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• Algae-Powered Apartment Complex Blooms In Hamburg

  

  image credit: Gerhard Kemme cc BIQ House, a 15-unit net-zero energy apartment complex clad with an algae-filled bio-adaptive shell, is completed in Hamburg,... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• How To Converse Properly: 18 Tips From Old Etiquette Books

  

  image credit Etiquette was a booming business in the 19th-century. Industrialization meant that people were moving between places and classes in a way they... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Reality TV Cracks Open The Extravagant World Of Hollywood Vintage

  

  image credit: Mireille Ampilhac cc Vintage fashion is finally having its moment in the sun. Or, that is, the bright lights of cable reality TV. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, LIFESTYLE, TV & VIDEO

• Earth From Orbit 2012

  A look back at the best views of our planet from space in the last year, including true color satellite images, Earth science data visualizations, time-lapses... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 SCIENCE

• The Top 8 Neglected Monster-Slayers In World Mythology

  

  image credit: Bùi Thuy Dào Nguyên cc When it comes to gods and/or demigods who slay monsters, Hercules, Thor and Gilgamesh get the bulk of the attention. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Freighthopping Hobos: Free - And Illegal - Transportation For Gentlemen Of The...

  

  image credit: National Archives For almost two centuries, hobos have been been attempting to avoid 'greasing the tracks' (which is to get ran over by a train)... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Poland's Underground Salt Cathedral

  

  image credit: AudreyH cc The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland, lies 135 meters (443 ft) underground within the... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Why Are We Afraid Of The Dark?

  

  Having noticed that many people still sleep with a light on even as adults, the creators of the Online Alarm Clock website thought it would be informative to... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 RANDOM

• 12 Highest Dams In The World

  

  image credit A dam is a man-made structure built across a river. Most dams are built to control river flow, improve navigation, and regulate flooding. However,... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Francis Bannerman's Abandoned Island Arsenal

  

  image credit: Nick Harris cc In 1900, a military surplus dealer called Francis Bannerman bought Pollepel Island in the Hudson River, approximately 50 miles nort... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Ottoman Candy In Istanbul

  Tarihi Osmanl覺 Macunu (Traditional Ottoman Candy) is a lollipop made from five different flavors of thick taffy spiraled deftly around a stick. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 CULTURE, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Future Fabrics Computerized Clothing

  

  In the future, gadgets won't be sitting idle in your pocket. Rather, they'll be working as a second skin collecting data while keeping you clothed. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 TECH

• Blood, Sweat, And Steel: My Afternoon With The Ace Of Swords

  

  image credit: Editor at Large cc Collectors Weekly published an article about ancient swords. The main interviewee is a guy named Francis Boyd, who is a sword... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 11 Totally Redundant Place Names

  

  image credit Google Maps A tautological name has two parts that are redundant, or synonymous. Tautological place names usually come about when more than one... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 7 Billion People On 1 Page

  

  There are more than 7 billion people on Earth and the population grows day by day. It is estimated that one birth happens every seven seconds, and one death... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 RANDOM

• Calanche - The Heart Of Corsica

  

  image credit: lo.tangelini cc The beautiful Mediterranean island of Corsica is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Museum Of Energy At Santralİstanbul

  

  After opening in 1914, the Silahtarağa Power Plant was Istanbul's sole source of electric power for almost forty years. Today, the former plant has been... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• 10 Biggest Medical Scandals In History

  

  image credit When it comes to public health, theres little margin for error. And when crises break out, the repercussions can be serious, not to say deadly,... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• The Car Park Theatre Of Detroit

  

  image credit: Bob Jagendorf cc Detroit's decline has been so well documented by urban explorers that to the outside world, it might seem it's the only thing to... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 CULTURE, RANDOM, TRAVEL

• The Strange Beauty Of Salt Mines

  

  image credit: Ricampelo cc Salt, an essential element for all animal life, is abundant here on Earth, but it still requires extraction from stone deposits or... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 CULTURE, TRAVEL