Ok, lets play a little game: first one to find the photoshop in this "Wacky Homes from Around the World" post gets triple upvotes! picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

A penny, which consists of 97.5 percent zinc and 2.5 percent copper, cost 1.26 cents to make as of Tuesday. And a nickel -- 75 percent copper and the rest nickel -- cost 7.7 cents, based on current commodity prices, according to the Mint. picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

An early morning fire still burning at the "Street of Dreams" model luxury home development in Echo Lake just north of Woodinville has destroyed at least three homes, and officials believe a well-known arsonist group is responsible. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

Trumps $125 million dollar mansion, Some people have more money than they need. picked by willster09 9 months ago

A family is banned from entering any of the homes in town except their own and they are only allowed to use the road that leads to the church and store. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

I know politicians being less than truthful isn't exactly news. picked by Inc0m 5 months ago

A U.S. Army-sponsored study finds that children of enlisted soldiers are more likely to be abused or neglected when a parent is deployed to a combat zone. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Click here to see ten of the craziest vacation rental homes from all over the world! From a 21 ft tipi for $935 - $1,135/week to a railroad car, a tree house and more. Remember $1000 a week for a 21 ft tipi! picked by sioneile500 8 months ago

In suburbs everywhere, behind closed doors there are secrets. Every house has them. Scratch the surface and who knows what you will find. Photographer Steven Hirsch has found the homes of 24 registered sex offenders and captured them. The photographs, just like the houses, give away nothing. Whatever you ascribe to these is your own. picked by misswinkle 9 months ago

Computer mogul Michael Dell claims to live simply, yet built a 33,000-square-foot manse in Austin, Texas, in 1997. picked by karenben 7 months ago

So the lawns of some foreclosed homes in Stockton are brown. What to do? Spray paint, of course! picked by murfanda 1 week ago

The Bingham Canyon copper mine in Utah is the world's largest man-made excavation, and is big enough to be seen by from space.
Plimates, be sure to check out the "amazing facts" link as well, eh. picked by chinook 3 months ago

If you were a celebrity would you build a place that is so “you” or so overpriced that you couldn’t sell it no matter how hot the market? This list highlights some of the celebrity homes that overly-customized and over priced. picked by DemureArt 6 months ago

Americans' percentage of equity in their homes fell below 50 percent for the first time on record since 1945, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. That marks the first time homeowners' debt on their houses exceeds their equity since the Fed started tracking the data in 1945. picked by 2longdogs 7 months ago

A thief in Germany was charred beyond recognition by a 10,000 volt electric shock when he tried to steal a LIVE copper cable. German police found the man's blackened remains by a set of cable cutters and pile of non-live cables he had already stolen. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

The Incas fashioned gorgeous gold, silver, and copper statuettes and ornaments, but they shouldn't get credit for introducing "industrial scale" metallurgy in South America, as researchers long thought. Fresh evidence from ancient lake sediments in Peru reveals that extensive smelting of copper and silver began around 1000 C.E. some 450 years before the rise of the Inca civilization. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

This is the greatest idea for a softie gallery show - these are all knitted houses of female murderers or the houses of their victims! picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A sixth-century copper factory, medieval kitchens still stocked with pots and pans, and remains of Renaissance palaces are among the finds unveiled Friday by archaeologists digging up Rome in preparation for a new subway line. Archaeologists have been probing the depths of the Eternal City at 38 digs, many of which are near famous monuments or on key thoroughfares. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Humans may one day be returning to the forests to live in ecological homes grown from tree roots. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered metal-rich sedimentary deposits in a New Hampshire lake that grow faster than any other deposits found in the United States. Understanding the environmental conditions that aid in the creation of the structures, which contain copper, iron and other heavy metals, could be helpful in discovering new metal sources. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago