If you loved the old Super Mario World, and you like Barack Obama, you’ll love Super Obama World game. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

ROME. The news that Irish rock group U2 will release a new album in March has been hailed with relief and joy throughout the developing world. Millions of grateful peasants and refugees mobbed aid workers in Africa and Asia, offering sacrifices of new crops and young lambs to lead singer Bono for gracing the world with yet another insight into poverty. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Awesome Collection of smallest thing in the world really

(Some images on page NSFW) picked by icemann 3 years ago

Between the hybrids, the reusable canvas shopping bags and cloth diapers, everybody's doing their little bit to save the world. Entire industries have sprang up to cater to us socially-responsible types who want to leave behind a better world for the robots to inherit once they take over. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Enter your surname in World Names Profiler and find its orgin and density on a world map.

The site has been compiled by researchers from the University College London. picked by DoggyLives 1 year ago

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment. It is the world’s largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 90 countries, supporting around 1300 conservation and environmental projects around the w... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Politely placing the napkin on your lap and keeping your elbows off the table may be the etiquette essentials here in the good ol' USA but when it comes to hanging with friends and colleagues around the world, etiquette often takes on new meanings. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Match referee Jeff Crowe took the blame for the farcical finish to the World Cup final that saw Australia celebrate victory twice and forced Sri Lanka to bat in pitch-black darkness.
A follow-up to the link posted yesterday by AutumnLotus: Rampant Aussies sweep World Cup. picked by rambler 3 years ago

Reconstruction of the World Trade Center site is over budget and won't be finished by the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that destroyed the twin towers, the owners reported Monday.

"The rebuilding effort is not where it should be," says New York Gov. David Paterson. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

A few years ago, a number of brave intelligent men and women from the land of JaxWorth set out for the shores of Nova Roma. This was the New World discovered in the 15th century by Roman sailors traveling across the Pacific in search of a route to trade with India. Basically it was a shared-world created by Donteatpoop, Icepigs, and others. They imagined a world where Rome never fell and went o... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Thailand's Scorpion Queen has set a new world record - by holding a poisonous scorpion in her mouth for just over two minutes. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

"Although great human tragedies like Iraq and Darfur dominate the news, the vast majority of the world is living in peace, conflicts actually decreased over the past decade," says the 2007 State of the Future report. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

Flight Simulator geeks are flying around the world in the 2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race. The race pits teams from AVSim, FlightSim and Sim-Outhouse against each other in a race around the world with special rules, conditions and bonuses. All teams were given the rules 24 hours in advance of the start of the race (10a EST on Friday). The rules include route requirements (such as two a... read full post picked by dfelteau 3 years ago

This site has a huge list of live web cams all over the world. You can see what life is like in many different countries. Complete with a sunlight map so you don't end up staring at a night scene (Unless you love staring at blackness, of course.) picked by narfpie 3 years ago

Very moving art from Brazilian Artists. picked by LatueOfStiberty 3 years ago

Currently the world’s largest airplane, the An-225 Mriya (Dream) is an enlarged version of the An-124. The original purpose of the An-225 was to ferry large components used in the Soviet space program. These duties were formerly performed by a modified M-4 Molot bomber, but this aircraft did not have the payload capabilities required by the rocketry developments of the 1980s. picked by Betmenko 3 years ago

The soggy weather might have cast a dampener on the traditional British summer - but it has ensured vegetables are thriving and breaking new records. This monster vegetable now holds the new world record for the biggest ever marrow after weighing in at 65 kilos (113lbs). picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The world's tallest man - who also has the largest hands and feet - has been named by Guinness World Records.

At 8ft 1in (2.47m), Sultan Kosen, from Turkey, is about 4in (10cm) taller than previous title-holder Bao Xishun.
The 27-year-old's hands measure 10.8in (27.5cm) and his feet 14.3in (36.5cm). picked by Bingo 2 months ago

WhiteKnightTwo, which is making its world debut at AirVenture 2009, is the mothership that carries SpaceShipTwo tourists to suborbital space. Its 140-foot wingspan is the longest single carbon composite aviation component ever manufactured.
*OshKosh B'Gosh* picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

A planet orbiting a red dwarf star 20 light years away could be the first known water world, entirely covered by a deep ocean. picked by suebe 7 months ago