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1. Quotation Generator

   Pangloss

   Keep hitting for cool quotations.

   Issue #54: August 31, 2010

2. Leaping Shampoo

   and the "Kaye effect."

   Issue #53: August 24, 2010

3. Euphemism Generator

   Pretty funny. Keep refreshing the page for more euphemisms.

   Issue #52: August 17, 2010

4. A Unique Kind of Word

   What common English word is 9 letters long and each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word?

   Issue #51: August 10, 2010

5. Enter Date of Birth and Get Interesting Info

   Day of Birth

   Try it out.

   Issue #50: August 3, 2010

6. Amazing Slow Motion Takes with Phantom Camera

   3ric Johanson and Nathan Pegra

   Incredibly slow speed and resulting detail.

   Issue #49: July 27, 2010

7. 300,000 Starlings Swarm

   Boing Boing

   They've been practicing.

   Issue #48: July 20, 2010

8. The World's Greatest Virtual Museum

   MyStudios Gallery

   Hate standing for hours as you walk through museums? Now you can enjoy some of the giants of art history from the comfort of your desk chair.

   Issue #47: July 13, 2010

9. Flags by Colors

   Shahee Ilyas

   You will now be able to sleep easily at night, for you will know that you have seen the color breakdowns of all the world's flags.

   Issue #46: July 6, 2010

10. The Giant Flower Carpet of Brussels

    Oddity Central

    Exhausting just to look at it, which is maybe why it's only done every two years.

    Issue #45: June 29, 2010

11. Satellite Video of Global Air Traffic in One Day

    Look at all those moving dots! A powerful and insightful illustration of globalization.

    Issue #44: June 22, 2010

12. Top 20 Unsigned Bands

    Pure Volume

    A subjective list to be sure, but what list isn't. You can listen to some music by each too.

    Issue #43: June 15, 2010

13. Alka-Seltzer in Space

    Watch what happens when Alka-Seltzer is added to a spherical water drop in microgravity.

    Issue #42: June 8, 2010

14. The Net Worth Of U.S. Presidents

    The Atlantic

    "One of the most important conclusions of this analysis is that the presidency has little to do with wealth."

    Issue #41: June 1, 2010

15. Piano Stairs

    The Fun Theory

    Taking the stairs is now not only good for you, it's also fun.

    Issue #40: May 25, 2010

16. Fishing Boat Battles Waves

    Live Leak

    This strangely hypnotic video reminds us that nature is boss.

    Issue #39: May 18, 2010

17. Be a Hero in Your Own Movie

    Tackfilm

    Once you upload a simple photo of yourself or someone you know, this cool site will throw that photo onto an action movie so you're the hero. Worth a go.

    Issue #38: May 11, 2010

18. Unbelievable Chinese Acrobats

    Prepare to have your mind blown.

    Issue #37: May 4, 2010

19. Neighborhood Treasures

    Pictorymag.com

    This attractive website offers a unique way to discover off-the-beaten-track spots around the world.

    Issue #36: April 27, 2010

20. Johnny Depp Reads Letter From Hunter S. Thompson

    The actor received this letter and others while filming the on-screen adaptation of Thompson's drug-fueled novel, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

    Issue #35: April 20, 2010

21. Ghosts in the Hollow

    Jim LoScalzo

    The abandoned coal mining towns of Appalachia take on a haunting quality in this short video.

    Issue #34: April 13, 2010

22. Stunning Photos of Insects Covered in Morning Dew

    The Daily Mail

    The amount of detail is exquisite.

    Issue #33: April 6, 2010

23. New York City in Miniature

    Sam O'Hare

    Using tilt-shift photography, this captivating video shows us what a day in the life of New York would be like if everyone were ant-sized.

    Issue #32: March 30, 2010

24. Video Mix of Disney's UP

    PogoMix

    Done using only sounds that you can hear in the movie.

    Issue #31: March 23, 2010

25. Bill Simmons Asks for His Autograph to Be Included in Links of the Week

    Links of the Week

    Under pressure from one of our editors, the ESPN writer and author of The Book of Basketball kindly tips his hat to Links of the Week.

    Issue #30: March 16, 2010

26. Antarctic Glacier Has Five-story Blood-red Waterfall of Primodial Ooze

    GOOD

    Nature can be morbid.

    Issue #29: March 5, 2010

27. Olympic Venues Seen from Space

    Betsy Mason, Wired

    The venues are impressive, but more interesting is comparing the layout of major world cities.

    Issue #28: February 26, 2010

28. What Font Are You?

    Pentagram

    A very cool simulation of a psychologist who - by asking only a few questions - will tell you what font best represents you. Turn your speakers on.

    Issue #27: February 19, 2010

29. Words that Are Going Extinct

    Save the Words

    Don't be a milquetoast; stand up for these words before they're gone!

    Issue #26: February 12, 2010

30. Pop-Up Replica of Japanese Temple Made Out of Lego

    As usual with this sort of thing, whether it was worth the time spent is besides the point.

    Issue #25: February 5, 2010

31. Faces of Haiti

    Boston.com

    Warning: Viewers may find some of these photos disturbing.

    Issue #24: January 29, 2010

32. United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop)

    DJ Earworm

    For those who tried to ignore pop music last year, here's everything you missed mashed up into one five minute video.

    Issue #22: January 15, 2010

33. The Decade in News Photos

    Big Picture

    The photographs that defined the events of the decade.

    Issue #21: January 8, 2010

34. Make Your Own Song

    Incredibox

    No time to put together a band and make a hit single to top the Christmas charts? Now you have a chance.

    Issue #20: December 22, 2009

35. Family Portraits of All 56 Ethnic Groups in China

    China Hush

    What's most striking, perhaps, is the array of wardrobes.

    Issue #19: December 18, 2009

36. No Mas Presents: Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No

    James Blagden

    An animated short about Dock Ellis, the baseball player who allegedly threw a no-hitter (a flawless performance) while under the influence of psychedelic drugs.

    Issue #18: December 11, 2009

37. Did You Ever Wonder How to...

    Wonder How To

    Ever wonder how to jump higher or ride a camel in a desert? These are just some of the many wide-ranging topics covered by this impressive 'How To' site.

    Issue #17: December 4, 2009

38. Sandwiches Scanned for Your Viewing Pleasure

    Scanwiches

    You can't eat them, but you can definitely look.

    Issue #16: November 27, 2009

39. Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers

    Mental Floss

    You can always count on man's best friend to provide a hero's welcome.

    Issue #15: November 20, 2009

40. The 25 Best Costumes at The 2009 NYC Marathon

    Buzzfeed

    One wonders if the Statue of Liberty beat the Blues Brothers.

    Issue #14: November 13, 2009

41. The News in Images

    Ten by Ten

    The news at any given moment in 100 photos.

    Issue #13: November 6, 2009

42. Go to the Gym

    This man worked out every day for 365 days, taking a photo of himself each day. The rapid sequence of photos shows his progress.

    Issue #12: October 30, 2009

43. 40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes

    Matthew Belinkie

    Warning: Risk of popular culture overdose.

    Issue #11: October 23, 2009

44. Peter Ablinger's Talking Piano

    3Sat

    Human speech is based on exceptionally fast transitions from one frequency to another. Eerily, this piano is able to mimic the effect.

    Issue #10: October 16, 2009

45. Dominoes and Dominoes

    FlippyCat

    Gravity at work.

    Issue #9: October 9, 2009

46. That Amazingly Consistent Obama Smile

    Animal

    A great trick to have in your political tool bag.

    Issue #8: October 2, 2009

47. The World's Smallest Post Service

    Leaf Cutter Designs

    It's the thought that counts. At least that seems to be the thought here.

    Issue #7: September 25, 2009

48. Let Yourself Feel

    Esteban Diacono

    Color, motion and music become one.

    Issue #6: September 18, 2009

49. Cheese or Font?

    Mogrify.org

    This simple game gives you a word and asks you whether it is the name of a cheese or the name of a font.

    Issue #5: September 11, 2009

50. The Opening Credits of Fully Flared

    Lakai

    In the introduction to this skateboarding movie, skaters are shown in slow motion performing tricks while surrounding structures and objects actually explode.

    Issue #4: September 4, 2009

51. One Year in Forty Seconds

    Eirik Solheim

    Are we sure there are only four seasons? This work makes it seem as though there are many more.

    Issue #3: August 28, 2009

52. Christian the Lion

    Christian's Australian former owners traveled to Africa in 1972 to see if he would remember them after a year of living in the wild. He did.

    Issue #2: August 21, 2009

53. A Little Tight for Space in Japan

    It seems that the next train was not expected to arrive for a very, very long time.

    Issue #1: August 14, 2009