North America
You’ll never take my land!
Boing boing have recently featured stories about people who refuse to sell their homes to developers, no matter what the price. This first house in Bismark was once part of a residential area, but as the nearby St. Alexius Medical…
Stardust
BBC News today has a spectacular video clip of Las Vegas' Stardust casino imploding as the final part of a controlled demolition. Of course, being Las Vegas, the demolition is done in an over-the-top style with a giant countdown clock,…
Missile attack on Utah
I awoke this morning to find my email inbox bursting with messages along the lines of "OMFG! On Digg there's a Google Map showing a CRUISE MISSILE in flight!!!!!!!!!one". And it was true! While I was asleep over 2500 people…
The White Houses
The White House is, as we all know, the official residence of the President of the United States. But did you also know that the White House is the official residence of an Iranian immigrant? Of course, I'm not talking…
World’s Largest Paper Planes
Well, unfortunately the world's largest real paper planes aren't usually kept outside, so today we'll have to make do with sculptures of extremely large paper planes. in Mukilteo, Washington, Dillion Works (who specialise in creating large 3D architectural elements), claim…
It’s not big, or clever
Written on a old pier, just off Manhattan island, are these two pieces of, um, "word art". The left hand piece seems to say "SUCK D**K" while the other item looks like the rather confusing "F**K ME SAFE". What on…
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