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Marijuana or hemp has been used by man for millennia, and not just for getting high.
What effect does Marijuana have on your brain?
How does this compare to other drugs?
In what countries is smoking Marijuana legal?

What are the other uses for hemp?

The answers to these questions and many more can be found in the info-graphic below. Click here to visit the source.

15 Things Your Should Know about Marijuana
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Elistmania put together a great collection showing 50 welcome signs from all 50 states of the USA. It appears that some states welcome visitors better than others! View the full set here.


Historical Alaska welcomes you. 49th State



welcome to Maine. The way life should be


welcome to nevada. 125 years of vision


welcome to Virginia. Radar detectors illegal


Arizona welcome sign. The Grand Canyon State

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The Truth About Bacteria

May 19th 2010 06:56
Bacteria are a few micrometres in length and come in a wide range of shapes. Bacteria thrive in every habitat on Earth, growing in soil, acidic hot springs, radioactive waste, water, and deep in the Earth's crust, as well as in organic matter and the live bodies of plants and animals. There are typically 40 million bacterial cells in a gram of soil and a million bacterial cells in a millilitre of fresh water.
Bacteria are vital for the survival of life on earth especially in the recycling of nutrients.

In humans there are large numbers of bacteria on the skin and gut.
The vast majority of the bacteria in the body are rendered harmless by the protective effects of the immune system, and a few are beneficial. However, a few species of bacteria which can cause infectious diseases, including cholera, syphilis, anthrax, leprosy and bubonic plague. In developed countries, antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections and in agriculture, so antibiotic resistance is becoming common. In industry, bacteria are important in sewage treatment, the production of cheese and yoghurt through fermentation, as well as in biotechnology, and the manufacture of antibiotics and other chemicals.


The infographic below lays down the facts on bacteria that humans encounter everyday including where most of them are hiding. The results might surprise you!


facts about bacteria and germs
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*Infographic source.


*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Bacteria
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Unattended Children Signs

May 12th 2010 04:53
"Unattended Children" warning signs sometimes seem to have no effect as parents let there kids run riot regardless.
Do you think signs like these will have any more impact?
Probably not, but they're funny to look at anyway!

Unattended Children Signs - Sold to the circus


children left unattended will be given a red bull and a free puppy


Unattended Children will be sold as souvenirs


warning - children left unattended will be traded for donuts


best unattended children signs - sold to gypsies



*Images source.
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No Parking Signs

May 10th 2010 04:29
Scientific evidence suggests that a little humour in a no parking sign will make people 65% more likely to obey it.
OK I made that statistic up, but it certainly lightens the mood of the otherwise dreary task of locating a parking spot!


do not even think about parking here!


Best no parking signs


this driveway is not for parking at cookies, not even for a minute!


no parking. vet. others will be neutered


don't block these doors unless we say ok just this once




*Images source.
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Parking Ticket

April 28th 2010 02:01
The parking officers in Melbourne are world renowned for their efficiency and earning capacity on behalf of the councils.
However believe it or not, sometimes they can go to far!!

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Creative Headstones

April 14th 2010 00:19
After you die, it is possible to be a little creative with your gravestone.
Maybe it could be representation of you or something you like.
Perhaps you'll want to encourage friends and family to come back and visit the grave in years to come


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Not So Welcome Door Mats!

March 8th 2010 02:38

Most houses have door mats for guests to wipe the dirt of their shoes, often such mats are labelled with “Welcome”, “Home Sweet Home” or similar.
But how about a little humour and originality to lighten the mood of visitors as they enter your home


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Lost and Found Signs

February 22nd 2010 01:18
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Relative Price of Different Liquids

January 22nd 2010 07:31
The graph below details the relative price of different liquids per ml.
What does this tell you?


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Playing With Fire

January 15th 2010 00:10
When confronted with a dangerous situation such as a raging fire, sometimes the best thing to do is just act casual......


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Funny Tombstone Inscriptions

December 28th 2009 01:06
Need some inspiration for an epitaph? Not all gravestone inscriptions need to be poignant. Sometimes even in death a little humour can be appreciated!


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Xmas Lights

December 26th 2009 02:26
How to keep costs down on your Christmas lights this year!


This is priceless. Look at the house to the right. You may want to do some similar decorating this Christmas


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Coca Cola Bottles Throughout the Years

December 7th 2009 01:16
The famous Coca-Cola bottle, called the "contour bottle" within the company, but known to some as the "hobble skirt" bottle, was created in 1915 by bottle designer Earl R. Dean. In 1915, the Coca-Cola Company launched a competition among its bottle suppliers to create a new bottle for the beverage that would distinguish it from other beverage bottles, "a bottle which a person could recognize even if they felt it in the dark, and so shaped that, even if broken, a person could tell at a glance what it was."
The picture below shows how the coke bottle design has changed since the original all those years ago.

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