Robots that are alarmingly humanlike, such as this traffic controller in Tokyo, seem too creepy and do not elicit empathy, says Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori. (David Guttenfelder, Associated Press / April 17, More...
We have all heard or read stories about mythical creatures - either from ancient Greek stories or more modern tales. Find some interesting info list about More...
Gold was first discovered as shining, yellow nuggets. "Gold is where you find it," so the saying goes, and gold was first discovered in its natural state, in streams all over the world. No doubt it was the first metal known to early More...
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this More...
neatorama.com - Even though it’s said that "necessity is the mother of invention," women’s contribution to inventing and science
have been, in the past, often overlooked. It’s likely women have been
using their creativity and intelligence to More...
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A quick, simple and non-traumatic approach to the zipper manipulation --the paper says-- is presented in which
prepuce is instantly released by lateral compression of the zip fastener, using a More...
cracked.com -
The best creepy campfire stories are always the ones that end with the
words, "...And it’s all true, because I have the damned documentation
here to prove it!"
In that spirit, we've tracked down five of the creepiest tales and
urban More...