Herstmonceux – Medieval Festival 2013 – Incongruous Photos

On September 7, 2013 by Tim Newman
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A few weeks back I was lucky enough to attend the Herstmonceux – Medieval Festival 2013. One of the benefits of being the Director of a famous website is that you get free passes...

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Video Collection: Close Up Lightning Strikes

On September 7, 2013 by Tim Newman
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Below are a collection of videos that demonstrate the ferocious energy of thunder storms. Lightning, up close and personal. Stay safe out there, people. Lightning is probably the closest most people get to the full...

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Sheep Pretends To Repeatedly Headbutt A Cow

On September 6, 2013 by Tim Newman
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  This video went online quite a while back but has recently started gaining popularity thanks to the random, chaos led nature of the world wide wab. It’s a pretty confusing video. It’s...

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VIDEO: Tree Branch Falls On Power Lines And Explodes

On September 6, 2013 by Tim Newman
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Here’s another video that’s as great as it is simple: a tree branch is resting across two power lines, then it kind of explodes. Nothing more to it. On a Friday afternoon I haven’t...

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Driver Saved From Parking Ticket By Random Do-gooder

On September 6, 2013 by Tim Newman
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It’s nice to see a bit of evidence that humans aren’t all evil to the core. This photo was posted from Santa Monica, California. Reddit user Kidderboots found this note under his windscreen wiper when he walked...

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Hippos Vs Crocodile

On September 6, 2013 by Tim Newman
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I’ve featured a lot of videos of different animals fighting over the last few months. Who do you reckon will win? A hippo vs a crocodile? Now if it was one hippo and one...

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Kiribati: A Sinking Paradise Counting Down The Hours

On September 5, 2013 by Tim Newman
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Kiribati is an island nation famous for lying close to the date line and, consequently, being the first to greet each new year, but that’s generally where their fame stops; until recently. Kiribati is now at...

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How Big Is A Wolf?

On September 5, 2013 by Tim Newman
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How big is a wolf? That’s a tricky question to answer because they vary in size by species and by location. But, while looking for an average measurement, it became clear that there...

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The Goliath Bird-eating Spider – The Biggest Spider On Earth

On September 4, 2013 by Tim Newman
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The Goliath bird-eating spider is one of the biggest spiders on earth; I know in the title I put “biggest” for “shock” value, but let me explain. The Goliath birdeater, or Theraphosa blondi for those...

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Spider Webs: What Are They Made Of? And Is Spider Silk Really As Strong As Steel?

On September 4, 2013 by Tim Newman
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Spiders, our old foe, the arachnid. A fearsome yet tiny beast. Our evolutionary adversary. Most people can’t stand the site of them, normally I can’t stomach them either, but I found one on my...

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