Two Centuries On, a Cryptologist Cracks a Presidential Code ( 60 views )
Posted on July ' ' 02 ' ' 2009 @ 03:24 AM

For more than 200 years, buried deep within Thomas Jefferson's correspondence and papers, there lay a mysterious cipher -- a coded message that appears to have remained unsolved. Until now.

The cryptic message was sent to President Jefferson in December 1801 by his friend and frequent correspondent, Robert Patterson, a mathematics professor at the University of Pennsylvania. President Jefferson and Mr. Patterson were both officials at the American Philosophical Society -- a group that promote

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125th Anniversary Of The Swiss Army Knife ( 27 views )
Posted on July ' ' 02 ' ' 2009 @ 02:52 AM




In 2009 Victorinox celebrates 125 years
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Hurry Or Theyll Shroom Ya ( 46 views )
Posted on July ' ' 02 ' ' 2009 @ 01:02 AM



This video won the Grammy award for Best video in Sweden!

Familjen - Det snurrar i min skalle
Web version 2007
Director: Johan Söderberg
Labels: Adrian recordings/HYBRIS/House of Tellé
Duration:03:51
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Confused dog ( 3312 views )
Posted on July ' ' 01 ' ' 2009 @ 10:01 PM




She can't work out how her friend the cat can be inside the computer and in the room at the same time.
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Going shopping with the wife can be fun ( 4391 views )
Posted on June ' ' 30 ' ' 2009 @ 11:27 PM





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"Walled In!" Germany's inner border ( 315 views )
Posted on June ' ' 30 ' ' 2009 @ 11:03 PM



For 28 years, a nearly insurmountable barrier kept people from fleeing East Germany. But then, the dramatic night of November 9, 1989, saw the fall of the Wall that divided Germany. Today, it is difficult to imagine what was bitter reality just a few decades ago.

For the first time, a realistic computer animation reve
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How to stop a little fella crying ( 177 views )
Posted on June ' ' 30 ' ' 2009 @ 10:08 PM



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Going.com has a classy Michael Jackson tribute ( 101 views )
Posted on June ' ' 30 ' ' 2009 @ 03:12 AM





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50 Cars Or 1 Coach? ( 93 views )
Posted on June ' ' 30 ' ' 2009 @ 02:50 AM



Every day thousands of cars are driven to and from Swedish airports. Every car holds only 1,2 persons on average which is to be compared with the Airport Coach that takes over 50. Needless to say, this makes no sense whatsoever from an environmental standpoint. To highlight this, an enormous bus was built out of 50 cars

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Diggi-Loo, Diggi-Ley ( 96 views )
Posted on June ' ' 29 ' ' 2009 @ 10:38 PM



Winning entry of Eurovision Song Contest again from 1984.
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