The original art for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 sold for $250,099. Included were the 40 pages of original artwork, the original pen and ink cover and the original logo design, a first printing of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1, the original artwork for the inside cover, and a pencil layout for the first advertisement for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as it appeared in the Comic's Buyers Guide... read full post picked by julea 3 years ago

This an original idea picked by sbalaciu 2 years ago

An original song that's been featured on Youtube. Check it out, this girl's got talent. picked by Jerry520 2 years ago

Fascinating - the original bungee jumpers, the Vanuatu Land Divers. picked by rjonesx 1 year ago

This "Star Trek"-themed home theater doesn't just capture the franchise's look and feel. It uses props from the real Starfleet. View the slide show.

*this one is for all the Trekies* picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

The history of chess is more than 1500 years. It’s the oldest skill game in the world. Ancient chess are represented in the museums in all over the world. They are amazing. But times change. Nowadays modern art gives the artist more leeway in technical execution as well as concept expression and arrangements of design elements. There are no strict rules and obligations the artists must stick... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A massive collection of 1970s music including original recordings by reggae greats Bob Marley and Peter Tosh has disappeared from the archives of the former Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation. picked by muppet 2 years ago

This amazingly original idea,
A Watermelon filled with Spiked fruit Juice, with a tap.

How to on the page! picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

Italian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of the ancient Roman hero believed to have inspired Russell Crowe's character in the hit movie "Gladiator". picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

We all grew up with the beloved Disney films based on older fairy tales and stories. But it turns out Disney may have left out a few particular details in order to keep the film in the PG range and out of the R ratings. Here are ten original Fairy Tales in their full gruesome glory. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Some very original cakes brought to you by Margaret's Bakery. The Cake Blog is a community I belong to on livejournal.com and I love these! Some of my favorites are the ones with the butterflies, cakes that look like presents and the odd shape ones. This is a must see! picked by Nunkii 2 years ago

Few people know that Louis Armstrong actually sang the original theme song for Super Mario World... until Nintendo stepped in and decided to go in a different direction. picked by punthe 1 year ago

This picture proves that Harry Potter was not original picked by acemak 2 years ago

Billy Powell, the original keyboard player with the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died early Wednesday at his Orange Park home. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

After a brief and informative argument with some entrenched users at Plime about blogging, self-promotion and rehashing (and plagiarism), I determined that they weren’t really against bloggers at all. Even bloggers that self-promote. What they’re really against is something I totally agree with them on: Posting solely to attract traffic and make money with Google Adsense (and other adv... read full post picked by RTCA 3 years ago

Earlier we learned that The New York Times opened up their archives for free. A thread was started where we could post interesting finds. The people at Mental_Floss magazine are showcasing the first time various famous places/names/things/ etc were mentioned in the Times. From simpsons, through Starbucks, Silicon Valley and more! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Van Halen was never the same after David left the group. David may be a lot of things, but he is definitely a showman.

Bonus: Some great David Lee Roth Quotes
Also to stay topical, he was once hit by something thrown from some arse heckler and replied "I know who did that and I'll be sleeping with his girlfriend tonight" picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Are you back from Thanksgiving break yet? Well, if you visited your parent’s house (we’re assuming you’ve moved out) over the holiday, there’s a chance you went into your old bedroom or the basement or the attic and rummaged through some of your old crap. picked by socialexpert 12 months ago

The seller of this 1865 "Wanted" poster states that this is the wanted poster issued to find Honest Abe's killer. Oh, and this isn't an advert. picked by iduffee 3 years ago

Thanks to new technology, the original footage taken by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin in 1969 has been turned into a high definition video, complete with sound. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago