WEIRD FACTS
Termites were building these mounds when humans were building Egypt’s pyramids. By Sarah Sloat – This is an image of the mounds. Termite mounds typically outlive the colonies that built them, so it was doubly astonishing when thousands of insects were recently …
Rich Haridy – Sensitivity to the bitterness of caffeine has been found to actually increase a person’s propensity to drink coffee (Credit: massonforstock/Depositphotos). Intriguing new research has revealed that people with a preference for drinking coffee over tea tend to display a genetic variant …
By Barry Neild – (CNN) — Some amazing archeological finds involve daring adventures into hidden tombs. Others — as is the case with the discovery of a beautiful new sphinx in Egypt — simply involve a spot of drainage. – The newly uncovered …
Rich Haridy – Two different configurations of the Monkeycycle (Credit: Monkeycycle). Grow bikes are nothing new in the children’s bicycle scene, however Monkeycycle is an extraordinarily modular new innovation designed to offer your child eight different configurations, morphing from a stroller for …
Paul Ridden – Biomega’s Sin electric CUV is due to go into production between 2021 and 2023 (Credit: Biomega). Denmark’s e-bike maker Biomega has unveiled its first four-wheel electric vehicle – the Sin crossover utility vehicle. The concept brings to mind Renault’s …
Ben Coxworth – Plans call for the Model J airship to be mainly computer-controlled (Credit: Egan Airships). It was just last year that we heard about the Plimp, a sort of plane/blimp/helicopter hybrid drone manufactured by Egan Airships. As was hinted at …
Rich Haridy – $10,000 will reserve you a limited edition Hoverbike (Credit: Hoversurf). After first spotting this crazy looking motorcycle-styled hoverbike in early 2017, we were skeptical the contraption would ever move beyond just an odd engineering curiosity. However, Russian company Hoversurf …
By Richard Arghiris – Image courtesy Crazy Horse Memorial. “Upon suffering beyond suffering,” said Crazy Horse in 1877, describing his final vision to Chief Sitting Bull. “The Red Nation shall rise again, and it shall be a blessing for a sick world. A …
Loz Blain – The 2020 Harley-Davidson Livewire is designed for urban riding. It’s looking more and more like Harley’s only hope is to branch out into new segments in search of a replacement for its withering customer base, and the 2020 Livewire represents …
Loz Blain – 2019 Ducati Panigale V4R: runs advanced wheelie control, so this is clearly on purpose (Credit: Ducati). Ducati has just debuted the most extreme petrol-powered supersport bike in history on the eve of EICMA in Milan. The new king …
