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• 20 Breathtaking Snapshots Of Supercell Storms

  

  image credit: Greg Lundeen There's a rolling boom of thunder. Dark clouds gather overhead and begin to rotate slowly in a strange, ominous fashion. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 ENVIRONMENT, WEATHER

• Found: The Violin That Was Played As The Titanic Sunk

  

  image credit As the Titanic sank, the band famously played on. And more than 100 years after the tragedy, the violin owned by the band leader has been... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• 7 Amazing Google Offices Around The World

  

  image credit: Marcin Wichary cc Imagine working in an office that looks like a spaceship, or perhaps one that's part rainforest. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 BUSINESS

• The Cannonball Tree

  

  image credit: xordroyd cc It's the case with a number of plants that they are given popular names which reflect how they look or what they do. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 RANDOM

• Dr. Seuss, The Mad Hatter: A Peek Inside His Secret Closet

  

  image credit Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) had a unique remedy for writer's block. When the late author was penning his beloved Beginner Books for Random... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• 20 Of The Most Playful Offices On The Planet

  

  image credit: Asa Wilson cc Take five to escape your dreary desk and have a look at these ridiculously fun offices. It's time to wave goodbye to carpeted... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 BUSINESS, CAREER

• The Chemistry Of Alcohol And Hangovers

  Saint Patrick's day is this Sunday, and there are many ways to celebrate like Irish soda bread at breakfast or corned beef and cabbage for dinner. For those... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 SCIENCE

• 11 Unusual Caves Around The World

  

  image credit: Johnny Peacock cc A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. Caves form naturally by the weathering of roc... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Friday Cartoon By Mark Anderson

  

  Mark Anderson is a professional cartoonist from the Chicago area. His cartoons have been published in Reader's Digest, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Woman's... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Lilypad City - A Floating Ecopolis

  

  image credit: news.bn.gs cc The Floating ecopolis, otherwise known as the Lilypad, is a model designed by Belgian (not French as the article says) architect... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 TRAVEL

• The House That Reddit Built

  

  A couple of months ago a Reddit thread asked, 'If money wasn't an issue, what would you make sure to have in your dream home?' Motovo pulled their favorite... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Abstract Street Art Of KEF!

  

  photo courtesy of KEF! Based in Aachen, Germany, KEF! is a young artist who uses the walls of different European capitals to expose his abstracts looking... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Cannibals Of The Old West

  

  image credit: Jonathan Thorne cc Just the thought of cannibalism, or the eating of human flesh, induces shudders in the living. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 HISTORY

• Trans-Mongolian : A Long Train Journey

  Footage shot during a transmongolian and transsiberian travel from Beijing (China) to Ulaanbataar (Mongolia capital) then to Irkusk (Siberia ,Russia) and... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Maldives - Misery And Waste, The Hidden Side Of Paradise

  

  image credit: Hani Amir cc The Maldives islands are known for their landscapes of Heaven on Earth, turquoise water and pristine beaches. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Swimming With Predators

  

  image credit: Kellie cc Some people like to risk their lives swimming with predators. Sometimes scientists do the same to study the animals in their natural... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• 15 Tech Predictions For Smartphones in 2013

  

  image credit: Mr3641 cc Smartphone technology changes faster than most any other manmade invention. In fact, some chances may become reality at the time you rea... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 GADGETS, TECH

• Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio Elected Pope

  

  image credit: Aibdescalzo Argentine cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected the Roman Catholic Church's new Pope. The first non-European Pope in 1,300... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Program Lets Twitter Users Tweet After Death

  

  image credit: Quinn Dombrowski cc Twitter fanatics can now rest in peace comfortably knowing that they can continue to tweet from beyond the grave. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• 10 Impressive Eiffel Tower Replicas

  

  image credit: J端rgen Matern cc The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel,... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE