Heart shaped map of the New York subway by a couple Korean designers Zero Per Zero.
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Aggressive bicycling. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3SJn04cW-0&fmt=18]
Delete 10 of your friends from Facebook using this application from Burger King and receive in exchange a free whopper burger!
I think I have 10 to spare and I am kinda hungry...
[Thanks Kate!]
A woman cracked open an egg recently and was surprised to see four yolks drop out. Guess where this occurred. If you said China or Florida, you are incorrect. But doesn't it sound like the sort of freakish stuff you read about that seems to only originate either from China or Florida???
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Target practice isn't really needed so long as you have a Hmmm.
I know he's just a kid, but damn, man up! You can't be tossing up nothings like that! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8dcE0fOC04&fmt=18]
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This Watchmen trailer that aired in Japan seems to have a few more new scenes. This fanboy cannot wait to see this movie! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WNETpX2Jd0&fmt=18]
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Why hitchhike the galaxy when you can just jump on the ol' tube? Here's a guide to the Milky Way done in the style of a the London subway map.
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Crowned Miss Hispanic America in October, Laura Zuniga from Sinaloa, the cradle of Mexico's narco-trafficking industry, was arrested just before Christmas after her and her boyfriend, an alleged high ranking member of the Juarez Cartel, were caught with 9-mm pistols, semiautomatic rifles and $53,000 in cash.
Read more here.
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Direct arms sales to Israel by US manufacturers in 2007.
- Firearms, Close Assault Weapons and Combat Shotguns $6,052,997
- Guns and armament $1,896,864
- Ammunition/ordnance $76,676,737
- Launch Vehicles, Guided Missiles, Ballistic Missiles, $81,530,388
- Rockets, Torpedoes, Bombs and Mines, Explosives and Energetic Materials, Propellants, Incendiary Agents and Their Constituents $15,804,875
- Vessels of War and Special Naval Equipment $33,582,587
- Tanks and Military Vehicles $39,289,393
- Aircraft and Associated Equipment $244,901,028
- Military Training Equipment and Training $2,319,174
- Protective Personnel Equipment and Shelters $6,636,510
- Military Electronics $136,327,215
- Fire Control, Range Finder, Optical and Guidance and Control Equipment $38,438,167
- Auxiliary Military Equipment $66,596,820
- Toxicological Agents, Including Chemical Agents, Biological Agents and Associated Equipment $9,616,317
- Spacecraft Systems and Associated Equipment $39,410,948
- Classified Articles, Technical Data and Defense Services Not Otherwise Enumerated $500
- Directed Energy Weapons $3000
- Miscellaneous Articles $2,890,660
- TOTAL ARTICLES $801,974,180
- Defence Services $1,835,523,029
- OVERALL TOTAL $2,637,497,209
This figure does not reflect any military aid provided by the US government. The only winners in the Middle East it seems are the arms dealer and states with an exporting military industrial complex.
You're welcome. I just saved you 11 bucks. This might be one of the worst ways to start the new year. On January 1, an unidentified male skier at posh ski resort in Vail found himself somehow hanging upside on the lift full monty style. Pictures after the jump.
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Chicago's WGN weekend news anchors Robert Jordan and Jackie Bange run through an elaborate synchronized routine during the first commercial break of their newscast. Initially only 10 seconds long it now runs over 2 minutes. The dance has evolved over time by incorporating newsworthy events where the shotgun gesture pays tribute to Dick Cheney, and the terrorist fist bump to Michelle and Barack Obama. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJEojGf-G_s&fmt=18]
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Avenida 9 de Julio located in Buenos Aires, Argentina is the widest major road in the world. It features six lanes in each direction and "under normal walking speed, it takes pedestrians normally two to three green lights to cross it," except for yo' mama who's so fat that she only needs one step to cross it. Hi-HO!
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