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• The 10 Families On Television You Wish You Were Part Of

  

  Families on television seem to have more fun, don't they? Most of us have, at one time or another, wished our families were more like these. Get up close and... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, RANDOM, TV & VIDEO

• Amazing Creatures Preserved In Amber

  

  image credit Amber, or fossil tree sap, can contain perfectly preserved plants, insects and animals many millions of years old. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Chopstick Smiles

  

  Some companies in China train their customer service staff members to smile with a chopstick between their teeth. Biting on chopsticks to learn how to smile is... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• World's Greatest Drag Race

  With an empty airstrip and eleven of the best driver's cars in the world, Motor Trend put on the world's greatest drag race. YouTube link (via Coolio's)The... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2011 MOTO, SPORTS

• A Glimpse Of North Korea

  North Korea has long been enigmatic - especially to the West. An elaborate cult of personality created around the ruling Kim family permeates both the cultural... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Exploring the Secret River Flowing Beneath London

  

  image credit Miners' lamps flash against the cold, damp subterranean walls and the tunnel ahead looks interminable. And if claustrophobia and darkness were not... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2011 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Ojai Valley Taxidermy

  Official Ojai Valley Taxidermy TV Commercial with Chuck Testa. On September 16, someone discovered that the skull on Testa's hat was actually a Nazi SS Death's... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2011 RANDOM

• Electron Microscope Food Pictures

  

  That's not an aerial landscape photo you see above. It's a picture of a fortune cookie taken with the help of an electron microscope. Karen Alpert specializes i... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 SCIENCE

• iPhone Cases That Look Like Ears

  

  The EARonic, a collection of iPhone cases with photographic images of ears. Designed by Rhode Island School of Design student, Daniela Gilsanz, there are five... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, LIFESTYLE

• Albert Szent-Györgyi's 118th Birthday

  

  Google is celebrating Albert Szent-Györgyi's 118th birthday today with a doodle. Albert von Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt was a Hungarian physiologist who won... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 SCIENCE

• Japan's Corpse Hotel

  

  Across from a noodle shop in a Yokohama suburb, Hisayoshi Teramura's inn looks much like any other small lodging that dots the port city. But Mr. Teramura's... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 SOCIETY

• Vladimir Putin, Action Man

  

  image credit Vladimir Putin, the 58-year-old former president and current prime minister of Russia, has cultivated a distinct public image over the past... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The World's Fastest Wedding Chapel

  Two years ago Rev. Darrell Best, of Shelbyville, Illinois, USA, converted his 1940s fire truck into a wedding chapel on wheels. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Lions Vs Hyenas - A Long-Running, Pleistocene Rivalry

  

  image credit The bad blood between lions and spotted hyenas runs deep, and is one of the most celebrated rivalries in nature. Their gory competition over... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Sealander - The Amphibious Camper

  The Sealander is a lightweight camper trailer that doubles as a boat with a small outboard motor and runs for about $20,000. Vimeo link (thanks Cora) related... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Men In Kilts Window And Exterior Cleaning Service

  

  Men in Kilts are a team of passionate professionals from Vancouver, Canada, providing window and exterior cleaning services to both commercial and residential... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 HOME, RANDOM

• Benny Hill Yourself

  

  Before there was Saturday Night Live, before there was Monty Python, there was the original comedic genius Benny Hill. Now you can get a little cheeky with... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Digging Up The Weirdest Old Books And Comics From The Thrift-Store Bargain Bins

  SF Weekly managing editor Alan Scherstuhl has developed a sixth sense for where the box of abandoned, uncomfortably weird books can be found in any thrift... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• GT Academy

  Can Gran Turismo give you the skills to become a professional racecar driver? Over 53,000 Gran Turismo 5 players competed in an online tournament to find out. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 MOTO, SPORTS

• Six Sided Strange

  

  are Rubik's inspired cubes built as story-spaces and digital sculptures. These art/poetry cubes are created by Jason Nelson. More Net Art/Digital Poetry Games b... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE