ESO's Wide Field Imager has captured the intricate swirls of the spiral galaxy Messier 83, a smaller look-alike of our own Milky Way. Shining with the light of billions of stars and the ruby red glow of hydrogen gas, it is a beautiful example of a barred spiral galaxy, whose shape has led to it being nicknamed the Southern Pinwheel. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago

'Saving face' at work takes on a whole new meaning. Faces and balls - it's a scene rampantly spreading world wide. Faceball is a game where 2 opponents throw a plastic beach ball at each other’s face. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

What if you stretched out on stain-resistant carpet and then licked yourself? The average dog harbors at least twice the level of a type of chemical pollutant found in people. A new report has found a wide range of industrial chemicals in household cats and dogs. picked by h2so4hurts 5 months ago

This is a video explaining the above. picked by bobiton65 2 years ago

A chance for people to see all the wonderful dancers, choreographers and teachers in the world of Lambada/Zouk. A venue for people to communicate their passion for the dance, with articles and updates about the world of Lambada Zouk picked by lindale 1 year ago

The internet is many things to many people. For some it is a vital business tool. For others it is an indispensable means of communication. Others yet look on it as a vast repository of all human knowledge. Most people think of it as the thing with the funny cat pictures though. If you need to know that I Can Has Cheezburger first appeared on 13th June 2006, that the O RLY owl has been around... read full post picked by pocksucket 3 weeks ago

That cup of coffee just not getting it done anymore? How about a Buzz Donut or a Buzzed Bagel? picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Do you know where the word gringo comes from? Would it be fair to use the term floccinaucinihilipilificate in reference to the Bush administration? Why is a frisbee called a frisbee? Does the word tintinnabulation ring a bell? Michael Quinion explains... picked by NoKidding 2 years ago

That is just one of the unusual and wide variety of KitKat bars available outside the US. Some of these sound quite tasty. Link is video of some Japanese ones, this link goes to flickr photoset of Japanese and other countries KitKat Bars. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Police said Nathan Bowman was trespassing on coal company property around 1 a.m. Friday when he slipped and fell into the Springdale Pit, an inactive mine about 700 feet deep, 3,000 feet long and 1,500 feet wide picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

1.80GHz AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology ML-32
512MB RAM
80GB hard drive
10/100/1000 Ethernet
WiFi 802.11b/g
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
15.4" WXGA
DVDRW picked by iderdik 2 years ago

A major advance in fertility treatment is signalled today as doctors unveil details of a technique that will allow human eggs to be grown in the laboratory from ovarian tissue samples. The tiny samples are millimeters wide but contain 1000's of immature eggs. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

Spam has changed a lot in the last few years. Gone are the days of paying through the nose to have a website on the World Wide Web. Nor must you be a technological genius to set up a spam post. There are literally hundreds of choices when it comes to spammers these days. picked by sweetu710111978 1 year ago

The Wall Arch was 71 feet tall and 33 1/2 feet wide, ranking it 12th in size among the known arches inside Arches National Park.

This is on my "places to go" list. picked by suebe 4 weeks ago

The record for the world's largest flag now belongs to an Israeli banner produced by a Filipino evangelical Christian. The huge blue and white flag, measuring 2,165 feet long and 330 feet wide and weighing 5.7 tons, breaks the record for the world's largest. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

This is the most expensive tree in Britain – worth more than three times the average price of a home.

The Victorian plane, which has a 1.8m (6ft) wide trunk and stands in Berkeley Square in the heart of Mayfair, is valued at £750,000. picked by davethefish 5 months ago

An X-ray showed the dog swallowed a stick, two feet long and an inch wide, and it was lodged a foot down his throat. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

Phobos is the size of Manhattan and Deimos is about a third as large, just 6.3 kilometres wide. So their gravitational pull is only one-thousandth that of Earth, making landing on them more like docking with another spaceship. Putting a person on Mars could cost $200 billion to $300 billion, including the cost of decades of research. The bill for a run to Deimos could be as low as $30 billion. picked by hisidea 10 months ago

Diablo III will have a focus on cooperative or team based play. The developers are aiming to make the game run on a wide range of systems, and have stated that DirectX 10 will not be required. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

"From playthings to paint to gasoline, Chinese companies use lead in a wide range of products, and experts say China's children are suffering the health consequences." picked by gammerus 1 year ago