Do you ever have the feeling you’re being watched? The eyes in many paintings seem to follow you around the room. How do artists make it happen? It turns out that it has to do with the way a painting is created and a canvas’ lack of the third dimension we find in real life. …

The main cause of a rapid global cooling period, known as the Big Freeze or Younger Dryas, that occurred nearly 13,000 years ago was a mega-flood path across North America which channeled melt-water from a giant ice sheet into the oceans triggering the cold snap. Mark Bateman from the University of Sheffield´s Department of Geography, …

For an added (and personalized) touch of class on enveloppes, invitations, menus, whatever—why not try your hand at this simple, inexpensive DIY wax seal? Learn how to do it at Ragehaus. More awesome DIY tips and tricks.

Rethink the way you think about triple word scores and seven letter words because Scrabble is shaking up word wizardry with new rules that allow proper nouns. Mattel, producers of the classic word game, will release the new rules in July and says it hopes the rule changes will attract younger players. Pfft, younger players …

The world is full of natural boundaries to keep humans out of harm’s way. But that didn’t stop these engineers from boldly building roads where no person who values their life should drive, ever. Here are the top five most dangerous roads on the planet. See two below: Trollstigen, Norway The Road of Death, Bolivia …

To get an emotional, effective, and dynamic shot of an animal (especially in wildlife) requires the patience and knowledge, and skill of a seasoned photographer. While it’s a difficult craft to master, many have because it’s fufilling work. Here are thirty-five stunning and dramatic images of animal photography. These sure tops your ‘my dog’s in …

Technology improved at a very rapid pace in the 20th and 21st centuries. Once as large as a room, computers can now be found almost anywhere. So how will our computing devices change in the next century? Assuming microprocessor manufacturers can continue to live up to Moore’s Law, the processing power of our computers should …

If you think you’re a power schmoozer and can use your business card as a weapon, you need to watch this video. You’ll see what a wimp you truly are. Total aggregation of YouTube.

While every startup is different, there are a few universal truths every entrepreneur inevitably learns through trial and error. But thanks to Under30CEO, you can read all about them before building your business from the ground up. Here are one hundred things every entrepreneur should know. See a preview below: I thought if I had …

Two of my favorite things in the world are social media and infographics, so you know that I would love social-media infographics. Nowsourcing has compiled a list of ten outstanding examples. World Map of Social Networks Age Distribution on Social Network Sites Social Media Periodic Table of Elements The Conversation Prism The Boom of Social …

Looking for something interesting to chat about on your blind date? Try tossing out the fact that one in ten men in the world have paid for a prostitute or that twenty-two countries regulate legalized paid sex. That’s a guaranteed conversation starter. Pixl Monster put together the depressing facts about prostitution in a not-so-depressing infographic …

Just because your iPhone is a sleek, sophisticated piece of technology doesn’t mean you can’t pay homage to retro—and often pixelated—classic games like Sonic the Hedgehog or The Legand of Zelda. Games Radar has compiled a fun list of one hundred throwback iPhone wallpapers—the perfect salute to your old tech staples. See a few below: …