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• Welcome To The Retro-Futuristic World Of Laurent Durieux

  Movie poster artist Laurent Durieux doesn't actually live in a retro-futuristic world imagined by H.G. Wells and designed by Raymond Loewy, but looking at his... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Meet ATHLETE, NASA's Next Robot Moon Walker

  

  image credit To build and supply a lunar base, astronauts will need heavy-duty space trucks for transporting gear. There's just one problem: no roads. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 SCIENCE

• What Is The Ring Of Fire?

  

  image credit: Gringer The Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, SCIENCE, TRAVEL

• How Samsung Went From A Dried Fish Exporter To One Of The Top Names In Tech

  

  image credit: unknown Samsung was founded by Byung-Chull Lee in 1938 in Taegu, South Korea. The company started as a food exporter in Korea and shipped items... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 BUSINESS, HISTORY, TECH

• Perfect Beaches And Lakes With Crystal Clear Water

  

  image credit: velvetescape cc A rundown of the best beaches and lakes with crystal clear water in the world. (thanks Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 TRAVEL

• Open Source Death Star

  

  In November 2012 the people asked for a death star. But the government said no! In light of continuing threats we should build it ourselves. We need to protect... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Ben & Jerry's Graveyard For Discontinued Flavours

  

  image credit: stepol cc On Ben Jerry’s Flavour Graveyard, surrounded by a white picket fence on a grassy knoll, lie the headstones of especially beloved or... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 RANDOM

• Multicolr Search Lab

  

  Looking for a Creative Commons image in a certain color? Multicolr Search Lab extracts the colors from 10 million Creative Commons images on Flickr. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 RANDOM, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Are You Good At Following Flowcharts?

  

  A flowchart that helps you find out whether you're any good at following flowcharts. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 RANDOM

• The 9 Most Amazing Land Speed Records

  

  image credit: Cmglee cc The land speed record is the highest speed achieved by a wheeled vehicle on land. There is no single body for validation and... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 TECH, TRAVEL

• 12 Wonderful Hot Springs

  

  image credit: matt.hintsa cc A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• 15 Giant Actors With Short Careers in Hollywood

  

  image credit: Big Feats cc When directors need onscreen menace and sheer physical presence, they often turn to giant-sized people. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• How Many Lincoln Logs Would It Take To Build Your House?

  

  Lincoln Logs is the name of a children's toy consisting of notched miniature logs, used to build miniature forts and buildings. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 RANDOM

• Hannes Coetzee Plays The Teaspoon Guitar

  Hannes Coetzee is a guitarist from the Karoo region in South Africa. Born in 1944, he is mainly known for his unique playing technique using a spoon in his mout... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• A Guinness Judge Explains How Record Waves Are Measured

  

  image credit: Jeff Rowley cc On January 28, remarkable photo and video footage appeared that showed 45-year-old Hawaiian Garrett McNamara sliding down a... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 OUTDOORS, SCIENCE

• Poutineville's Heart Attack Poutine Is The Queen Of All Poutines

  

  Every region has its own particularities when it comes to food that could eventually lead you to a heart attack. In Quebec, Canada, they've got something... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• New York Biotopes

  , made by Lena Steink端hler, deals with abstract plants and creatures, which change their forms because of insufficient living space and adapt themselves... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Origins Of 8 Of The Strangest Place Names In Canada

  

  image credit: RicLaf cc Every country has place names that make you scratch your head and say. 'What were they thinking?' Here in the Netherlands we have place... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 RANDOM

• Men And Women Are Both From Planet Earth

  

  image credit: pshegubj cc You've heard it before: Men are from Mars, Women from Venus. But it's not true. As a matter of fact, it's nonsense. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 LOVE & SEX

• 10 Christian Martyrs Brutally Slain For Their Beliefs

  

  image credit: Walters Art Museum cc Over the centuries, Christian martyrs have trodden bravely in the face of danger; their convictions so strong that they've... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM