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• Paris' Psychedelic Candy-Colored 'Skyscraper'

  

  image credit: fritscdejong cc Walk around Paris' La DĂŠfense district and you can't miss it. Like a giant stick of candy, CheminĂŠe Moretti... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Krampnitz: Potsdam's Abandoned Nazi And Soviet Military Complex

  

  image credit: howzey cc High walls, gates and barbed wire surround the abandoned old building. Floorboards creak, branches scrape against dirty windows, and... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 SOCIETY

• Awaiting The Oscars: The 'Big Five' Academy Award Winners Ever

  

  image credit: Dave_B cc Three films have received the so-called 'Big Five' Academy Awards. The 'Big Five' Awards are those for Best Picture, Best Director,... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 7 Reasons Why Coffee Is Good For You

  

  image credit: MarkSweep Coffee isn't just warm and energizing, it may also be extremely good for you. In recent years and decades, scientists have studied the... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Black Is Beautiful: Why Black Dolls Matter

  

  image credit: chrisjohnbeckett cc When Samantha Knowles was 8 years old, one of her friends innocently asked 'Why do you have black dolls?' And she didn't know... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 CULTURE

• New York City's Hidden Subway Station

  

  image credit: juliandunn cc Deep in the belly of New York's subway system, a beautiful untouched station resides that has been forgotten for years with only a... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Ugliest Pets In The World

  

  image credit: Irish Typepad cc Mother Nature is sometimes confused. Not all pets are cute, sometimes they can look very strange and ugly, and often we start to... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 HOME, PETS

• 2013 Oscars Travel Infographic

  

  And the Oscar for furthest travelled goes to... With the 85th Academy Awards set to take place on February 24th, stars from all over the world will once again b... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Fiery Looping Rain On The Sun

  

  Eruptive events on the sun can be wildly different. Some come just with a solar flare, some with an additional ejection of solar material called a coronal mass... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 SCIENCE

• Researchers Create Hailstorm Indoors To Test Roof Damage

  

  Researchers for the Insurance Institute for Business Home Safety have created an indoor hailstorm. The artificial hailstorm experiment is being used to test... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, WEATHER

• 7 Words That Came About From People Getting Them Wrong

  

  image credit: roboppy cc You know what a pea is. But did you know that originally the word was 'pease,' and it was singular. The sound on the end was... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 RANDOM

• Mountains In Motion: The Canadian Rockies

  is an award-winning short film documenting the life of the alpine landscape through time-lapse photography. In an effort to highlight the wildness of these... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• 20 Best Simpsons Celebrity Cameos

  

  image credit The Simpsons have got to be one of the most beloved families in television history. The award-winning animated series, currently in its 24th season... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• How To Photograph The Milky Way

  

  image credit: NASA Photographing the Milky Way is a great experience. From a dark location without light pollution the dusty band of the Milky Way is a wonderfu... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, SCIENCE

• 20 Dramatic Videos In 40 Seconds

  Mylo the Cat and his friends star in 20 different dramatic videos, in 40 seconds. Featuring Mylo's sister Lulu the Cat, plus Barry the Dog, Larry the Lizard, an... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Imagining The 3D Digital Bookshelf Of The Future

  

  How can digital books be displayed more efficiently and aesthetically? Currently, most eBook programs use a 2D bookshelf or an iTunes-like cover flow display. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Mao Mango Cult Of 1968 And The Rise Of China's Working Class

  

  image credit For about a year and a half, mango imagery dominated Chinese propaganda posters, textiles, enamelware, and common household goods such as pencil... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 SOCIETY

• 10 Most Popular Suicide Spots On Earth

  

  image credit Suicide is recognized as the ultimate expression of despair. And even though the person making the decision to die may find some sense of peace,... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 TRAVEL

• Impressive Vintage Armoured Cars

  

  image credit Take a look at the many different types of armoured cars that have appeared over the last one hundred years. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, MOTO

• Mexico's Creepiest Place: Isla De Las Muñecas

  

  image credit: Esparta cc The Island Of The Dolls (Isla de las Muñecas), located in the vast network of canals that lies to the south of Mexico City, near... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 DESTINATIONS