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• Top 10 Ways to Upgrade Your Cat's Life

  

  image credit There's a lot of information on the Internet on how to improve your own live, but how about the lives of your pets? Take a look at 10 great ways t... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 HOME, PETS

• Magnetic Liquid Hedgehog

  Made at Ivanovo State Power University in Russia by ArefyevaTatyana who has more than 25 years of experience studying the synthesis of magnetic fluids. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 SCIENCE

• 40 Marvelous Shots Of Sunrise Photography

  

  image credit Sunrise is the instant at which the upper edge of the Sun appears above the horizon in the east. Photographers are looking for interesting places... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Amazing Cliff Collapse Caught On Camera

  Amateur footage shows a giant section of North Cliffs near Dead Man's Cove tumble into the sea. The dramatic collapse of the cliff was caught on camera on the... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 ENVIRONMENT

• Google Earth Downloaded More Than One Billion Times

  

  According to the official Google Blog, Google Earth has been downloaded more than 1 billion times since its launch in 2005. Keyhole Inc. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 TECH

• Ice Road Truckers: How These Drivers Survive

  

  image credit Ice roads came into widespread use in the 1950's when Canadian engineer John Denison designed a system of ice roads in Northern Canada. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 ENVIRONMENT, WEATHER

• The History And Mystery Of The High Five

  

  image credit A high five is a gesture of greeting, elation, or victory in which one person slaps an upraised palm against that of another person. The gesture i... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 HISTORY, HUMOR, RANDOM

• Dutch National Railways Plan To Introduce Pee Bags On Train

  

  Dutch National Railways is introducing emergency plastic bags for passengers to urinate in as part of its first-aid provision on some commuter trains. The bags... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• 10 Unusual Food Bans

  

  image credit We all know that doughnuts are bad for you and too much pizza won't do any favours for your skin - but what happens when a particular type of food... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 CULTURE, CURRENT, RANDOM, SOCIETY

• The Bobcat - Resilient Predator Of North America

  

  image credit While many wild cat species around the world have suffered dramatically through loss of territory and a lot have become endangered species, there... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Top 10 Colonial Organisms

  

  image credit While many living things live their lives in organized groups, some take socialism to strange extremes; some link their bodies together to... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2011 BIOLOGY, SCIENCE

• The Tragic History Of The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour

  

  image credit In early September 1967, just a few weeks after the death of their manager, Brian Epstein, the Beatles began work on their next project - a film... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, MUSIC

• The Australian Dress Register

  

  is an online project about dress in New South Wales pre 1945. This includes men's, women's and children's clothing ranging from the special occasion to the... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Kaleidoscope Of Autumn Colors

  

  image credit There is no doubt that ISS astronauts have enviable and breathtaking views of Earth, but when the fall season transforms foliage into a kaleidoscop... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2011 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Real Life Flea Circus

  Filmed in Paris in 1949, this genuine flea circus sees some very big fleas pulling various miniature vehicles across a table. They are harnessed by a thin wire. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2011 CULTURE, RANDOM

• Great American Garage Entrepreneurs

  

  image credit Setting up shop in a garage may sound like a cliché, but did you know that a number of thriving American businesses really got their start that... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2011 BUSINESS, RANDOM

• Laughing Stone

  

  image credit The first Laughing Stone came into life in 1986. Since then, Japanese artist Hirotoshi Ito has been making one or two every year. With each one,... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Oil On Steel At 1,000 Frames Per Second

  Fluke and Propadata Films teamed up to explore the world of vibrations - the world of unseen movement - through high-speed videography. Raw footage from the... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2011 ART & DESIGN, RANDOM

• Top 10 Solutions To Real Life's Most Annoying Problems

  Is your home a mess? Are you addicted to technology? Are you not sleeping well? Are you poor? So you want to break a bad habit? Do you hate your job? Are you fa... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2011 LIFE COACH

• A Brief History Of The Spork

  

  image credit The Spork is a confusing utensil that in theory has the scooping and liquid-holding properties of a spoon combined with the food-stabbing features... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2011 FOOD & DRINK, HISTORY