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• Early Photographs Of The Blind Experiencing A Museum Through Touch

  

  image credit: Tyne Wear Archives Museums Most museums are about seeing. But in 1913, the curator of the Sunderland Museum in England imagined how to turn... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Google's Street View Takes You Up Mount Fuji

  

  If you can't get over to Mt. Fuji this summer for the big hike, you can use Street View to take a virtual trek up its peak and enjoy the views of the world... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Stock Market Behavior Predicted By Rat Neurons

  

  image credit: Katrina.Tuliao cc Hedge funds burgeoned in the early 1990's as a popular alternative to the conventional, and more regulated, mutual funds. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Tallest University Buildings In The World

  

  image credit In these times of tight budgets and economic concerns, it's more important than ever to make good financial choices - not least when it comes to... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Five Second Rule Will Make You Sick (And Maybe Dead)

  

  image credit: Auntie P cc With an unsettling 'splat' your toast has once again landed butter-side down on the carpet. But it's not like you're going to waste... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 HEALTH

• The Lucky Tree Of Chapel Rock

  

  image credit: Dave Hogg cc Nature can take hold in precarious places. Chapel Rock on Lake Michigan has a single tree perched atop its column. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• A Street Photographer Of 19th Century London

  

  image credit John Thompson cc A street photographer of 19th century London was John Thompson. It is known that he traveled the Far East taking photographs durin... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• How To Hang Swings In Your Office

  

  Dave Margulius is CEO of Quizlet and founder of Collectors Weekly. He says: 'You need a break from the firehose of decisions, meetings and stress that comes wit... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Cerro De Los Siete Colores - The Hill Of Seven Colors

  

  image credit: Tanenhaus cc The colors could have come from the palette of a painter. Yet the Cerro de los Siete Colores (The Hill of Seven Colors) is quite real. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• HD Footage Of Plants And Insects Magnified Thousands Of Times

  Incredible new high definition footage shows everyday plants and insects magnified thousands of times. German photographer Stefan Diller uses high-powered... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Youngest People Ever To Achieve A Doctorate Degree

  

  image credit To go, or not to go: that is the question facing many graduates who are considering whether to embark on a postgraduate degree. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Slowest Animals In The World

  

  image credit: Christian Mehlf端hrer cc The three-toed sloth is the slowest mammal on Earth, due to its lack of muscle tissue. But there are other animals... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Drain The Oceans

  

  How quickly would the ocean's drain if a circular portal 10 meters in radius leading into space was created at the bottom of Challenger Deep, the deepest spot i... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Three Piglets Kittens

  Three kittens are starting to explore the world outside of their nest with their waddling gait. They curiously survey their surroundings nose and tongue first a... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Departure Roulette Sends People To Surprise Destinations

  

  Last week, Heineken unveiled a marketing stunt in which travelers at New York's John F. Kennedy airport were asked to ditch their current plans for a game of... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Monday Puzzle

  

  The Presurfer, in cooperation with pzzlr.com, brings you a puzzle every Monday. Just to tickle your brain. image credit: Trish Steel cc There are 17 perfectly... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 RANDOM

• Rock It For Me

  Video clip of 'Rock it for Me' from the new album 'Panic' by Caravan Palace, a French Electro swing and Gypsy Jazz band. Vimeo link (via Everlasting Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Incredible Climber Survival Stories

  

  image credit: Pavel Novak cc Climbing relies in no small part on self-management and mental strength; and keeping anxiety in check and having the confidence to... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Visualized: The World Of Verified Twitter Users

  

  Ever wondered which of the world's most famous people follow each other on Twitter? Last week, Twitter released a visualization of the relationships between... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Grandma Drummer

  It was just another day at the Coalition Drum Shop in La Crosse, Wisconsin, when in came a mysterious grandma who proceeded to blow everyone away with her... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM