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• Why The Mantis Shrimp Is My New Favorite Animal

  

  Mantis shrimp are marine crustaceans. Mantis shrimp appear in a variety of colours, from shades of browns to bright neon colours. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Google Street View Hyperlapse

  

  Teehan+Lax Labs made Google Street View Hyperlapse. Google Street View Hyperlapse takes flat Street View images from Google Maps and creates a hyperlapse... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 5m80

  A short film by Nicolas Devaux. 5m80 is 5 meters and 80 centimeters (19.03 feet) which is the average height of a grown-up giraffe. So, it's a film about... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Native Americans: Portraits From A Century Ago

  

  image credit: Edward S. Curtis In the early 1900s, Seattle-based photographer Edward S. Curtis embarked on a project of epic scale, to travel the western... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Most Educated MMA Fighters

  

  image credit: Bad intentionz cc Professional MMA fighters compete in one of the world's most dangerous combat sports. MMA stands for mixed martial arts, althoug... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 12 Awesome Solar-Powered Race Cars

  

  image credit: Nuon Solar Team cc In view of soaring gas prices and the environmental damage caused by oil drilling and emissions, for years we've been looking... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Top 7 Geeky Bathroom Designs

  

  image credit: turydddu cc Some people make a special place of their bathroom. Some want it to be modern, some want it old style. And some want it geeky. Here... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Next World-Changing Supermaterial Is Grown, Not Made

  

  image credit: Mark Sadowki cc Watch out graphene; something's coming to eat your supermaterial lunch. Nanocellulose is poised to be the kevlar-strength,... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Commercial Rocket Makes Trek To Launchpad

  On April 6 at Wallops Flight Facility, NASA commercial partner Orbital Sciences Corporation rolled out the first fully-integrated Antares rocket to... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 SCIENCE

• It's Only A Paper Moon: Good Times, Vintage Portraits

  

  image credit: ~BostonBill~ cc Long before Instagram, photo booths or even the common ownership of a camera, you could get your photograph taken sitting on the... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• 8 Unusual Amphibious Vehicles

  

  image credit An amphibious vehicle is a vehicle that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on water. Amphibious vehicles include amphibious... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 RANDOM

• 20 Amazing Pictures Of Burrowing Owls

  

  image credit: travelwayoflife cc The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) is a tiny but long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Drive Of Shame Or Ride Of Pride?

  

  image credit: adonis hunter / ahptical cc Pimp my ride got pretty popular with auto carcasses being transformed into stereo pumping , mean machines. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Flashmob Recreates Rembrandt's 'The Night Watch'

  The Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history. The Rijksmuseum was founded in The Hague in 1800 and moved to Amsterdam in 1808. The... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Rapid City: The City Of Presidents

  

  image credit: Jvstin cc Visitors to the historic downtown of South Dakota's Rapid City are in for something of a surprise. Turn a corner and you come face to... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Transport In Japan More Than 100 Years Ago

  

  image credit Photos of different ways of transport in Japan more than 100 yeara ago. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Computer Chronicles - The Internet (1995)

  In this 1995 episode of Computer Chronicles, Stewart Cheifet will show you what the internet had to offer back in the 1990's. He would also show you how to get... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Complete History Of False Threats From North Korea

  

  image credit: Edward N. Johnson North Korea has appeared increasingly belligerent since the UN tightened sanctions. Pyongyang has threatened to attack both US... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Futuristic Aircraft

  

  image credit: NASA/Lockheed Martin Corporation With all the recent news stories about the problems suffered by Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, dubbed the future of... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 TECH

• Holland's Unique Crane Hotel

  

  Located in the seaside town of Harlingen, just an hour's drive from Amsterdam, the one-room Crane Hotel offers a luxurious getaway for two. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL