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5 Strange Buildings In The World

July 11th, 2008 · No Comments

A building is man’s testament to engineering. But what of the arts? Here’s a couple of strange buildings that separate themselves from the pack.

In my travels I’ve come across more strange structures that can only leave you asking, “what were they thinking/smoking/trying?” To some people, planning a masterpiece and marrying it with structural functionality is [...]

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5 Cool Cars Around The World

July 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Car design is always different, in different parts of the globe. Some embrace the classics and build upon that, while some just totally move on to a different, futuristic direction.
Now I’ll have to stress this — most of these cars are concept cars — meaning, I’ve probably come across them at different car shows that [...]

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3 Gigantic Towers of The Future

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Since forever ago, man has been developing ways to build things that are bigger than him. How else can you explain gigantic airplanes, ships, or the tallest skyscrapers? We’ve seen features on the tallest buildings, etc — but what of things to come?
Currently in development are three man-made giants, to be seen from skylines in [...]

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Rare and Scary Shark Attacks Waiting to Happen

June 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Ok, now picture what a shark looks like. We’ve seen hammerhead sharks, and, well, the normal, scary type of shark — the one with the fin raised on the center of its body. Not these sharks — these are the rarely-seen, not-so-ordinary, blink-and-it-attacks-you shark.
It’s been 33 years since Steven Spielberg made us afraid of [...]

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Top 5 Optical Illusions in Ads

June 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Optical illusions are a treat — in different parts of the world, clever, clever people in the advertising department come up with different gimmicks to get the buzz going about the products that they are advertising.
According to LiveScience, optical illusions work because the human eye has been conditioned to anticipate what the next type of [...]

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Unusual Optical Illusions

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

We all know about optical illusions. The eyes can be fooled by many things indeed. I know, these are probably a dime a dozen for most people on the internet who must have encountered at least one site on it. But these ones aren’t really ordinary. Why? Just see for yourself.
Psychological Optical Illusions. These are [...]

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4 New Reality Shows You May Want To Watch

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Reality shows have been around since 1948 when Candid Camera first aired. Survivor and American Idol brought the genre to the mainstream, and now we have reality shows popping out left and right! Many normal people became stars overnight as millions of people tuned in to this genre. Voting for these shows exceeded the voters [...]

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Picking Your Eggs

May 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Back in my day, we called a tomato a tomato. Now you have to pick what type, if it’s organic or not, and all that stuff. I only realized that the same thing happened to chicken eggs when my wife pointed it out to me on a trip to the supermarket. So, what variations of [...]

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4 Amazing Things People Ate

May 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Remember when you were a kid, and you swallowed that piece of gum accidentally? These people are kind of like that, only they didn’t think it was so chewy. Or did they? Remember the superheroes that could eat anything? Well, these people aren’t exactly heroes, but they ate things that we weren’t meant to eat!

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5 Interesting Facts About Mother’s Day

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Mother’s Day has come and gone! I made sure it was a special day for my dearest, even though I couldn’t take her to the resort she likes this year. The kids came to visit too, so it was a wonderful day for us all. To celebrate this special holiday for mothers everywhere, I’ve compiled [...]

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