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• Bubble Football

  is a new type of football created by Henrik Elvestad and Johan Golden of the Norwegian television show 'Golden Goal.' The game sees players run around the... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 RANDOM

• 6 Radical Infrastructure Schemes That Almost Changed NYC Forever

  

  image credit The East River? Oh, we dammed that thing up and threw a new City Hall on top. The Hudson? Filled it with traffic years ago. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Topkapi Palace

  

  image credit The Topkapi Palace is a large palace in Istanbul, Turkey, that was the primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• 12 Amazing Staircases Around The World

  

  image credit: Raimond Spekking cc Staircases are constructions designed to bridge large vertical distances by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, calle... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, RANDOM, TRAVEL

• Athanasius Kircher And The Hieroglyphic Sphinx

  

  image credit More than 170 years before Jean-Franรงois Champollion had the first real success in translating Egyptian hieroglyphs, the 17th century... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, RANDOM

• Prism - An Interactive Visualization Of Google's Transparency Report

  

  Prism is an interactive visualization of Google's transparency report of content removal requests from governments around the world from 2010-2013. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Why Are Blue Whales So Enormous?

  Blue whales are the largest animals on the planet, but what helps them grow to the length of a basketball court? Marine biologist Asha de Vos explains why the... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Inside The Mind Of An Alchemist

  Ancient alchemists tirelessly sought after the power of the Philosophers' Stone - a substance that could turn any base metal into pure gold. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 RANDOM

• Midnight Sun

  : A natural phenomenon occurring in the summer months north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun never fully sets and remains... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 RANDOM

• The Knitting Machine

  In the summer of 2005, artist Dave Cole staged a performance art piece at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art entitled 'The Knitting Machine. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 RANDOM

• Intergalactic Exchange Bureau

  

  At the Intergalactic Exchange Bureau you can find out how much your favourite fictional currency is worth in real-world money, and convert between currencies... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 RANDOM

• Banpo - The World's Longest Double Decker Fountain Bridge

  

  image credit The South Korean capital of Seoul is a mega city with over ten million inhabitants. As such, space for infrastructure is at a premium so when the... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 RANDOM

• Monday Puzzle

  

  The Presurfer, in cooperation with pzzlr.com, brings you a puzzle every Monday. Just to tickle your brain. image credit Suppose that you get a strange rash on... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 RANDOM

• How Big Is The Ocean?

  While the Earth's oceans are known as five separate entities, there is really only one ocean. So, how big is it? As of 2013, it takes up 71% of the Earth, house... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Does The Komodo Dragon Really Kill With A Bacteria-Filled Bite?

  

  image credit: William Warby cc Based on a single observational study from the 1970s, published in 1981 by biologist Walter Auffenberg, we've long assumed that... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• By 2100, There Could Be 11 Billion People On The Planet

  

  image credit: Yearofthedragon cc According to a newly-released estimate from the UN, humanity is on track to grow to a global population of 11 billion people... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 CULTURE, SOCIETY

• Common Historical Misconceptions

  

  image credit The pyramids of Giza were built by slaves. Emperor Nero played the fiddle while he watched Rome burn. Ther Vikings wore horns on their helmets.... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Google Marks 100th Tour De France With Doodle

  

  Google celebrates the 100th edition of the Tour de France with an animated Google Doodle. The Tour de France is the biggest cycle racing in the world each year. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Google Street View Adds Abandoned Island Of Hashima

  The abandoned island of Hashima in Japan has been added to Google Street View. The island, also known as Gunkanjima (Battleship Island), served as the setting... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Trogon: Beautiful Nibblers Of The Forest

  

  image credit: Dominic Sherony cc The Trogon - it sounds like a species of alien out of Star Trek or Doctor Who. However, this family of somewhat overlooked bird... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM