Offbeat
Chess history is filled with remarkable events — this could be another one.
Japan has always had its demographic quirks, but this one is something else.
If you’re a Simpsons fan, then you probably know about Blinky, the three-eyed fish found near the nuclear plant where Homer Simpson was working. As it turns out, the Simpsons were right yet again, as fishermen in Córdoba, Argentina caught a three-eyed wolf fish in a reservoir fed by a local nuclear power plant. As, […]
Yes, you’re seeing just fine – this reservoir is filled with millions of black balls; and it’s not all part of some joke or anything – things are as serious as it gets. This all took place in 2008, at the Ivanhoe Reservoir, when local crews put 3.000.000 black bird balls in the water. They […]
I recently stumbled across this extremely interesting and inspiring TED Talk by Christopher McDougall, which explores the mysteries that tie the human species to running. He talks about how running helped us evolve as a species, he tells the story of an ambitious marathoner with a heart of gold and a tribe in Mexico that […]
A recent art photography exhibition, dubbed Amazon, is currently on display at Somerset House in London, which brings together two remarkable, distinct bodies of photography to highlight the plight of the Amazonian rainforest and the people living within it. Thus, the work of Brazilian Sebastião Salgado depicts the virgin beauty of the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical […]
Seriously, just stare at this picture for some 10-20 seconds – blinking is ok; you’ll see it vanish, bit by bit. This is called the Troxler effect, after the man who discovered it: Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler, in 1804. What happens here is that your visual system constantly adapts to all the external stimuli. This is […]
“I’m never gonna get used to the 31st century. Caffeinated bacon? Baconated grapefruit? Admiral Crunch?”, Fry, Futurama. The clumsy yet beloved Futurama hero did have an extremely valid point this time. The latest product to come off a tiny Army research facility near Boston, where new food rations are developed and tasted tested, might turn him […]
A biblical-like creature has sprung out into the world recently, when a two-headed albino milk snake was born – an event of extreme rarity. This comes right on the heels of the three-eyed fish found next to a nuclear power plant in Argentina. In this case, nature alone and its experimentation seems to be responsible. The snake hatched […]
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