The U.S. economy lost the title of “world’s biggest” to the euro zone this week as the value of the dollar slumped in currency markets.

 
They are young, they are energetic, and now for an eternal memory, they go nude — in the studio.
They are college girls in Xi’an, an ancient city in landlocked Shaanxi Province, which served as the capital city of some 13 dynasties in the Chinese history, including the world-renowned Tang Dynasty (AD […]

Daisuke Inoue, the man who invented karaoke in 1971, never bothered to patent his tiny invention, thus missing his chance to become one of Japan’s richest men. Some put his losses at more than $150 million.

Wood, tile, and vinyl - virtually any floor is easier to dust when all you do is walk across it. Just think how much easier it is to maneuver your foot around than a cumbersome mop.

These are actually toilet paper dispensers. You stick a roll of toilet paper through the back, and pull a few squares out the nozzle.

 
A new study has found that breast cancer can turn out to be more aggressive among obese women.
The study, led by Dr Massimo Cristofanilli, associate professor of medicine in the Department of Breast Medical Oncology at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre, involved 606 women with locally advanced breast […]

Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have unveiled their latest project. He’s called Eddie, and he’s a character within Second Life who’s claimed to have the reasoning abilities of a four-year-old child. It’s part of the Institute’s research into more realistic virtual characters, who can have their own beliefs and reason about the beliefs of […]

 
Why do people do it?  Why do they commit hara kiri on the streets with their incredibly bad fashion, begging for the stink-eye from all onlookers?
We can only guess what disease must be infecting their brains, but clearly the fashion police have not been doing their job. Complete Top 10 List after the jump.

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This is a very funny employment ad depicting your current job as working at the zoo.
 

 
The Glo Pillow is an alternative to the traditional alarm clock. It was designed as a product to help combat the pressures of a “24 hour” lifestyle.

This clock tells time not in hours, minutes or seconds, but in years. It’s designed to very, very slowly make its way around the dial as you age.

The $1.6 million Templeton Prize, the richest award made to an individual by a philanthropic organization, was given Wednesday to Michael Heller, 72, a Roman Catholic priest, cosmologist and philosopher who has spent his life asking, and perhaps more impressively answering, questions like “Does the universe need to have a cause?”

 
A US government-led plan to design small nuclear reactors for deployment in developing countries is continuing despite ongoing fears about security and proliferation risks.
The technology recognized is a self-stabilizing nuclear power source invented by Dr. Otis Peterson. It is a compact device capable of generating high levels of thermal power and is self-regulating to a […]