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50 Kick-Ass Websites You Need to Know About. 5086e0e9028ec.jpg (600×15232) How to Travel Around the World for $418. “I have to tell you sir, this is easily the most ridiculous itinerary I’ve ever put together,” said the American Airlines operator the other night as I finalized plans for a worldwide adventure that would make Marco Polo blush.

How to Travel Around the World for $418.

“Welp, that makes two of us!” I replied. And just like that, I had committed myself to almost nine months of international travel. Yes, that picture above is my actual itinerary. Beginning this January, I’ll start an epic journey that will take me across four continents, through at least nine countries, and into more than fifteen cities. Oh, and all of these flights are costing me a grand total of $418.36. Warning: I’m totally going to geek out on travel-hacking with this post, so if you have no interest in learning how to travel the world and visit awesome places for dirt cheap, check back in on Monday.

This post is also quite lengthy at over 2500 words: grab some coffee, get comfortable, and let me show you how deep the rabbit hole of travel hacking goes. Men Who Dress Like Men. 1.

Men Who Dress Like Men

Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good. 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. Lab/actionscript/pv3d/dof/05/dof05.swf. Animal30.jpg (991×680) Reality Check - Home. 20 Things That Are Way Better In Slow Motion. Dancing Typography / Never Gonna Give You Up.

Brilliant-Advertisment-11.jpg (920×600) Savetheaccesspoints.png (1500×1500) Five guys take same photo for 30 years. Five teenagers posed for a photo at Copco Lake in 1982 that started a tradition spanning 30 years.

Five guys take same photo for 30 years

The men plan to keep posing for the photo every five years until they die. From left to right: John Wardlaw, Mark Rumer, Dallas Burney, John Molony and John Dickson. From left to right: John Wardlaw, Mark Rumer, Dallas Burney, John Molony and John Dickson in 1987. From left to right: John Wardlaw, Mark Rumer, Dallas Burney, John Molony and John Dickson in 1992. Poop-pee-600px.jpg (600×2997) Helps you remember what's happened in your life. Your beautiful eyes on the Behance Network. How to Clear a Blocked Nose. Still Life: Bent Objects. UPDATE: The Return of Bent Objects Wires transform these objects from inanimate to hilarious works of art.

Still Life: Bent Objects

Little polish girl McDonalds as Sculpture Materials Yeah, this is where those come from Dancing Queens English breakfast Sylvia Muffin put her head in the oven. The introvert Bananas in bed – let’s slip into bed together. Easy 2-Step Lucid Dream Method. Masterbreak.jpg (1200×785)

15 cool word illusions. If you're a regular visitor (reader) of my blog, you'll probably know that I really like optical illusions.

15 cool word illusions

Here's another article about this phenomenon, now it's all about optical illusions with words. Health Tricks. Eating 10 hot dogs in 6 minutes and belching the national anthem may impress your friends, but neither of those feats will do much for your body—at least not much good. Instead, why not train yourself to do something that may actually pay off? We're not talking bench presses and interval training (though those do help). You can teach your body to cure itself from everyday health ailments—side stitches, first-date jitters, even hands that have fallen asleep. - StumbleUpon. Think Invisible - Posters That Will Make You Think. Your Age on Other Worlds.

Want to melt those years away?

Your Age on Other Worlds

Travel to an outer planet! <div class="js-required"><hr> This Page requires a Javascript capable browser <hr></div> Fill in your birthdate below in the space indicated. (Note you must enter the year as a 4-digit number!) Smart Clocks. Antarctica Sea Creatures - Bizarre Sea Creatures of Antarctica. Also called a sea cucumber or Holothuroid, this truly deserves the name sea pig.

Antarctica Sea Creatures - Bizarre Sea Creatures of Antarctica

This was one of the most common and abundant animals caught off the coast of Antarctica by the international research team aboard the BAS Royal Research Ship James Clark Ross. Sea cucumbers are important in processing the sediment (like earthworms on land) but their numbers worldwide have been threatened by recent fisheries. "Few people realize just how rich in biodiversity the Southern Ocean is – even a single trawl can reveal a fascinating array of weird and wonderful creatures as would be seen on a coral reef. These animals are potentially very good indicators of environmental change as many occur in the shallows, which are changing fast, but also in deeper water which will warm much less quickly," said research cruise leader Dr.

David Barnes of British Antarctic Survey. Lots of Jokes - Did You Know? Q.

Lots of Jokes - Did You Know?

Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left? A. When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right! Monopoli. These Awesome Glasses Will Make Your Veins Glow So Nurses Won't Have to Keep Stabbing You. 201011191019.jpg (442×700) Stuff under an electron microscope. Science Normal things become surreal when put under an electron microscope.

Stuff under an electron microscope

Used dental floss Mascara brush Salt and pepper Stamp Used cotton swab Needle and thread Parts of a computer chip Electric razor with hair. Extracurricular Maps. Science What they didn't teach you in school.

Extracurricular Maps

World Map of The Penis Size Worldwide Data: everyoneweb.com The Breast Cup Size Worldwide. Meet James May. SUPPORT!!! - Most WTF. What is causing the waves in California to glow? It looks like something from the movie "Avatar": ocean waters that light up like neon glow sticks when they splash. Beaches across southern California have recently been alight with eerie, glowing waves. What could be causing such an otherworldly phenomenon? A recent report by Discovery News has provided an answer.

According to marine biologist Jorge Ribas, the glowing is caused by a massive red tide, or algae bloom, of bioluminescent phytoplankton called Lingulodinium polyedrum. HEALTH PROFILE ITALY. The Tip.