There are a lot of things to do in New York. It is a metropolitan area filled with history, culture and joy of life. There are so many places to see that not even a week will be enough. So you should always concentrate on the main visiting spots. Obviously everyone heard of the Statue of Liberty, and trust me, it is worth seeing. It is quite a climb up to the top (I’ve had my share of climbing), but it is worth it once you get there. Same with the Empire State Building building, but you... Read Full Story

Wordpress 2.6 was just released. It has some new, very useful features such as photo caption, gears, “press this”, post revisions and more. Watch the following video to see the new features, how they look like and how they function. We will be upgrading later today, so we will be offline for about an hour. Read Full Story

Almost a third of Earth’s land surface is occupied by desert. Not all of this desert is dead though. So don’t think that a third of Earth’s surface is just dunes of sand with no life or vegetation. Read Full Story

Hello everyone. We got this intelligence test last week from one of our subscribers. I wouldn’t really call it an intelligence test as the questions are not very well constructed and one has nothing to do with intelligence. Nevertheless it might be fun to do. We’ll give you some multiple choice answers just to try to throw you off. Enjoy. 1. You set your alarm clock for 9 and you go to bed at 8. How many hours do you sleep? A) 12 B)13 C)1 D)8 E)0 F)9 2. Divide 30 by 0.5 and add 10. What... Read Full Story

Does it really say Sting on his ID? No, no it does not. Sting’s real name is Gordon Sumner. Yes, you read it right the first time, it is Gordon. He gained his nickname while playing with the Phoenix Jazzmen band. He was performing wearing a black and yellow sweater with stripes and apparently to the band leader, Gordon Solomon, he looked like a bumblebee. Therefore he started to be called Sting. Since then everyone calls him that, even his mother and children. Read Full Story

400,000 Americans die from cigarette smoking every year. The number might frighten you, but it should also make you want to quit if you are a smoker. It is your choice in the end, but remember that no one wants you to become one of those numbers. The “painting” you see on the left was created by Chris Jordan. It is made entirely from cigarette packs (200,000 to be more exact). It mimics one of Van Gogh’s most macabre paintings: Skull with burning Cigarette. (Click on Read more in... Read Full Story

The coldest place on Earth is at Vostok, Antartica. On July 21, 1983, the coldest temperature was measured there and it showed -89 degrees Celsius (-129 Fahrenheit). I wouldn’t want to be there. Read Full Story

Do you want to back up your saves for a Dash game? Depending on your operating system, here is where you can find your saves: + Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\Current User\Application Data\PlayFirst + Vista: C:\Users\Current User\AppData\Roaming\PlayFirst Just replace the Current User with your actual user name and you will find the PlayFirst directory. Inside it you will have the names of all you Dash games installed (example: Dinner Dash, Fashion Dash, Wedding Dash, etc). Just copy... Read Full Story

The largest volcano on Earth is the Mauna Loa in Hawaii. It rises 15,200 meters (50,000 feet) from its base which is under the sea level. Its elevation above sea level is 4,170 meters (13,680 feet). Read Full Story

If you put your money on Roger Federer, as you might usually do, then you lost it. Rafael Nadal managed to win this tournament against his “nemesis” in a 5 set match that spanned for almost 5 hours. Nadal - Federer: 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7 Roger Federer, an unbeatable player on grass (hasn’t lost a game on grass for 6 years) and number 1 ranked tennis player in the world, was unable to pull it off in the last set. His 40 victories streak were finally stopped by his Spanish opponent... Read Full Story