Have you always harbored the suspicion there was more manure than necessary in the story of the “Three Little Pigs”? Ever wonder if the Big Bad Wolf was really the victim of a barnyard conspiracy? Perhaps a taste of modern journalism, Guardian-style, would have shed a bit more light on what really went on in …

  Created by the multi-billion dollar corporation Google, the Google Calendar application allows users to create personal or public calendars after signing up for a Google account. The accounts are free, and Google stores the calendars within its cloud computing system. That means that the company stores the application and user information on its own …

Muppets might not seem like the most obvious promoters of oral health considering a general lack of teeth, but Sesame Street proves that you don’t need choppers to be pro-toothbrush. Elmo and his celebrity friends sing about the importance of brushing your teeth as part of the show’s latest health initiative, Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me. …

Adorn your legs with tights that will bring out your inner kitten…or at least your inner scratch post. Via Twitpic. Stylishly fashionable.

Ever read the tags on your clothes closely? Time to change habits, ye who throw everything in on cold, if only to possibly catch some incredibly subtle humor. Well, read the tags, but is it really necessary to use anything but cold water? Nah… Full story at Pleated Jeans. Humor sneaking up from behind.

You know that feeling you get when you eat too much? Of course you do, it’s called being full. But isn’t there a different between eating too much because you were hungry and eating too much because the food was so delicious you couldn’t stop? Of course there is! Can you express that easily in …

Ticks hunt potential hosts like predators after prey, and those host animals are more wary of parasites than previously thought. Ticks hunt their prey by following vapor trails of carbon dioxide. They consume host tissues (blood is considered a tissue), so at least in terms of its interactions with other creatures, it is a predator, …

Forgoing usual artist tools like paint or clay, Makoto Tojiki instead uses light to create wonderful sculptures and kinetic works. More photos at This Is Colossal. Beautiful art.

Via GeeksRoom. Pinterest-perfect DIY.

With all this connectivity floating around, it’s easy to suffer under the illusion that we’ve moved beyond wires and cables, but such is not the case, as several African countries discovered the hard way when a heavy dose of reality dealt a crippling blow to the Internet. While waiting for access to a port in …

Via Recipe Finder. A taste of infographics.

Fact: Pinning causes a significant drop in testosterone. Well, not really, but that’s what newly launched social bookmarking site MANteresting would have you believe. The “Pinterest alternative for men” replaces pinning with nailing (don’t you feel more manly already?) and doesn’t require sissy invites to get started. Go ahead, fellers, nail the crap out of …