Playboy launches their social network, Playboy U. Contrary to its softcore men’s magazine, the social media network branded themselves as an ‘exclusive college-only non-nude social network’.
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A 5,000-year-old piece of chewing gum, one of the oldest ever to be discovered, has been found by a British archaeology student.
The discovery of the Neolithic gum, made from birch bark tar, was made by Sarah Pickin, 23, during an excavation in Yli-Ii, Finland. The gum had tooth prints in it. [Guardian]
Chewing gums have been used in Ancient Greece, made from the resin of the mastic tree. Some historians actually suggested that the use of chewing gum could date back to 9,000 years ago in Europe, but no solid findings are discovered yet.
Modern day’s chewing gum is evolved from the American Indians who chewed resin made from the sap of spruce trees. Attempts were made around 1850s in US to commercialize chewing gum; the real success came in late 1860s when chicle was introduce as the raw material.
Most chewing gum companies these days have switched to synthetic gum bases, only a few are still using 100% chicle.
Nearly 600 men and women volunteers have stripped naked to pose for US photographer Spencer Tunick on the slope of a melting Swiss glacier.
The photo shoot on the Aletsch glacier was commissioned by environmental group Greenpeace as part of a campaign to raise awareness about global warming. [BBC]
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A cute pink superbike… perfect for ladies; awkward for macho men.
Astronomers using a NASA space telescope, the Galaxy Evolution Explorer, have spotted an amazingly long comet-like tail behind a star streaking through space.
The star, named Mira after the Latin word for “wonderful,” has been a favorite of astronomers for about 400 years, yet this is the first time the tail has been seen.
Some revellers wrestling in the chocolate pool Sziget Music Festival in Budapest, Hungary.
I am not going to eat chocolate for a long long time…
“Galactic Suite”, the first hotel planned in space, expects to open for business in 2012 and would allow guests to travel around the world in 80 minutes.
Its Barcelona-based architects say the space hotel will be the most expensive in the galaxy, costing $4 million for a three-day stay. [Reuters]
No worries if you can’t afford the $4mil price tag… a decade ago probably nobody has dreamed that a space hotel could become a reality, not so soon. Perhaps another decade later staying in space will become affordable for more people.
An interesting piece of photography that requires passion and patience to produce…
