Showing posts with label Infographics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Infographics. Show all posts

Friday, July 1, 2011

The Shocking Numbers Behind Cell Phone Usage (Infographic)

200,000,000,000,000 (two hundred trillion) text messages are received in America every single day, which is more than an entire year�s worth of regular mail that�s received in America. 3339 is average number of texts sent by an American teen each month.

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Source: onlineitdegree

The History of Makeup (Infographic)

Makeup has been around for at least 6,000 years and has played a role in nearly every society.

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Source: medicalinsurance

A History of James Bond Cars (Infographic)

Throughout the James Bond series of films and novels Q Branch has given Bond a wide variety of vehicles with which to battle his enemies. Among the most noteworthy gadgets Bond has been equipped with various vehicles that have numerous modifications to include weapons systems, anti-pursuit systems, alternate transportation modes, and various other functions.

From the first to the most recent, check out what made these cars so special, and upped the ante for this quintessential ladies man.

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Source: carinsurance

15 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Bananas (Infographic)

Bananas are one of the most important food crops of the world. Hundreds of varieties are cultivated. Perhaps the most important species is the common banana, Musaceae sapientum.

The ripe fruit is high in carbohydrates, potassium, and vitamins C and A, and it is low in protein and fat. The U.S. imports more bananas than does any other country.

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Source: todayifoundout

The 9 Types of Crappy Handshakes

The bone crusher is the worst.

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Source: theoatmeal

If the World Were Village of 100

Designer Toby Ng�s poster series The World of 100 � an experimental graphical representation of statistical information about the world, based on the allegorical scenario of reducing the world to a village of 100 people.

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Why You Shouldn't Buy a Mac

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The Scoop on Semen

Thought this might be interesting to share (especially the last part � ew).

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Source: onlineschools

How To Spot A Douchebag

For you douche bag hunters out there, here's what to look out for!

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Source: onlinedating
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Thursday, June 30, 2011

15 Things You Didn�t Know about Michael Jackson

On June 25th 2009 pop music legend Michael Jackson died of a drug overdose. At the time of his death, the singer was planing a huge 50 concert run at the famous O2 Arena in London that many hoped would be the start of a huge comeback. Instead, one year later his family, friends and fans are still trying to come to grips with the loss of a pop culture icon gone way before his time. Here are 15 things you may not know about Michael Jackson�

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Source: Online MBA

What Are The Hardest Languages To Learn? (Infographic)

This simple chart shows the process of studying foreign languages. It explains which languages are too difficult to master, how much time it requires to finish the studies and how many native speakers are in the world.

It is common sense that many Romance languages are gauged as �easy,� based on their similarity to English, but I was surprised that Russian is only �medium.� Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean comprise the list of �hard� languages to learn for native English speakers.

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Source: voxy

Superhuman: The Incredible Savant Brain

One of the more common arguments against our capability to build an AI (or reach the singularity) is built upon the premise that we are still very far from understanding fully the capabilities of our own human brain. Thus, the argument goes, we are unlikely to simulate let alone re-create successfully any artificial one, be it in a virtual or silicon based environment.

I just found out this interesting graph called Superhuman: The Incredible Savant Brain that makes me pause�


Source: smarter

20 Bizarre Things You Can Rent

If you have always wanted to hang out with your favorite celebrity and you have the funds, why not rent a star? For $150.000 an hour, you can hire David Blaine to entertain your guests with his magic tricks.

There are things that you should rent, there are things you should buy, and then there are really bizarre things available for rent that you�re not quite sure what to make of.

Some previous infographic posts:
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Source: rentersinsurance

A Detailed Look at Sex Injuries

As much fun as sex is, it can also be very dangerous (and let�s be honest, isn�t that the most fun kind of sex anyway?) � here�s a detailed look at some of the most common injuries sustained during intercourse, both by the participants as well as the surroundings.

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Source: medicalinsurance