Well, there’s no other way to put it: a vial of a virus called “Guanarito” has gone missing. This is a good news and a bad news story and was first reported a few days ago. As Slate says, the good news is that: Guanarito is a rare disease it’s found only in Venezuelan rodents …

Charlie Haughey shot approximately 2,000 photos between March 1968 and May 1969. The negatives were in his home for forty-five years. Recently the pictures were scanned. See a portion of them at The Big Picture. Photography.  

Even though some stores still have brand name recognition in their favor, their stars are slowly falling, but others that might not ring a bell are making plenty of noise in niche markets as Forbes’ Barbara Thau explains after examining brand consulting firm Interbrand’s latest report. Interbrand’s brand valuations are based on the firm’s analysis …

For all their warfare and bloodshed, Vikings also have a rich and fabled story of being a pagan society. Where their pagan ideals clash with Christian morals at every turn. The Vikings live in a brutal and mysterious world, filled gods and mythology; all bound by Yggdrasil – an ash tree that binds together the …

From humble beginnings in England, to touring the US, making girls faint when they even got a glimpse of their mop tops, and selling out entire baseball stadiums. The Beatles’ record sales over the years proves just how popular they were, and continued to be after they broke up. The Beatles have grown to be one of …

What a great idea: combining rocking and skating. Ezequiel Galasso and Gianfranco de Gennaro started a company called Skate Guitars in Buenos Aires to do this. Full story at Makezine. Skateboarding and guitars.

From the (Bad) Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From The Tree Files: In a city near Toronto, Canada, a 27-year old man was pulled over by police for speeding. Then he failed a roadside breathalyzer test. Next he was charged with impaired driving. Then his mom comes to the police station to pick him up. She …

Kyle Wagner, over at Gizmodo, wrote that someone had put all 6 Star Wars movies up … on one single screen, side-by-side. This is how he describes his experience watching them: At first you think, This looks cool, all the intros side by side by side! And then you think, Waaaiiiit no these are the …

Ah, the perpetual question of designers everywhere: To sans or serif, that is the question. Hopefully, this infographic from Urban Fonts will help you make a decision once and for all. Via Urban Fonts. Like infographics? So do we.

Not everyone has the leisure to crochet an elaborate set of coasters or craft something particularly clever, and if you don’t want to be stuck bringing yet another bottle of wine (not that one can have too many) to the next party, try out one of these great ideas from Chaya Kurtz at Networkz to …

You don’t make the dress code at work but you do have to get there, so why not do it while eliciting a few smiles along the way? Enter the toe plow (“shovel shoes,” “boot scoops,” what have you…), a handy DIY way to make sure winter doesn’t get in the way of wearing a …

If you love nothing more than snuggling up in the great outdoors but don’t necessarily have a snuggle buddy for company, you can still achieve that cozy feeling in the Lawson Blue Ridge Camping Hammock. $125 is a small price to pay to make sure you never wake up in a puddle or sharing an …