Good luck with today’s Think Thursday challenge! NOTE: We’ve clarified the text to explain why certain locations are not “countries.” Knowing that locations like Greenland, England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are NOT countries, and (2) that countries ending in “LANDS” (like The Netherlands) are not included: Name the 8 current nations of the world whose names end with the four-letter sequence “LAND.” Here are... READ ON
National Geographic has a new infinite photo project online called Tropical Island. You can select an area and click to zoom in on more images of native creatures, and then click again to zoom on more! (via Metafilter) * The Bias of Thoughts bookshelf is a 2d illusion rendered in 3D. A closer look might help you figure how how it’s done -or not. * If cats only had opposable thumbs, they could open doors, embroider, and snap their fingers. Worst of all, they could turn the pages of books about how to take... READ ON
Sometimes, things take a long time to happen, despite your efforts to speed them along; hence today’s Wednesday Word Ladder. By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, change RUSH into SLOW in the fewest possible steps. R U S H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S L O W Here is one 7-step... READ ON
We had a lot of fun giving away daily neatorama prizes this month! We hope you continue to enjoy this new aspect of the game. Thanks for being active on the Facebook page. Head over there to find out if you’re a random winner, as we announced that earlier today. Meantime, congrats to our repeat winners Chelsea Tymms and Alexi... READ ON
Tuesday Test Time is more of a question/answer than a puzzle today, but it’s the type of question that would be better answered after a bit of careful thought. Good luck: I was recently browsing a 2011 almanac, when I saw the section detailing the 20 most-watched (not highest-rated) individual TV programs in U.S. history. Two sitcom episodes were on the list – the finales of both M*A*S*H and Cheers - and the rest of the list was made up of Super Bowl games. But there was one other specific sporting... READ ON
In 2009, Malcolm Casadaban died from a weakened research-grade strain of the Plague that he was studying. It was able to kill him because of a genetic condition that flourished among people who survived the Plague. (via Boing Boing) * The satirical art of Pawel Kuczynski. If a particular image touches you, you can buy it here. * The Physics of Breakfast Cereal. There’s a real trick to getting puffed rice right -and it involves a cannon. * The remixed George Carlin performs like you’ve never seen him... READ ON
It’s an all-new 5-day trivia hunt! Co-puzzle Master Josh Halbur and I are happy to bring you the next How Did You Know? sponsored by our friends over at... READ ON
5 Questions: Yoga Poses
Troy McClure Film or Actual Terrible Movie?
Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son.
