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• Interview With Psychedelic Poster Pioneer Wes Wilson

  

  image credit Wes Wilson is an American artist and one of the leading designers of psychedelic posters. He invented a style that is now synonymous with the... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The All Ireland Scarecrow Championship

  

  image credit The All Ireland Scarecrow Championship is part of Durrow's annual 'Howya' Festival, Ireland's Festival of Friendships. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM, SPORTS

• How Many Continents Are There?

  A continent is a large continuous mass of land like Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Europe and Asia are... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 RANDOM, SCIENCE

• Pakistani Truck Art

  

  Pakistani truck drivers have a long tradition of painting their vehicles. It started out as a way for truck drivers to take reminders of home with them on long... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Planet With Two Suns

  

  Kepler 16b is a planet with two suns. The planet was recently discovered by the space-based Kepler satellite. Although multiple star systems are quite common,... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE

• Glass Igloos With Magnificent Northern Lights Views

  

  The Igloo Village in Kakslauttanen, Finland is like the Rolls-Royce of ice hotels. Each igloo is equipped with glass that allows you to gaze at the northern... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• 10 Drinks Named After Famous People

  

  image credit You haven't truly made it until you've had a drink named after you. Along with Barack Obama and Sailor Jerry, take a look at some other icons who... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK, HUMOR, RANDOM

• Are You As Fit As A World War II GI?

  

  Have men these days 'gone soft?' Is our generation less manly than past generations? Are we less tough than our grandfathers? Of course it's hard to quantify... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 FITNESS, HEALTH, HUMOR, RANDOM

• Feral Pigeon

  

  Feral Pigeon is a pigeon that lives on and around Trafalgar Square in London, UK. Feral Pigeon has a Twitter account with over 7,000 tweets and more than... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM, SOCIAL MEDIA

• The Forest Boy

  

  You've probably heard the story of an English–speaking boy who emerged after five years living in a German forest. Police believe the story is credible... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 SOCIETY

• How To Make American Cheese

  

  image credit What exactly is American cheese? The American cheese that you find on supermarket shelves isn't cheese made in the traditional way. Instead, it's... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Arizona Man Gives The Best Description Of A Car Crash Ever

  A Phoenix man became trapped inside his SUV on Thursday after he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll over and strike a utility pole. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• International Talk Like A Pirate Day

  

  Avast, me hearties! Today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur an' Mark Summers o' Albany, Oregon, USA, who... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Why Dogs Eat Poop

  

  image credit Did you remember ever seeing a dog eat turds when you were a kid? It's one of the greatest mysteries messing with the minds of child biologists... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 PETS, RANDOM

• Boat Balls

  How do you get an 80' rig through the 65' bridges of the Intracoastal Waterway? With balls filled with two tons of water. The balls get swung out with an initia... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 OUTDOORS, RANDOM

• Aevin Dugas Gas The World's Largest Natural Afro

  

  Aevin Dugas, a 36 year-old social worker from New Orleans, USA, is the proud owner of the largest natural afro in the world with a circumference measuring an... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 8 Current Technologies That Will Shape Our Future

  

  image credit In 20 years our technology will reach a level of personalization that will enhance every moment of our lives. We'll be more physically... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 TECH

• The Ten Happiest Jobs

  

  image credit Are you a member of the clergy, a firefighter or a physical therapist? Then you have one of the happiest jobs. At least, according to a General... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Higgs Boson May Not Exist

  

  image credit The Higgs boson is a hypothetical massive elementary particle predicted to exist by the Standard Model of particle physics. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2011 SCIENCE

• Russian Submarine Graveyard

  

  image credit Half-hidden in Russia's Olenya Bay, adjoining an off-limits naval base, lies a secret that was only recently uncovered to its full extent. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY