Walk into any animal shelter in the U.S., and you’re bound to see many a sad pit bull waiting for the forever home they’ll never find. Pit bulls weren’t always the dreaded breed they are today, prohibited by homeowner’s associations or automatically euthanized. This infographic by National Geographic reveals dispels some of the myths of …

If you been hearing a lot about Bitcoin but don’t understand what all the buzz is about, check out this infographic for more information. Oh, to invest in silver, gold or Bitcoin? H/T to Ritu Pant Via Online-Accounting-Degrees.net. Like infographics? So do we.  

Looking for something red hot and sticky to liven up this Friday? No worries you’ll get busted for watching this video at work, where YouTube user carsandwater sees what happens when a hot ball of nickel is dropped into a glass of honey. Though the video’s description explains this was, in part, a safety demonstration, …

I took this video seriously, believing it is about farting until the end because I actually know some social farters. They believe that holding in toxic gases causes illness. So here from Canada, a commercial, equating Social Farting with … You’ll just have to watch, like I did, to find out, eh? More stories about …

And not just any brothel. Ballerina Anastasia Volochkova claims it is a “giant brothel” where principal and soloist dancers, and dancers in the Corps as young as 13, were pimped out to patrons. This, during the reign of director Anatoly Iksanov, who has declined to comment. We’ve heard of Volochkova before: she was fired (very …

What’s the use of being the person in charge if you’re not an effective manager? Some people may be born to lead, but even if genetics didn’t grant you this ability at birth doesn’t mean you can’t learn the skills to up your effectiveness, argues Peter Drucker in The Effective Executive. George Ambler summarizes the five …

I know what you’re probably thinking. “Excuse me? It eats with its what?” You heard it here first. The giant California sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus) was recently discovered to eat with its anus. Apparently breathing through its butt wasn’t enough! Full story at National Geographic via Giant Sea Cucumber Eats With Its Anus. Oddities at …

Beijing and indeed much of China, is suffering from severe pollution levels. We’ve heard a lot about it but have you seen it? Take a look at the interactive photo, link below, showing pollution levels in the air over Tiananmen Square from March 7 to March 14, 2013. Scary. Here’s the link from Reuters: Pollution …

The United Nations declared “March 20 the International Day of Happiness recognizing the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives.” “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do …

A couple days ago there was a report from Gizmodo that in Turkey, someone stole a bridge. A real bridge, that crosses over things and not one that you put in your mouth. Police figure that thieves took the 82′-wide bridge apart and lugged all 22 tons of it away and sold it for scrap …

Here are five castles that have been used in films, and which you can visit. For more information on each location, along with photographs and links, please follow the link below to Anglotopia. Alnwick Castle The Duke of Northumberland own’s Northumberland’s Alnwick Castle. It is one of the exterior locations used for Hogwarts across all …

If you’ve seen too many coffee cups clutched in the hands of Type A personalities to be comfortable making it your morning beverage of choice, it’s time to explore the magical properties of tea with a little help from This FoldedMind. Full story at This FoldedMind via Buzzfeed. For tea lovers.