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Smithsonian photo contest finalists
Each year, the Smithsonian collects some of the best photos from around the world for their annual photo contest. With more than 26,000 entries, these are a few...
Surprise catch
These ice fishermen in Pennsylvania got the catch of a lifetime - a red-breasted merganser. The merganser is a type of duck that often spends extended time...
How much water goes into making your food
Want to know how much water goes into your burger or beer? Here's some data from several Water Footprint reports and some of the results will surprise you. ...
Incredibly realistic wood sculptures
These wooden sculptures of people by Italian artist Peter Demetz are flawlessly life-like. ...
Microchip hand implants
Employees at a high-tech office centre in Stockholm, Sweden no longer need to worry if they have misplaced their work keys, or accidentally left their...
Global incarceration rates
This world map shows the number of prisoners per 100,000 citizens. Click the image for a larger view. ...
Octopus tries to escape tank
This giant Octopus as the Seattle Aquarium decided he wanted to try and make a run for it. Needless to say he didn't get far. ...
Scary crane climb in Dubai
If you're fascinated by heights, but maybe not quite comfortable being up there yourself, this video by urban explorer James Kingston is just the thing. He...
Attention test
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Fight or flight
Hobby photographer Martin Le-May managed to capture these photos of a woodpecker and a baby weasel, in flight and fighting for their lives. ...
The black and white twins
With such opposing looks it’s hard to believe this striking pair are sisters, but they are much more than that – they are twins. Lucy and Maria...
$4 billion WTC Transportation Hub
The World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York City is billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. Right now it’s basically $4...
Infinite chocolate
You could have as many pieces of chocolate as you like with this little trick! ...
How much it would cost to be Batman in real life
Have you ever sat around and wondered how much does it cost to actually be a real life batman? Well, someone at MoneySupermarket has and decided to actually do...
Banksy's controversial street art in Gaza
Famous street artist Banksy, recently addressed arguably the most controversial topic he could have possibly used his art to comment on – the...
Photos so perfect they feel unreal
Photographer Daniel Cheong uses a photography technique know as HDR (high dynamic range) to create these surreal images that almost feel like hyper-realistic...
Wearable tomato project
This is from the video’s description: “Tomatoes are excellent with sports but we do not see that any athletes eat tomatoes at sports events. Mr....
Just how much was that famous movie date?
Take a look at some of the most iconic date scenes in cinema to find how much the leading man and lady would've had to shell out for their romantic day. ...
Who's thanked more than God at the Oscars?
The team at Vocativ monitored all 1,396 acceptance speeches archived on the Academy’s website to find out which members of Hollywood’s power elite...
Webcam surprise visitor
When someone had the idea to set up a webcam and document the transformation of Levi’s Stadium into a hockey arena (for the NHL’s Stadium Series...