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December 1, 2013 5:20 AM
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Free Online Image Editor create your own animated gifs resize crop avatars and images. Photo tool for your favorite pictures.
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November 30, 2013 2:15 PM
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Silly, offbeat, funny jokes. All-original jokes by Guy Farmer.
The British trait of being too polite to speak one's mind has led to a table translating numerous hollow English phrases becoming an internet hit.
Via Thomas Kis-Major
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November 30, 2013 12:30 PM
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Adolf Hitler's bodyguard defiant to the end as he dies aged 96. 'Hitler was no monster': says Nazi dictator's bodyguard. (#SS Staff Sgt #RochusMisch, #Hitler's #bodyguard dies at the age of 96 defiant to the end.
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November 30, 2013 12:23 PM
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Articles from the Smithsonian Institution's award-winning, monthly general interest magazine, plus exclusive Web articles, videos, blogs, photographs and more.
Via Joy Kinley
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November 30, 2013 10:08 AM
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What is this, sporting dozens of colorful knobs, almost like a "turn-the-knob" toddler's game at a playground in a nearest mall? This the awesome British Bombe electro-mechanical codebreaking machine which only had one purpose: to determine the rotor settings on the German cipher machine "ENIGMA" during WW2.
The Bombe was a development of an original Polish "cryptologic bomb": designed in 1938 by Polish Cipher Bureau cryptologist Marian Rejewski. Legendary "father of cybernetics" Alan Turing also was one of the original designers of this machine (together with Gordon Welchman), which succesfully emulated wheel-settings of ENIGMA during WW2.
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November 30, 2013 10:06 AM
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The U.S. Navy's most futuristic warship finally hits the water.
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November 29, 2013 11:05 PM
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Since the 13th century, there have been about 400 people who have claimed to be stigmatic–afflicted with wounds corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ. Are they divine miracles or hoaxes?
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November 29, 2013 11:03 PM
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When decorating your house, it should reflect your personality. If you are a true geek at heart, here are some items you can't miss.
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November 29, 2013 11:01 PM
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We all love our pets. But how many of us would actually marry an animal? In fact, you would not be the first or only person to do it. From horses to frogs, check out this list of animals that married humans.
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November 29, 2013 10:59 PM
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From an old contest celebrating beautiful 'apes' to modern contests in women's penitentiaries, meet another 11 of the most unusual beauty queens.
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November 29, 2013 4:34 PM
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Argentine researchers have found a way to transform the gas created by cow digestive systems into fuel, a development that could also reduce some of …
Via Bonnie Burns
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from Strange days indeed...
November 29, 2013 4:31 PM
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We've seen some space propaganda, anti-alcohol posters, and even anti-Communist political propaganda. And now, we present the very best, in high resolution, ready for your desktop. The revolution marches on, comrades!
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December 1, 2013 5:15 AM
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Over the last couple years, an increasingly popular trend online has been to create and share colorized photos from history.
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November 30, 2013 2:11 PM
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After watching these awful PSAs from the 1950s, you'll be happy those days are long gone.
Via Bonnie Burns
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November 30, 2013 1:59 PM
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Take a look at this collection of amazing drawings -- and no, they're not photographs.
Via Bonnie Burns
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from Ancient Origins of Science
November 30, 2013 12:26 PM
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Pictured: Hobbit-style eco-friendly house built from scratch for just £150
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Resourceful Michael Buck, 59, created the “cob” home at the bottom of his garden using an ancient building technique.
Via Ruby Carat
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November 30, 2013 10:10 AM
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When did telecommunications begin?
It depends on what you mean by tele, the Greek word for long distance, and communications, which can take many forms.
The ancient Greeks used signal fires in their armies and sent out carrier pigeons to transmit the results of their Olympics.
Much later, in 1791, Claude and Ignace Chappe, a pair of French brothers attending separate schools close enough to be visible to each other, created a large mechanical device with arm-like rods that they manipulated to communicate with each other. Somehow, they were not expelled, and went on to help France develop over 500 of these semaphore message-relay systems, which Napoleon used to coordinate his military campaigns.
Semaphore systems, many of them using flags instead of metal arms, developed all over Europe and parts of the U.S. and were a major form of government communications systems.
When we think of modern telecommunications, however, most of us think of electricity.
People noticed early on that metals were magnetic. In the 1700’s, Henry Cavendish and others discovered that this meant they carried an electrical charge.
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November 30, 2013 10:07 AM
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When you think about top male athletes, the first image that likely springs to mind is that of a super-fit sportsman like Rafael Nadal or Kobe Bryant. Top athletes’ fitness routines are published in magazines alongside editorial spreads showing off their sculptured and toned bodies. That said, in the end, the way an athlete performs on the field or court is far more important to their legacy as a first-rate sports star than how they look or what they eat. In some cases, exceptional athletes have gone on to excel in certain sports despite their hulking physical sizes and struggles to keep the weight off. Here’s a look at ten of the fattest top-flight sportsmen who went on to achieve sometimes great things.
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November 29, 2013 11:05 PM
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Some people say that love knows no gender. For these 7 couples, this is definitely, and unusually, true.
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November 29, 2013 11:03 PM
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If you think sharks are dangerous animals, wait until you read about the smuggling cats and vandalizing goats in today's article.
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November 29, 2013 11:02 PM
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Breast implants and liposuctions are very common procedures nowadays, but they're only possible thanks to audacious and innovative doctors from the past. Take a look at some of the first plastic procedures.
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November 29, 2013 11:00 PM
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Whether in content or delivery, these 10 suicide notes are definitely out of the ordinary, as are the disturbing stories behind them.
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November 29, 2013 10:59 PM
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Justice must be served. But it's not always served the right way, like when people go to prison for crimes that they never committed. Here are 10 stories about people who suffered the hard consequences of a broken justice system.
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November 29, 2013 4:32 PM
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In the latest episode of Mental Floss, Derek Muller is on loan from Veritasium to dish out two dozen unintended scientific discoveries, including a few you've probably heard of (like penicillin*) and a bunch you probably haven't (like Viagra).
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