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Wolfram Alpha Easter Eggs
Wolfram Alpha launched late Friday afternoon, giving everyone, including bloggers, a weekend to play with the “computational knowledge engine”. And there is some easter eggs: try typing “88 mph” into the search box. Here’s what you’ll find: 88 mph = speed at which Marty McFly needed to drive the Delorean DMC-12 in order to time travel. Want more?
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Alexander Rybak
Alexander Rybak made his status of top favourite come true and sang Norway to the victory in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Singer and violinist Rybak smashed the record for the most points awarded during the competition, while Iceland came second, followed by Azerbaijan in third. Watch the winning performance of Fairytale.
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The Man Who Lives in the Star Trek Flat
Tony Alleyne decided to turn his apartment into a Star Trek spaceship replica after his wife left him. The 500-square-foot flat has molded walls, high-tech bathroom, voice activated blue lighting, air-conditioning and a command console–but there’s one thing missing—a bedroom. Tony decided to build the Transporter area instead. He hand-crafted all the furnishings himself—cutting timber and plexigas to create the futuristic look. Trekkie Tony said: “I have always considered that of all the Starfleet ships, Voyager is, in terms of interior, the luxury liner of the galaxy.”
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Last Day Dream
Great little video directed by Chris Milk. A man watches his life pass before him. Produced for the 42 Second Dream Film Festival Beijing China 2009. Ahh the good old days.
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Private in Pink Pants
US soldier Zachary Boyd fights the Taliban in 'I love NY' boxer shorts after forgetting his combat trousers.
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Dog Saves Mother
Amazing video captured this week of a young dog saving his mother from traffic after she was hit by a car.
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China Builds First Sex Theme Park
China is building what is billed as its first sex theme park, aimed at improving both the sex education and the sex life of its visitors.
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Amazing X-ray: Eiffel Tower Stuck in Hand
X-Rays showing a metal keyring featuring an Eiffel Tower souvenir embedded in the hand of Amy Preston, 28. Amy was carrying her keys in her hand as she went jogging on Tuesday when she fell and landed on the keyring resulting in two legs of the souvenir embedded in her hand.
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Tractor Music
Some see as an idling tractor, but to Olle Hemmingsson it’s a mobile two cylinder drum machine that happens to have an excessive amount of horsepower. It turns out it’s great addition to the rhythm section for a lovely cover of “Sweet Georgia Brown”.
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The Copy Girl
This girl takes photocopy of her tongue but gets more than she bargained for.
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Maggie Finally Talks!
The Simpsons' baby Maggie has finally talked. She sounds exactly like Jodie Foster.
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British Newspaper Apologizes
The London Evening Standard has apologized for its past coverage and promised to do better.
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Happy Spider Face!
Scientists have found themselves raising a smile when studying this creature - the happy face spider. The spider, which measures just a few millimetres across, has developed bizarre markings giving the appearance of a smiling face. Scientists think the spider, which has the scientific name Theridion grallator and is harmless to humans, has evolved the patterns to confuse predators.
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World's Worst Boxer
Whoever arranged this fight had a mean sense of humor: This early 90's boxing match featuring Brian "The Mullet Man" Sutherland has to be one of the funniest boxing matches I have ever seen.
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The Microcopter
This 'nanocopter' is the size of a cigarette packet, and it's designed to provide soldiers of the future with battleground intelligence.
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Disney Beauty & the Beast Pic With Kids
Those are some mighty big paws you have there Mr. Beast.
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Super Slow Mo Surfing
HD super slow motion video of big wave surfer Dylan Longbottom in a 12 foot monster barrel - the first shots of their kind ever recorded.
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Kindle Can't Pronounce "Barack Obama"
The computerized voice of the Kindle mispronounces two important words that show up often in the pages of newspapers: “Barack” (the device rhymes it with “black”) and “Obama” (sounds like “Alabama”).
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Yooouuutuuube
Prepare to get nothing done today: if your computer can handle it, turns anything on youtube into a cool wall of video.
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Birds in Trousers
Another traveller has been caught with birds in his pants. This guy was trying to smuggle 14 of them into Los Angeles airport from Vietnam, but customs officials noticed feathers and bird crap on his socks.
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