'Everyone knows that breast is best, but for how long? The World Health Organisation recommends that all children are breastfed until at least two years. In Britain we think that's downright weird. But... continue reading
posted by deputydog 1 decade 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 164,361 viewsNerdy
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I'm definitely a nerd. I want knowledge in all things out there. I love facts for the sake of facts, and seek to understand as much as I can about the world. But some things feed my desire for knowledge more than others, and so I'm posting those videos here. :D
To bring the Olympic spirit to developing nations in the late 90's, the Olympic Committee allowed a small number of 'wild card' athletes to join the Games. But because they didn't have to go through any... continue reading
posted by doogle 1 decade 6 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 12,897 viewsFrankie Say "I can haz BigRat cheezburger?" The cat does a lot of cute things with the dead rat like slapping and jumping and chasing the rat's tail-end remains around. It's funny how this same behavior... continue reading
posted by lucky760 1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 3,964 views • 3:54Scary stuff, this spider has a bite strong enough to break through a human toe nail, it then repeatedly bites, and you have to pull the spider physically off you, then you have a very very short time to... continue reading
posted by Zonbie 1 decade 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 6,342 viewsThis is a time-lapse of a gravity wave taken by the Tama, Iowa KCCI-TV webcam on 6 May 2007. Gravity waves form when buoyancy pushes air up, and gravity pulls it back down. Very cool stuff!
posted by silvercord 1 decade 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 40,057 views • 33 secsMika Brzezinski of MSNBC refuses to read the lead story about paris hilton. If only all the news outlets would follow her lead, the world would be a tiny bit better.
posted by grspec 1 decade 7 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 5,625 views • 3:02The beginning will have you asking why you are watching, the middle will have you wanting more...and by the end you will feel satisfied and move on to the next video
posted by eric3579 1 decade 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 37,707 views • 3:44Can you guess which of these quotes -- provided by Philadelphia sketch group, Secret Pants -- belong to George W. Bush, and which belong to Batman from his 1960s TV series? It's harder than you think...
posted by arvana 1 decade 6 years 4 months ago • 12,067 viewsBest said in PhedHex's own words: "The projector throws its beam on an array of vertical wires. From the projector’s single-point perspective, all the wires are evenly spaced from one another. However,... continue reading
posted by 10444 1 decade 6 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 5,751 viewsI'm taking Psy101 and found this great video detailing how the ol' grey matter works. Enjoy.
posted by videosiftbannedme 1 decade 6 years 4 months 1 week ago • 2,618 viewsPhil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, explains why a black hole has so much gravity.
posted by dbalsdon 1 decade 6 years 4 months ago • 7,821 viewsJim Rogers is not happy the Fed is bailing out Fannie and Freddy.
posted by balabing 1 decade 6 years 4 months ago • 3,996 viewsPaul “Moose” Curtis makes graffiti by cleaning. He uses a pressure washer and stencils to draw in grime, soot, and dust. href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3379017">NPR ... continue reading
posted by winkler1 1 decade 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 1,728 viewsA Venus Fly Trap catching a nice meal!
posted by mintbbb 1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 2,689 views