Salvador Dali carved out a reputation that was arguably as eclectic as his paintings: eccentric, exhibitionist, genius, showman, author, agent provocateur and – oh yes – the most successful surrealist painter in history. But The Dali Dimension: Decoding the Mind of a Genius (2004) brings into focus another appellation befitting the Catalan master: man of science. The page, unfortunate... read full post picked by teresag 2 years ago

PDSA vets saved the life of a mischievous puppy who swallowed a full-length plastic arrow, measuring 10.5 inches, almost as long as the puppy herself! picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Steve Salerno, the author of SHAM: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless, "We’re so conditioned to take the pulse of our happiness from one moment to the next, and it’s self-help that’s encouraged this. And the reason it does this is to keep us convinced there’s something wrong with us, so they can sell the next book." picked by kissmenow 3 years ago

Green Porno is a series of very short films conceived, written, co-directed by and featuring Isabella Rossellini about the sex life of bugs, insects and various creatures. The films are a comical but insightful study of the curious ways certain bugs “make love” picked by digitalgimpling 1 year ago

"You would like for the president of the United States to die?" Alan Colmes asked the Rev. Wiley Drake once more. "If he does not turn to God and does not turn his life around, I am asking God to enforce imprecatory prayers that are throughout the Scripture that would cause him death, that's correct." picked by lynxears 6 days ago

Don't like 'em. picked by suckersklub 8 months ago

"It's a life sentence, and it should be," U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday said at the sentencing of Rafael Angel Rondon. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

The new Cross Bones harkens to a time when thrill-seeking WWII pilots returned to civilian life and adopted motorcycles as their preferred mode of transport, chopping all the extras off their bikes to ride faster and recapture the uncertainties and highs of combat. picked by willster09 2 years ago

The Namib Desert is home to some of the world’s rarest and most interesting flora and fauna. A plant that resembles an alien life form and thought to be a relic of the Jurassic period can only be found here. picked by cactushair 7 months ago

Pictures of the last days of a man infected with HIV. Alone and with his family. Besides, the man is on drugs (the possible cause of infection) picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Scientists have discovered as few as 10 percent of the species now living on Earth. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

Cellos make life epic. I can't believe I couldn't find this on Plime. My appologies if i missed it on a search. picked by Chimerical 2 years ago

A California woman got the surprise of her life when she walked into her garage to see why her dogs were barking. She found a full-grown mountain lion. The trio of three pound dogs held the big cat at bay for more than 45 minutes, until Fish and Game officers arrived. picked by tigertony 6 months ago

There are a few real life archaeologists who served as models for Dr. Jones and also for his villainous rivals. picked by aardvark 2 years ago

Maira Kalman took a trip to Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson and was moved to write a travelogue. But this is no ordinary travelogue. Kalman writes about Jefferson’s life and philosophy as well as his home, with whimsical pictures that drawn you in to her experience. picked by bingo 5 months ago

Need to sound cool but not get caught plagiarizing? Try this site for an obscure quote!

Want to sound witty but don't care if anyone knows it's not original? Try this site for a witty quote!

After all, it is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. (Winston Churchill) picked by Moe 2 years ago

We are used to thinking of intelligent life, as an inevitable consequence of evolution, Stephen Hawking emphasized, but it is more likely that evolution is a random process, with intelligence as only one of a large number of possible outcomes.

Intelligence, Hawking believes contrary to our human-centric existence, may not have any long-term survival value. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Tiny microbes beneath the sea floor, distinct from life on the Earth's surface, may account for one-tenth of the Earth's living biomass, according to an interdisciplinary team of researchers, but many of these minute creatures are living on a geologic timescale. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

IN JULY 1837, Charles Darwin had a flash of inspiration. In his study at his house in London, he turned to a new page in his red leather notebook and wrote, "I think". Then he drew a spindly sketch of a tree.

*Looks like he was wrong. What happened? - DNA picked by bingo 10 months ago

On February 7, 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at New York's Kennedy Airport--and "Beatlemania" arrives. picked by suebe 10 months ago