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Public National Geographic has astounding new high-res pictures of the underwater beasts known as nudibranches. Here are some more of my favorites:
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http://ngm.nationalgeo...5.0 starsJul 17th 1 Reply Forward
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Public Mr. Nakajima, a 29-year-old Nagoya resident, discovered that with some clever folding of the 1000-yen bill, he could drastically alter the appearance of Hideyo Noguchi's portrait.
Since then, other people have experimented with other currencies around the world, to hilarious effect. Some of my favorites:
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http://fickleflickers....May 20th 1 Reply Forward
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Public Re: Wooden bikes (http://pownce.com/Jaso...).
Em pointed out that natives of the Cordillera region of the Philippines have been making their own bikes out of wood for some time now. Burly!Feb 2nd Reply! Forward
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Public For his IB program, 16-year-old high school student, Marco Facciola, constructed a bicycle consisting of only wood and glue—including bearings, a working chain (which took 40% of his time), and even a freewheel system. That's insane!
http://www.leevalley.c...5.0 starsJan 28th 1 Reply Forward
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Public Have you seen this little video game, Passage?
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There are a lot of subtleties to the game play, but the less said about it before you play, the better. No shooting, no jumping, but you do get to experience an entire lifetime (and maybe more) all within 5 minutes.
Choose wisely...Jan 27th Reply! Forward
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Public * You Make Your Own Luck *
I thought I would pass along Wiseman's incredible study on how to be lucky in life. The take-away points:
# 1: Maximise Chance Opportunities
# 2: Listening to Lucky Hunches
# 3: Expect Good Fortune
# 4: Turn Bad Luck to Good
(Via Djiezes at http://tinyurl.com/2yvd6e)Jan 12th Reply! Forward
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Public "The Ramen Nazi - A True Story" is one of the greatest restaurant reviews I've read in a while:
"Behind the counter was the master psycho himself serving broth. There was another guy working on the noodle station, a guy washing dishes, and one more guy standing at attention 'Tomb of the Unknown Solider' style with his legs spread shoulder width apart and hands behind his back. I think his ...
continue reading...Jan 1st Reply! Forward


