Fast food companies a lot of time and effort suing each other and their detractors, which can sometimes backfire by bringing more publicity! See The 7 Most Bizarre Fast Food Industry Lawsuits. Link -via Digg
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The new X Files film is coming out this Friday. To get you ready, YesButNoButYes take a look at some of the weird monsters, aliens, and supernatural beings from the television series.
Link -Thanks, Johnny!
The X-Files stands as not only a definitive pop culture milestone of the 90's, it contains some of the best storytelling in television history.
The show was suspenseful, scary and well crafted. There was a savvy blend of modern story devices and old school monster-movie magic.
And man, were there some beautiful monsters.
Link -Thanks, Johnny!
Hmm, this ancient Egyptian sculpture resembles someone, but I can't quite put my finger on who it is. Do you know who it might be? This photo was taken by Flicker user mandalariangirl, who has her own opinion. Link -Thanks, Jenna!
Brett made a list of 50 things he wanted to do, and said he wouldn't go home until he accomplished all of them. Here are just the first ten:
* Not accomplished yet.
A year later, only eight of the items remain to be done! Each accomplishment is documented at Amtrekker. Link -Thanks, Jen!
Tube down a river
* Ride a horse through a covered bridge
* Sleep in a lighthouse
Learn survival skills
Enter a hot dog eating contest
Walk to the top of the Empire State Building
See a live taping of The Colbert Report
See a game at Fenway Park
Milk a cow on an Amish farm
Wade through a cranberry bog
* Not accomplished yet.
A year later, only eight of the items remain to be done! Each accomplishment is documented at Amtrekker. Link -Thanks, Jen!
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Another eerie Google tale from The Vacationeers, who brought you Google My Maps, Google Moon, and Google Maps. -Thanks, Steen Benjamin Petersen!
The ocean is a huge environment, and we've only explored small portions of it. Here are some sea creatures that range from beautiful to scary, and all are just plain strange. Pictured is the umbrella mouth gulper eel. Link
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ColourLovers has a collection of very colorful nudibranch photos, and their color palettes, too!
Part of the mollusk phylum, Nudibranchs are the shell-less relatives of the snail and are known for their garish colors. These tiny sea creatures are usually only 2cm - 6cm in length and can be found worldwide. They are able to thrive in any depth of salt water from the deepest darkest ocean floors to warm shallow water.
Link -Thanks, Lex!
This MowerCycle was created by some DIY-genius out of an old bicycle and a broken lawnmower, we’re saying “DIY-genius” because his identity remains unknown - and this cannot be found at online do-it-yourself stores or something. Of course the efficiency of this is questioned since we assume riding a bike on grass isn’t the easiest thing to do, but the concept is brilliant!
Link -Thanks, Al!
If the mowercycle seems like too much work, how about using power tools? This bike is powered by a cordless drill! It will carry up to 250 pounds at about 15 miles per hour, and has a range of 2-6 miles, depending on the drill. http://www.dpxsystems.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ID=184 -Thanks, SenorMysterioso!
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Habanera {wiki}, the familiar aria from the opera Carmen, performed by your favorite Muppets. -Thanks, Andrew!
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This is not a Hollywood special effect. This is an actual video of the Earth and moon taken from 50 million kilometers away.
First, the setup. The Deep Impact spacecraft was the one that smacked a chunk of copper into a comet so that we could see what materials were below the surface. After the impact, the spacecraft kept going (with the mission renamed EPOXI), and it’s being used to do all sorts of interesting observations.
In late May, 2008, it turned its cameras back to Earth and observed us over the course of a several hours. During this time, from EPOXI’s point of view, the Moon passed directly in front of the Earth! The images were put together (by my old boss, Don Lindler!) into, well, one of the most astonishing animations I have ever watched. Ever.
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This is a view that is literally impossible from the ground. Only a spacefaring race gets the privilege of this view from a height.
Bad Astronomy Blog has more information, and links to even more. Link
Today, the ABC World News Webcast reports from the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles on new trends in video games. Virtual musician games are hot! Get a sneak peek at Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero World Tour, and Wii Music. Link to the segment. http://www.worldnewswebcast.com/ to the entire webcast.
You may have thought Treebeard or the apple trees in The Wizard of Oz were creepy (I did), but real trees can be pretty creepy, too! Environmental Graffiti has a collection of the strangest, scariest, and even funniest trees caught on camera. Link -Thanks, Chris!
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Previously at Neatorama: 10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World.
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Previously at Neatorama: 10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World.
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