This is submarine “Typhoon” as it was called in NATO documents or “Shark” as it was called in Russia. It is considered to be the biggest submarine in the world, with over than 170 meters (515 feet) long and 23 meter (70 feet) wide. picked by xdvx 7 months ago

This time it's the Jehovah's Witnesses. They are inviting you to public conventions all this week to reveal their latest apocalyptic visions. By their calculations the end of the world is imminent and we need to be prepared immediately for the coming cataclysm. picked by equinox 6 months ago

Found this awesome blog with great playlist of alternative and indie rock Christmas songs like Polyphonic Spree, Funeral for a Friend, Jimmy Eat World, Sufjan Stevens, Low, Taking Back Sunday and more. One of 12 volumes. picked by phizzy 2 years ago

The rules of the road are different wherever you drive, but some international would come as a surprise to most Canadian drivers. Here are 10 unusual traffic rules we've found from around the world. picked by 2longdogs 2 years ago

Could vaporising waste provide a solution to two of humanity's biggest environmental problems at once? Companies around the world are trying to turn household waste into clean energy – but critics say "gasification" isn't as green as it sounds... picked by bingo 7 months ago

A giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef can see a world beyond the rainbow that is invisible to other animals. Mantis shrimps, dubbed "thumb splitters" by divers because of their vicious claws, have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom, capable of seeing colors from the ultraviolet to the infrared, as well as detecting other subtle variations in light. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Apparently stabbed by their parents.

Just watched this on the news. So, so sad. picked by doggylives 1 year ago

Associated Press correspondent Alfred de Montesquiou, AP photographer Julie Jacobson and AP Television News cameraman Ken Teh were among the patrol when they were ambushed outside of a pomegranate grove.
Very well written. picked by theshizknitt725 3 months ago

In certain cultures around the world, creatures like beetles, stink bugs, and grubs are not seen as pests, but as food items. In places where protein sources are rare, they are a vital part of the diet. Though they are relegated to game show gross-out props in much of the West, these creatures are quite eco-friendly as food. They consume relatively little, and do not require grazing land or ant... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

here are some examples of vehicle cemeteries around the world, areas on earth that have unwittingly become the home to rusting, unused machines. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

An adrenaline junkie has taken in-line skating to new heights and set a new world record after racing down a roller coaster at speeds of 56mph.

Dirk Auer decided to go where no sane man or woman had gone before and skated down an 860 metre track in just over a minute. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk . picked by fentwin 1 year ago

Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi, one of the four Swedes charged in Sweden on Thursday, said in a telephone interview that the site has set up a clandestine, double-blind operation with its servers spread throughout the world -- and out of reach of the Swedish authorities. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

Still no flying car. :( picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

Experience a frozen world of Eskimos and penguins where funny looking people sport about and seek to got their tongues stuck to frigid metal poles in creative and unusual ways. picked by suebe 12 months ago

Barack Obama competed against himself Monday with interviews airing simultaneously on two different networks. They might as well have been two different galaxies.

The Democrat waded into cable TV's blood feud, between Keith Olbermann of MSNBC and Bill O'Reilly of Fox News Channel, becoming as much a bit player as any even-odds presidential candidate can be. picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

We tend to have bad measurement systems here in the US. We've got a temperature scale where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 (it's zero and 100 for the rest of the world.) And none of our measurements are compatible with our base10 numbering system. Twelve inches in a foot? 5280 feet in a mile? I mean...come on... picked by JDRucker 1 year ago

Being dumb has its benefits. Scottish soldiers who survived the second world war were less intelligent than men who gave their lives defeating the Third Reich, a new study of British government records concludes.

*They said it, not me. picked by bingo 11 months ago

Bearbot is an AI program. He can speak many languages, remember details about who he talks to, tell jokes, and more. Plus he's cute and fuzzy. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

The brave new world of "cognitive enhancement," a term that typically refers to the use of attention- or memory-boosting prescription drugs, such as Adderall, Ritalin and modafinil (Provigil), along with other performance-raising medications, to improve productivity. picked by mattgup 11 months ago