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Birth And Dissipation Of Hurricane Irene
Over the past week, Hurricane Irene has battered Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, North Carolina, and the major metropolitan areas of the Northeast U.S. Read more
Posted on 30 August 2011 ENVIRONMENT, WEATHER -
The Secret Lives Of Metal-Detector Guys
image credit They are specters from our collective childhood, observed from behind half-finished sandcastles. They move purposefully along the beach, captivatin... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2011 RANDOM -
Human Brains Are Primally Wired To Notice Animals
image credit Surrounded by technology and urbanity we may be, but the human brain remains profoundly hard-wired for responding to animals. Read more
Posted on 30 August 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
The Story Of The Most Misused Social Security Number Of All Time
The most misused Social Security Number of all time was 078-05-1120. In 1938, a wallet manufacturer decided to promote its product by showing how a Social... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, RANDOM -
Where Did The Windows XP Default Wallpaper Come From?
image from Google Maps Does the above image look familiar? It should be if you've used or are still using Windows XP. It's one of the most famous wallpaper... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2011 COMPUTING, TECH -
Cars Parked Inside Homes: Pretty Or Pretty Weird?
image credit Cars parked inside homes. To some it may seem ridiculous or even a bit snobbish. To others who cannot bare to have their beautiful ride out of... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2011 CULTURE, HOME -
The Curse Of The Crying Boy Painting
On September 4, 1985, the British tabloid newspaper The Sun reported that a firefighter from Yorkshire was claiming that undamaged copies of a painting of a... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2011 HISTORY -
Species Count Put At 8.7 Million
image credit The natural world contains about 8.7 million species, according to a new estimate described by scientists as the most accurate ever. Read more
Posted on 29 August 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
BeetleCam Captures Animals Close Up
BeetleCam is a homemade gadget that allowed two British brothers (Matthew and William Burrard-Lucas) to bring you stunning images of Africa's most dangerous... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, GADGETS, TECH -
Blackfoot Decorated Tipis Circa 1900
image credit In 1896 American photographer Walter McClintock west for a federal commission investigating national forests. McClintock became friends with the... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY -
Condoleezza Rice, Gaddafi's 'Darling Black African Woman'
As citizens ransacked the sprawling lair of Colonel Gaddafi, for the first time discovering the extent of riches enjoyed by their bloodthirsty tyrant, a number... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Strange History Of Ramen Noodles
image credit Ramen is a Japanese noodle dish. It consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat or fish-based broth, often flavored with soy sauce or... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2011 FOOD & DRINK, HISTORY -
Is Your Blog Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
Do you write like Shakespeare or Britney Spears? This test evaluates your blog's language and tells you what grade reading level it falls into using the... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2011 RANDOM, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH -
The 11 Greatest Ray Harryhausen Monsters
image from 20 Million Miles to Earth Ray Harryhausen is an American film producer and special effects creator. He created a brand of stop-motion model animatio... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Bill Posters Will Be Prosecuted
image credit The British Museum says Bill Posters will be prosecuted. Who is Bill Posters? And why will he be prosecuted?The Read more
Posted on 28 August 2011 RANDOM -
My Little Top Gear
A worryingly well-executed video mashup of the My Little Pony cartoon and Top Gear. Jeremy's morphed into Rarity, Hammond's Fluttershy, James is Pinkie Pie and... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2011 RANDOM -
Kizhi Pogost - Multi-Storey, Multi-Cupola, Single-Block Masterpieces
image credit Almost three hundred years ago the Russian inhabitants around Lake Onega decided that they needed two new churches - the old ones had burned down... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE -
The Oldest And Largest Ship That Sails The World
image credit Spanish training ship Juan Sebastian Elcano is one of the oldest and largest ships that sail the world, and soon to be 100 years old. Read more
Posted on 28 August 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY -
Capsule Hotel
image credit There are a lot of strange hotels in the world. One of the strangest is the Capsule Hotel at the boulevard of Scheveningen near The Hague in the... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2011 TRAVEL -
26 Cool Fire Hydrants
image credit A fire hydrant is an active fire protection measure and a source of water provided in most urban, suburban and rural areas with municipal water... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2011 RANDOM