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• 20 Bizzare Modded Toys

  

  image credit Toys out of the box are brilliant but a little tinkering always brings out the extra goodness in them. Modded toys are great because they become... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• How To Pick A Lock With A Business Card

  

  Some years ago a hacker called 'Melvin' commissioned designer Jeni Mattson to come up with a business card that would open doors for him. She made him a metal... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Robert Crumb's 'A Short History Of America'

  Robert Crumb is an American artist, illustrator, and musician recognized for the distinctive style of his drawings and his critical, satirical, subversive view... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM, SATIRE

• Show-Stealing Critter Poses With Tourists At Table Mountain

  

  It may have got in the way of this tourists' photo, but at least this little creature was polite enough to show its best smile for the camera. The rock hyrax... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Photopic Sky Survey

  

  Open your eyes to the hidden night. What do you see? This was the anthropic question of a year-long photographic project dubbed the Photopic Sky Survey, meant t... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 ASTRONOMY, HUMOR, RANDOM, SCIENCE

• Lady Gaga: Innovator Or Copycat?

  

  Lady Gaga has a reputation as a wildly original trendsetter. But based on the evidence Collectors Weekly found in 'Born This Way,' she's also a mega recycler... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, RANDOM

• Firefighters In The Sky

  A massive wildfire at Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas, USA, forced a huge aerial firefighting attack. This video was shot from the news helicopter, showing some of... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• World-Famous Animals In Captivity

  

  Just about every major city around the world has a zoo full of fascinating animals. But once in a while, one of these creatures captures the hearts of people... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Death Of A Terrorist: A Turning Point?

  

  President Obama's announcement about Osama bin Laden's death produced an outpouring of reaction. But has the killing of the most wanted man in terrorism made th... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 CURRENT, RANDOM, SOCIETY

• What Is The Hardest Language To Learn?

  

  The time it takes to learn a language depends on a nuber of factors: How close the language is to your native language or other languages you know. How complex... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Hunt For The True Mona Lisa Begins

  

  Researchers have begun their hunt for the remains of the woman who might have been the model for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, hoping to unravel a mystery... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Terrifying Airport Runways

  

  There are some airports notorious for their tricky, and oftentimes terrifying, runways. Whether the shorter-than-average landing strips end with an abrupt... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 12 Societies That Vanished In Mystery

  Why would a flourishing civilization, advanced for its time, suddenly cease to exist, its inhabitants gone and its architecture abandoned? Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Real Tweet

  is a project by Belgian artists Phlange (Jeremy Vandenbosch) and Patrick Glorieux. Vimeo link (thanks Patrick)The Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• A Tribute To America's Homeland Heroes

  

  Actor, designer, Presurfer reader and fellow blogger Jon Baas created an artwork in honor of the victims of 9-11, the military personnel who have served in the... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Google Named Most Reputable Company in U.S.

  

  Google has topped a list of the most reputable companies in the U.S., according to a Harris Interactive poll. Harris Interactive asked more than 30,000... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• 12 Strangest Lasagna Recipes On Earth

  

  Lasagnas are good, easy to cook, familiar and we've all grown accustomed to their taste. But there's always more to a dish than what we're used to seeing and... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2011 FOOD & DRINK, HUMOR, RANDOM, RECIPES

• The Unknown Second Kremlin In Moscow

  

  In ancient times every Russian town had its own kremlin that protected it from enemies. A kremlin was a fortress, usually located at a strategic point along a... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2011 DESTINATIONS, RANDOM, TRAVEL

• A Book Store With Only 1 Book

  

  Visitors to a New York City bookstore can browse whatever category they want but all they will find is thousands of copies of a single book. Ed's Martian Book,... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE, HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Weirdest Theory In The World

  

  This explains a lot. Could the earth, moon, planets and stars all be hollow bodies? Amazingly, the answer is Yes! And very likely inhabited within! It is a... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2011 ASTRONOMY, HUMOR, RANDOM, SCIENCE