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Goblinproofing One’s Chicken Coop Wins Oddest Book Title of the Year
Bookseller has announced that Goblinproofing One’s Chicken Coop by Reginald Bakeley has won the Diagram Prize for oddest book title of the year. It is…
The Fresh Ten Commandments, An Update To the Ten Commandments For Today’s World
Erika Hall has updated the Ten Commandments to reflect today’s world, behold: The Fresh Ten Commandments
Illustrated Anatomy of Popular Disney Characters
Inhuman Anatomy is an incredible ongoing series of illustrations by Italian musician and artist Alessandro Conti that give us a detailed inside look at popular…
Sleepy Soori the Meerkat Nods Off
Sleepy Soori the meerkat nods off while sitting up. via Cats, Beavers, & Ducks, Prickly Legs
The Pocket Spotlight, A Tiny Light Source for Your Smartphone
The Pocket Spotlight is a small, continuous light source that plugs into any phone, tablet, or other device using a 3.5mm headphone jack. It charges…
The Kids’ Pages of US Intelligence & Law Enforcement Agencies
Fun Fact! Did you know that many US law enforcement and intelligence agency websites have special pages for kids? The pages vary in quality as…
Nine-Year-Old Girl Has New Species of Pterosaur Named in Her Honor
Nine-year-old Daisy Morris has had a new species of pterosaur — a winged dinosaur from the Cretaceous period — named in her honor. When she…
Solving Three Rubik’s Cubes While Juggling Them
In February 2013, Ravi Fernando solved a single Rubik’s Cube while juggling it alongside two other normal balls. Ravi has recently taken the stunt to…
The Gates Foundation Will Fund a ‘Next Generation Condom’
As part of the eleventh Grand Challenges Exploration initiative, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation wants participants to create the “next generation condom.” Male condoms…
NFL ‘Sound FX’: Best Sound Bytes From Players During 2012 Season
Sound FX is a web series by the NFL that puts microphones on the football players and coaches allowing fans to hear exactly what…