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A stellar writer and amazing researcher, Steve has brought a twist of creative humor into the mix with articles on geek cake designs and brilliant book artists, extreme house boat designs and real-life nanotechnology applications, dramatic guerrilla marketing campaigns and steampunk art and fashion. Steve can also be found writing away about insane news and inventions of Japan over at InventorSpot.

Viva Viagra! The 'Little Blue Pill' Turns Teenager

Happy Birthday, Viagra! Approved by the FDA on this day in 1998, the Little Blue Pill is now officially a teenager. Here's its sexy story in words and pictures.

 

Old Sparky: The Shocking History Of The Electric Chair

This look at execution by electrocution focuses on Old Sparky – the electric chair used exclusively by the United States and its dependencies since 1890.

 

Life-size Monopoly House: The Art Of Green Architecture

If life's a game, you're gonna need some bigger playing pieces. Artist An Te Liu did just that by modifying a condemned home into a giant green Monopoly House.

 

Geiger Countertops: 13 Peripatetic Periodic Tables

Dmitri Mendeleev, creator of the first periodic table, would be shocked to discover how today's chemistry geeks are applying his original elementary concept.

 

Antlers Away! Toronto's Vanishing Urban Moose

A decade ago, 326 fiberglass moose were unleashed upon 'Toronto the Good'. Delightfully decorated by local artists, only a few dozen remain standing today.

 

High 5 Stars: Checking Out The World's 10 Tallest Hotels

High cost of travel getting you down? Check in to one of the world's 10 tallest hotels and you'll find things are looking up... WAY up!

 

In De Nile: Revisiting Vintage Egypt Travel Posters

Cairo or bust! This Luxor-ious selection of vintage Egypt travel posters sheds a nostalgic light on the travel industry's biggest pyramid scheme.

 

Fields Of Dreams: Football's Favorite Super Bowl Stadiums

To host the NFL Super Bowl more than once, you've gotta be super-special. These 10 stadiums' claim to football fame lingers long after the final whistle blows.

 

Steeped In Tradition: 10 Wild & Woolly Tea Cozies

Even quintessentially British tea cozies have their radical fringe. These 10 extreme tea cozies show what happens when natty knitters think outside the bag.

 

Rocket Signs: Space Race Monuments Of The USA & USSR

These 10 Space Race monuments document the milestones achieved by the USA and the USSR that led to one small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind.

 

Sporting Colors: 10 Crazy Colorful Football Fields

These 10 colorful football fields and turf tint concepts prove conclusively the grass isn't always greener on the other side; sometimes it isn't even green!

 

Stealth Health: American Family Planning Clinic Architecture

Architects of family planning clinics face a delicate dilemma: how to make their buildings accessible while providing security for both staff and visitors?

 

Bone Voyage: 10 Man-Made Skull Rocks, Mountains & Islands

Looking to get a head in the housing market? These 10 man-made skull rocks, mountains & islands show that home isn't always where the heart is.

 

Blizzard Wizards: 10 Cool Cutting Edge Snow Plows

These 10 cool cutting edge snow plows are a triumph of basic technology against the forces of nature, so clear the way... or better yet, let THEM do it for you!

 

Poop Culture: 11 Examples Of Excellent Excrement Art

So you think all art is crap, do you? These 10 poop art masterpieces are guaranteed to get everyone – not just art snobs – turning up their noses.

 
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