Gerard

LATEST ARTICLES ( 5959 )

• The Worlds Cutest Frog

  The desert rain frog (Breviceps macrops) is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and sandy shores. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Create Your Own Custom Meteorite Impact

  

  Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A., has a simulator called Impact Earth that shows you what would happen if a particular kind of meteorite... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 SCIENCE

• 10 Famously Exonerated Death Row Inmates

  

  image credit: Schavda cc Each of the ten men on this list was wrongly convicted, sentenced to death, and exonerated years later. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 SOCIETY

• Best Bus Stop Ever

  Mobile technology company Qualcomm brought in a few surprises to a bus stop. They put up a poster featuring a URL. They waited for people to visit the mobile... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 TECH

• Oymyakon, The Coldest Village In The World

  

  image credit: Blogpaedia cc Oymyakon is a rural locality in Russia. The village has the lowest recorded temperature for any permanently inhabited location.... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 TRAVEL

• The Delicate Architecture Of Water Droplets

  Nature is full of beautiful wonders. Some of them are unimaginably big, like distant galaxies, while others are much, much smaller, but no less enchanting,... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• What's In And What's Out In Office 2013?

  

  Office 2013 is the 15th version of Microsoft's popular desktop software. This version sees it spreading its wings to encompass tablets, phones and other smart... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 COMPUTING, TECH

• Embroidery Trouble Shooting Guide

  

  Sewing Embroidery Warehouse from Canada has a very weird Embroidery Trouble Shooting Guide. The page looks normal at first sight but when you scroll down,... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• The Toughest Animal On The Planet

  

  image credit: Goldstein lab cc Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are some of the most fascinating animals in the world because they can live happily in th... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• 15 Creepiest Fast Food Mascots Ever

  

  image credit: Foenix cc The word 'mascot' can be dated back to Provence and Gascony in France and was first popularized by Edmond Audran's operetta La... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Harlem Shake - Steampunk Edition

  You've probably heard about the newest Internet meme, the Harlem Shake. Harlem Shake is a song recorded by American DJ and producer Harry Rodrigues AKA Baauer. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM, VIRAL

• Top 10 Largest Meteor Craters On Earth

  

  image credit: Vesta A meteorite unexpectedly pierced through the atmosphere over the Urals Region in Russia last Friday morning and exploded about 12 to 15 mile... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 SCIENCE

• Remembering 1960s Afghanistan

  

  image credit In 1967, Dr. William Podlich took a two-year leave of absence from teaching at Arizona State University and began a stint with UNESCO to teach in... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 SOCIETY

• Worldwide Map Of Apple's Suppliers

  

  ChinaFile has taken Apple's official list of suppliers, which the company publishes as a gesture towards transparency, and turned it into an interactive map. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• Pulp-O-Mizer

  

  With the help of the Pulp-O-Mizer you can create your own retro sci-fi pulp magazine cover. You can choose between 23 magazine covers. Pick your background,... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Why Your Mom Is On Facebook

  

  Facebook was once a students-only club, but those days have passed. If you're a student, there's a good chance your parents are on Facebook. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Most Devastating Homemade Street Drugs

  

  image credit: ParentingPatch cc Drugs and drug addictions ruin lives. But the individual using drugs isn't the only one affected. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM, SCIENCE

• The Great Escape

  A pig escaped from a farm near Sok贸�ka, a town in northeastern Poland. It took police two hours to catch the animal. YouTube link (via Everlasting Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Fascinating Phenomenon Of Whistled Languages

  

  image credit: erichhh cc Almost all of us have whistled at one time or another, whether out of sheer boredom or to cover up our latest prank. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• What Makes Hair Curly?

  

  image credit: Wenceslaus Hollar Why a strand of hair bends or falls the way it does may sound like a simple question, but the answer is rather convoluted. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM