SERIOUS FIREPOWER Photograph by U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen Douglas U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from both the 8th and 419th Fighter Wings demonstrate an “elephant walk” formation as they taxi down a runway during an exercise Dec. 2, 2011, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea.…
ARTHUR WYNNE’S ‘WORD-CROSS’, THE FIRST CROSSWORD PUZZLE, IS PUBLISHED – DECEMBER 21, 1913 On December 21, 1913, Arthur Wynne, a journalist from Liverpool, England, published a “word-cross” puzzle in the New York World that embodied most of the features of the genre as we know it. This puzzle is frequently…
THE INDIAN-PAKISTAN BORDER AT NIGHT FROM SPACE Photograph by NASA A night time view of India-Pakistan borderlands is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 28 crew member on the International Space Station. Clusters of yellow lights on the Indo-Gangetic Plain of northern India and northern Pakistan reveal numerous cities both…
Photograph by FLASHFLOOD STUDIOS The Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), also known as the dwarf leopard, is a wild cat distributed over South and Central America and Mexico, but has been reported as far north as Texas and in Trinidad, in the Caribbean. The ocelot is similar in appearance to a domestic cat. Its fur…
DEATH OF A DICTATOR Photograph via AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service Photograph via Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Images Photograph via AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File Early this morning, North Korean state television reported the death of North Korea’s longtime ruler Kim Jong Il.…
As 2011 nears its end, the Sifter looks back at all of the homes posted this year. Below you will find a collection of our 10 favorites. The reasons are varied but each home features a unique trait that was worthy of inclusion. From the most excessive to the most excellent, there was no…
ADORABLE WATERPROOF DUCKLING Photograph via Reddit Not only is this duckling adorable, but the photograph wonderfully illustrates the waterproof abilities of ducks. Did you know a special gland called the uropygial gland (or the preen gland) is one key physical trait that helps to keep ducks on top of the water? This…
POLAR PANORAMA OF PROTESTS IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA Photograph via English Russia On December 10, 2011, an estimated 50,000 people converged on Bolotnaya Square, Moscow, to protest against the ruling party and alleged electoral fraud. Demonstrators were demanding a rerun of the election and freedom for anyone arrested in protests earlier in the…
CROWDSURFING LIKE A BOSS Photograph by CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT Awesome capture by Christian Schmidt of the group Deichkind crowd surfing with a huge inflatable raft! Deichkind (literally ‘Dyke Child’) is a Hip-Hop / Electro band formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 1997. Deichkind’s characteristic lyrics typically consist of irony and humor. The group is…
MEANWHILE IN NORWAY Photograph by MACIEJ DUCZYNSKI PHOTOGRAPHY Maciej Duczynski took this incredible photograph of the stunning Lake Strynevatn from Hjelle, Norway. Hjelle lies at the eastern end of Lake Strynevatn, midway between Stryn Sommerskisenter (20 km) and Stryn township (27 km). Jostedal Glacier National Park Centre is just 5 km away…
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