It seemed like a good idea at the time: Remove all the feral cats from a famous Australian island to save the native seabirds. But the decision to eradicate the felines from Macquarie island allowed the rabbit population to explode and, in turn, destroy much of its fragile vegetation that birds depend on for cover, researchers said Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

1907: Earl S. Tupper, inventor of the famous Tupperware “burping” plastic kitchenware, is born. Baby Tupper may well have burped for the first time on this day. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Belgian Blue Beef are famous for their "double muscling".(check out some of the photos, unreal) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

The Lipizzan, (or Lipizzaner) breed of horse, famous for their classical dressage, and highly advanced "airs above the ground", were in danger of extinction at the close of WWII. Gen. Patton and his 2nd Calvary saved them, costing the lives of two soldiers but preserving a truly amazing breed of horse, and the art of riding that comes with them. Nice historic story that many folks are ... read full post picked by marli 2 years ago

The three iconic space pillars photographed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 1995 might have met their demise, according to new evidence from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. A new, striking image from Spitzer shows the intact dust towers next to a giant cloud of hot dust thought to have been scorched by the blast of a star that exploded, or went supernova. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Sometimes a museum can be a destination in and of itself. Even if you don't understand all of it, you most likely will leave feeling impressed and amazed. We compiled this list based on the popularity of the museums and the famous works of art they have in their possessions. So get out and take in a little culture on your next vacation or trip and stop by one of these museums! picked by sandossu 2 years ago

Scientist and atheist Richard Dawkins has admitted he does celebrate Christmas - and enjoys singing traditional Christmas carols each festive season.

HYPOCRITE! (Irony for those who might miss it)

*ahem* picked by DoggyLives 11 months ago

St Bernards have become famous for leading daring Alpine rescues but one 16-month-old dog needed rescuers of its own after its tail was frozen to the ice on a golf course pond. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Tomi Ungerer’s ample pink tombstone, a tribute to a long-time friend, was rejected for being too 'slutty' picked by theshizknitt725 5 months ago

'The label will still be housed there on a long-term lease.' The building is a landmark and has been photographed in countless films and television shows. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

So you know of Friends' Marcel and you know King Kong - but what of the other prominent primates like Captain Simian and Lancelot Link (the secret chimp)? picked by TheStep 3 years ago

Johan Lorbeer is a German performance artist who has become famous in his country for hanging on a wall. picked by kamaloo 2 years ago

CASSANDRA PYBUS has man trouble. Every time this award-winning Australian historian starts sifting through the lives of famous men of letters and politics, she finds a life complicated or compromised by sex. Now she has turned her attention to a giant of American history, one of its founding fathers and its third president, Thomas Jefferson. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

The newly revealed painting, hidden for almost a century within the wood wall of a private library, shows a portrait of a half-naked woman with clear links to the famous (and clothed) Mona Lisa.
Details indicate that it is presumed to be a true Renaissance painting, and a possible DaVinci picked by bingo 6 months ago

A famous community organizer once said, “The only way to upset the power structure in your communities is to goad them, confuse them, irritate them and, most of all, make them live by their own rules.

*UPDATE ACORN Fires 2 after video surfaces picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

Some authors like a challenge.Gadsby is a famous example as the book does not have the letter e. Others write without verbs, or maybe no vowel but e. “Cadaeic Cadenza” (headline link) is a 3834-word story by Mike Keith where each word in sequence has the same number of letters as the corresponding digit in pi. (3.1415926535897...) picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Egypt is famous not only for its Pyramids which are tombs for the dead and rise to tremendous heights so as to kiss the heaven, but these tombs of Kom el Shoqafa or Mound of Shards (Lofus Kiramaikos in Greek) do just the opposite; they go deep in to the grounds to embrace the netherworld. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Metallica's famous song covered by four cellists. Quite impressive! picked by tubs 2 years ago

Richard Garriott, a famous video game developer, is paying millions of dollars for a ride on a Russian rocket to the International Space Station. He's wanted to go to space since he was a kid. His father and all his neighbors were NASA astronauts. Garriott is America's first, second generation astronaut. While at the Space Station, he’ll meet his Russian counterpart. Take a listen. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

Does science fiction really cease to be science fiction if you can't understand the science? I'm reminded of Arthur C. Clarke's famous quote: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago