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• DRM Chair

  The DRM Chair has only a limited number of use before it self-destructs. The number of use was set to 8, so everyone could sit down and enjoy a single time the... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 CULTURE

• Making, And Eating, The 1950s Most Nauseating Jell-O Soaked Recipes

  

  image credit: nezume_you cc Poring over vintage cookbooks and food advertisements is equal parts intriguing and repulsive: People willingly ate things like... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RANDOM

• Karma: A Tower Of Blinded Men Rising Into The Sky

  

  image credit: alanosaur cc Towering 23 feet (7 meters) into the sky, Karma is a sculpture installed in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Drivers Can't Concentrate On Turning Left While Talking On The Phone

  

  image credit: mirimcfly cc Using a hands-free phone that leaves both hands free to steer may make the physical act of turning left at an intersection easier to... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 SCIENCE

• 12 Deepest Lakes In The World

  

  image credit: betoscopio cc The deepest lakes in the world are not necessarily the largest lakes on the planet in terms of surface area but the lakes which... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• A Fashionable Melange Of English Words (1887)

  

  image credit: trialsanderrors cc A Japanese woodcut by Kamekichi Tsunajima titled 'Ryūkō eigo zukushi,' or 'A Fashionable Melange of... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 LANGUAGES, RANDOM, TRAVEL

• Milan's Vertical Forest Towers

  

  image credit: LucaChp cc Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest) is an ambitious eco project in Milan, Italy, designed by architect Stefano Boeri. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 27 Beautiful Sunset Pictures

  

  image credit: Eduardo Amorim cc Sunsets are amazing and beautiful. Here are 27 sunset pictures. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Where Does Our Sense Of Time Come From?

  

  image credit: erikogan cc In 1905, Albert Einstein published his theory of Special Relativity - showing that wristwatches of two observers in motion relative... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 SCIENCE

• A Short History Of New York City Street Sign Design

  

  image credit: Damzow cc With street signage systems standard in most cities, it can be easy to forget that modern approaches to this type of urban marking are... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Faces Of Our Ancestors

  To put a human face on our ancestors, scientists from the Senckenberg Research Institute used sophisticated methods to form model heads based on tiny bone... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 BIOLOGY, SCIENCE

• 6 Things Grosser Than Horse Meat In Your Burger

  

  image credit: Gajda-13 cc An unintended hunk of horseflesh is one of the less alarming things that the meat processing industry can put in your ground beef. Wha... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH

• Going To Mars In 2018: Concept Is So Crazy It Just Might Work

  

  image credit: NASA Millionaire space tourist Dennis Tito and his partners have had to tell questioners repeatedly that they're not 'crazy' to think they can... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 SCIENCE

• The 10 Longest Reigning Popes In History

  

  image credit Saint Peter, who was the first Bishop of Rome and the first pope, is thought to have reigned for over 30 years, but the exact length is not known. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Lago Epecuén: The Lake That Drowned A Thriving Tourist Village

  

  image credit: Santiago matamoro cc Villa Epecuén was a tourist village that was located in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The tourist village dates from... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• High School Basketball Player Passes Ball To Mentally Challenged Player On The...

  Peter Morales, the boys basketball coach at Coronado High School in El Paso, Texas has a soft spot for his team manager, a developmentally disabled boy named... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 CURRENT, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• The Worst Lies That Mainstream Nutrition Has Told You

  

  image credit When it comes to our food choices, many of us do the best we can to ensure that what we're putting on our plates are the healthiest and most... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• How Much Is Doctor Who's TARDIS Worth?

  

  The TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimension in Space) is a time machine and spacecraft in the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who and its... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 RANDOM

• Toddland Mustache Union Suit

  

  Nothing is as classic and comfy as some old timey long johns. Now you can kick things up a notch with the ever so dapper mustache print. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Why Did Men Stop Wearing High Heels?

  

  image credit For generations they have signified femininity and glamour - but a pair of high heels was once an essential accessory for men. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 CULTURE, FASHION, HISTORY, LIFESTYLE