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The Underground CAPTCHA Industry
Humans can solve them, computers cannot, or so we’ve been led to believe. Yes, I’m talking about CAPTCHAs, those annoying puzzles you see whenever you post something to Craigslist, or even try to leave...
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Short Runner Disqualified for Using Stool to Climb over Hurdle
Sapolai Yao represented Papua New Guinea in the steeplechase event at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Since he’s 4′10″, the hurdles were a bit much for him. So Yao used a potted plant nearby as a step...
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The Cheapest Taxi Rates in the World
The blog The Price of Travel assessed the average rate for a 3-kilometer taxi ride in one hundred cities. The editors observed that, with some exceptions, taxis were almost the same level of automotive...
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First Impressions of the USA
Jenny and Dave usually write about impressions of India on their American sensibilities. Now they are turning the tables, and blogging about how the United States appears to those who arrive for the...
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American Pleasantries
Jenny and Dave Prager brought us First Impressions of the USA last month. Some of the response they received from global visitors to the USA concerned the common greeting, “How are you?” Lakshmi says:...
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Aakash Nihalani’s Street Art
Urban artist Aakash Nihalani (previously at Neatorama) sent us a sneak peek at some of his illusory street art featured in a solo exhibit in Delhi, India. Click “more” to see, well, more. Link to...
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(Video Link) You just got served by Vinod Thakur. He doesn’t need legs to dance competitively. This 22-year old phone repairman from Delhi recently appeared on India’s Got Talent and has been wowing...
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World’s Most Complex Borders
Image: Jan S. Krogh National borders are often a touchy subject involving a combustible mix of politics, patriotism and geography. Some borders are complex because of they’re based on natural rivers...
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