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• The Bookmobile - The Library On Wheels Of Yesteryear

  

  image credit: Crossett Library cc Long before Amazon was bringing books to your doorstep, there was the Bookmobile. A travelling library often used to provide... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Emma, Le Trèfle

  Funny commercial from Le Trèfle, a French toilet tissue maker. The question is, will the digital tablet ever replace the comfort of paper? The answer: No, not... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Concorde 10 Years On

  

  image credit: Eduard Marmet cc Concorde captured the imagination of aviation enthusiasts and passengers across the world, even if it never lived up to its... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Disturbing World Of The Street Monkeys In Jakarta

  

  image credit: Mikaku cc A disturbing series of photographs about the world of street monkeys in the city of Jakarta, Indonesia, created by Finnish photographer... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Return To 'The Crypt': Jack Davis Resurrects The Crypt-Keeper For Halloween Art...

  

  image credit: Gianfranco Goria cc When iconic 'Mad Magazine' illustrator Jack Davis launched his career in the early 1950s, he made a name for himself drawing... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• New South China Mall, Living City

  Six years after the 2005 opening ceremony of the South China Mall in Dongguan, its 892,000 square metres still afford it the title of the largest shopping centr... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Mission Mars One

  

  Mars One, led by Dutch entrepeneur Bas Lansdorp, is a non-profit organization that plans to establish a permanent human colony on Mars by 2023. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Game Of Thrones Travel Guide

  

  The locations used in the filming of The Game of Thrones are nothing short of astounding. Though they have to add in some of the landmarks with a digital... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Animals That Defy Belief

  

  image credit: AJ Cann cc They are the creatures that seem like they should not really exist. In some cases they could even be mistaken for being mythical beasts. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Inside 9 Of The Planet's Creepiest Abandoned Cottages

  

  image credit: Paul clarke cc The cottage: cosy, homely, comfortable. Unless it's been abandoned in a hurry, that is. Holiday cottages might be all pretty garden... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• 7 Things You Might Not Know About Calvin And Hobbes

  Calvin and Hobbes is a daily comic strip that was written and illustrated by American cartoonist Bill Watterson, and syndicated from November 18, 1985, to... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 RANDOM

• The World's Only Galloping Insect Runs Like A Race Horse

  

  Most insects walk with an ambling, tripod gait, keeping at least three legs on the ground while the others move. But somewhere along the line, three species of... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• The Strange Floating Garbage Piles Of Masakatsu Sashie

  

  image credit: Marshall Astor cc Masakatsu Sashie, a painter from Kanazawa, Japan, created huge spheres of urban detritus ripped from junkyards and apartment... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 RANDOM

• 20 British Words That Mean Something Totally Different In The U.S

  

  image credit 1 and 2 In the United States they speak the same language as in Great Britain, but they don't always speak it the same way. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 RANDOM

• The Seven Most Incredible Telescopes In Existence

  

  image credit: Litlok cc When China completes its newest telescope project in 2016, the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope, it will have a dis... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE

• It's Paper

  An animation project by Danish visual effects artist Pingo van der Brinkloev. It's called 'It’s Paper,' despite not being paper at all. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A History Of Experimental Planes And Flying Machines From The 1950s

  

  image credit A selection of the experimental flying oddities dreamed up by aeronautical engineers since the 1950s, many of which were built without the help of... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• How To Say Cheese In Other Languages

  

  image credit Cheese is the great uniter. Cheese brings together people from all walks of life. Cheese does not discriminate. Cheese is love! How to say cheese i... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Caminito Del Rey: The Most Dangerous Pathway In The World?

  

  image credit: magro_kr cc At first glance many might think they might like to have a go at doing that. Then you look down. For most people, 'might like'... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 OUTDOORS

• Mercedes - Autonomous Driving On The Highway

  The truly self-driving car will be reality by 2020. The most prominent car at the Frankfurt Auto Show was the Mercedes-Benz S500 Intelligent Drive research... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 GADGETS, TECH