This week, a million fraternity brothers rushed to join NASA. The reason: scientists have discovered beer in space. Well, not beer exactly. But they did find alcohol: ethyl alcohol, to be precise, the active ingredient in all major alcoholic drinks … Continue reading
AMES, IA – The heaviest element known to science was recently discovered by materials researchers at IPRT/ISU. The new element, tentatively named Administratium, has no protons or electrons, and thus has an atomic weight of 0. However, it does have … Continue reading
A massively overcrowded train like this has to be a safety hazard! Continue reading
Nearly everyone is afraid of something. But when the fear is intense and persistent it is called a phobia. Some of those phobias are really weird, such as some of those listed below. Achluophobia: Fear of darkness. Acousticophobia: Fear of … Continue reading
Mimas, a moon of Saturn bears a striking resemblance to the Death Star from the Star Wars movies, due to its huge 130 km wide crater. Read more about it on CosmoBC.com AstroBlog: Mimas And Iapetus, Two Odd Moons Of … Continue reading
A compilation of all the U.S. dumb laws have been recently published on CosmoBC.com Jokes. Since dumb laws also qualify as odd & bizarre, I thought you might be interested. So follow the… Continue reading
Here are some of the geekiest graffiti ever seen. Some of them require at least a basic knowledge of programming to fully understand them, but others are pretty straight forward to anyone. So enjoy! 😀 And let me know what … Continue reading
They’re giving away these odd looking glasses at the Rotterdam Zoo to prevent eye-contact with the animals. Some animals, such as gorillas could respond aggressively if someone were to make eye-contact with them. Continue reading
These odd garage doors are 3D photo tarpaulins to style up your garage, offered by a German Company. They look deceptively realistic don’t they?
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“Hundreds Gather to Protest Global Warming” [via BBC]