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• Catflakes

  

  It's raining catflakes. You can control the amount of catflakes, wind strength and direction, and even the catflakes' colors. (via Everlasting Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Paper City

  follows the charming rise and fold of a fragile metropolis. Captured by an unseen helicopter, the narrative unfolds through winding roads, erupting forests and... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 8 Unique UFO-Shaped Buildings

  

  image credit: C-Monster cc A collection of some earthly buildings that are shaped like a UFO. (thanks Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Bait Ball

  

  image credit: Steve Dunleavy cc A bait ball occurs when small fish swarm in a tightly packed spherical formation about a common centre. It is a last-ditch... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• PayPal Is Going To Space

  Many people know how to buy things in cyberspace. But what about doing business in outer space? That's the question PayPal says it wants to answer. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Bicheno Blowhole: Geology At Its Most Playful

  

  image credit: Tom cc Nature may often be cruel but from time to time it can also be almost sublimely daft. Close to the small town of Bicheno on the east coast... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 RANDOM

• Bird Island

  , or Isla de los Pรกjaros, is located in the mangroves of Puerto Pizarro Bay in northern Peru. The island is home to thousands of birds, some 140 resident and... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 RANDOM

• Plants Do Sums To Get Through The Night

  

  image credit: Safflle cc New research from the John Innes Centre shows that to prevent starvation at night, plants perform accurate arithmetic division. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 RANDOM

• The Literal Meaning Of Every State Name In The U.S.

  

  image credit Washington translates to 'Marsh Farm Land,' Missouri to 'Land of the People with Dugout Canoes.' 'The New Navel of the Moon. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Manchester Museum Puzzled By Ancient Egyptian Statue Which Mysteriously Turns...

  

  image credit YouTube Bosses at Manchester Museum have been left puzzled by the mystery of an ancient Egyptian statuette which seems to turn itself around 180... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 CULTURE

• Glorious Retrofuture From Japan

  

  image credit: Dave Campbell cc Extremely rare and fantastic retrofuture finds from Japan, boldly exploring the fertile territory of science fiction art and... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• LEGO Steampunk Walking Ship

  This custom walking machine is built entirely out of LEGO components. The walking mechanism is based on the Strandbeest kinetic sculpture created by Dutch artis... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Captivating Snapshots Of Nurses During The Korean War

  

  image credit During the Korean War (1950-1953) nurses performed vital and heroic functions often above and beyond the call of duty. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Filthy History: When New Yorkers Lived Knee-Deep in Trash

  

  image credit: The Library of Congress It's tempting to think of sacred tombs and ancient monuments as our best window into other cultures. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, SOCIETY

• The Tallest Abandoned Structure In The World: The Leaning Tower Of Yekaterinburg

  

  image credit: Andre Bulber cc Turn your eyes skyward anywhere in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg and you will see it. A tall off-white, disheveled but... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 RANDOM

• 10 Evil Vintage Cigarette Ads Promising Better Health

  

  image credit: Jamie Anderson cc As far back as the early 1950s, cigarette advertising had begun to attract controversy, yet tobacco companies continued to pour... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Helena

  is a short film by Belgium filmstudents Joachim Huveneers and Wesley Versteeg. Helena is about is a Flemish school teacher who lives with her husband Roger. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 RANDOM

• Monday Puzzle

  

  As of today The Presurfer, in cooperation with pzzlr.com, will bring you a puzzle every Monday. Just to tickle your brain. image credit: Tamar Hayardeni cc... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Scrooser

  is a Kickstarter project, an urban mobility solution for the environmentally conscious individual. Designed by tech startup Mobility Solution Company. Scrooser... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 27 Words That Used To Mean Something Totally Different

  Did you know that the word awful, which now means very unpleasant, once meant inspiring wonder? Or that the original meaning of the word guy was a person of... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 RANDOM