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An Optical Illusion…

56, October 1, 2011

The squares, A and B, are the same shade of grey! Did you like this? Share it:

When was the last Ice Age? It’s now!

We tend to think of the Ice Age as being in the distant past, millions of years ago when glaciers …Read the Rest

1089 – a magic number!

36, July 13, 2010
1089 – a magic number!

A nice arithmetical trick to show to children is the 1089 trick. It’s not really a trick, just a surprising …Read the Rest

Pi Day!

02, March 15, 2010
Pi Day!

(Pi by Mykl Roventine) The 14th March (3/14 in American date notation) has over recent years become Pi day because …Read the Rest

The Antikythera – a 2000 year old computer!

From second-century BC Greece, the Antikythera is a mechanical computer that, in terms of complexity, was 1,500 years ahead of …Read the Rest

This is a grammatically correct sentence: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo Amazingly, eight buffalo’s in a row …Read the Rest

This Harris Hawk kills the camera that is videoing it (Youtube). My camera is broken beyond repair. If you enjoyed …Read the Rest

What is going on in Arizona???!!! This railway track just loops round on itself! View Larger Map Whereas a little …Read the Rest

It took 18,000 troops from Camp Dodge, DesMoines to stand in perfect formation to make this picture of a human …Read the Rest

Sun Dog

33, February 17, 2009

Wow! The video on Youtube is astounding and looks like some elaborate fake. This phenomenon has been documented for hundreds …Read the Rest

Some incredible Architecture!

41, November 8, 2008

Our personal favourite is the Stone House in Guimarães, Portugal. Some of these buildings are just stunning. enjoy, courtesy of …Read the Rest

This video is a great example of an utterly incredible ability of the Mimic Octopus. The species was not discovered …Read the Rest