look like? It's a simple question with extremely complex answers. Emotionally Vague, an interesting and extensive project to... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Lost: A Guide To Pop Culture's Buried Treasure

  

  The pilot episode of Star Trek. Prince's Black Album. The original edit of Blade Runner. Many formerly hard-to-find items are just a click away on Amazon.com,... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 CULTURE

• Koko And Robin Williams

  Koko is a domesticated lowland gorilla who has been taught to use human sign language. Beginning when Koko was one year old, psychologist Francine Patterson... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, HUMOR, RANDOM

• Canadian Paint Company Gives Paint Colours Masculine Makeover

  

  image credit Real men don't paint their basements in Butterscotch Tempest. They colour the walls with Beer Time. CIL Paints has launched Canada's first 'paint... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, HUMOR, RANDOM

• X-Ray Day

  

  image credit Today is X-Ray Day. On this day in 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923) becomes the first person to observe X-rays, a... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2011 HEALTH, HISTORY, MEDICINE

• What Have The Greeks Ever Done For Us?

  

  image credit Greece: ask someone what they think about the country at the moment and the answer might well be resentment at the irresponsible borrowing,... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2011 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, ECONOMICS, FINANCE, HISTORY, SOCIETY