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  • 10 Weirdest Guinness World Records

    Top Weird,Odd and Cool lists - Weirdly Odd
    jia
    27 Dec 2011 | 8:10 am
    What is wrong with these people? That’s probably the first thing that comes to a decent mind. But these people pull these wacky and weird stunts, they have a reason and it’s none other than the Guinness World Records that makes them go an extra mile in their weirdness. 10. The Loudest Burp Now this is disgusting, makes me want to throw up. Paul Hunn from Great Britain performed the loudest burp with an intensity 118.1 decibels. The intensity of the burp can be compared to, let’s say a pneumatic drill or an airplane taking off. Let’s hope no one else tries to break this record as for…

  • Why Does Iced Coffee Cost More than Hot?

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    feldman
    27 Mar 2012 | 4:28 am
    Turns out iced coffee really does cost more for the shop than hot coffee. Who knew?...

  • Stay In The Conversation

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    Beau Lebens
    15 May 2012 | 6:01 pm
    It’s now much easier for you and your commenters to keep track of the conversations you’re involved in across WordPress.com. Some recent tests have shown that by subscribing commenters to new comments by default, they are more likely to stay engaged and come back and comment more on your blog. With that knowledge, we’ve changed the default comment following behavior to help you get more conversations going on your blog. We made the initial changes last week and after great feedback from you we just launched an update. Here’s how it works: By default, posting a comment…

  • 37 Saddest Failed Kickstarters

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    feldman
    14 May 2012 | 12:56 am
    Read 'em and weep....

  • What's Your Decision-Making Instinct?

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    15 May 2012 | 11:15 pm
    This is a quick ten-question quiz, based on a diagnostic created by the Corporate Executive Board. Gain insight into your key analytic decision-making style in less than ten minutes.
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  • Stay In The Conversation

    Beau Lebens
    15 May 2012 | 6:01 pm
    It’s now much easier for you and your commenters to keep track of the conversations you’re involved in across WordPress.com. Some recent tests have shown that by subscribing commenters to new comments by default, they are more likely to stay engaged and come back and comment more on your blog. With that knowledge, we’ve changed the default comment following behavior to help you get more conversations going on your blog. We made the initial changes last week and after great feedback from you we just launched an update. Here’s how it works: By default, posting a comment…

  • Look at These Gorgeous Blogs

    Sheri
    15 May 2012 | 1:05 pm
    We’ve added a user showcase where you can view stunning customizations made by people just like you. From complete redesigns with CSS to adding pizzazz with Custom Fonts to clever use of options like background and header, this showcase will spark your imagination and inspire creativity. Discover details about what each showcase blog is doing with WordPress.com themes and customizations by clicking a thumbnail to see a colophon-style list of credits on the left. We’ve also updated footer links so blog owners can show off the types of customizations they’ve made and visitors can…

  • Photo Blogging 101, Part 1

    Erica V.
    14 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    Spring is in the air. With the weather warming up, now is a great time to get started on a photo blog. Creating a photo blog is a wonderful introduction to blogging on WordPress.com or an opportunity to refresh your current site. Ready to get started? You can sign up for a new blog right over here. Getting started Photo blogs, sometimes called phlogs, use pictures instead of words. While many photo bloggers choose a type of photo that they want to focus on, such as portraits, others use their photo blog to document their life’s events. Photo blogs come in a variety of styles, including…

  • New Themes: Just Desserts and Oxygen

    Michelle Langston
    10 May 2012 | 8:11 am
    Happy Thursday! We’ve added some exciting new themes to our ever-growing collection, and we’re happy to tell you all about them. First out of the oven is…Just Desserts. Yep, that’s a theme! Designed by Andy Rutledge, Just Desserts is a deliciously stylish premium theme that’s perfect for blogs centered on food. With its responsive, single-column layout and unique presentation of images and posts on the front page, Just Desserts gives you a delectable canvas on which your mouthwatering photos and text can really shine — even when viewed on smaller mobile devices…

  • Find Friends Who Use WordPress

    Nick Momrik
    1 May 2012 | 2:32 pm
    Are you curious to see how your friends are using WordPress? Give the new and improved Friend Finder a try to connect with your Twitter, Facebook, and Google contacts who have WordPress sites! After authorizing WordPress.com to use your Twitter, Facebook, or Google account to find your friends (don’t worry — none of this account information is saved!) you’ll see a list of people you know who have WordPress sites. Click Follow and each time your friend publishes a new post it will show up in your Reader under Blogs I Follow. If you have multiple blogs, make sure to set the…
 
 
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  • Group Story Anyone? (5 people i think)

    16 May 2012 | 12:30 pm
    Group Story Anyone? (5 people i think) Created by MillieBieber_StayStrongx on 2012-05-16 13:30:10 (9 Responses, 0 Stars)

  • Random Song Lyrics

    16 May 2012 | 11:49 am
    lalala Created by MillieBieber_StayStrongx on 2012-05-16 12:49:09 (12 Responses, 0 Stars)

  • I can guess your name

    16 May 2012 | 2:35 am
    I can guess your name Created by 0az90 on 2012-05-16 03:35:42 (262 Responses, 1 Stars)

  • What superpowers do you have!

    15 May 2012 | 10:52 pm
    Based on your actions, which hero area would fit you the best. Created by afroxbarrage on 2012-05-15 23:52:30 (75 Responses, 5 Stars)

  • What Avenger Are You?

    15 May 2012 | 6:48 pm
    I took the same quiz and I love the movie. Though I'd make my own quiz. Hopefully it will accurately tell you what avenger you are most like. Please leave results, thoughts, and favorites in comments. Created by mattman007 on 2012-05-15 19:48:49 (61 Responses, 5 Stars)
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    Braingle's Teasers

  • Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 16, 2012)

    15 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    My Veins... My veins extend beneath the earth, My hands raised toward the sky, I can seem to live forever, Though many times I die. I cry when I am wounded, Sweet tears that help me heal, I mourn and take off all my clothes, When bitterness I feel. What am I? Check Braingle.com for the answer.

  • Daily Brain Teaser for May 15, 2012

    14 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Letter By Letter II Beginning with the word "AT", continue adding letters from the given pool to create new words, until you are left with a seven-letter word that means "shaped like an open palm". You can add a letter to any spot in the word, but you cannot mix-up the order of letters while doing so. Pool: A E L M P 1) AT 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) The hint gives short definitions of all words created in the process of finding the final seven-letter word (This will make the teaser really easy!). Check Braingle.com for the answer.
 
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  • Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Saturnine

    15 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    sat-ur-nine adj :: Of a gloomy or surly disposition. "I could tell I was in trouble by the saturnine expression on the face of the officer who pulled me over."

  • Memory : Associations

    15 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Most people have heard of Pavlov's dog. Pavlov would ring a bell every time he fed his dog. Eventually, the dog would start salivating after hearing the bell, even if no food was in sight. This experiment shows how the dog's mind made an association between hearing and taste. This happens in humans too. The brain automatically makes associations between the five senses, in addition to emotional or social triggers. Once these associations are created, they can be recalled simply by experiencing one of the original inputs. In the dog's case, a sound triggers a memory about taste. Certainly you…

  • Creativity : Mental Images

    15 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    For each item in the list below, close your eyes and try to get a mental picture of the object. Try to make it as clear as possible. Are there any sounds, smells or tastes associated with this item? 1. A red rose 2. Your father 3. A cow wearing pants 4. Elvis Presley 5. The world's biggest sandwich Once you are done, grade yourself on how clear each object appeared in your mind (clear, vague, nothing). The next time you see one of these items, pay special attention to it and try to memorize its features, then repeat this exercise and see if you've improved. There are some items in the list…
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    Braingle's Newest Brain Teasers and Riddles

  • Watch My Horse, Please

    13 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Two posts, 1 foot to a side, are seated in the ground exactly 2 feet apart. My horse is tied to an anchor on the outside of one post with a rope that is 30 feet long. He likes to walk, but can only go in circles due to the rope and posts. How many times can he go around the posts before he runs out of rope? Check Braingle.com for the answer.

  • Words With OR

    13 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Five words that contain OR as a letter pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? OR****, *OR***, **OR**, ***OR*, ****OR Pool: A, A, A, A, B, B, D, E, F, G, I, I, L, L, M, N, S, S, T, V Check Braingle.com for the answer.
 
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    Braingle's Newest Trivia Quizzes

  • 74th Hunger Games Tributes

    16 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Test your knowledge on the tributes, contestants, and their districts from the 74th annual Hunger Games, a competition where kids fight to the death, from the "Hunger Games" trilogy. Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

  • Romance Languages

    13 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Romance languages are the languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin, which the lower class spoke. Because of the extent of the Roman Empire and European imperialism, Romance languages have spread throughout Europe and the world. Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

  • What's Your Chicken IQ?

    13 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Chickens are truly extraordinary little creatures - though highly misunderstood. Chickens will face an angry hawk for the safety of their chicks (not a chicken!) and surely have plenty of other amazing features that are told in this quiz. Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

  • How Well do you Know "The Hunger Games"?

    12 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    The Hunger Games are a fight to the death. It's a love story with surprises around every corner and a dramatic story that keeps you on the edge of your seat. What a series! You read all the books, now let's test your knowledge, and discover if you are a Hunger Games expert! Take the Quiz at Braingle.com
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    Ray's Question of the Day

  • Wednesday Trivia

    Ray Hamel
    16 May 2012 | 9:48 am
    Question for May 16, 2012:On what TV series would you find a dog named Freeway?Previous question and answer:What actor played the title role in the 1947 Columbia serial "Jack Armstrong”? A: JOHN HART

  • Tuesday Trivia

    Ray Hamel
    15 May 2012 | 8:19 am
    Question for May 15, 2012:What actor played the title role in the 1947 Columbia serial "Jack Armstrong”? Previous question and answer:What Broadway playwright hosted the 1950 TV game show "Answer Yes or No"?A: MOSS HART

  • Monday Trivia

    Ray Hamel
    14 May 2012 | 9:16 am
    Question for May 14, 2012:What Broadway playwright hosted the 1950 TV game show "Answer Yes or No"?Previous question and answer:What political conspiracy movie begins with instructions for the prevention of mildew?A: Z

  • Friday Trivia

    Ray Hamel
    11 May 2012 | 9:33 am
    Question for May 11, 2012:What political conspiracy movie begins with instructions for the prevention of mildew?Previous question and answer:What actor is the lead singer for the band 30 Seconds to Mars? A: JARED LETO

  • Thursday Trivia

    Ray Hamel
    10 May 2012 | 8:45 am
    Question for May 10, 2012:What actor is the lead singer for the band 30 Seconds to Mars? Previous question and answer:What was the hometown of "I Love Lucy" neighbor Ethel Mertz?A: ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
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  • Wordplay Wednesday

    Ken Jennings
    9 May 2012 | 3:58 pm
    Every word in these three columns hides a secret–a concealed word in consecutive letter somewhere within it. Choose one word from each column to make a trio whose hidden words all belong to the same category. For example, you can form a trio out of MACHINATION, INCUBATE, and VAGABOND from the three columns, because they contain CHINA, CUBA, and GABON respectively: three countries. Can you find the other nine hidden themes? OVERBITE MACHINATION ABSOLUTE EXHAUSTING BOYSENBERRY KEROSENE GRAYSCALE ENVIRONMENT DISAPPEAR SMARTING CONCORDANCE WHELPED HUNDREDS SATIRIST CHANCELLOR INCUBATE…

  • What to read if you’ve already bought 15 copies of Maphead

    Ken Jennings
    8 May 2012 | 12:48 pm
    One of the most interesting people I met writing my book Maphead was Chris Guillebeau. Chris is an insanely bright high school dropout who decided in his twenties that he wanted to travel–to every country in the world, if possible. When I met him in Portland a couple years ago, he was at 149 countries visited. Today, he’s up to 183. Unlike most of the compulsive checklist travelers I met, Chris is not retirement-aged or obscenely wealthy or both. He’s just very motivated, and very good at cheap, efficient travel planning. He makes a living dispensing travel and…

  • Easily amused trivia author

    Ken Jennings
    4 May 2012 | 12:18 pm
    I know there’s been some discussion here in the past of people whose three names all have the same number of letters. You know: Henry Cabot Lodge, Joyce Carol Oates, Ronald Wilson Reagan, Helena Bonham Carter, Francis Hodgson Burnett. I didn’t know of any four-word variants, until yesterday, when I was looking at a literary encyclopedia and noticed that Pulitzer Prize-winning former U.S. poet laureate Robert Lowell, arguably the most important American poet of his era, was born Robert Traill Spence Lowell. His parents wanted the symmetry so bad that they doubled the…

  • Marco! (Polo!)

    Ken Jennings
    3 May 2012 | 4:54 pm
    A real highlight of the Maphead tour was getting to meet the legendary Marco Polo! The late Mr. Polo is looking pretty good considering he died about seven hundred years old. Also he appears to be some sort of a bandleader or pirate. This “Marco Polo” is actually Jonathan Wright, the star of Team Marco Polo, a Seattle-produced educational series designed to teach American kids about the world. Sort of like Big Blue Marble or Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? or whatever the globally-minded after-school show of your childhood was, but updated for the 21st century. Right now…

  • Time travel (feat. Wordplay Wednesday)

    Ken Jennings
    2 May 2012 | 12:19 pm
    A slightly cool map thing that I’ll probably write about for Conde Nast’s blog one of these days: so I’ve seen a few articles on-line suggesting that Treriksroysa, on the Norway-Finland-Russia border, is the only place on Earth where three time zones converge. That’s actually not true: there’s apparently a tiny tripoint town in the middle of the Australian desert that’s a big hit on New Year’s Eve. Wikipedia says there are 28 tri-points worldwide in total, mostly a result of China and India’s respective decisions to keep all their vast countries…
 
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  • The Missing Links: Stock Photo or $4.3 Million Masterpiece?

    Colin Perkins
    16 May 2012 | 1:29 pm
    Time For Another Round of Everyone’s Favorite Game: “Stock Photo or Disgustingly Overpriced Masterpiece” Surely that photo shown above must be the former, correct? It has to have cost a few bucks at the most, yeah? There’s no way that sold for $4.3 million, right? I don’t understand the world. John Hodgman’s Quest to WIn The Cheater’s Cup The current mental_floss magazine cover star recently competed in the 2012 Scrabble for Cheaters tournament. “I could have gone on and on. Space, here I come.” The Surprising Science Picture of the Week relives Stephen Hawking’s brief…

  • Dietribes: Don’t Hold the Mayo, I Relish It!

    Allison Keene
    16 May 2012 | 11:15 am
    • The origins of the word mayonnaise may be derived from mahonnaise, for the Spanish port of Mahon, where the French defeated the British in a 1756 naval battle. Others say it’s from the French verb manier, to mix or blend, or from the Old French moyeu (egg yolk). Regardless, it seems the French are always involved. • Mayonnaise typically contains oil, egg yolk and vinegar (or lemon juice). Other ingredients may include mustard, olive oil, herbs, spices and finely chopped pickles. It’s also the base of plenty of other dips and spreads, such as Fry Sauce, Ranch dressing, Tartar…

  • Lunchtime Quiz: Sixteen

    Sandy Wood
    16 May 2012 | 10:30 am
    Today is the 16th day of May, which got me thinking about the number 16. There are 16 ounces in a pound, 16 teams in each NFL conference, and 16 digits in a bank card number. In today’s mentalfloss.com Lunchtime Quiz, however, we treat 16 as a word. Your goal is to name all the non-obscure English words you can (of four letters or more) using the letters in the word SIXTEEN. You’ll have 8 minutes for this challenge, and (naturally!) a score of 16 or better is a win. Good luck! Give today’s Lunchtime Quiz a shot: Sixteen

  • We Lost Jim Henson 22 Years Ago Today

    Jason English
    16 May 2012 | 9:10 am
    Image via zhurnaly [Flickr] Last year Chris Higgins put together some touching and heartbreaking clips from Henson’s memorial services. Not suitable for work, if sobbing uncontrollably at your work is frowned upon.

  • Brain Game: Short Spell #12

    Sandy Wood
    16 May 2012 | 6:30 am
    Today’s Wednesday Wordplay challenge at the mentalfloss.com Brain Game asks you to choose between four commonly-misspelled words that end with the letters “ABLE.” Three are spelled correctly; one is not. Good luck! Just ONE of the four words in the following list is misspelled. Identify the culprit: CHANGEABLE EXCITEABLE MANAGEABLE NOTICEABLE Here is the ANSWER.
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    Top Weird,Odd and Cool lists - Weirdly Odd

  • 10 Crazy Laws Across America

    jia
    15 May 2012 | 9:10 am
    Life isn’t easy in any part of the world. While most of these crazy, stupid laws have been revoked there are many that still remain. 10. Blindfolded Driver Stated in the Section 32-5A-53, according to the laws of the US state, Alabama, a person cannot drive as long as someone is obstructing the driver’s view or interfering with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle. The law was implemented in the acts of 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, 11-104. The law states that:  (a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a…

  • 10 Infamous Celebrity Stalkers

    jia
    19 Jan 2012 | 1:46 pm
    Where fame has a lot of plus points, it comes with a down side. Although every celebrity has a fan listing, but there are a few who face with their worst nightmare – a stalker. And where some might be harmless, limited to following their favorite celebrity around, others might turn their admiration to a deadly obsession. Here is our list of the infamous celebrity stalkers, some of whom are serving jail terms for murder. 10. William Lepeska The 40 year old homeless man, William Lepeska swam across the Biscayne Bay to get to his celebrity lover, tennis star Anna Kournikova. What seemed a…

  • 10 Most Famous Pirates In History

    jia
    14 Jan 2012 | 4:48 pm
    Watching Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean gave us an idea of how pirates used to be like. But turning the clock back in time, not all pirates were as charming and harmless in fact like Captain Jack Sparrow. 10. Anne Bonny No one knows her complete life story but, Irish-woman Anne Bonny was there as the most respected and famous female pirate. Born to an Irish family who moved to North America, Anne bonny was disowned by her considerably rich father when she married a poor sailor and pirate named James Bonny. After being disowned by her father, Anne Bonny and her husband moved to Bahamas,…

  • 10 Craziest Lawsuits Of All Times

    jia
    13 Jan 2012 | 1:48 pm
    No job can be as boring as working for an insurance company, with all their claims, dry stats, boring facts to remember and then all topped with piles of paperwork. However, there are sometimes that these companies face a hilarious situation, sometimes the situation might look funny but the insurance guys won’t think so. The craziest of claims filed by these people, the companies might have to work very hard to fill in the gaps so as not to give the most insane people a chance to make a few extra cash with their own stupidity and obnoxious stunts. 10. Tripping over your own toddler Kathleen…

  • 10 Weirdest Guinness World Records

    jia
    27 Dec 2011 | 8:10 am
    What is wrong with these people? That’s probably the first thing that comes to a decent mind. But these people pull these wacky and weird stunts, they have a reason and it’s none other than the Guinness World Records that makes them go an extra mile in their weirdness. 10. The Loudest Burp Now this is disgusting, makes me want to throw up. Paul Hunn from Great Britain performed the loudest burp with an intensity 118.1 decibels. The intensity of the burp can be compared to, let’s say a pneumatic drill or an airplane taking off. Let’s hope no one else tries to break this record as for…
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  • Best Amusement Parks in the World

    Huda Tayyab
    15 May 2012 | 1:39 am
    If you want to have a thrill and a lot of adventure with your family and would love to have a lot of fun, then here is the best choice for you to visit any of the below amusement park in 2012. Amusement is one of the most important activity to lead a healthy life. So make your life more pleasant and healthier by enjoying best rides and a hell of joy this summer in top 10 best amusement parks of the world this year. 10. Busch Garden Tampa It has combo of animals and fun rides. Here are more than 2,700 animals. It is spread over 29 acres. This garden is based on African theme and is consisted…

  • Best Perfumes for Women in 2012

    Huda Tayyab
    13 May 2012 | 7:12 am
    Women have a fragrance of their own that no perfume can ever compete with. But females love to attract others and show their presence by using best perfumes. The most famous 10 perfumes that have elegant fragrance are listed below. 10. 212 Sexy – Carolina Herrera Carolina Herrera’s 212sexy is another perfume that always remain in the list of top ten perfumes.It is an interesting and combination of notes- gardenia, vanilla, pepper, cotton candy, sandalwood, citrus, bergamot, and musk. When ever you want to be in the limelight or attracted by others go for it. 9. Beautiful –…

  • 10 Strangest Places on Earth

    Huda Tayyab
    9 May 2012 | 11:34 am
    It is really fun to explore strange things especially something is weird and unknown. There are countable places that does not seem to belong to our world. Let us explore top 10 strangest places of the world. 10. Racetrack Playa, United States These are the most strangest sailing stones of racetrack playa-Death Valley-California. Playa experiences winter rains every year due to which this hexagonal floor of desert becomes muddy and slippery. Some scientists are of the view that after sometime stones turned themselves into previous shapes and moreover these rocks moves to their previous places…

  • Top 10 Best Soccer Players in 2012

    Hamza Arif
    9 May 2012 | 4:40 am
    One of the sports that are the best example of team work is soccer. It is always upon the chemistry between a team that makes it possible to win. And during the world cup we come to see great enthusiasm and excitement among the people of the whole world. And that is the time when players prove themselves worthy and make their country proud. Every team has a star player, and teams that have more than one such player are blessed indeed. A star player has a unique style and the thing that makes him a star player is the number of goals scored in the season. Keeping in view these characteristics…

  • Top 10 World’s Richest Countries in 2012

    Musaddique Ayaz
    3 May 2012 | 12:27 pm
    Being rich is actually being powerful; be it nation or an individual. Individuals as well as countries compete to earn more and more money. The wealth of any country can be determined with its GDP. GDP is the sum total of those goods and services that are produced by the country domestically. The higher the GDP the richer the country will be considered. Given that fluctuations in GDP growth is usually unpredictable, the positions of the countries on the list of wealthiest slot are liable to change. Here is the list of top 10 wealthiest and richest countries in the world today. 10.  Canada…
 
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