Includes: World Population; Govt. & Economics; Education; Environment; Food; Water; Energy and Health picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

Despite our ever-increasing knowledge of the natural world, too many people still see it as just another means to make money. picked by deEPCHIll 3 months ago

Awesome Collection of smallest thing in the world really

(Some images on page NSFW) picked by icemann 2 years ago

Interesting collection of world maps with their shape manipulated based upon world statistical data. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

Enter your surname in World Names Profiler and find its orgin and density on a world map.

The site has been compiled by researchers from the University College London. picked by DoggyLives 1 month ago

Synchronicity Live (http://synchronicitylive.com) is a cool new website that lets musicians anywhere in the world upload their concerts LIVE - and fans all around the globe can watch them as they happen! MySpace has the songs and YouTube has the videos. Synchronicity Live just completes the triangle. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

The world can reach a significant new climate change pact by the end of 2009 if current talks keep up their momentum, the head of the United Nations climate panel said on Sunday. picked by JDRucker 5 months ago

Flight Simulator geeks are flying around the world in the 2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race. The race pits teams from AVSim, FlightSim and Sim-Outhouse against each other in a race around the world with special rules, conditions and bonuses. All teams were given the rules 24 hours in advance of the start of the race (10a EST on Friday). The rules include route requirements (such as two a... read full post picked by dfelteau 2 years ago

Mercer Consulting's annual roundup of the global cities with the best quality of life is here, and Zurich once again comes out on top. The best place in the U.S.? Honolulu at No. 28. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The World is a ship that carries luxury vacation residences to the four corners of the earth. The ship cruises on, stopping for a night or two at ports around the world. picked by escaflowne 2 years ago

Very moving art from Brazilian Artists. picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago

The First World War relic also served as a toy and finally, for the past 20 years, as a front doorstop at the home of 68-year-old Thelma Bonnett. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

"Wooo, okay... I gotta say this. I gotta tell you this. I'm on my period... I know that this is live and everything but I'm on my period and sometimes that can make you feel really really sick..." picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

"Although great human tragedies like Iraq and Darfur dominate the news, the vast majority of the world is living in peace, conflicts actually decreased over the past decade," says the 2007 State of the Future report. picked by deepchill 1 year ago

Checkout the world map as seen by Americans .. Really funny! picked by bigmumu 1 year ago

And doomsday approaches.

Link to Population clock.

Link to screenshot of the moment in comments. picked by psycmoe 5 months ago

Reconstruction of the World Trade Center site is over budget and won't be finished by the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that destroyed the twin towers, the owners reported Monday.

"The rebuilding effort is not where it should be," says New York Gov. David Paterson. picked by JoshSF49 3 months ago

A few years ago, a number of brave intelligent men and women from the land of JaxWorth set out for the shores of Nova Roma. This was the New World discovered in the 15th century by Roman sailors traveling across the Pacific in search of a route to trade with India. Basically it was a shared-world created by Donteatpoop, Icepigs, and others. They imagined a world where Rome never fell and went o... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

In the world of international game shows, the line between awesome and utterly insane is a thin one.

But a entertaining one! picked by craziesean 9 months ago

Guiness World Record For Breastfeeding [video] picked by sbalaciu 1 year ago