These Amazing Optical Illusions Are Simply Beautiful

I love the work of Shintaro Ohata. His canvases are beautiful on their own but, when he mixes painting and sculpture, he creates optical illusions that take his art to a whole new level.
These Amazing Optical Illusions Are Simply Beautiful

Earthereal: A Time Lapse Trip Around the Earth

This stunning video is a combination of dozens of time lapse sequences shot by astronauts aboard the International Space Station, all artfully spliced and set to a musical score.
Earthereal: A Time Lapse Trip Around the Earth

Australian Library Moves All Lance Armstrong Titles to Fiction Section

Following Lance Armstrong's doping confession to Oprah on Thursday, an Australian library has moved all books about the American cyclist from the nonfiction section to the fiction section.
Australian Library Moves All Lance Armstrong Titles to Fiction Section

Foolproof card trick your kids will love

Here's a great self-working card trick to teach your kids. If they are old enough to spell, they will love performing it for their friends.
Foolproof card trick your kids will love

Radio Telescopes and Star Trails: A Time-lapse Video

This beautiful time-lapse video frames Australia’s newest radio telescope array against a backdrop of stars.
Radio Telescopes and Star Trails: A Time-lapse Video

Moon landing not faked

FStoppers has the story and the proof. "Mr. SG Collins makes a pretty compelling argument claiming that neither NASA nor Stanley Kubrick were actually technologically capable of producing a video that could stand up to modern scrutiny.
Moon landing not faked

Take Mensa’s Free Test And Find Out If You’re A Genius

Mensa — the club for people who know they’re smarter than you — is offering its home test for free during the month of January. It’s an IQ test that takes 32 minutes to complete and will tell you whether you’re Mensa material.
Take Mensa’s Free Test And Find Out If You’re A Genius

Useful words with no English equivalent

Surprisingly, they're not all long, Germanic compound words (generally a font of useful no-equivalent words).
Useful words with no English equivalent

Shipment of 18 human heads intercepted at airport

Because the shipment's paperwork was not in order, agents confiscated the heads and sent them to the Cook County Medical Examiner for safekeeping.
Shipment of 18 human heads intercepted at airport

NASA Unveils Last Moon Video by Doomed Spacecraft

A NASA probe recorded a spectacular flyover video of the moon's far side shortly before intentionally slamming into a lunar mountain last month.
NASA Unveils Last Moon Video by Doomed Spacecraft

How To Fix Every Common Zipper Problem

Zippers haven’t changed much since they were first invented, and neither have the problems we all have with them. From stuck zippers to teeth that just won’t clinch, here’s how to fix all of the common problems.
How To Fix Every Common Zipper Problem

10 Commonly Used Expressions and Their Bizarre Origins

Some of them are odd, and some are very funny. Here's a top ten of the most commonly used expressions.
10 Commonly Used Expressions and Their Bizarre Origins

Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 1/2013

he latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 1/2013

Watch This Skateboarder's Near-Death Experience

If you're a skateboarder, the YouTube video above shows why you shouldn't bomb down steep hills that lead directly to busy cross streets.
Watch This Skateboarder's Near-Death Experience

Oscars 2013: Here Are the Nominations

Oscars host Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone revealed the nominees for the 85th Academy Awards on Thursday at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Oscars 2013: Here Are the Nominations

Fires, warnings & incidents - CFA

There are a range of information sources to help you stay aware of local fire conditions. View the low bandwidth warnings and incidents page, call The Victorian Bushfire Information Line on 1800 240 667, follow CFA on Twitter - twitter.com/CFA_Updates or Facebook - facebook.com/cfavic and listen to ABC local radio, Sky News and other emergency broadcasters.
Fires, warnings & incidents - CFA

Drive Thru Employees Stumped by Hilarious Invisible Driver Prank [VIDEO]

Magician and YouTube prankster Magic of Rahat stumped drive thru workers by pulling up to the window in a suit that camouflages him with the car seat. Watch as employees go through a variety of emotions, ranging from spooked to questioning their mental health.
Drive Thru Employees Stumped by Hilarious Invisible Driver Prank [VIDEO]

Coastal landslide caught on film

When a large crack rang through the air, followed by a rumble, Robert and Chris Wills knew to grab their cameras and start shooting. Chris, a geologist, and his son Robert knew they were in for the show of a life time.
Coastal landslide caught on film

Phrases used by corporate fraudsters

The FBI and Ernst and Young have released a list of top-ten phrases that indicate corporate fraud, based on data-mining evidence from real corporate fraud investigations.
Phrases used by corporate fraudsters

KFC Customer's Disgusting Photo of Chicken Brain — or Kidney — Goes Viral

Demonstrating the power of one disgusted customer, a U.K. teen's photo of either a brain or a kidney within his KFC meal has gone viral and prompted the chain to apologize.
KFC Customer's Disgusting Photo of Chicken Brain — or Kidney — Goes Viral