Germany

Today is Earth Day, a global observance started by US Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970 as a nationwide protest intended to thrust the environment onto the political agenda. Considered the birth of the modern environmental movement, the continuing mission of…

In an incredible stroke of luck, this image of Potsdam, Germany was captured at exactly the same moment by both Google Earth and I Can Has Cheezburger! Ladies and gentlemen I give you, HOVEROCEROS! (If you haven't got a clue…

Just outside of Kelkar in Germany lies a huge nuclear reactor that was ultimately never taken online. The SNR-300 'Fast Breeder' (a neutron reactor that creates more fuel than it uses) was needed since Germany has a limited supply of…

Today is Easter Sunday, and it is the earliest Easter we've had since 1913. In fact, it's almost the earliest possible date for Easter, which via a very complex calculation falls between March 22nd and April 25th (inclusive). The last…

A man and a woman, right? Which one's which though? And the most important question of all... are they really naked? Thanks to Christian Stüben.

Yesterday, 27th January, various countries celebrated Holocaust Memorial Day, which is dedicated to remembering the victims of the Holocaust. 27th January was chosen as it was the date on which Auschwitz was liberated in 1945. The concentration camp is not…