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• Neatorama on sustainable email fu

  Published: July 10, 2007, 12:29 pm

  Tags: Productivity, Email, Links, Action Based, Inboxzero, Neatorama

  Alex from the always-swell Neatorama has written up the bullets on his preferred method for keeping an email inbox at zero. 4. Have a Simple Filing System Don't overthink this: a complex folder with subfolder system is not what you need to remain organized. Obviously, your particular needs will dictate how many folders you have but

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• Ten Strange Facts About Newton

  Published: August 8, 2007, 2:18 am

  Tags: Science, History, Neatorama Only

  Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) was the greatest scientist that ever lived. More than any other person, Newton was single-handedly responsible for laying the the groundwork in classical mechanics, optics, and even mathematics. Landing man on the moon? Don’t look at Einstein - it was all done with Newtonian physics. Even though every high school

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• World’s Most Unwanted Garbage: Cargo of the Khian Sea.

  Published: August 15, 2007, 11:52 am

  Tags: 1 Other Neat Things, History, Neatorama Only

  it here: Link Previously on Neatorama: Worst Molasses-related Disaster: Great Boston Flood of 1919

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• Neatorama Alien

  Published: September 5, 2007, 12:50 am

  Tags: Pictures, Cartoon Amp Comic, Neatorama Only

  How awesome is this: the Neatorama Alien, by Len Peralta of Monster by Mail. Len told me the story of how Monster by Mail came to be: Monster By Mail was started as a way to make money to pay for the healthcare costs related to the birth of our daughter in the fall. Well, we are in the home stretch of the pregnancy over here. My wife is due next

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• PICS: world's smallest stuff...

  Published: September 5, 2007, 11:12 pm

  Tags: Must See, Cool, Neat, Pictures, Odd, Wacky Wierd, Neatorama

  Check out a collection of pictures of the world's smallest stuff! Very cool pics! SEE THEM HERE...Be sure to stop by for more later...

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• World’s Only Thermometer Museum

  Published: September 11, 2007, 2:00 am

  Tags: Pictures, Travel Amp Places, Collection Amp Museum, Neatorama Only, Great American Roadtrip

  [Flickr] More from Neatorama reader Rich B’s Great American Roadtrip [Flickr photoset]: here’s the world’s only Thermometer Museum in Onset, Massachusetts. Here’s a description of Richard (the "Thermometer Man") and Barbara Porter’s Thermometer Museum from Cape Cod Travel: Some are old, some are

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• Forevertron: World’s Largest Scrap Metal Sculpture by Dr. Evermor

  Published: September 11, 2007, 1:55 am

  Tags: Pictures, Art, Travel Amp Places, Neatorama Only

  <br> From a distance, Dr. Evermor’s "park" in Wisconsin looks like a junk yardfull of twisted metals and rusted machines, but it houses one of the coolest sculptures ever: Forevertron. Standing at 120 feet wide, 60 feet deep, 50-foot tall, and weighing 320 ton, this behemoth of an artwork is billed as the

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• The Many Names of Mr. Clean

  Published: September 15, 2007, 1:21 am

  Tags: Neatorama Only, Funny Names

  Mr. Clean - USA Don Limpio - Spain Maestro Limpio - Mexico Mr. Proper - Europe and Eastern Europe Monsieur Propre - France Meister Proper - Germany Mr. Clean [wiki] by any other name is one heck of a global cleaning product. Did you know that although most people think the guy is a genie (because of the bald head and the

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• 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World

  Published: September 19, 2007, 1:01 am

  Tags: Pictures, Religion, Neatorama Only, Architecture

  More than a quarter of all people in the world belong to Eastern religions, which include Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Taoism. These people worship in temples, which are architecturally as diverse as the religions are different from each other. From the ancient ruins of Ankor Wat to the distinctly modern Wat Rong Khun, there are hundreds if

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• 10 Mario Fun Facts!

  Published: September 22, 2007, 1:32 pm

  Tags: Toy Amp Games, Cartoon Amp Comic, Neatorama Only

  Here are 10 things you may not know about our favorite video game character Mario: Mario was first seen in the video game Donkey Kong, but he was called "Jumpman." He was also a carpenter then, not a plumber. Mario was named after Mario Segale, the landlord of Nintendo of America’s office, who barged in on a company meeting

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• 10 Most Fascinating Tombs in the World

  Published: October 1, 2007, 1:59 am

  Tags: Pictures, Travel Amp Places, Religion, Neatorama Only, Architecture

  All that live must die,Passing through nature to eternity          - Shakespeare, Hamlet I, ii There is perhaps nothing else so distinctive of the condition and character of a people as the method in which they treat their dead.          - William Tegg,

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• World’s Weirdest Moths

  Published: October 15, 2007, 3:52 am

  Tags: Animal, Neatorama Only

  cousins. But no more! Neatorama is setting the record straight: moths are truly awesome bugs! Here are some of the strangest and most beautiful moths of the world: Brahmin Moth Indonesian owl moth (Brahmaea hearsyi). Photo: Rittner Oz Those who say moths aren’t as beautiful obviously haven’t seen the Owl or Brahmin moth family

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• Funny Money: Strange currencies of the world.

  Published: October 16, 2007, 1:21 am

  Tags: Money Amp 038 Finance, Neatorama Only

  Since the beginning of trade, communities have experimented with exchange mediums. These may seem strange now, but they made sense to someone at the time and place they were in use. Rai stones. (image credit: Eric Guinther) <br> Rai stones were once used as currency on the island of Yap in Micronesia. The large stones,

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• 10 Kick Ass Facts About Bruce Lee

  Published: October 23, 2007, 3:59 am

  Tags: Fiction Amp 038 Movies, Neatorama Only, Sports

  the movie! (More on this at Neatorama’s post: The Creepiest Movie Ever Made) Source: Bruce Lee [wikipedia] Academy of Jeet Kune Do Fighting Technology: Sijo Bruce Lee Bruce Lee Foundation: Bruce Lee Bio

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• A Short History of Women Inventors and Scientists

  Published: November 12, 2007, 4:07 am

  Tags: Neatorama Only, Science

  Miriam Peskowitz, as part of Neatorama’s review (and giveaway contest) for the book. Even though it’s said that "necessity is the mother of invention," women’s contribution to inventing and science have been, in the past, often overlooked. It’s likely women have been using their creativity and intelligence to

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