WordPress became the wildly popular blogging platform it is today for one reason – plugins. WP allows developers the ability to customize its use and meet just about any need they (or their clients) could require. But there are ten important points developers should take note of before diving into plugin coding. See a few …

Tokyo-based artist Sagaki Keita sketched a Mona Lisa. No big deal, right? Well, look closer, and you will see that his version of da Vinci’s famous painting contains thousands of small, playful doodles. More images, including images of Keita’s other work, at ThisIsColossal. All about art.

In this interactive graphic, created with The Atlantic in cooperation with the authors of Our Patchwork Nation, each county in the US is categorized based on one of 12 distinct economic categories.       Via @ColumnFive for Atlantic Like infographics? So do we.

Seeing that a big part of the iconic American image is conquering the open road, it shouldn’t be surprising that we’ve found ways to motorize just about everything. Motorized couch Motorized high heel Motorized grill Motorized toilet Full story at Oddee. Oddities on wheels.

Dumb blonde jokes don’t apply to wild blonde capuchins. These clever, fair-haired monkeys have invented a new and tool-conserving method to fish for termites. # The new technique prevents the “fishing pole” from breaking and was found to be the most efficient way to extract termites out of tree nests. Manual dexterity and a varied …

Nate Bellegarde showed his love for his star-and-planets-loving girlfriend with a delightfully geeky present—astronomer nesting dolls! Can you guess the identity of each famous space gazer? Full story, including more images, at Nate’s Blog. Expand (like the universe) your knowledge about astronomy.

Sci-fi fans will get a kick out of this timeline of the world of Battlestar Galactica created by Billy Ray Stephens. Full story at Billy Ray Stephen’s Flickr via Laughing Squid. Oodles of sci-fi trivia.

It’s that time of year again where it’s too cold for those spring frocks and winter colors start draining your will to live. Fear not, though, thanks to Sadie Stein at Jezebel, who has a few pointers for the poor among us to spruce up the wardrobe and attitude ‘til the crocuses bloom. – Get …

With The King’s Speech making a sweep of the Oscars on Sunday, you might be curious to know more about the history of this famous speech impediment, which not only afflicted King George VI but Marilyn Monroe, Winston Churchill and James Earl Jones. As Dictionary.com explains: Stutter, or the Greek alalia syllabaris, is onomatopoeic – …

No, it’s not Yertle the Turtle, or the Circus McGurkus; it’s five fun facts about Dr. Seuss. Seuss’ real name: Theodor Seuss Geisel Other pen names included: Theo LeSieg, Rosetta Stone, Theophrastus Seuss During World War II, Seuss served as the commander of the Animation Department of the First Motion Picture Unit of the United …

Nothing ruins a good work flow like having to get up to run to the microwave to nuke that cup of joe or grab another ice cube, so why not take that fifty bucks Grandma sent for your birthday and splurge on the Greenhouse USB Cup Warmer and Cooler? Laziness never tasted so good. Just …

Exercise is important for our health, but are all sports created equal when it comes to the physical benefits? And what about the biggest advantage of all — staying alive? Full article at HowStuffWorks.com. Total aggregation of HowStuffWorks.com. Photo credit: Fotolia