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• The Museum Of Soviet Arcade Machines

  

  image credit: thejaymo cc The Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines resides in the basement of an engineering school in Moscow. Run by Maxim Pinigin and Alexander... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 CULTURE, RANDOM

• 10 Most Futuristic Museums Of Contemporary Art Around The World

  

  image credit: tatianatenuto cc Admired by many experts and people around the world, these 10 futuristic museums of contemporary art are indeed stunning works... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Darwin's Neon Golf Balls

  

  image credit: rateta2009 cc The Southern Hemisphere's collection of alternate-universe creatures is not limited to emus, echidnas, and monkey-puzzle trees. Ther... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• The Most Famous Fake Women In History

  

  image credit: David Shapinsky cc The internet is freaking out right now about how Manti Te'o, star Notre Dame football player, either made up or was hoaxed by... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Tortoise Beetle - Amazing Metallic Arthropods

  

  image credit: Seabrook Leckie cc They look almost manufactured. Many tortoise beetles have transparent cuticles, the tough but flexible outer covering which... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 BIOLOGY, SCIENCE

• Do You Know Who's Watching You?

  

  Ever get the feeling you're being watched? Most people still don't have the slightest idea of the extent that their privacy has already been invaded. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The World's Longest Trampoline

  

  It may look like a gravel pathway - but this grey stretch of road is actually the world's longest trampoline. The rubber runway was installed as part of... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The McBarge - Abandoned Relic Of Expo '86

  

  image credit: sporkist cc Sometimes something seems like a very good idea at the time. When Expo '86 landed in the Canadian city of Vancouver the McBarge as it... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Sundogs: Spots Of Color Beside The Sun

  

  image credit: Gopherboy6956 A sundog (scientific name: parhelion) is an atmospheric phenomenon that creates bright spots of light in the sky, often on a luminou... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Can The Plague Rise Again?

  

  image credit: unknown The short answer is: Yes! There's no doubt that the plague has staying power. The deadly bacterium has probably been infecting people for... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Internet 2012 In Numbers

  

  image credit: Rock1997 cc There is so much happening on the Internet during a year. How many emails were sent during 2012? How many domains are there? What's th... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 TECH

• Could You Survive A Flight Strapped To The Wing Of A Plane?

  

  image credit: Robbo cc A python clinging to the wing of a commercial plane, which soared 30,000 feet in the air, died last week. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 RANDOM

• Hundreds Of Sheep Branded With Smiley Face

  

  image credit A mysterious smiley face has appeared stamped on the side of hundreds of sheep across the UK. The odd image was first spotted on 20 animals... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• 40 Magnificent Ceilings From Around The World

  

  image credit: nick.garrod cc There are beautiful buildings in the world that have beautiful ceilings. It is up there where we also find authentic jewels of... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 22 Stairways That Lead Nowhere

  

  image credit: SFB579 cc There is something weird and mysterious about stairways that don't go anywhere, and yet they're surprisingly common: inside and outside... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 RANDOM

• David Roentgen's Automaton Of Queen Marie Antoinette

  A video of an automaton playing the dulcimer. David Roentgen (1743--1807), a famous German cabinetmaker, delivered this beautiful automaton to King Louis XVI fo... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 CULTURE

• Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Muhammad Ali

  

  image credit: cliff1066 cc Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) was the greatest boxer ever to lift a glove. Heavyweight boxing, without his amazing presence, is nowaday... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 SPORTS

• Body Language Reveals How We Really Feel

  To figure out how someone is really feeling, don't just read their lips, watch their body language. In a recent study, researchers from Princeton University... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 SCIENCE

• The Evolutionary Biology Of Star Trek

  

  image credit: erix! cc One of the big mysteries of human evolution is what happened to all the humans who shared the planet with Homo sapiens for hundreds of... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 RANDOM

• Steampunk Collages Created From Recycled Computer Parts

  Finnabair (real name Anna Dabrowska) describes her work as 'industrial art, cyberpunk art, or artistic upcycling - with a bit of spiritual feeling. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 CULTURE