Farewell Neil Armstrong (1930 - 2012)

The first human to set foot upon a heavenly body not our own, died today aged 82.

That Nikola Tesla museum you've always dreamed of is one step closer to becoming real. (Almost)

A crowdfunded campaign to purchase the former laboratory of Nikola Tesla (aka The Greatest Geek Who Ever Lived), saving it from the threat of developers and securing it for future use as a museum dedicated to the under appreciated inventor, has nearly reached it's $850,000 goal.

The project is run by the Tesla Science Center charity, who teamed up with The Oatmeal's Mathhew Inman, a well known Tesla fan.

Which is an entirely different thing to a Tesla Coil.

If you knew then what you know now, what would you change?

I'd use my two minutes to try and save a life.

A few years ago a friend of mine died suddenly due to an undiagnosed AVM, and given the chance I'd do anything I could to get her to an MRI and give the doctor's a chance to find it before it killed her.

Happy 80th Birthday LEGO

In 1932 Ole Kirk Kristiansen started a carpentry business in Billund, Denmark and 80 years later the family run company is still going strong.

To mark the event they have made this beautiful short film showing the journey they have made over the past eight decades.

Warning: It'll probably make you cry


Via: Mashable / Wired

Bob Hoskins to retire following Parkinson's diagnosis

The Guardian reports that the actor received the diagnosis in the autumn of last year.

His 30 year career has included critical success (Mrs. Henderson Presents, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) and the occasional misstep (Super Mario Brothers) but perhaps his greatest performance was in The Long Good Friday.

Here is the finest moment from his finest movie:



How long did it take you to recognise Mr. Bond?

Possible Egyptian pyramids found using Google Earth

Two sites which appear to contain previously undiscovered Egyptian pyramids have been found by "satellite archaeologist" Angela Micol, using images from Google Earth.

You can read the original article here, or watch the SourceFed team report on it in the video below.

It's 5.3 million sales make 'Fifty Shades...' the bestselling book in British history

Online sales of the first volume of the erotic trilogy have eclipsed the combined totals of all seven Harry Potter books. Even the dual codes of 'The Highway...' and  'The Da Vinci...' have been left behind by a repackaged piece of fan-fiction.

Is this the sign that the final days of civilization or merely a cultural fad that happens to have involved poorly written erotica?

Either way, James Spader's E. Edward Grey is vastly superior to E. L. James' Christian Grey.

How fast is Usain Bolt in comparison to the Olympians of yesteryear?

The New York Times has put together a video in which Usain Bolt's latest gold medal performance is set against every other medal winner since 1896, showing just how much sprinters have improved over the years.

Click here to watch

It's also surprising to see that despite having had no recent success, the British are still second in the table for men's 100m medals, just ahead of current top dogs Jamaica and the historically dominant USA.

Via: James O'Malley on Twitter

Should today's successful Mars rover landing be considered one of the '10 Historic Moments in Space Exploration'?

Personally I wouldn't have included number 9 on the list and

Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking in an Epic Rap Battle

DJ... Drop that beat!



Via: Robbie Yellon on Facebook