Interesting & Unusual Facts

Factsie.com is a place for interesting and unusual historical and scientific facts. 

Please see it and rate it here on 12/26. After 12/26, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Mike

Unplug The TV

Please see it and rate it here on 12/25. After 12/25, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Merry Christmas,

Mike

ONE

Please see it and rate it here on 12/24. After 12/24, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Do Schools Kill Creativity?

Please see it and rate it here on  12/23. After 12/23, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Mike

 

The Zombie Bite Calculator

Please see it and rate it here on 12/22. After 12/22, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Mike

 

The Letter Project - WAY Cool

I'm a big fan of Zefrank. For years, he has been creating some seriously interesting web shit at zefrank.com

The Letter Project is one of those super cool creations. Essentially, it's a dynamic alphabet where each letter is made up of someone holding the first letter of their name. To see it in action, you are asked to type a phrase and then watch as the phrase dynamically appears from all the images received by Zefrank.

Please see it and rate it here on  12/21. After 12/21, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Mike

Remember the Mac vs. Windows Ads?

Here's a nice look back at those entertaining Apple ads. Ah, Windows 8...you try so hard.

http://www.coolsiteoftheday.com/2012/12/mac-vs-window/

 

'SNL' Opens With 'Silent Night' in Honor of Shooting Victims

Please see it and rate it here on 12/18. After 12/18, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Create your own custom bicycle

The guy who started Villy Custom Bikes appeared on ABC's Shark Tank TV show. They liked him and his idea. I do too.

Please see it and rate it here on 12/17. After 12/17, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Mike

Diapers for Chickens

I just got a request to feature a website on Cool Site of the Day. The website sells diapers for chickens. Serious. http://www.pamperyourpoultry.com/

Robin Hood

As charitable organizations go, there are few as effective as Robbin Hood. Robbin Hood was the beneficiary of all the donations raised during Wednesday night's mind bending 121212 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Robbin Hood donated 100% of the funds collected on Wednesday to those organizations on the street that are directly involved in helping to make the lives of those affected by Hurricane Sandy less harsh.

Visit their site and you'll understand why Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, said:

"There is literally no foundation, no activity that is more effective."

Go, Robbin Hood.

Please see it and rate it here on 12/16. After 12/16, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Mike

Are we ready to fight against guns?

Today's Cool Site of the Day is the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.

Please see it and rate it here on 12/15. After 12/15, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Peace,

Mike

If you use Wordpress, you need this Theme...

Today's Cool Site of the Day is for bloggers who want to get it right.So you have a Wordpress site and you're ready to take it to the next level. You want your site to load faster, rank higher in Google, and look better...a lot better. If you're serious then your next step is simple and it's the same step I took about 3 years ago; I installed the Thesis Theme on the Cool Site of the Day blog.

As you know, there are thousands of free themes for you to attach to your Wordpress site but, as the old adage goes, you get what you pay for. In the case of Thesis Themes, you get WAY more than the price suggests. In fact, with all the free upgrades and outstanding assistance available in their support forum, you could pay 10 times the price and still feel like you're getting a good value.

Anyway, please see it and rate it here on 12/14. After 12/14, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Happy (truly) blogging,

Mike

Where will you be at 7:30PM EST Tonight?

I will be in front of my TV with friends.

Happy 121212 day. Do what you can.

 

 

The Axis of Awesome: 4 Chords Official Music Video

How many songs can you count that have the same 4 chord progression? No wonder this has over 10 million views on YouTube. Lots of fun and very cool stuff.

And here are the songs in '4 Chords':

Journey -- "Don't Stop Believing"
James Blunt -- "You're Beautiful"
Black Eyed Peas -- "Where Is the Love"
Alphaville -- "Forever Young"
Jason Mraz -- "I'm Yours"
Train -- "Hey Soul Sister"
The Calling -- "Wherever You Will Go"
Elton John -- "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" (from The Lion King)
Akon -- "Don't Matter"
John Denver -- "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Lady Gaga -- "Paparazzi"
U2 -- "With Or Without You"
The Last Goodnight -- "Pictures of You"
Maroon Five -- "She Will Be Loved"
The Beatles -- "Let It Be"
Bob Marley -- "No Woman No Cry"
Marcy Playground -- "Sex and Candy"
Men At Work -- "Land Down Under"
Theme from America's Funniest Home Videos
Jack Johnson -- "Taylor"
Spice Girls -- "Two Become One"
A Ha -- "Take On Me"
Green Day -- "When I Come Around"
Eagle Eye Cherry -- "Save Tonight"
Toto -- "Africa"
Beyonce -- "If I Were A Boy"
Kelly Clarkson -- "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
Jason DeRulo -- "In My Head"
The Smashing Pumpkins -- "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
Joan Osborne -- "One Of Us"
Avril Lavigne -- "Complicated"
The Offspring -- "Self Esteem"
The Offspring -- "You're Gonna Go Far Kid"
Akon -- "Beautiful"
Timberland featuring OneRepublic -- "Apologize"
Eminem featuring Rihanna -- "Love the Way You Lie"
Bon Jovi -- "It's My Life"
Lady Gaga -- "Pokerface"
Aqua -- "Barbie Girl"
Red Hot Chili Peppers -- "Otherside"
The Gregory Brothers -- "Double Rainbow"
MGMT -- "Kids"
Andrea Bocelli -- "Time To Say Goodbye"
Robert Burns -- "Auld Lang Syne"
Five for fighting -- "Superman"
The Axis of Awesome -- "Birdplane"
Missy Higgins -- "Scar"

Please see it and rate it here on 12/12. After 12/12, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

And, oh yeah, share this one on your facebook timeline.

Thanks,

Mike

Coffee Shop Millionaire

People LOVE stories about making money on the Internet and THIS guy has a story to tell. Do you believe it? I believe a good portion of it but, as with all money making ideas, it's what you put into it that matters.

Do you have the focus and discipline to bring Anthony's process to fruition? I hope you do.

If you're seeing this on 12/11, please see and rate it here. Otherwise, click here.

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Mike

FiveSecondTest

Here's a fun tool for landing page optimization. Actually, it's more fun for you and me as 'testers'. The way it works is that you given a short period of time to give your opinion on a certain design (graphic, logo, etc) or overall webpage layout.

You earn karma points for each design you 'test'. It's fun.

If you're a designer/developer, Fivesecondtest helps you fine tune your landing pages and calls to action by analyzing the most prominent elements of your design.

If you're seeing this on 12/10, see it and rate it here. Otherwise, sign up for free by clicking here.

 

 

Rainy Mood Loves You

Rain makes everything better.

Seriously, that's what Rainy Mood tells me and when I let Rainy Mood do it's thing in the background....I felt loved, at peace. (Tip: click on the name of the song to hear music/see video).

Please see it and rate it here on 12/9. After 12/9, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Mike

Beck made the sheet music. YOU make the recording.

Beck’s latest album comes in an almost-forgotten form—twenty songs existing only as individual pieces of sheet music, never before released or recorded. Song Reader is an experiment in what an album can be at the end of 2012—an alternative that enlists the listener in the tone of every track.

This is a music fan's dream. Beck is WAY cool...and this is today's Cool Site of the Day.

Please see it and rate it here on 12/8. After 12/8, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Mike
 

My choice for SEO monitoring

Of all the SEO reporting tools that I use, Raven Tools is the one I rely on the most.

Raven presents much of the same data that several other worthy resources offer. The big difference is in the customized reports that you can generate. This is a great plus for agencies and consultants who regularly report back to their clients.

To be honest, there isn't a thing that Raven Tools does poorly. If there's any negative to their vast toolset, it's that they provide TOO MANY reports from which to choose.

With a 30-day free trial, you'd be crazy not to check them out.

Please see it and rate it here on 12/7. After 12/7, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Mike

If Apple had a printing company...

I could try to tell you how cool MOO is but you just have to experience their product and service for yourself. MOO prints stuff; all sorts of stuff. And, when they deliver it, you want to save the packaging just like you want to save the packaging that encases your beloved Macbook, iPad, and iPhone.

Here's what blew my mind about MOO: I was able to order new business cards (100) and have a unique image or photo printed on the backside of each...and they pulled the photos from my Facebook photo albums! They call this Printfinity (the ability to print a different image/design on every card in the pack at no extra cost!) and they do so on premium paper stock. Insanely great, for sure.

Beyond that, they have a crazy cool assortment of holiday cards at 25% off (just in time).

Please see MOO and rate it here on 12/6. After 12/6, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

Enjoy,

Mike

You have a money face?

From the "who THOUGHT of this?!" collection, these money/face mashups are becoming popular around the web. The visual trick has been around for a while now, but not until this week when Reddit user MadSon11 posted his head matched with Alexander Hamiltons jaw did the meme really get some legs. Redditors the world over have posted images using both U.S. bills and their own currency. 

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Concerned about Privacy on the Net?

Today's Cool Site of the Day is PrivacyFix where you can Instantly check your privacy settings across Facebook, Google and the other websites and companies collecting your data.

Get peace of mind with one click. Also, be the first to know when policies change.

Please see it and rate it here on 12/5. After 12/5, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

President Obama's tribute to Led Zeppelin

This might just be my favorite Obama speech ever. I'm serious, I think it eclipsed his delivery on inauguration day, 2009.

Can you tell what's fake here?

Check out the latest from the illusionist extraordinaire Brusspup. Here, he demonstrates that looks can be deceiving:

 

  

 

The technique is called anamorphosis -- the image is distorted and elongated so that it appears natural from a certain angle.  

Brusspup adds to the illusion by placing the photo-realistic images alongside every day objects and then using video to reveal the perspective change in real time. A very cool video.

Please see it and rate it here on 12/2. After 12/2, find it in the Cool Site of the Day archive.

See more of Brusspup's illusions on his Youtube channel.