This beautiful device is called a sunshine recorder and true to its name, it records the amount of sunshine at a given location. The sunshine recorder uses either the sun itself as a time scale or a clock. The brilliance of the recorder lies in the fact that a glass sphere focuses the sun’s rays on a card inside the ball which in turn measures the sunshine.

If you are familiar with computers the chances are you are familiar with Microsoft Windows. The software has gone through many evolutions over the years, which has lead to a revolution in the way we use computers.

1985 - Windows 1.0

Surely, everyone has made their own opinion about Twilight and Harry Potter. Here is just another comparison of these two movies by a Twilight fan.

These are an amazing collection of small Bennett robots.

These are some awesome by Bart Simpson. He seems to have a knack for saying the most obvious things and making them seem unobvious. All of his quotes are real gems.

These are some very ironic signs. In all cases, the signs are warning against something that they are in violation of. They are truly paradoxical signs.

The CIA is notoriously private about its operations and weapons but they opened up about some of the declassified spy tools currently on display at the CIA’s public inaccessible museum. As expected, most of the gadgets are pretty impressive.

Facebook is all about sharing pictures and updating your friends and family about your life but there is such a thing as over sharing and these wicked pictures definitely crossed that line.

These beautiful satirical drawings will definitely tickle your funny bone.

Nyiragongo Crater, in the heart of the Great Lakes region of Africa.

Yup we read signs everyday that tell us what to do on the roads, but sometimes you’ll run into some signs that don’t even know what they are doing and might bring you to a full stop.

Signs, Signs, & More Signs

Supatra Sasuphan is clearly having the last laugh. The 11-year-old has gone from being teased by her peers to being given a Guinness World Record for being the world’s hairiest girl. Often referred to as “monkey face” or “wolf girl”, the Thailand native suffers from Hypertrichosis, also known as Ambras Syndrome. She has thick strands of hair growing over her face, ears, arms, legs and back and nothing can stop the hair growth, not even laser treatment. The older the wolf child gets, the thicker her hair becomes.

Weird, but oddly true this museum of dinosaur bones, is known as the oldest cabin in the world. The fossil cabin of Medicine Bow is a unique roadside sto that features dinosaur fossils.

Survival requires creativity so should you ever find yourself stuck in freezing cold and you’re in dire need of warm clothes; Bear Grylls has some important tips worth noting.

These are useful pieces of information and stuff that’s nice to know. They are interesting, unique, useful, but most of all, stuff that’s nice to know.

To make the mirror shine : Clean with alcohol

It’s hard to imagine what is going on with this doll that bears a likeness to the Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin. It’s stripped naked with an extra pair of hands and a mysterious object positioned above the right hand shoulder. Think you know what that object is or what it’s for? We dare you to caption the picture with your best guess possible.

These are the instructions on how to make a homemade flamethrower. All you need to do is visit the local Home Depot and pick up some pipe and some fittings, add some denatured alcohol and you’re ready to go.

You need to be creative and observant to pass this exam.

This has got to be one of the world’s worst workplaces for a guy.

Hong Kong skyline.

If you have a book that needs repair, this isn’t the guy to call. He will take your books and create something totally new and unusual.

The project Faces of Meth is organized by Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office to demonstrate faces that went from drugs to mugs. Do you still not believe in the toll of drug abuse?

To most people Gadaffi is the revered leader of Libya but to us, he’s the source of insanely hilarious quotes. Take a look through some silly quotable nuggets spilled by the politician; they have been translated from Arabic for your pleasure.