The Gunfight At The O.K. Corral

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The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a gunfight that took place at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, and is generally regarded as the most famous gunfight in the history of the American Old West.

The gunfight, believed to have lasted only about thirty seconds, was fought between the outlaw Cowboys Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury, and the opposing town Marshal Virgil Earp and his brothers Assistant Town Marshal Morgan and temporary lawman Wyatt, aided by Doc Holliday designated as a temporary marshal by Virgil.

Grizzly Bears Versus A Campsite

ZooMontana's grizzly bears Ozzy and Bruno demonstrate the damage bears can do to a campsite when campers do not take precautions against bears.



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The Curious Cave Houses Of Kandovan, Iran

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When we first think of Iran, we may consider the unrest in the Middle East, and may even demure from traveling to what we perceive to be a rather war-torn region of the world. If you take this stance, however, you will be missing out on one of the most unique and beautiful sights in the world.

In Kandovan, there is a collection of amazing houses, unlike any others in the world. For more than seven centuries, people have inhabited the caves in the surrounding mountains and stone formations, building themselves a community you cannot see anywhere else in the world.

The Haiku Stairs: Hawaii's Forbidden Stairway To Heaven

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In 1942 the US military needed to send low-frequency signals so that they could communicate with their submarines circling Japan. They needed a radio transceiver and they needed it to be really high, so the peak of Pu'ukeahiakahoe mountain in Hawaii was chosen.

A somewhat wobbly wooden pathway was made and the transceiver and its antenna cables were installed. The pathway is still there today, but is out of bounds to those who wish to climb this Stairway to Heaven as it has become known.

Monday Puzzle

The Presurfer, in cooperation with pzzlr.com, brings you a puzzle every Monday. Just to tickle your brain.

Mr White, Mr English, Mr Pritchard, and Mr Hanlon are each allergic to two dietary substances. Additional info: 3 of them are allergic to dairy, only 1 of them is allergic to nuts, 2 of them are allergic to wheat, 2 of them, Simon and Mr English, are allergic to seafood, Graeme is not allergic to dairy, Matthew is allergic to wheat and any allergy of Noel or Mr Pritchard is not suffered by Mr White.

What is each man’s first and last name and what are they each allergic to?

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Daily Cartoon

Dan Rosandich is an American cartoonist. Dan's cartoons have appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, National Review, The National Enquirer, Science Digest, Reader's Digest and Woman's World. The Presurfer, in cooperation with Dan Rosandich, will bring you a cartoon every day.

Marcellus Laroon's 'Cries Of London'

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There are several artists who made a 'Cries of London' series of portraits. They ussually portray hawkers and their cries, echoing in the streets around the marketplace. One of them was Marcellus Laroon.

Marcellus Laroon 1653-1702) was a Dutch painter and engraver who lived and worked in England. He was born at The Hague, the son of Marcellus Lauron, a painter of French extraction who settled in the Netherlands. Marcellus migrated in early life to England and lived for many years in Yorkshire.

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Exposure

Exposure is for photographers who want a more meaningful and effortless way to publish their work - in the context of a narrative, instead of a feed or single photo on a permalink page. With Exposure you can tell a great story, while putting your photography front and center.

You can drag and drop photos into your browser, and then add headers and body text above or in between photos. You can slao explore what others have made by clicking the 'Explore' button. Exposure was created by Luke Beard and Kyle Bragger of San Francisco startup Elepath.

Funny Phobias

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European Word Translator

Enter one or two lower-case English words to see translations. Translations are generated by Google Translate. Some may be inaccurate or use non-European (e.g. Brazilian Portuguese) words. Just one translation is provided for each word; watch out for words with multiple meanings.

The Mystery Of Mont Blanc's Hidden Treasure

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It's a plot line that wouldn't be out of place in a Tintin comic - a French mayor, an Alpine climber, a historian, a wealthy Jewish stone merchant from London, and their tenuous connections to a bag of lost jewels discovered on the peak of Mont Blanc.

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Dan Rosandich is an American cartoonist. Dan's cartoons have appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, National Review, The National Enquirer, Science Digest, Reader's Digest and Woman's World. The Presurfer, in cooperation with Dan Rosandich, will bring you a cartoon every day.

The Rise And Fall Of Professional Bowling

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There was a time when professional bowlers reigned supreme. In the golden era of the 1960s and 70s, they made twice as much money as NFL stars, signed million dollar contracts, and were heralded as international celebrities.

Today, the glitz and glamour has faded. Pro bowlers supplement their careers with second jobs, like delivering sod, or working at a call center. They share Motel 6 rooms on tour to save on travel expenses, and thrive on the less-than-exciting dime of beef jerky sponsorships. What exactly is it like to be a professional bowler today?

Men's Hairstyles From The 60's And 70's

Some very bad mens hairstyles from the sixties and seventies.



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Derinkuyu - Turkey's Underground City That Once Housed 20,000 People

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Underground cities can be found all across the world but one particular underground city has everything in it. Derinkuyu, located in present-day Turkey in the historical Cappadocia region, extends 60 meters into the ground and could accommodate 20,000 inhabitants.

Derinkuyu dates back to the 7th century BC. The early inhabitants of the underground city built it to save themselves from invasions and war. Ingenuity presented them with an opportunity to build a livable area where they can go unnoticed and where they can protect their possessions.

The Firefly Time-Lapse

This film was shot over the Summer of 2013 primarily in Lake of the Ozarks, MO as well as Grand Ledge, MI. Nothing quite ends a hot and humid Summer day like the blessing of the majestic fireflies. Lake of the Ozarks is a fantastic home to the creatures.



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Dan Rosandich is an American cartoonist. Dan's cartoons have appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, National Review, The National Enquirer, Science Digest, Reader's Digest and Woman's World. The Presurfer, in cooperation with Dan Rosandich, will bring you a cartoon every day.

The 14 Greatest Hoaxes Of All Time

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Anyone can toilet paper a house or slip a whoopee cushion onto a chair. Pulling off a truly legendary prank is harder. To fool the media, crowds, and even the military, you need patience, planning, and more than a little genius.

But when everything comes together into one big victimless laugh, it's a thing of beauty.
Here are history's greatest hoaxes, each one proof that with effort and a little luck, you can fool a lot of the people, all of the time.

Slow Life

'Slow' marine animals show their secret life under high magnification. Corals and sponges are very mobile creatures, but their motion is only detectable at different time scales compared to ours and requires time lapses to be seen. These animals build coral reefs and play crucial roles in the biosphere, yet we know almost nothing about their daily lives.



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Beer Money And Babe Ruth: Why The Yankees Triumphed During Prohibition

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One of the best beer-and-baseball stories comes from the dry years of Prohibition, 1920-1933, when the New York Yankees made it to seven World Series and won four.

Their rise began in 1915, when the team was purchased for $1.25 million by Tillinghast Huston and Jacob Ruppert, Jr. The Yankees had never won a pennant until the Colonels, as they were known, got a hold of them. Their masterstroke was to add a Boston Red Sox pitcher to the roster in 1920. That player's name was Babe Ruth.

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7 Of The Coolest Living Fossils

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Want to see history? You could go to a museum - or you could go to the zoo and check out these animals that haven't changed for tens of millions of years.

Majesticks Drum Corps

Swiss drumming group the Majesticks Drum Corps performs a choreographed drum routine at the Avenches Tattoo music festival in Switzerland.



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Dan Rosandich is an American cartoonist. Dan's cartoons have appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, National Review, The National Enquirer, Science Digest, Reader's Digest and Woman's World. The Presurfer, in cooperation with Dan Rosandich, will bring you a cartoon every day.

Twilight Sparkle's My Little Pony Tree House For Sale

Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony is a lavender alicorn pony with deep purple eyes and a dark indigo mane and tail with pink and purple streaks.

How much would it cost to buy Twilight Sparkle's Treehouse from Ponyville? The people over at Movoto decided to find out.

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10 Amazing Underground Cottages

There are some astonishing examples of underground cottages in the world. Here's a collection of the coolest looking underground cottages from New Zealand, Switzerland, Worcestershire, Italy and from other parts of the world.

Turning Crowds Into Light Canvases With PixMob

At events like Dutch DJ Tiesto's Hakkasan Las Vegas show, the Sochi Winter Olympics and Superbowl XVLIII, PixMob creates elaborate human canvases from crowds, turning each fan into an LED pixel. Take a look into the innovative technology powering their immersive, interactive light shows.



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The Complete Hiss-Tory Of Cats On The Internet

When the Internet first collectively laid its eyes on cats, it was love at first furball. Though the cat's popularity dates far beyond the computer's lifespan, the Internet has increased our love tenfold. But where did it all start? How many cats can there really be? Are we truly this obsessed?

Hedgehog For Sale

Pretty clever hedgehog.

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Adam Gemili: What Makes An Elite Athlete?

The High-Performance Sport Scholarships Programme at the University of East London is one of the most attractive in the UK and enables elite athletes to balance study with their sporting ambitions. Team GB sprinter Adam Gemili talks about what it means to be an elite athlete and what goes through his mind at the start of a race.



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Dan Rosandich is an American cartoonist. Dan's cartoons have appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, National Review, The National Enquirer, Science Digest, Reader's Digest and Woman's World. The Presurfer, in cooperation with Dan Rosandich, will bring you a cartoon every day.

Palmerston Island, Where Everyone Is Related

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Palmerston Island is a coral atoll in the Cook Islands in one of the most isolated part of the Pacific Ocean. The tiny Pacific island has no airport, and is visited by a supply ship only twice a year. But Palmerston's fame comes not only from the fact it is a perfect island paradise, but from its unique history.

The entire population of Palmerston Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has been found to speak with a West Country accent - because the residents all descend from one man from Gloucestershire, William Marsters.

First Asteroid-Like Object Discovered With Rings

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This is Chariklo, an asteroid-like object that's a little more than 90 miles in diameter. It orbits the sun between Jupiter and Neptune. And like its giant gas neighbors, it has rings.

This is the first time any object besides a Solar System gas giant - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune - has been found to have rings. Chariklo is technically a centaur, one of many centaurs that orbit between Jupiter and Neptune and have both asteroid-like and comet-like properties, which makes them a bit of a mystery.

How Big Is The Universe?

In 'How Big Is The Universe?' Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomer Liz shows us the expanding nature of the Universe and how this affects the light reaching us from distant galaxies, some of which will remain forever hidden from our view.



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25

25 is a new Bart Bonte game. Use the cursor keys to move all the blocks and push the same numbered block together to level up. Red blocks will block you, match 3 or more red blocks in a row (horizontally or vertically) to remove them.

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Ironclad Patriotism: When Germans Gave Up Their Gold Jewelry To Battle Napoleon

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Collectors Weekly has a short piece on Berlin Iron, the darkly beautiful lost-wax-cast iron jewelry from Germany. In the early years of the 19th century, citizens of what is now Germany, then called Prussia, were called upon by members of the royal family to exchange their gold and silver jewelry for Gothic-looking pieces of ornamental iron jewelry.

The precious metals were sold to finance Prussia's part in the Napoleonic Wars, which raged across Europe and beyond from 1803 to 1815.

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Dan Rosandich is an American cartoonist. Dan's cartoons have appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, National Review, The National Enquirer, Science Digest, Reader's Digest and Woman's World. The Presurfer, in cooperation with Dan Rosandich, will bring you a cartoon every day.

The Fascinating Remains Of Rochester's 'Subway'

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Not much of Rochester, New York's rapid transit system remains. The network of rail cars launched in 1927 and served its last passenger on June 30, 1956. Like so many cities at the time, Rochester's ambitions quickly shifted to the suburbs. The city invested in new highways and sprawl; the 8.5 mile, 24-station system suffered as a result.

Referred to by most locals as a subway, the transit system only went underground for 1.5 miles as it passed through the heart of downtown and an aqueduct over the Genesee River. A majority of the service was below street level, but uncovered.

Google's New Office In Amsterdam Is Full Of Bikes, Waffles, And Other Wonders

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Google has opened its redesigned headquarters in Amsterdam, and the company has not failed to deliver on the quirky aesthetic it has come to be known for. Like the other headquarters Google maintains overseas, this office incorporates plenty of local elements into its design.

From communal bikes to stroopwafels (syrup waffles) that hang from the ceiling, this office has many things that are typical of Dutch culture. The new design was inspired by the garage where Larry Page and Sergey Brin first started Google.

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Crush

In Crush, a pair of dummies are being assembled for a crash test. Moments before the test begins, a fateful spark alters the process. This event ignites a connection between the couple, driving them to defy their destination.



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The Doorway Railway Of Hanoi

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This railway line passes through the residential neighborhood and commercial area of Hanoi, Vietnam. Twice a day, the trains pass through the downtown, merely inches away from the doorsteps of buildings.

The people in Hanoi know the schedule of the trains well. At just about 4 pm and 7 pm every day, you suddenly notice people start to get into their homes and in the front yard where kids were playing and women were cutting vegetables is suddenly replaced by rushing steel and noise.

Graph TV

Graph TV is a visualization tool which graphs tv show ratings by episode. Each season is assigned a different color and linear regressions are calculated for each season as well as for the entire series.

Each point on the graph displays the episode title, rating, and other data. The data points are clickable and will open its IMDb entry.

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How Europeans Imagined Exotic Animals Centuries Ago

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People have been drawn to stories about exotic animals throughout our history. The further you go back in that history, the less likely those stories were accurate. Here is a gorgeous compendium of illustrations showing how people imagined real animals they had only heard about.

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Yosemite

Yosemite is a 200+ mile backpacking experience through Yosemite National Park captured by Colin Delehanty and Sheldon Neill. This project was filmed over the course of 10 months.



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Dan Rosandich is an American cartoonist. Dan's cartoons have appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, National Review, The National Enquirer, Science Digest, Reader's Digest and Woman's World. The Presurfer, in cooperation with Dan Rosandich, will bring you a cartoon every day.

30 Photos That Will Make You Look Twice

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Sometimes, when you look at a photo, you have to look twice.
Here are thirty double-take moments for you to enjoy.

Tiny Worlds

Tiny Worlds is a trilogy of micro-shorts with a humorous take on what might happen to the litter and rubbish on London's streets when we're not looking.



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Monday Puzzle

The Presurfer, in cooperation with pzzlr.com, brings you a puzzle every Monday. Just to tickle your brain.

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Four people need to get from point A to point B. Unfortunately it is pouring down rain and nobody wants to get wet. They have one umbrella between them which can keep two people dry at a time. Person 1 can make the trip from A to B in 1 minute, person 2 in 2 minutes, person 3 in 5 minutes, and person 4 in 8 minutes. Two people travelling together underneath the umbrella will go at the pace of the slower person. How can everyone get from A to B in no more than 15 minutes?

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30 Most Beautiful Modern Community Centers In The World

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Social work is tough, and practicing in a drab, uninspiring and outdated community center certainly doesn't help. Fortunately for recent social work graduates, many community centers around the globe offer a whole host of facilities to keep locals and employees happy.

Even more inspiringly, these new-look centers are easy on the eye thanks to their attractive, cutting-edge and often eco-friendly designs. Here are 30 of the most beautiful modern community centers in the world.

Crazy Furniture

This happens when everyone has left the classroom. The furniture goes crazy.



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Dan Rosandich is an American cartoonist. Dan's cartoons have appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, National Review, The National Enquirer, Science Digest, Reader's Digest and Woman's World. The Presurfer, in cooperation with Dan Rosandich, will bring you a cartoon every day.

Maps Before Maps

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A collection of medieval maps from the 11th to the 14th centuries.

The Slow Death Of The Microwave

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America is tired of the microwave. Microwave sales have fallen or remained flat every year for nearly a decade in the US. Unit sales have tumbled by 25% since 2000, and 40% since their peak, in 2004.

A big factor behind the decline in sales of microwaves is likely that Americans just aren't using them as much anymore. A shift in eating habits - which favors freshness and quality over speed and convenience - has left a growing number of microwaves dormant on kitchen counters.

La Manufacture Du Chocolat Alain Ducasse

Built from an old Renault Garage in the center of Paris, near Place de la Bastille, Alain Ducasse's new chocolate factory was created with the willingness to get back to the roots of chocolate making : a careful, slow and patient work, craftsmanship and machines being as one.



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Understanding Umami

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A long time ago, only four tastes ruled the culinary world: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. But in the late 1800s, a European chef (Auguste Escoffier) and a Japanese chemist (Kikunae Ikeda) both discovered the existence of a fifth taste - umami - abundantly present in their bowls of rich veal stock and earthy dashi.

Umami can be translated as 'pleasant savory taste.' And while society called it pure imagination, a hundred or so years later, science prevailed - and umami was officially added to the taste roster.

The Most Ridiculous Lawsuits

Looking for a laugh or two?
Well then check out this infographic about the most ridiculous lawsuits.

Sliding Through Holland

Six days, 3.500 picture's and 2 days of editing. A time-lapse video of the Netherlands. That little country with lots of tulips, cows and windmills.



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Dan Rosandich is an American cartoonist. Dan's cartoons have appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, National Review, The National Enquirer, Science Digest, Reader's Digest and Woman's World. The Presurfer, in cooperation with Dan Rosandich, will bring you a cartoon every day.

The Stunning Fields Of Pink Moss Flowers At The Base Of Mount Fuji

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The Fuji Shibazakura Festival is the world's premier destination for seeing intricate fields of pink moss flowers blooming together in the way that only 12-year old girls can dream. The festival takes place near the scenic Fuji Five Lakes area, which sees more than 9 million visitors pass through annually.

And if the sight of over 800,000 pink flowers entering their period of greatest beauty, freshness, and vigor doesn't captivate you, the fields also offer an exquisite view of Mount Fuji on clear days.

Magic For Dogs

Do dogs react to magic? Watch as Finnish magician and mentalist Jose Ahonen vanished some dog treats under their noses.



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The New Spring, Brought To You By Climate Change

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As the planet warms, the temperatures that trigger spring arrive earlier. But not everythings adjusting on the same schedule. Flowers open before their insect pollinators come out, and birds return from migration too late to find their usual bug meals.'

Detailed study of ecological mismatch requires equally meticulous observations of historical timing - and a Boston University lab has found a trove in the journals Henry David Thoreau kept in Massachusetts in the mid-1800s. The diaries, together with more recent data, reveal an ecological system in flux.

30 Most Impressive Accessible And Inclusive Playgrounds

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All children deserve to experience the thrill and escapism of meaningful physical play. Whats more, it just takes a bit of thought and planning, and everyone can enjoy the exhilaration and magic that arguably only playgrounds can produce. Of course, more than anything it's about social interaction - and in this respect no child should be left on the sidelines.

Play parks without proper wheelchair access and equipment suitable for all visitors are starting to seem like relics from the past. Here are 30 of the most impressive accessible and inclusive playgrounds.

Analog 128

Handcraftsmanship has become more scarce and intriguing in today's digital world. It takes violin maker David Van Zandt 8 weeks to craft aged wood into a violin. This is the 128th violin he has crafted.



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Dan Rosandich is an American cartoonist. Dan's cartoons have appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, National Review, The National Enquirer, Science Digest, Reader's Digest and Woman's World. The Presurfer, in cooperation with Dan Rosandich, will bring you a cartoon every day.

6 Widely Repeated Phrase Origins - Debunked!

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What does the phrase 'dead ringer' mean? Or 'saved by the bell'? What's a 'graveyard shift'?
Widely Repeated Phrase Origins - Debunked!

Bangkok's Multi-Colored Taxis

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Unlike the rest of the world, where taxis are usually yellow and black, Bangkok's taxis come in a full range of colors. There are pink taxis, orange taxis, purple taxis, green taxes, yellow taxis and taxis in various combinations.

While taxi color in other countries signify nothing in particular, Bangkok's taxis are actually color coded. The single-color are company taxis, personal taxis in cooperation or alliance and rental company taxis. The bi-colored taxis are personal private taxis, the red-blue are the rental taxis and the yellow-orange are the company taxis.

New Big Bang Evidence Also Hints That We May Exist In A Multiverse

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The multiverse is the hypothetical set of infinite or finite possible universes that together comprise everything that exists and can exist: the entirety of space, time, matter, and energy as well as the physical laws and constants that describe them.

The first direct evidence of cosmic inflation - a period of rapid expansion that occurred a fraction of a second after the Big Bang - also supports the idea that our universe is just one of many out there, some researchers say.