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• How Are Humans Going To Become Extinct?

  What are the greatest global threats to humanity? Are we on the verge of our own unexpected extinction? An international team of scientists, mathematicians and... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 SOCIETY

• The 8 Types Of Shovels Everyone Should Know

  

  image credit: A is for Angie cc Humans have been digging in the Earth since the dawn of the Neolithic Revolution, some 12,000 years ago. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 RANDOM

• Deep Beneath Manhattan's Streets: The Construction Of NYC's New Subway

  

  image credit: MTAPhotos cc There are large, damp, labyrinthine caves and hulking monsters beneath the borough of Manhattan. However, they are not the kind that... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 CURRENT, DESTINATIONS, SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Love At First Kite: How Pizza And Pente Led To One Oklahoman's High-Flying...

  

  image credit: vpickering cc Vintage kites from all over the world hang from the ceiling and walls of Richard Dermer's popular Hideaway Pizza restaurant in... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 RANDOM

• What Are Star Trails?

  

  image credit: arcreyes cc A star trail is a type of photograph that utilizes long-exposure times to capture the apparent motion of stars in the night sky due... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• 40 Gargoyles And Grotesques Around The World

  

  image credit: BenAveling cc In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque, usually made of granite, with a spout designed to convey water from a roof... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• 10 Incredible Ancient Cliff Dwellings

  

  image credit: Pfctdayelise cc Long before there were high-rise buildings and residential skyscrapers, people still managed to live far above ground, at sometime... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 CULTURE

• Top 10 Mightiest Birds Of Prey In The World

  

  image credit: Martin Mecnarowski cc There is something about birds of prey that make us pay attention - maybe it's the inherent fear we all have that one will... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• The Theme Park On Drug Lord Pablo Escobar's Estate

  

  image credit: XalD cc In one corner of the 3,700-acre park, a bright pink hippo statue poses on a plinth; in another, dinosaurs are frozen in time. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Birth Of The Dishwasher

  

  Josephine Garis Cochrane was a wealthy socialite from Shelbyville, Illinois, USA. She gave a lot of dinner parties and was very proud of her china, which had... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 TECH

• India's Centuries-Old Astronomical Observatory

  

  image credit: A.winzer cc I've posted about Jantar Mantar last year but this article comes with some fascinating photos. The Jantar Mantar is located in the... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 SCIENCE

• Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood?

  

  image credit: inky2010 cc Getting dizzy and fainting at the sight of someone else's blood doesn't seem to be the most evolutionarily appropriate response. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 HEALTH

• The Mystery Of Puma Punku

  

  image credit: Brattarb cc Puma Punku is part of a large temple complex or monument group near Tiwanaku, Bolivia. The Puma Punku complex consists of an unwalled... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 9 Of The Most Fascinating Abandoned Mansions From Around The World

  

  image credit: joseph a cc There's something particularly spectacular about witnessing the decay of a once-grand building. Lavish trappings fall into disrepair,... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 10 Most Bizarre Branches Of Parapsychology

  

  image credit Parapsychology is a remarkably broad discipline, and it is difficult to study when the area itself deals with the unknown potential of the human... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Out Of Nowhere

  Every morning, an old lifeguard arrives for another day of work, when in fact the swimming pool he guards has been empty for years. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Earth Day 2013 Google Doodle

  

  Today is Earth Day 2013. Earth Day is an annual day on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 RANDOM

• The Fly Orchid - Agent Provocateur Of The Plant World

  

  image credit: fturmog cc It may not be the most attractive orchid on the planet - at least to our eyes. Yet the Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera) has come up... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• What Happens When You Wring Out A Washcloth In Space?

  International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield performed a simple science experiment designed by grade 10 Lockview High School students Kendra Lemke and... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 RANDOM, SCIENCE

• Thrill Ride: Bumper Cars

  

  image credit: Herbert Lindgren Most of us have experienced bumper cars at least once at an amusement park. These things have been around for quite a while,... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM