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• Neighbor Doorknob Hanger

  

  The Neighbor Doorknob Hanger was designed by artist Candy Chang for GOOD Magazine. The Neighbor Doorknob Hanger is a simple, double-sided sign that provides a... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Tornado Scar

  

  The brown scar that runs across the center of this image shows the path of devastation left by a tornado that tore through south-west and south-central... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 3-Way Street

  By summer 2010, the expansion of bike lanes in NYC exposed a clash of long-standing bad habits - such as pedestrians jaywalking, cyclists running red lights, an... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Inside The Ghost Ships Of The Mothball Fleet

  

  For decades, dozens of forgotten Navy and merchant ships have been corroding in Suisun Bay, 30 miles northeast of San Francisco. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Ancient Puzzle With No Solution

  

  When archaeologists unearthed a treasure trove of Bronze Age artefacts they must have thought they had hit the jackpot. However, on closer inspection, the find... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Zooming In And Out Of New York

  

  Madrid-based photographer Alfonso Zubiaga shows us what a living, breathing New York City looks like? Zubiaga takes us over its busy streets and through its mos... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 RANDOM

• Bacon Ipsum

  

  In publishing and graphic design, lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the graphics elements of a document or visual presentation, suc... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Heart-Warming Image Of Gorilla Making Friends With Duckling

  

  It was a scene that perhaps wouldn't have made the final cut of King Kong. A lowland gorilla shares a moment of quiet reflection with a tiny mallard duckling,... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Your Rainbow Panorama

  

  'Your Rainbow Panorama' by Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson is a circular walkway with colored glass walls that sits atop the ARoS art museum in Aarhus, Denmark. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The BARF Nausea Scale

  

  A new study presents and evaluates a way for nauseated children to indicate their level of medical distress. This pictorial (Baxter Retching Faces) scale for... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Great White Shark Fed By Hand

  Valerie Taylor is a prominent Australian shark expert. She and her husband are credited with being pioneers in several areas - the first people to film great... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, RANDOM

• Les Paul Celebrated With Google Doodle Of Playable Guitar

  

  Les Paul (1915 - 2009), born Lester William Polsfuss, became a jazz and country guitarist. But his work as an innovator and inventor saw him create one of the... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2011 COMPUTING, HUMOR, RANDOM, TECH

• Chefchaoen - The Blue City Of Morocco

  

  image credit Morocco is renowned for its colors, with its cities awash in vivid shades of red, purple, green and gold. But things are a little different in... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2011 DESTINATIONS, HUMOR, RANDOM, TRAVEL

• Art-Casso

  

  is a paint kit for pets. In just a few easy steps, your pet can unleash its inner artist. And you'll enjoy a fun and interactive time with your pet as it create... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2011 HOME, HUMOR, PETS, RANDOM

• Crazy Intersections And Traffic Jams

  

  The only thing that helps while stuck in traffic is knowing that somewhere others have it worse. This will come as a stress-reliever for many - seeing how other... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2011 HUMOR, MOTO, RANDOM

• Huge Explosion On The Sun

  The Sun let loose with an enormous explosion on the morning of June 7, 2011. The entire eruption was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2011 ASTRONOMY, HUMOR, RANDOM, SCIENCE

• What Your Email Address Says About You

  Along with your pin number, an email address is the collection of numbers and letters you'll type more than anything else in your life. And unlike your card... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2011 COMPUTING, HUMOR, RANDOM, TECH

• Superstitions Have Evolutionary Basis

  

  image credit How far will you go to avoid bad luck? Do you avoid walking under ladders, carry lucky charms, or perhaps instead perform special rituals before... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Thai Chef Who Can Dip His Hands Into A Pot Of Boiling Hot Cooking Oil

  

  Kann Trichan from Chiang Mai in Thailand is a deep fried chicken specialist with a hands on approach that in no way conforms to health and safety regulations. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Most Dominant Athlete In The World

  

  image credit Esther Vergeer (born 1981) is the most dominant athlete in the world. Ever heard of her? Probably not. I have heard of her because she's from my... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2011 OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS