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• Game Boy Inducted To The Toy Hall Of Fame

  
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  Earlier this week, Nintendos Game Boy was elected to the National Toy Hall of Fame, along with the Big Wheel and the Ball!
  4 days ago

• Transforming The Humble Barcode Into Works Of Art

  
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  Developed in 1948 by Bernard Silver, a graduate student at the Drexel University of Technology, the humble barcode has become one of the most important inventions of our times. However, while most of us think of it as a bunch of lines, artists and designers, seem to think otherwise. Below are some cool creations ...
  5 days ago

• Cooking With Miranda

  
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  Welcome to the second episode of Cooking With Miranda . This week, our young chef is going to share with you one of her most prized recipes.
  1 week ago

• Cooking With Miranda

  
  DogoNews : Kids News - Latest — Authority: 132
  Welcome to the second episode of Cooking With Miranda . This week, our young chef is going to share with you one of her most prized recipes.
  1 week ago

• Beijing Gets Clobbered With Man-Made Snow Storm

  
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  On November 2nd, the streets of Beijing were treated to an unseasonal snow storm - one that lasted for 11 hours, blanketing the entire city with 16 million tons of snow and causing road and air traffic to come to a complete standstill, for hours.
  1 week ago

• LoanShak » Learn About VA Mortgage Loans

  
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  There are a number of helpful mortgage loan tools out there for those who might need a little special assistance. One of those programs is one that centers around VA mortgage loans. The VA loan program is aimed at helping veterans ...
  1 week ago

• Video Of The Week - The Internet Turns 40!

  
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  The Internet has become such an important part of our everyday lives that most of us have a hard time imagining life without it. It is therefore mind-boggling to think that this technology is only 40 years old!
  1 week ago

• There are 184 Million Active Registered Domains on the Internet [DYK]

  
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  Did you know , there are 184 million registered domains on the Internet? As of the third quarter of 2009, there are 184 million active domains, taking the total all-time registered domains close to half a billion. .com domains are the most popular, with 83 million active domains, followed by .net with 12 million ...
  1 week ago

• Breakfast - Wallace And Gromit Style!

  
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  If you thought that automated Wallace and Gromit like breakfast contraptions only happen in movies, thing again. Two young Japanese inventors have brought the fantasy to life, by creating a similar device that they recently demonstrated at the Platform 21 Design Center in Amsterdam.
  2 weeks ago

• First Traces of Computer Virus Dates Back to 1949 [DYK]

  
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  Did you know , that the first traces of viruses are dated back to 1949 (cite: Panda Security ) and was spread related to a game called Core Wars? However, according to Wikipedia , the first documented virus was released in 1971 . The first documented virus, was called as Creeper virus , and was a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Five FIngers Footwear - Gloves For Your Feet!

  
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  A new kind of shoe that closely resembles a glove or five-toed sock has become the latest sensation among athletes all over the world. Dubbed Five Fingers , the shoe is designed by Italian company, Vibram, who originally developed it for kayakers, yoga fans and sailors.
  2 weeks ago

• Google Does Not Display More Than 1000 Results [DYK]

  
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  Google is most used search engine one could come across. The first thing I do, when I want to search something, is to head to Google. However, Did you know that Google only displays a maximum of 1000 results per query? If you try to go beyond 1000 results, Google will display an error to you, as displayed in the ...
  2 weeks ago

• E-mail is Older Than The Internet [DYK]

  
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  Did you know , electronic mail or E-mail is older than the Internet? E-mail started in 1965 as a way for multiple users of a time-sharing mainframe computer to communicate [cite: Wikipedia ]. Internet on the other hand, came into commercial existence in 1988, even though the origins of WAN (Wide Area Network), based ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Telescope - A Simple Invention That Changed Our World

  
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  Four hundred years ago, in August of 1609, Galileo Galilei an obscure Math professor from the University of Padua in Italy, revolutionized the world with a simple invention called the optik tube.
  2 weeks ago

• If Facebook Were a Country, It Would Be the 4th Largest One [DYK]

  
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  Did you know , with a registered user base of over 300 million users , Facebook would be the 4th largest country, if it were a country that is? According to the latest census reports , the World’s largest populated country is China with a population of 1.3 billion , followed by India with a population ...
  2 weeks ago

• Verdult Fine Arts Insurance Policies intensifies – Home – Yazzys …

  
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  A major factor in the fine-arts insurance market today is the anticipated escalation of prices at auctions this fall in London and New York, principally at Sotheby’s and Christie’s. Or, more accurately, record-setting and … See the original post: Verdult Fine Arts Insurance Policies intensifies – Home – ...
  2 weeks ago

• New Da Vinci Painting Pops Out Of Wood Works!

  
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  Just when we think we have accounted for all of Leonardo Da Vincis paintings, another one pops out of the wood works. Entitled, La Bella Principessa, this latest masterpiece was until recently, thought to have been the work of an unknown 19th century German painter.
  3 weeks ago

• Did You Know? Google’s First Logo Was Created Using GIMP and Mimicked Yahoo!

  
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  Did you know that the first ever logo created by Google was designed by Sergey Brin in 1998 , using a very popular and open source image editing tool , GIMP ? In addition to that, Sergey also added a exclamation mark to the end of the logo. He was actually inspired by Yahoo’s logo, who were the Internet ...
  3 weeks ago

• Certificate of Authenticity and Insurance Appraisal – William …

  
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  Need a Certificate of Authenticity and Insurance Appraisal (or COA)? We provide all types including originals, lithographs/reproductions, and sculptures. A new certificate of authenticity is recommended periodically. … Continue here: Certificate of Authenticity and Insurance Appraisal – William …
  3 weeks ago

• Geckos - Natures Masters of Disguise

  
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  We all know about chameleons being able to change colors on a whim, however did you know that some geckos ( lizards found in tropical countries ) can do the same? In fact, they are so good at it, that some of their species havent even been discovered yet!
  3 weeks ago

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