unique and interesting: June 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

What's Inside Worcestershire Sauce?

image creditThough Worcestershire sauce was originally developed in India by the English, it takes its name from the fact that it was first bottled in Worcester, England, by two dispensing chemists, John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins. It's a...

The Difference Between Men And Women

Sheikh Jassem Al-Mutawah explains the differences between men and women on Saudi Arabia ...

image creditIn 1910, during the Paris Exhibition, one project stole the show. It was a plaster model of a church designed by the Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi - a design so daring and outrageous that it was difficult to believe anyone seriously consider...

The Terrafugia Transition, a light aircraft that can convert into a road-legal automobile, is to go into production after being given a special weight exemption by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The Transition was designed as a 'light sport'...

Guinea pigs dressed up in fedoras and frilly skirts have been the unwitting participants in a fashion show at the third annual Festival of the Guinea Pig in Huacho, Peru. The celebration also included contests for the biggest, fastest, best-dressed and,...

Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by producer Hal Roach, Our Gang started in 1922 as a silent short subject...

Snub Fighter (Star Wars Re-Edit)

Snub Fighter is a re-edit of the finale from Star Wars, A New Hope, made by Presurfer reader Mark Dury from Thoughtbubble Design Concern.In Snub Fighter Luke Skywalker is a dangerously incompetent rookie. He shows up late for the attack, disobeys orders, ignores Obi-Wan's advice and then misses his...

A sleeping bag that looks like a shark? Or a bear, a coffin, a cocoon, or a cadaver. There are a lot of weird sleeping ba...

A top 10 of sports stadiums ordered by their spectator capacity. Most of the largest stadiums are used for Association football or American footba...

Inside A Birdhouse

You've seen them before, those boxes with an entry hole made as a nesting place for birds. Yes, birdhouses. They may look small on the outside, but they really aren't. From the inside, they're hu...

Why should dogs be the only ones allowed to drink out of the toilet?This silly toilet-shaped mug holds up to 12oz of your favorite hot beverage and will make your co-workers do a double ta...

Five months ago, Steve Jobs announced that Apple would be releasing a 'magical' device called the iPad. While it received decidedly mixed first impressions from the tech press at the time, Apple has had the last laugh, with 3 million iPads sold in its...

My friends at Neatorama, in collaboration with social news website Reddit, are looking for the best talent on the web. Their 'Great Talent Fantastic or Otherwise' search is not only looking for people with with amazing talents, they also want to find...

This is how some journalists work. First you see this (ignoring the bit on the right about it being a parody).Next put this in your newspaper.sou...

Lightning Strikes Three Of The Tallest Buildings In Chicago At The Same Time

Three of the tallest buildings in Chicago get struck by lightning at the same time. Willis Tower, Trump International Hotel and Tower, and the John Hancock Building.(thanks Co...

Designer and illustrator John Woo from Hongkong created these drawings of Star Wars' characters wearing famous fashi...

image creditTimes have changed since Wiley Post was the first man to fly solo around the world. He helped to develop the first pressure suits for high altitude flying, which would then eventually evolve in to what we know today as space suits.There...

A surefire way to save money is to come face-to-face with an ATM which, for one reason or another, immediately repels you. Maybe the machine is empty; worse still, maybe it only contains denominations that are worth more than your entire balance, thus...

Fat Cat Ad

An advertisement from Thailand. My knowledge of the Thai language isn't what it used to be but I think it's for a life insurance company.(via Miss Cellan...

Finally a coloring book for grown-ups. And what is there to be colored? Sneakers of course. The Sneaker Colouring Book is a collection of 100 black-and-white line drawings of popular sneaker designs to colour, alter or customize.The models featured are...

Now on sale! A double CD of Vuvuzela Hits.Over two hours of non stop vuvuze...

image creditOnce one of the most numerous horned animals in North Africa, the Scimitar Oryx has now been classified as extinct in the wild.A pale antelope with a ruddy chest this almost horse-like mammal would perhaps be unremarkable save for one thing...

Ageing Brains Retain Knowledge

The human brain improves as it gets older in some functions, according to scientific research that suggests age really does confer wisdom. A study by researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York has found that long-term memory remains unaffected with age and a person's vocabulary, emotional...

An infographic which takes a look back at the history of the iPhone, its many iterations, and the cultural and economic contexts in which the various devices were introduc...

image creditThe Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest known examples of human laws being defined and written down in an orderly way. Little is known about Hammurabi himself; he ruled Babylon nearly four millennia ago, from roughly 1792-1750 B.C.The...

Giant Spider Crab Sloughs Off Old Skin

(thanks Co...

image creditDestined to be one of the most instantly recognized buildings in the world the Aqua Tower in Chicago has the simplest of ideas behind it. The idea for the tower came from the eroded rocks that can be found around the Great Lakes.(thanks...

Streamdin is a web based Twitter client paired with Google Maps. You can see what's happening around you, let others know what you're doing or broadcast your thoughts and location with live video.Track, discover and explore activity in your city or across...

Gandalf Goes To The World Cup

Gandalf Goes to the World Cup. Why? To fight the Vuvuzel...

A polar bear display for the zoo. Free towels at public swimming pools. A 'drug-free Parliament by 2020.' Iceland's 'Best Party,' founded in December 2009 by a comedian, Jón Gnarr Kristinsson, to satirize his country's political system, ran a campaign...

Fallen Princesses is a site by Canadian photographer Dina Goldstein. This series of photographs shows fantasy figures facing a modern day reality check.Fallen Princesses place fairy tale characters in modern day scenarios. In all of the images the Princess...

The Hierarchy of Bear...

Welcome To The Internet

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If you fancy a dip in this pool, you'll need a head for heights - it's 55 floors up. But swimming to the edge won't be quite as risky as it looks. While the water in the infinity pool seems to end in a sheer drop, it actually spills into a catchment...

Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gat...

James Nash from London, UK, invented a single-serve plastic glass of French wine with a tear-off lid. The 187ml glasses equate to about a quarter of a bottle of wine, which adds up to 2.25 units and below the drink drive limit for most people of 3 units.(via...

Find The Person Behind An Email Address

You get an email from a person you don't know and before you reply to that message, you would like to know something more about him or her. How do you do this without directly asking the other person?Web search engines are obviously the most popular place for performing reverse email lookups but if...

Kitten Riding Tortoise

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The world's most expensive suit was designed by Richard Jewels of Manchester & Stuart Hughes of Liverpool. The suit is made from a blend of cashmere wool, silk and diamonds. The suit took 600 man hours to create and has 480 diamonds positioned around...

Staring Contest With Animal

At The Webby Awards last week, viral video superstars and Webby winners OK Go and Animal from The Muppets had a bizarre, not-to-be-missed staring contest backstage.(thanks Gi...

Mystery surrounds a man wearing a horse's head who has been captured on Google's Street View in Aberdeen. The man - who has become known as 'horse-boy' - can be seen in the Hardgate area of the city.The man (it could actually be a woman as well) is wearing...

The GreenHouse Golf Mouse not only looks and feels like a golf ball, it also comes with a 'golf turf-like' mouse pad, a mini-putter, a mini-flag and a mini-golf ball. When connected to a computer via USB the golf mouse glows with colorful ligh...

I spent most of the last three days watching history being made at Wimbledon. American John Isner beat Nicolas Mahut from France with 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68.It was the longest tennis match ever (11 hours and 5 minutes), the most games played in a...

The Sound Of The Sun

Scientists at Sheffield University in the U.K. have released what amounts to a recording of what you would hear if you could stand inside the solar corona - the upper layer of the Sun's atmosphere - and it turns out that what you'd hear is music. Click the button to hear the sound of the S...

image creditThe smooth sides and rounded outline of the shape do not disturb the flow of water and do not cause turbulence behind the object. Turbulence causes drag in a vehicle. The hulls of vehicles that are immersed in water are streamlined so that...

image creditMany squares in Europe are beautiful and unique. Like many city squares found in other continents, most squares in Europe were built as public open spaces suitable for open markets, music concerts and other important events. Here is a list...

The Ultimate Lazy Boy

Someone shot this footage while driving on the I-85 in North Carolina, USA.(thanks Co...

It takes a lot of skill for an actor to master a foreign accent. But when they pull it off, like Heath Ledger did as a cowboy in Brokeback Mountain or Gwyneth Paltrow as a Brit in Sliding Doors, it's a huge success.When they fail, however, it can ruin...

The Art Of Analog Computing

The Art of Analog Computing shows what it would be like if we did everything at work the same way we do things on a computer. The film represents the digital tools and interfaces we use daily in an analog way.In the analog office, your computer desktop becomes your actual desk, your inbox gets flooded...

Mystical places ruled over human imagination far before the world did its best to encourage us to dream. Whether these places are part of a local folklore or they are somehow integrated in our society development, they are all united by the same concept,...

Hi. I opened the screen door yesterday and my cat got out and has been missing since then so I was wondering if you are not to busy you could make a poster for me. It has to be A4 and I will photocopy it and put it around my suburb this afterno...

Members of military and intelligence forces around the world risk their lives daily to defend their countries and assist in peacekeeping and aid missions both at home and abroad. The men and women who make up the world's defense forces make sacrifices...

When I was young, I placed my baby teeth under my pillow and when I woke up I'd find a shiny new quarter. But whatever happened to those little teeth? Where did they go? Would I ever see them again? Many years later, a little tooth was standing at my...

Artists from the city of Cluj Napoca in Transylvania, a historical region in Romania, are presenting their creations made from trash at the Planet Report Environmental & Film Festival. The pedestrians are welcomed by a giant mobilephone and some...

Art restorers in Italy have discovered what are believed to be the oldest paintings of some of Jesus Christ's apostles. The faces of Apostles Andrew, John, Peter and Paul were uncovered using new laser technology in a catacomb in Rome.The paintings date...

image creditEveryone knows cobras, sharks and lions are killers. But there are plenty of other animals that are just as dangerous as the usual suspects. There are some rather surprising, not to mention frightening, species that if bothered, can kill...

Moms With Guns

A Public Service Announcement for Amber Watch Alert.(thanks Linds...

Julio Cou Cámara is a sewage diver in Mexico City, one of only two sewage divers in the world.A cheerful and charming middle-aged man with a couple of missing teeth and an evident pride in his work, Julio described his twenty-seven year career diving...

What It's Like To Own An Apple Produ...

Wildlife photography is regarded as being one of the most challenging forms of photography. It involves a thorough understanding of the behavior of animals and in addition to it, one needs to have sound technical skills, such as being able to expose...

In the 17th century, Dutch growers cultivated orange carrots as a tribute to William of Orange - who lead the struggle for Dutch independence - and the color stuck. A thousand years of yellow, white and purple carrot history, was wiped out in a gene...

New Bus For London

The New Bus for London will use the latest green technology when it launches in 2012. It will meet London Buses' requirements for vehicles in public service in London, including high standards of accessibility, safety and emissions abatement.In addition, it will be more durable, more fuel efficient...

World War II Poste...

image creditFor most of us, the materials scattered throughout our offices, whether they be Post-its, pencils, paper clips or staples, are mere tools of the trade.But clearly we're just not being very creative - some people consider them inspiration...

Clean waterways are now in danger anywhere in the world is. Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut designed the Physalia, a prototype of an amphibious garden. The Physalia is a floating agora that is designed to clean the waterways.Aside from its use of...

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