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As The Economist wrote when China launched its first manned space mission a few years back: “Congratulations! So no more aid then?” From the Times of India: The spacecraft, lodged at `Checkout 2′ room at the centre is all decked up with golden multilayer insulated foils covering a major part of its body with the [...]

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The last 10 search terms that led to this fine site were: Who exactly needs to know whether insects poop at 12:34 in the morning? Why would someone seek out “weird creepy asian flash games”? And who’s pondering the pros and cons of keeping Italian lizards as pets? Sadly, I’ll likely never know. You are [...]

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Last week we dazzled you with Andrea‘s sublime boudoir photography. This week we move from the sexy and urbane to the sleek and urban. Ricky is photographer number five to add his work to the our fast-growing galleries. Check out some of the others if you haven’t already. From his bio: Ricky Leong takes pictures [...]

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Reason #874 why I love the Times of India. The article is actually pretty interesting too — apparently the Indian state of West Bengal is losing out on millions of dollars from the international Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use because its chief minister refuses to set an example by kicking the habit. West Bengal [...]

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We don’t know what it was, what it was made of, or how much mass it held. It didn’t act like a supernova and wasn’t even in a galaxy, as far as we can tell. All we’re sure of is that it radiated a light spectrum we’ve never seen before, was really far away, and [...]

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I love this sort of thing. From Damn Interesting: In 1891, Nikola Tesla gave a lecture for the members of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in New York City, where he made a striking demonstration. In each hand he held a gas discharge tube, an early version of the modern fluorescent bulb. The tubes [...]

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Titled “Feel the Force: How to Train in the Jedi Way,” the one-day non-credit £23 course will take place in November at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland and aims to teach “communication skills and personal development.” From the university’s press release: “Feel the Force: How to Train in the Jedi Way, teaches the real-life [...]

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The houses are in a prime location — right in the heart of Salemi in picturesque Sicily. The only catch is that they’re sort of, you know, in ruins. A little. From the BBC: The idea is the brainchild of mayor Vittorio Sgarbi, convinced it is the only way to revitalise its crumbling historic heart. [...]

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And they say there’s no such thing as climate change… For 12 weird and wonderful hours last week, a Kenyan village turned into a winter wonderland. From a Reuters story picked up by Yahoo! News: A huge hailstorm turned parts of central Kenya white, thrilling residents most of whom had never experienced such conditions, officials [...]

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Andrea is the 4th photographer to join our growing galleries, and we’re delighted to welcome her sexy sultry boudoir portraiture to flickering pictures. Andrea Hausmann is an upcoming Montreal photographer who specializes in vintage portraiture and boudoir photography. Andrea’s keen eye for detail makes for classic, intimate portrayals of beauty. She recently opened her studio [...]

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