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February 27, 2008
A picture has been found of the boy Anne Frank described in her diary as "my one true love."
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Curious George: UK Earthquake?
- How's everyone o'er there in Blighty, did you just get an earthquake?
February 26, 2008
Mix-tape For Water Boarding-
Music has been used in American military prisons and on bases to induce sleep deprivation, "prolong capture shock," disorient detainees during interrogations—and also drown out screams. Based on a leaked interrogation log, news reports, and the accounts of soldiers and detainees, here are some of the songs that guards and interrogators chose.
Are you man enough to survive the Cello Challenge?
Personally, I doubt it, but for the fearless among you yearning to release that inner Yo Yo Ma, this Flash game might be just the ticket.
How to Exercise an Open Mind
- Simply put, doing unique, random, different, and ridiculous things is a good way to exercise the mind and promote new ways of thinking about the world around us. One hour of increased brain activity via thinking a lot or experiencing new stimuli can make you smarter, more energetic, more creative, more sociable, and more open to new experiences and ways of thinking.
from wikiHow
February 25, 2008
Apparently, we all missed the Third Annual International Indoor Bunnock Tournament.
Bunnock? Yes, bunnock. It's bunnock, ok?
Le site de l´architecture ferroviaire
A railway architecture site, featuring photos and descriptions of hundreds of railway stations in France and abroad.
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Man dies in clubland cake incident
but it's a more ordinary tragedy than the problem with "Czech neck" Chris Morris once warned us about. Don't risk your Shatner's bassoon, kids.
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Powder
This web game is a game that reels the powder by using the mouse, sends the wind, and enjoys that the dot dances.
(Java)
February 24, 2008
Curious George: Radio Jingle Chord
Yo musical monkeys: what's that chord so typical of radio bumpers (link goes to American Top 40 audio)?
Think of singing a radio call sign and it's that chord: "Double-you - Kay - Are - Peeeeeee . . in Cincinnati" kinda thing. What chord is that?
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February 23, 2008
Sweden's Ice Hotel
draws creative artists every year to create the hotel's guest suites with inspiring results. Also, a reporter's account of a visit. Here are some more photos. At the official website, you can book your stay.
The Escapist Editorials
has a Zero Punctuation section by a game reviewer Yahtzee Croshaw who writes insane bitter reviews of the latest games, that also happen to be hilarious, in a John Cleese sort of way, with video animations.
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Curious George: How reliable is opednews.com?
just interested. OpEdNews.Com
February 22, 2008
Nine experienced cross-country skiers hurriedly left their tent
on a Urals slope in the middle of the night at around -30 degrees Celsius, casting aside skis, food, boots and most of their clothes. Soon they would be dead, many of them with unexplained physical injuries more suited to car crash victims, and dosed with radiation. Their deaths are still unexplained, 49 years later. The Dyatlov Pass Mystery.
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February 21, 2008
Pee+Vegetable Oil
= Self-healing rubber, that maintains chemical attraction after being cut, it reconnects and re-adheres. Cool! What would you use it for? via der boingo von boingsingvich
St. Patrick's Day falls during Holy Week this year.
Some St. Paddy's Days have been moved to March 14th, others not. Check your local listings.
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Actual free credit report.
As a consumer, I get tons of offers to view my FREE CREDIT REPORT every year, particularly around tax time, suggesting that my FREE CREDIT REPORT is a special offer for, say, $39.95, plus a swimming pool and years of usurious rates. But consumers actually do get this free. See FREE above. Or call US 877-322-8228.
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Email Apnea:
Describes the way people hold their breaths, or breathe shallowly, while answering email.
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