Thursday, October 18, 2007

Top 10 Most Fuel Efficient Cars

Here's the top 10 most fuel efficient cars, according to the 2008 Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy's fuel economy guidebook, published this Saturday.

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10 Hacks NOT to inflict on your Bike [PICS]

Welcome to the world of bike modding, where bicyclists get creative and turn their two-wheelers into rolling works of art.

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Sunday, October 07, 2007

We got more information with a game of chess than they do today, w/torture

"We got more information out of a German general with a game of chess or Ping-Pong than they do today, with their torture," said Henry Kolm, 90, an MIT physicist who had been assigned to play chess in Germany with Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess.

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Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Huge Stockpile of Oxygen Found Deep Inside Earth

The key to the abundant oxygen storage is the mineral majorite, which exists deep below Earth's surface in the mantle. Without the oxygen stockpile, Earth would probably be a barren planet hostile to life.

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Nintendo giving away Anti-Slip Remote Jacket

Nintendo have announced they'll be giving away an anti-slip jacket for your Wii Remotes. Which are obviously far too slippery.

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The 10 Rarest Animals in the World

Last year, studies shown that there are at least 35 different animals with world populations of under 1000. But which are the rarest, the animals on the brink of extinction?

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Monday, October 01, 2007

James Bond's Miss Moneypenny has died

Actress Lois Maxwell, who starred as Miss Moneypenny in a string of James Bond movies, has died aged 80. Maxwell starred alongside Sir Sean Connery in Bond's first movie outing, Dr No, in 1962. She played the role until 1985, when she appeared with Roger Moore in A View To A Kill.

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How To Explore Internet Memes

This is a compilation of some of the more famous of these memes. This list is in no way exhaustive, but it does provide a good cross-section of internet oddities.

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Apple posts iPhone Human Interface Guidelines

Apple has released a new iPhone Human Interface Guideline document, offering developers more resources for getting their iPhone web apps just right. It also throws in some "interesting" language into the introduction.

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19 year old speed skater to appear in Playboy [NSFW-PIC]

Nicole Begg stripped off in an attempt to lift her international profile and that of her sport by undressing.

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7 Underground Wonders of the World [PICS]

What motivates humankind to burrow deep into the Earth? From London to Paris, Budapest to Moscow, the USA to Australia, the world is filled with strange underground wonders, some centuries old or older. Check out these amazing images of tunnels, caverns, labyrinths from major cities around the world. Some of them might be right under your feet

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