Friday, April 29, 2011

Wrong Way Down A One Way Street






How Civil War Photography Changed War






Eva Braun's Private Photos

The Breathtaking Photos Of Spectacular Places On Earth (Earth Hour Special)

Antarctica In Colour, 1914

French photographer and digital artist Jean Francois Rauzier stitches together hundreds of photographs to create massive (zoom-able) images (via)

Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement -- Images of a Peoples' Movement (via)

Christ the Redeemer the statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Photographers in peril - The Big Picture

How Civil War Photography Changed War (via)

45 Stunning Examples Of Bird’s Eye View Photography That Captured The Beauty Of Earth

The Definitive Post-Earthquake Homage to San Francisco in 1906

Gulf oil spill one year later

Friday Games






How well do you know the Simpsons?. A return to form with a 10/10 for me.

Football quiz: Cartoons. I got 7/10.

Vampire Physics

UpBot Goes Up

Angkor Quest

Flying Candy

Jelly Cannon

Soul Brother

ThermoBox

Gravitee

Tilt

Horrible Working Conditions of Fukushima workers






A mixed bag of links...

US photographer seeks British girl he captured on film in 1960

Medieval riches unearthed in fairy-tale find

Dutch To Build Solar Panels Into Their Roads, Starting With Bike Lanes

Enormous statue of powerful pharaoh unearthed

Man Sues Goldrush Strip Club, Claims He Got So Drunk He Put $18,930 on His Credit Card

Gym fans strip off to get fit in a flash

Amazon seller lists book at $23,698,655.93 -- plus shipping

Inside the Mind of a Customer Support Agent

'Ninja' protecting Kent spa town of Tunbridge Wells

I could watch this all day

Horrible Working Conditions of Fukushima workers

Indian man has 305 country flag tattoos to promote world peace

Council workmen fill in Sheffield pothole with remains of rabbit carcass

Most creative idea ever in case your camera is stolen/lost

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

17 of the Strangest Animal Hybrids in the World






If you lift his tail, you'll be sorry (GIF). Make sure you are not eating! :)

Are Female Dogs More Intelligent Than Males?

As Doggie Diabetes Soars, Human Treatment May Help

Here, Kitty, Kitty: 10 Facts for Cat Lovers

Dogs Compete with Pee

Database of Diseases Helps Keep Hounds Healthy


'Hammer-Biter' Mammal Built for Eating Crunchy Food

Spring may lose song of cuckoos, nightingales and turtle doves

Dingoes attack three-year-old girl on Australian beach

New Aussies: Ancient Snail-Chomping Marsupials Discovered

Fallow deer stags butt-in to assert dominance

Early birds catch bees not worms

Adaptable urban birds have bigger brains

Pig attacks boy, 13, at Cofton Holiday Park in Devon

17 of the Strangest Animal Hybrids in the World

Wild parakeets could be culled before their population runs 'out of control'

Child builds tiny mobility cart for paraplegic rabbit

Alligator invites himself into Palmetto home

Cannibalism - what is it good for?

Giant tortoise brings slow salvation

As Two Owls Flex Wings, Scientists Record and Learn

Brown and grizzly bears hunting salmon photographed by Paul Souders in Alaska

Animal pictures of the week: 22 April 2011

Amazing pictures of endangered water voles by Terry Whittaker

Hand-reared polar bear cubs go on show in China

Rhinos are on the rise after surviving war and poachers in Nepal

Easter Bunny Hunt 2011: 23,000 Rabbits Killed In New Zealand

5 Ibises Facing Different Levels of Threat

Wolf Attacks Mother Walking with Child in Sweden

For These Beautiful Midway Island Birds, Plastic is a Food Group (Slideshow)

New Rat Poisons Killing Rodents (and Everything Else)

Why Do Peacocks Have Spots on Their Feathers?

Mechanimals: Animals Fitted With Prosthetics : Slide Show


Itsy Bitsy, Teensy Weensy, Polka-Dotted .... Bugs

Who Knew? Cute Spiders Exist

Desert dragonflies arrive in UK

Fire Ant Secret: How They Create Life-Saving Rafts in Floods

New Goblin Spiders Sure Can Spin

For Flies Hooked on Meth, Sugar Delays Death

Meet the barefoot beekeeper


Chimpanzees give birth 'like humans'

Eyewitness: Gentle giant

Up close with Frankfurt Zoo's great apes

Betsy the abandoned monkey surviving against the odds


The friendliest whales in the world: grey whales in Mexico

Whales' navigational skills cannot be explained by any known theories, claim scientists

San Diego Dolphin Deaths: Navy Defends Actions That Killed Animals

Elusive Sawfish on the Razor Edge of Extinction

Underwater World Captured in Stunning Photos: Slide Show

10 Origin Stories of Common Household Products






The 14 Most Unintentionally Terrifying Statues in the World

9 Things The Rich Don't Want You To Know About Taxes

50 (More) Viral Images The Web Shared In 2011

10 Origin Stories of Common Household Products

37 Celebrities Banned From Foreign Countries

10 Most Pampered Celebrity Prisoners

The 12 Coolest Gadgets

15 Roommates That Are Worse Than Yours

10 Machines You Must Avoid at The Gym

10 Most Corrupt State Governments

Getting the Most Out of Your iPhone: 20 Easy Tricks and Tips

19 Warnings Signs for Common Awkward Moments

10 More Repulsive Parasites

Top 10 Ways to Donate to Charities Without Spending Any Money

5 Horrible Vacation Stories

10 Things You Didn’t Know Had Names

Earth Day leader killed, composted girlfriend






Top 10 Actors Who Died in Fires

10 Most Shocking Deaths in Sports History

Friends bring murdered teen's coffin to soccer match

Teen Dies in Car Accident on Road Named After His Dad

Unwitting audience clap and cheer as teenager stabs himself to death on stage at open mic night

Dead animals on display at Cologne zoo

Billboard for zombie show The Walking Dead posted on side of a Funeral Parlour

British cruise ship passenger, 73, dies in hospital after being dropped into icy seas during botched rescue

Earth Day leader killed, composted girlfriend

Inside Argentina’s Secret Death Camps. NSFW images.

BBC to show man's death on television

Punk icon Poly Styrene dies at 53

Dr Who star Elisabeth Sladen dies