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• What's The Difference Between White Eggs And Brown Eggs?

  

  image credit: Gunthercx cc We've all noticed the difference in price at the grocery store as we stand scratching our heads, but have you ever stopped to wonder... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 SCIENCE

• The U.S. Government Has Finally Confirmed The Existence Of Area 51

  

  image credit: X51 cc After years of speculations - as well of years of pretty much everyone knowing about it although everyone in power denied it - the U.S. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Everything You Need To Know About Eating Sushi

  

  Sushi is delicious, and at the end of the day there are few ways to really get it wrong, but this graphic from I Love Coffee and illustrated by The Oatmeal can... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Huanglong - Land Of The Yellow Dragon

  

  image credit: Matthias Book cc The Minshan Mountain Range is situated in the north of China's Sichuan Province. An area of outstanding natural beauty it is... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 TRAVEL

• The Forgotten Cold War Plan That Put A Ring Of Copper Around The Earth

  

  image credit NASA During the summer of 1963, Earth looked a tiny bit like Saturn. That year the United States launched half a billion whisker-thin copper wires... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 SOCIETY

• The 388-Year-Old Bonsai That Survived Hiroshima

  

  image credit: Ragesoss cc On display at the National Bonsai Penjing Museum at the United States National Arboretum is this remarkable Japanese White Pine... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 CULTURE

• Zoo In China Swaps Lion For Dog, Hopes No One Notices

  

  image credit Visitors to a zoo in China got a rude surprise when the lion started barking. Turns out it was no lion, but just a Tibetan mastiff, (picture... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Mystery Of Underwater Crop Circles Solved

  In 1995, mysterious seven-foot diameter patterned circles were discovered on the ocean floor off the coast of southern Japan. The mystery persisted until 2011... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 SCIENCE

• An Aerial Tour Of Iceland

  

  Aerial tours of Iceland are a growing business, and it's not hard to understand why. Most of the country is inaccessible by car; only a handful of roads... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• How The Speed Of Light Was First Measured

  

  image credit: McRobi1992 cc The speed of light in a vacuum stands at 'exactly 299,792,458 metres per second.' The reason today we can put an exact figure on it... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 SCIENCE

• Friday Cartoon By Mark Anderson

  

  Mark Anderson is a professional cartoonist from the Chicago area. His cartoons have been published in Reader's Digest, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Woman's... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Candelier

  A time lapse video of Kevin Champeny building a large Candelier, a huge gummy bear chandelier. It's the same Candelier seen on the iCarly show. Over 156 hours... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• London Vs Paris Infographic: The Urban Head-To-Head

  

  Big Ben vs Eiffel Tower? Tate vs Louvre? London vs Paris? The two cities are akin in their wealth of culture, but who would win if the rival schools were pit... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 DESTINATIONS

• New Animal Discovered: The Olinguito

  

  image credit: Mark Gurney cc Hidden away in the cloud forests of Colombia and described as half cat, half teddy bear, the olinguito is the first new carnivore t... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• The Monastery Built On A Volcanic Plug

  

  image credit: Oriol Gasc贸n i Cabestany cc Take a look at this amazing place. Taung Kalat, located in central Burma, thirty miles or so from the ancient... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 TRAVEL

• Mountain Villa On Top Of A Beijing Apartment Block

  

  Chinese Professor Zhang Biqing has spent six years building his dream mountaintop villa - on top of a Beijing apartment block. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 HOME

• 7 Really Weird Musical Instruments

  

  image credit: Harrison Krix cc Ever heard of a wheelharp? A hardingfele or a holophonor? Folks are always inventing new ways to produce sound. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Weight Of The World: Hermit Crab Shell Art

  

  image credit: Jessica Diamond cc In terms of the evolutionary ladder, human beings fall rather far from hermit crabs, and it is quite difficult to draw many... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Google Maps Lets You Explore The TARDIS

  

  image credit Google Maps Tucked away in a single streetview image of what appears to be a mere police box, a newly discovered Google Maps easter egg lets you... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 TECH

• Canned Dragon Meat

  

  The most dangerously delicious meat on Earth. A can of delicious, slightly charred dragon meat. From the Sisters of Radiant Farms, Scotland branch. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 HUMOR