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• Heart Smarts: The History Of The Heart Symbol

  

  image credit On Valentine's Day, men and women around the world celebrate those closest to them with extravagant acts of love. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• 5 Companies Make A Crazy Amount Of Stuff In Your House

  

  NestlĂŠ is famous for its candy, but did you know it's also the creator of the fine line of Hot Pockets-brand foods? Or, did you know, P G could prett... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 BUSINESS

• 15 Things You'll Find At A Church Service For Clowns

  

  image credit: Alan Denney cc The annual Clowns Church Service at Beechwood Road is held every year in London to commemorate the life of celebrated English... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 RANDOM, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Happy Valentine's Day, I Hate You

  

  image credit With all the hand-wringing over anonymous commenters and social-media trolls, you'd think the Internet is to blame for all the woes of humanity. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Google Celebrates 100th Birthday Of Mary Leakey

  

  Today Google celebrates the 100th Birthday of anthropologist/archaeologist Mary Leakey with a doodle. Mary Leaky (1913 - 1996) is depicted in a scene of her... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• 7 Islands Occupied By Animals

  

  image credit: rahen z cc Each island has its own natural ecosystem, which can be quickly disrupted due to the arrival of some new species of animals on the... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• The Lucky Old Mill Of Vernon And Its Less Fortunate Bridges

  

  image credit: Pablo altes cc The old town of Vernon nestles at the side of the river Seine about 75 kilometers (47 miles) away from Paris. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 15 Shockingly Racist Vintage Ads

  Racism has a long history in advertising. What's more, racist ads still appear today, with companies such as Intel, PopChips, Sony and Burger King all having... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING

• 6 Foreign Subcultures You've Never Heard Of

  

  image credit: CitĂŠ nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration cc Dandies in Congo, emos in Iraq, electro-hillbilly truckers in Japan. No matter how har... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE, TRAVEL

• Strange Album Art Choices, From The Yeah Yeah Yeahs To GNR

  New York art-rock superstars the Yeah Yeah Yeahs recently both delighted and confused fans with news of their first album in four years, Mosquito. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• How Do Corals Survive In The Hottest Reefs On The Planet?

  

  image credit: Toby Hudson cc Coral reefs are predicted to decline under the pressure of global warming. However, a number of coral species can survive at... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Sesame Street: Upside Downton Abbey

  Downton Abbey is a British television series. The series, set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey, depicts the lives of the aristocratic... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 10 Animals Addicted To Cigarettes

  

  image credit: Random Factor cc With as many as 35 million people trying to quit smoking every year, cigarette addiction is no joke. The majority of people who... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• 12 Scientific Findings That Were Actually Faked

  

  image credit: Anrie cc Don't believe everything science is telling you. Some findings need to be taken with a grain of salt. Why are some scientists faking thei... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 SCIENCE

• Gurunsi Earth Houses Of Burkina Faso

  

  image credit: Rita Willaert cc The Gurunsi are a set of ethnic groups like the Bwa, Ko, Lele, Nuni, and Sissala in Burkina Faso. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Twitter Activity In Real Life

  

  Paris-based web designer Franck Ernewein created Tweetping, a real-time visualization of tweets around the world. Tweetping monitors each of the world's posts... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 RANDOM, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Flying Duck Orchid - Australia's Other Amazing Anatine Attraction

  

  image credit: dracophylla cc The Caleana is more often known as the Duck Orchid - and for fairly obvious reasons. It looks like a duck in flight, its wings swep... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Sivu - Better Man Than He

  British musician Sivu spent two hours inside an MRI machine at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, to film the music video for his song 'Better Man Than He.' I... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Seeing The World Through An Airplane Window

  

  image credit: khowaga1 cc Seeing the world from above gives you a different perspective on the world. Patterns emerge, nature shines and cities feel colossal.... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• Submarine Cable Map 2013

  

  It might feel like our communications systems have evolved past the point where we'd need tons of cables, but it couldn't be further from the truth - undersea... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 CULTURE, SOCIETY