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• 10 Most Dangerous Prison Gangs In The World

  

  image credit: Nemesislupo cc Some correctional facilities have been described as hellish 'monster factories.' In the face of long-term imprisonment, some inmate... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• From A To B

  What happens when you send something by mail? What happens in between you sending it of and someone else receiving it? What people and processes are involved an... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 15 Of The Most Fascinating Looking Fungi In The World

  

  image credit: Dan Molter cc A fungus is a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Quantum Of The Seas

  Last Tuesday Royal Caribbean cruise line showed a video with details of its forthcoming Quantum of the Seas ship which will launch in November 2014. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Newly-Discovered 12th Century Recipes To Be Recreated At Durham University

  

  image credit Newly-discovered food recipes from a 12th century Durham Priory manuscript have been found to predate the earliest known ones by 150 years. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Strange And Beautiful Cars Of The Shell Eco-Marathon

  

  image credit: vermin87 cc So, you think your car is efficient. Maybe you have a Toyota Prius or a Volkswagen Golf diesel, two cars known for stretching a tank o... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 15 Best Cross-Promotional Happy Meal Toys

  

  image credit: Ursala Erdbeer cc If there's one thing McDonald's excels at, it's staying ahead of the game. Since its humble beginnings the famed hamburger... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 RANDOM

• Top 12 Longest Beaches In The World

  

  image credit: Arthur Chapman cc Beaches are the result of wave action by which waves or currents move sand or other loose sediments of which the beach is made a... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Scientists Sequence Genome Of 'Living Fossil' Fish

  

  image credit: Daderot cc Scientists have unraveled the genome of the coelacanth, a rare and primitive fish once thought to be extinct, shedding light on how... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Coveting The Craziest Cat-People Collectibles

  

  The memes are endless - Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat, Keyboard Cat, Maru, and all the Lolcats. Last year even witnessed the first ever Internet Cat Video Festival at th... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Indian-Style Ferris Wheel

  Human-powered Ferris Wheel in the Garden of Five Senses in Delhi, India. YouTube link (via Nothing To Do With Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Cheating Their Way To Fame: The Top 9 Adventure Travel Hoaxes

  

  image credit Traveling may be thrilling, exhausting, dangerous, mind-opening and, occasionally, boring. But more than anything else, going to faraway places is... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 7 Incredible Contemporary Flying Cars

  

  image credit: MarkWarren cc Despite the best efforts of pioneering inventors, none of their experiments and prototypes managed to produce a flying car for the... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Elephantine Colossus: Brooklyn's Most Unusual Hotel

  

  image credit: unknown The Elephantine Colossus, otherwise known as the Elephant Hotel, was a tourist attraction located on Coney Island that was built in the... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Man Who Was Afraid Of Falling

  Ivor's life is turned upside down after a falling plant pot sparks a series of paranoid reactions. Graduation film from Newport Film School. Created in eight... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 12 Fascinating Gorges Around The World

  

  image credit: Duk cc Gorges, also known as canyons, are deep ravines found between cliffs. They are formed from the landscape after being carved by rivers... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Applicants Wanted For A One-Way Ticket To Mars

  

  image credit: NASA/JPL Want to go to Mars? Dutch organisation Mars One says it will open applications imminently. It would be a one-way trip, and the company... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Why Do Humans Cry?

  

  image credit We all cry, but what biological function does it serve, and why are humans the only species to shed tears of sorrow and joy? Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Dying Art Of Cormorant Fishing

  

  image credit: Reza Ahmeds cc Guided only by the flicker of their lanterns and the last light of a dimming sun, cormorant fishermen drift silently across a... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Inca Tern: The Magnificently Mustached Bird

  

  image credit: Fiorellino cc The Inca Tern (Larosterna inca) is a seabird in the family Sternidae. This uniquely plumaged bird breeds on the coasts of Peru and... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM