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Flat-earthers: the ultimate conspiracy theorists (and yes, they do exist)
Although it sounds like an "elaborate joke," the Flat Earth Society has attracted some true believers. The article talks about the history of the flat earth idea (it's modern; it's only b...
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7540427.stm
How about a little sewage in your water glass?
Orange County has just set up a system which allows wastewater to be filtered, purified, and then re-injected back into the local aquifer. Permalink: http://snipr.com/3e8gj
cities, environment, news, technology, water, weird saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/magazine/10wastewater-t.html
Atariology
faith, fun, games, joke, philosophy, religion, weird saved by: Kleverson more details ...
http://www.atariology.com
Art With Corpses: The Plastinated World of Gunther von Hagens
It’s a question I know we have all had to deal with at one time or another: What do I do with the body? Most of us opt for a combination of practicality and frugality, but how many of u...
alterati, art, corpses, morbid, weird saved by: thePuck more details ...
http://www.alterati.com/blog/?p=1959
Looking for a new brand of T.P.? Here's one (NSFW)
A new (for me anyhow) brand of toilet paper that is all about truth in marketing. Err, it's hard to explain, but the clip gives a reasonable summary.
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http://www.shitbegone.com
Behind the Scenes: Ron Mueck on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Ron Mueck makes what is apparently called "hyper-realistic" sculpture, mostly of human beings, or parts of them anyhow.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/brooklyn_museum/284772812/in/set-72157594352071092
Fire breaks out at Salt Lake crematorium - ABC4.com
Two favorite quotes: "Firefighters rarely see these kind of fires," and "the funeral director said they'll notify the family to assure them their loved one wasn't harmed [i.e., other than...
death, news, random_sht, webcite, weird saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=231a7eeb-bb03-4d79-b967-2eea839d3d98
Visit Tyrnavos, Greece, and celebrate the old John Thomas
The annual Lenten "phallus festival" -- supposedly a pagan (Dionysian) survival.
europe, events, holidays, random_sht, religion, sex, weird saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,553070,00.html
"Lookin' Tight, Livin' Right" at Somerset County Health Dept.
Driving on US-13 on Maryland's Eastern Shore, I passed a billboard bearing this slogan (with a drawing of someone who looked like George Jefferson eating a salad) and had to investigate. ...
african_american, health, race, random_sht, weird saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.somersethd.org/hPromo/nutri.htm#LTLR
YouTube - Daniel Chesterfield
I'm probably the last one to see this...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukPkBwYP5Po
Woman sat dead in front of TV for 42 years - The Daily Record
THE remains of a woman have been found sitting in front of her TV - 42 years after she was reported missing.
international, news, postfacebooksource, very_upsetting, weird saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/05/16/woman-sat-dead-in-front-of-tv-for...
DoubleViking.com - Bullet Points: 10 Worst Thanksgiving Dishes
food, odd, recipe, recipes, thanksgiving, unpleasant, vegan, weird saved by: deusdiabolus more details ...
http://www.doubleviking.com/bullet-points-10-worst-thanksgiving-dishes-7064-p.html
ManBabies.com - DAD?
Sheer freaking lunacy. Photos of fathers with their babies, with their heads swapped via Photoshop. Lunacy.
funny, photos, photoshop, tfeed, viabuzzfeed, viamento.info, weird saved by: nbr and 2 people more details ...
http://manbabies.com
Gross Things That Happen To Your Body: Ten Days In The Life Of A Tampon
One of the most messed-up things I've ever read, and also one of the most brilliant.
blogclip, random_sht, viamento.info, weird, women saved by: nbr more details ...
http://jezebel.com/388226/ten-days-in-the-life-of-a-tampon
Dark Roasted Blend: Out-of-This-World Fishing
amazing, animals, blogs, cool, images, nature, weird saved by: theleafs more details ...
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/04/out-of-this-world-fishing.html
Yippee! Today is No Pants Day! Are you celebrating?
The first Friday in May is No Pants Day. Here's a little background information on this long-standing but little-known holiday.
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http://www.nopantsday.com
Incredibly Strange Albums - I
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http://www.thriftstoreart.com/album_/album1.htm
Alex Chilton, "Dalai Lama," from High Priest (1987)
mp3, music, rock, weird saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.moteldemoka.com/squashed/High%20Priest_Alex%20Chilton_3_Dalai%20Lama.mp3
Frank Zappa, "Catholic Girls," from Joe's Garage: Act I (1979)
mp3, music, rock, viaskreemr, weird saved by: nbr more details ...
http://fredeeky.typepad.com/fredeeky/files/frank_zappa_catholic_girls.mp3
A LifeStatus badge for your page will inform your visitors if you're dead
This is frankly something it never occurred to me to think about. This is a badge that tracks your logins. If you fail to log in for a specified amount of time, the status changes: Alive,...
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http://www.lifestatus.com/index.html
More weirdness on Facebook
I saw this on {{sohil}}'s profile. Weird!
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http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10751552006&ref=nf
Seagull Shit Appertif
alcohol, cordials, distilled, spirits, weird saved by: rickdog more details ...
http://snissa.com/getimage.foo?uuid=827726afb6084aa092d6a8ab6f22f057
Mudskippers and gobies... "still coming ashore"
Mudskippers are fish that can actually crawl out of the water and get around. "Things are still coming ashore," as Loren Eisley said in 1957.
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http://homepage.mac.com/nmonks/mudskippers/goby.htm
slightlywarped.com's Curiosities
curiosities, funny, humor, interesting, weird saved by: theleafs more details ...
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/index.htm
Pasona O2, Tokyo's underground farm
In a vault underneath a major Tokyo office building, there is a 1000-sq.m. organic rice and vegetable farm, utilizing LED lighting, computer-controlled temperatures, and hydroponics. Inte...
agriculture, cities, food, science, viapsfk, weird saved by: nbr more details ...
http://marukuwato.multiply.com/journal/item/171/Tokyo_Underground_High_Tech_Urban_Organic_Fa...
Barack Obama added you as a friend!
Randomly generates some text about all the great things Barack Obama did for you: wrote on your FunWall, gave you a puppy, loves your laugh, made you a mixtape, told me to tell you hello.
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http://barackobamaisyournewbicycle.com
Frozen pickle pops. Wanna try?
I have a hard time believing this is good, but on the other hand, I do love a good peanut-butter-and-pickle sandwich, so maybe I'd like this too.
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http://picklesickle.com
Brian Eno, "Baby's on Fire," from Here Come the Warm Jets (EG, 1974)
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http://www.thatsplenty.com/2006/08/volumeone/04.mp3
Mise-en-abyme: definition and discussion (fr)
I recently came across someone using this expression in conversation, so I had to look it up.
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http://www.ditl.info/arttest/art2025.php
TOC FrameSet
art, awesome, cool, diy, fun, humor, puzzles, weird saved by: AndyG1128 more details ...
http://www.johnrausch.com/PuzzleWorld/toc.asp?t=_des/he001.htm&m=des/he000.htm
Travelling by bus in Sweden? Beware of dwarves
One of the weirdest news stories I've read in some time. Apparently some criminal gangs are smuggling dwarves in duffel bags into the luggage compartment of long-haul buses, where they lo...
crime, europe, news, postfacebookclip, travel, viatwitter, weird saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/24/wdwarf124.xml
ACF Healthy Marriage Initiative
The Bush administration's plan to make America's marriages healthier. Weird. Researchers have found many benefits for women who are inhealthy marriages, compared to unhealthy marriage...
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http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/healthymarriage/about/mission.html
Smelly Welly - The Look and Smell of Lollies
A West Australian line of "wellington boots and raincoats that smell like lollies." Remarkable.
children, clothing, funny, nbrtum, parenting, product, weird saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.smellywelly.com.au/?gclid=CI2u4finmIsCFRWZYAod33dCQg
Army news release on "uppercasing 'Families'"
The official press release announcing the new Army policy of capitalizing the phrase "Army Families" in all official documents. Explains that [quote]this rule applies to all documents in...
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http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/04/24/2831-uppercasing-families-highlights-support
Jared Joslin - a photoset on Flickr
A photoset of paintings. Some striking images. Some quasi-erotic; all interesting.
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http://flickr.com/photos/23888182@N00/sets/72157594188389971
"Tardigrades In Space (TARDIS)": European Space Agency project blog
Fascinating. The European Space Agency has shot a bunch of tardigrades or "water bears" (incredibly hardy small organisms) into space to see if they can survive.
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http://tardigradesinspace.blogspot.com
The Right Brain vs Left Brain test | PerthNow
Watch a rotating silhouette; its apparent direction supposedly indicates your right-brained- or left-brained-ness.
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http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22492511-5005375,00.html
ROXIK | PICTAPS
Hard to describe. Apparently, you use online Flash tools to draw a little person, and then the program will make the person dance to music and show you a little movie of it. Very, very bi...
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http://roxik.com/pictaps