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The Great Teddy Bear Shipwreck Mystery
image credit In 1903, 3,000 teddy bears were sent by ship from Germany to America only for them to disappear. Some claim the bears were the first ever made and... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, HUMOR, RANDOM -
Funny Faces Of Divers
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. A diver usually goes so fast that yo... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM -
10 Strangely Shaped Lakes
image credit Nature tells you a story, of solace and existence. Similarities can be found in the things surrounding us but what is most astonishing is when wate... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Top 10 Worst Movies Of 2011
One thing's for sure, feature films aren't getting any better. Every year has its sprinkling of truly bad movies, and 2011 is no different. So let's grab our... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Microsoft Apologizes For 'Crass' Amy Winehouse Tweet
image credit Microsoft received much Twitter flak after a small PR account for its Xbox system encouraged followers to remember recently deceased musician Amy... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2011 COMPUTING, TECH -
Smurf Yourself
Select a Smurf. Smurf it up, make it smurf and smurf it on Facebook or Twitter. You can also get an embed code to show your Smurf on your site. Smurf Yourself. Read more
Posted on 27 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM, TECH -
Technology Is The New Smoking
You're at an outing or a dinner table with friends but itching to check your email or Facebook or Twitter or Instagram or Google+ or whatever digital hit of... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2011 RANDOM, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH -
15 Stunning Modern Ceiling Designs
image credit From the Vatican in Italy to ancient mosques in Iran, the world's most beautiful ceilings tend to be intricate masterpieces created centuries ago... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, HUMOR, RANDOM -
Mark Malkoff: Apple Store Challenge
Mark Malkoff is a comedian/filmmaker in New York City. He sets out to see what crazy stunts he can get away with at the Apple Store. See the video on his site... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Backseat Driver
is the world's first mobile application that you can enjoy driving from the backseat of your car. You can take a virtual drive linked by GPS to your actual... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM -
The Milky Way As Seen With The Naked Eye
image credit A star-gazer has come a little bit closer to the final frontier - after spending 18 months photographing the night sky. With just an ordinary... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2011 ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE -
Dutch Railway Station Installs Slide For Busy Passengers
Dutch train passengers running late to their appointments have a quicker option for getting across Overvecht Station in the city of Utrecht - and that option... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2011 CULTURE, CURRENT, HUMOR, RANDOM, SOCIETY -
The £10,000 ($16,284) Car Wash
image credit For most people washing your car involves a bucket of soapy water, a sponge and chamois leather. But for some drivers with top of the range sports... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Robot Mimics Human Emotions
EMYS (EMotive headY System) is a robot developed by researchers from the Wroclaw University of Technology in Poland. The robot is supposed to mimic human... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Tropical Island Paradise Yacht
Yacht Island Design created a concept for a 'Tropical Island Paradise' yacht that looks like an idyllic, floating island. There's an open swimming pool, a... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2011 OUTDOORS, RANDOM, SEA -
The History Of The @-Symbol
The at sign (@), also called the atmark, at symbol, or commercial at, is formally an abbreviation of the accounting and commercial invoice term 'at the rate of. Read more
Posted on 26 July 2011 HISTORY, RANDOM, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH -
Test Your Vocab
is a research project to measure vocabulary sizes according to age and education, and particularly to compare native learning rates with foreign language... Read more
Posted on 25 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Overtime
The story of a group of Kermit-like puppets who find their creator lying on his bench and have to eventually come to understand his death. Written, directed... Read more
Posted on 25 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Infectious Disease Stress Balls
With all that's going on in the world today, stress relief is very important so why not have some fun with it. The Infectious Disease Stress Balls come in... Read more
Posted on 25 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM -
12 Awesome Items Inspired by Darth Vader
image credit From an air balloon to a lamp and from a watch to a toaster, Darth Vader has inspired a lot of designers.The Presurfer Read more
Posted on 25 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM