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For centuries, the ivory trade has been taking a tragic toll on the elephant population of Africa. Awareness for their struggle has risen in recent years, but the prevalence of commerce and poaching of illegal ivory is still a heartbreaking …

What was once land 10,000 years ago could now be completely submerged underwater thanks to rising sea levels. What will happen 10,000 years from now? Perhaps everything we hold dear will be preserved under the sea like the lost city …

It’s pretty hard to imagine eating the stranger things you hear about from cuisines and restaurants in other countries. Yes, we know other eat people bugs. However, did you know that people also consume bats…in a soup?! Don’t they know …

The untold human suffering and property damage left in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan has been well-documented, but there’s another population that suffered greatly that few have discussed – the animals left behind in the radioactive exclusion …

People are quick to assume that the oldest mummies in existence are the ones left by the ancient Egyptians around 3000 B.C. However, the world’s oldest mummies were actually made by the Chinchorro people of present day Chile and Peru. …

From the perspective of 2015, it’s hard to imagine just how crude and insane the practice of medicine used to actually be. At one point, doctors used to be obsessed with “bleeding out diseases.” They used blood letting and leeches …

Considering that humans have only explored around 10% of our planet’s ocean, we realistically shouldn’t be too shocked when something we don’t understand washes ashore. However, this still doesn’t make our beach vacations any less ruined when thousands of dead …

We all know that smog is gross. It causes a number of respiratory problems in humans and animals, and can cause severe illness and shortened life expectancy. Smog makes everything dirty, it smells bad…the list goes on and on. Smog …

This is the AeroMobil. It’s half car, half plane and all awesome. The people behind this innovative automobile hope to make it available for purchase in the next two to three years so if you want one you better start …

We understand that these restaurants want to be original, but a plate will work just fine.

While most artists work in the medium of metal, canvas, or stone. But Ren Ri isn’t most artists. A new exhibit at Hong Kong’s Pearl Lam Galleries displays Ren’s skill in the unique medium of beeswax. Yuansu I: The Origin …

Top Fuel driver Larry Dixon crashed close to the finish line during his qualifying session at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. His car was totaled but the amazing this is that he was able to walk away from the …

So badass. When deciding to get a tattoo, it’s hard not to think about what your piece will look like when you get older. Will it look cool or uncool? But doesn’t this look awesome? Your grandkids would never think …

Sure, it can be argued that the scariest part about flying is being in a giant, metal tube hurtling through the atmosphere in defiance of God. But for me, the scariest thing is the lack of control over my destiny …

Colorado-based artist Evan Lorenzen just released a new book, but it’s not your average book – it’s no larger than one inch tall and features drawings smaller than your thumbnail. “Life’s Lil Pleasures,” his latest micro-book, features illustrations of all …

“Picky” isn’t always synonymous with “difficult.” Easy Lime Chicken Skirt Steak Fajitas Taco Baked Pasta Cheese-Crusted Pork Roasted Chicken and Tomato Pesto Spaghetti Florentine Chicken Pot Pie Casserole Lasagna Grilled Cheese Parmesan-Baked Chicken Nuggets French Bread Pizza 12-Minute Chicken and …

Michael Kollbek is a 30 year old daredevil from Poland and he recently got a little extreme with his love for cycling. He rode his bike across the White Line Trail at Sedona’s Red Rock Cliffs which are almost a …

Jia Haixa and Jia Wenqi are an unlikely pair but they make a great team. One of them is blind and the other has no arms. Together they’ve planted 10,000 trees in rural China over the course of 10 years. …

One mother in England won’t be getting much sleep after opening a bag of bananas and finding something terrible inside. Maria Layton, 43, bought the ordinary bag of bananas from a supermarket in her hometown. The bag sat sealed on …

Mac’s Grub Shak in in Spring Hill, Tennessee, doesn’t have the fanciest menu. So big tips are far and few between. A few days ago, a man sat at down at Claire Hudson’s table and ordered two beers and a …

If you thought insects weren’t gross enough with their multiple legs and horrifying little monster faces, they also have a propensity to shed their exoskeletons in the most disgusting ways. In fact, just about every creepy, crawly animal on the …

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A lot of you out there might remember Bumfights. It was a video series where the creators filmed bums fighting each other and they managed to make a lot of money off of the footage. Rufus was featured in some …

In the Czech Republic, 20 km to the west of Prague lies a village called Lidice. During World War II the village was part of a vicious attack by the Nazis which killed many of Lidice’s children. The Chrildren’s War …

Cool binary watches. Life-saving Galaxy Note 2s. Leaks of the HTC One M9 Plus. All the stuff you missed this weekend and more on BitStream. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Apple Watch. I know. But who gives a shit when you could …

Colourful costumes, face tattoos and impressive dance moves… these are just a few of the things spectators will see during the elaborate performances of the Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival.The biennial event, which celebrates traditional Maori performing arts, is …

Before the invention of electricity, gas stoves, refrigerators and other complex automated systems, many kinds of work were made by hand. Some of them were very dangerous, where only women and children worked. Pinspotter Before the advent of machines bowling …

Accessible only by a six-day boat journey from South Africa or as part of epic month-long cruises through the South Atlantic Ocean, Tristan da Cunha is about as far from a quick holiday destination as it gets. The world’s most …

Trimming the hedges is a fairly mundane chore that unfortunately has to be done. It sure is tedious, but you knew what you were getting into when you acquired a property with hedges. Unfortunately, one man’s hedge trimming experience got …