An icon of achievement.
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon.
And there was much rejoicing!
From the Smithsonian, this image:
The world’s largest Lite Brite image
A brite artistic statement.
Rob Surette send us this image of his latest art project: the world’s largest Lite Brite creation! The work is titled “World Peace” and features American faces on the left and faces the rest of the world on the right, gazing at each other in friendship. The piece is 20 feet long and 10 feet high, and contains 504,000 Lite Brite pegs!
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U.S. girls sweep Google Global Science Fair 2011
Top honors went to three young ladies from the U.S.
Three girls in the U.S. won the top prizes in a global science fair launched by Google for their projects on ovarian cancer, grilled chicken and indoor air quality, the internet giant announced.
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The INgSOC hybrid bike that is out of this world!
INgSOC advanced hybrid bike
The INgSOC, by designers Edward Kim and Benny Cemoli, is an electric bicycle concept is out of this world! It combines the aerodynamic shapes of triathlon designs, flexible handling of traditional bikes, and advanced hybrid power technology into one super-efficient commuting machine that (to say the least) looks, well… unearthly! (Pics)
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Federal employees are more likely to die of natural causes than lose their jobs
Job security for U.S. government workers tops those in the private sector.
Job security for federal employees is so great that workers in many agencies are more likely to die of natural causes than get laid off or fired, according to a USA Today analysis.
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Ten simple ideas entrepreneurs turned into $100 million
Business is booming for Life is Good, with 2010 sales coming in at about $100 million.
There are a lot of people who have an idea for a business with the hopes that one day it will help them make millions. Ideas for businesses may be easy to come by but turning those ideas into huge successes is an entirely different story. There are many entrepreneurs with simple ideas and humble beginnings who have been able to effectively turn those ideas into booming businesses. And here are ten ideas that did just that.
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55% of parents spy on their children on Facebook to see what they are up to
Many parents worried about what their children do online have taken matters into their own hands.
Fifty-five percent of parents log onto social networking sites like Facebook to spy on what their children are doing, a study has found.
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Punching a hole in time
Researchers are working on a ‘time cloak.’
Ocean’s Eleven has nothing on this. A robber breaks into a bank safe and returns home, where he activates a device that conceals his earlier burglary, making it look like he never entered the bank in the first place. Such a “time cloak” is still a long way from reality, but researchers have now made an important first step, demonstrating a cloaking device that can hide for a fraction of a second an event that occurs at a specific point in time…
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SF Bay Area’s Pacific Pinball Museum
Pinball machines are a glimpse into our historic arcade past.
The Bay Area’s Alameda Island is home to the Pacific Pinball Museum, a decade-old non-profit “dedicated to teaching science, art and history through pinball, and to preserve and promote one of America’s great pastimes.” The Bay Citizen spoke with founder Michael Schiess. From the Bay Citizen:
Large Forks may curb eating
A really, really large fork will not allow you to eat at all.
People who use big forks eat less compared with diners who use small forks – but only when eating from a plate loaded with food, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City monitored customers at an Italian restaurant during two lunches and two dinners. With one of the study’s authors and two research assistants serving as waiters, the researchers assigned either large forks or small forks to certain tables…
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Sleepy people blame others for everything and may even seek revenge: study
Latin cultures seem to understand what Americans don’t: Getting enough sleep is vital for a quality life.
The next time you are scolded at work by your boss for low production and claims that as the reason for not giving you a well-deserved raise, she may not be unfair. She may be sleepy.
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Terrifying looking creature viewed under an electron microscope
Hydrothermal worm
This is a real creature. It’s not from J.J. Abrams’ next monster movie, this guy is 100% real. But it’s so small that it’s pretty much invisible to the naked eye.
