TIME Magazine has been compiling an annual list of the world's most influential people since 2004 - and this year, they've opened the floodgates to let readers vote for their pick online. Little did the know that this ex...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/times-most-influential-people-of-2009-moot-of-4chan/Alfred Sirleaf is a blogger. Not just any blogger - no sir, Alfred is an analog blogger. He runs the "Daily News," a news hut in the middle of Monrovia, the capital of a Liberia, a country on the west...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/the-blackboard-blogger-of-africa/File this under irony: State Farm gave away some 800,000 cuddly "State Farm Neigh Bears" to show what good neighbors they are, only to recall them because the teddy bears' eyes could pop off and choke a kid.May...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/like-a-good-neighbor-wholl-choke-your-kids/[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMT1FLzEn9I][YouTube - Link]You may have seen chameleons change colors on some nature show, changing from the colour of a leaf to that of some bark, but that's boring. Here's the s...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/super-chameleon/If you are a longtime fan of The Simpsons, you'll do well on today's Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. How well do you think you know the Simpson's next door neighbor, Ned Flanders? I don't -I would have probably scored...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/ned-flanders/There are sites on the internet for everybody, and kids are no exception. That doesn't mean that sites intended for one audience cannot be enjoyed by another. This selection of sites is such that those of us who ca...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/animated-websites-that-kids-will-love-but-grownups-will-adore/(vimeo link) This video by Johnny Kelly follows the life cycle of a seed, but that simple description doesn't do justice to this animation. -via Digg animation, seed, plant...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/22/the-seed/Spanish police seized a 42-piece dinnerware set from a man who received the delivery. The blue plates, cups, and bowls decorated with sunflowers turned out to be made from 45 pounds of cocaine! It was sent by record...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/22/dinnerware-made-of-cocaine-seized/This sign was spotted at the terminal for express trains to Gatwick Airport in London. Maybe they are trying to imply something? Link -via Buzzfeed sign, London, sloths...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/22/express-sloths/Here's how you can win a $20 shopping spree in our store: 1) Watch for the trivia question sometime on Wednesday. We'll post it on Facebook and Tweet it out on Twitter. 2) Send your answer to david@neatorama.com....
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/22/neatorama-shopping-spree-contest-rules/(YouTube Link) This 4-minute video from Current TV's SuperNews lampoons the Twitter phenomenon. Why would anyone want hourly updates on the mundane details of other people's lives? SuperNews explai...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/22/explaining-twitter/[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_twP8qVYS58][YouTube - Link]It's not a food fight, it's the customary way rolls are delivered to diners at Lambert's Cafe in Sikeston, Missouri, which calls itself the "Home o...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/22/throw-them-rolls/The Great Internet Migratory Box of Electronics Junk is sort roving flea market meets Internet meme. The idea, hatched by the guys over at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, is to send a box containing random electronic...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/22/the-great-internet-migratory-box-of-electronics-junk/Shopkeeper Yvonne Froud was fed up with all the trash strewn around her village in Gloucestershire, England, so she decided to do something about it. Whenever a kid buys treats from her shop, she writes the child's name...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/22/fighting-litter-one-kid-at-a-time/Motorized bicycles have always been one of the the aspirations of "green" transportation, but let's face it: most of them are clunky. Well, no more: Industrial designer Adrian Van Anz has created a stylish,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/22/derringer-cycles/Yuri Lane has a unique musical talent: he plays the harmonica unlike any other people in the world. And if you think that harmonica can't ever be cool, just wait till you hear Yuri performs the beatbox harmonica.Hit play...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/22/beatbox-harmonica-by-yuri-lane/Here's a dubious reason why Nigeria is such a hotbed for 419 scams (or better known as the Nigerian Letter scam): people there are astonishingly creative with the written words! Take, for instance, the Nigerian love lett...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/22/the-nigerian-love-letter/When cassette tapes break down, usually they get thrown in the trash. But not for flickr artist iri5. Using discarded cassette tapes, iri5 turns them into works of art in a series called, "Ghost in the Machine,"...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/21/cassette-tape-paintings/Tired of the QWERTY layout on your keyboard? Have a keyboard layout that may make typing even more convenient? This customizable keyboard guarantees that you can layout your keyboard any which way you want--perfect for...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/21/customizable-keyboards-and-13-other-cool-computer-keyboards/Lava explodes and flows in different forms. How many of these are you familiar with?The explosive nature of these fascinating geological mountains provide us with a time line of earth's past, they create chains of li...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/21/worlds-most-impressive-explosions-of-lava/Hi guys! I'm still alive - just really, really busy with work (wow - just checked: I haven't posted nearly anything in about a week!) Regular postings by yours truly will commence soon. Tha...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/21/neatorama-update-laugh-out-loud-book-signing-by-adam-koford/[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flRvsO8m_KI][YouTube - Link]Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-son team who have run 60 marathons (25 of them the Boston Marathon), 6 Ironman Triathlons (composed of 2.4 mile swim, fo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/21/team-hoyt/Homer won't let this beer out of his sight! The Homer Simpson Rotating Eyes Clock will set you back £14.96. Link -via Bits and Pieces Simpsons, clock, Homer Simpson...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/20/homer-simpson-clock/The Buddhas of Bamyan, the City of Screams, the Minarets of Ghazni, the Blue Mosque - these are just some of the incredible sites of Afghanistan. Astonishing lakes, ancient destroyed cities and breathtaking landsca...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/20/would-you-take-a-vacation-to-afghanistan/A crocodile who received major facial damage after being hit by a car got facial reconstructive surgery to treat his injuries. The vets at the Miami Metrozoo used metal rods to put the animals face back together and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/20/alligator-gets-reconstructive-surgery/[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnWqwncGhoo][YouTube - Link]Bedient pipe organ company creates pipe organs by hand in Lincol, NE. The pipes of organs are made out of lead which they make out of sheets they...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/20/pouring-sheets-of-lead-for-pipe-organs/In the third installment of sculptor Joel Haas' adventures in Taiwan, he takes a excursion to Yangmingshan National Park. Joel's photographs reveal stunning azaleas in bloom, local art, and his experience with cilantro...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/20/yam-wielding-grannies-plastic-bugs-and-cilantro-ice-cream/Fifteen of the kind of frivolous lawsuits that make you want to rip your hair out... including the guy who sued the family of the kid he ran over in his car, the A-student who sued to get an A+, and of course the inmate...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/20/15-crazy-lawsuits-that-make-you-want-to-sue-someone/These monstrous beasts defy the laws of gravity, making our brains slosh around in our craniums. Sounds fun right? There was a time when I was child that I was terrified of these wooden and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/20/worlds-scariest-highest-and-fastest-roller-coasters/[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRU22t1BhNY][YouTube - Link] Here is spectacular footage of an underwater volcano erupting near Tonga. The eruption began Monday after a series of earthquakes near Tonga,...
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