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Michael Jordan's House for Sale for $29M
When Social Consumers Go Viral [Infographic]
Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Theme
The Happiest Animals In The World
The World’s First Cupcake ATM
The Learning Power of Lego [Infographic]

Michael Jordan's House for Sale for $29M

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 01:16 PM PST

The legendary basketball player Michael Jordan put up for sale his mansion in Highland Park, Chicago for 29 million dollars. The house has 9 bedrooms, 15 baths and 4 without a toilet, five fireplaces, an outdoor tennis court, golf course, a deep pond, pool, 3 separate climate controlled garages with parking for 15 cars, and, of course, full-size basketball court.

The 32,683 square foot house sits on seven acres of gated green space in Highland Park, according to the Baird & Warner listing. The contemporary, luxurious home is being sold fully-furnished, including the customized gate with the Chicago Bulls star's former number, 23.

Check out this house!

When Social Consumers Go Viral [Infographic]

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 12:50 PM PST

Apart from their general entertainment value, and obvious benefits like keeping in touch with friends, and staying up to date on news, sites like Facebook and Twitter offer a united voice to the American consumer. When so many individuals express their opinions via these sites, they gain power as a collective. This infographic shows that companies will stand to attention if enough people post regarding one of their policies or practices.

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Via: frugaldad
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Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Theme

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:32 PM PST

Autonomous robot quadrotors from University of Pennsylvania GRASP Lab play the theme from the James Bond films on a keyboard, drums, maracas, a cymbal, and the "an adapted guitar built from a couch frame." The video premiered earlier today at a TED2012 talk presented by roboticist and GRASP Lab member Vijay Kumar.

The Happiest Animals In The World

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:41 PM PST

You are going to laugh to hard you might shed a tear when you see the happiest animals in the world. Elephants, rabbits, cats, dogs, and even sloths and crocodiles are on the list. Careful, you might want to turn yourself into a different animal.

Source: buzzfeed

The World’s First Cupcake ATM

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 08:34 PM PST

Sprinkles bakery has installed a 24-hour cupcake ATM in Los Angeles that dispenses cupcakes, mixes, and apparel with just a few button pushes. Sprinkles promises that the ATM will be restocked with freshly baked cupcakes every day.

Sprinkles also has locations in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New York, Palo Alto, Washington DC, but LA appears to be the only cupcake ATM location, for now.

Here's what Sprinkles tells us about their ice cream:

This automatic cupcake machine dispenses freshly baked cupcakes, cupcake mixes, apparel and even cupcakes for Fido! In the heart of Beverly Hills nestled between Sprinkles Cupcakes and the brand new Sprinkles Ice Cream, 24 Hour Sprinkles will be continuously restocked day and night with a variety of freshly baked cupcake flavors.

Sprinkles cupcakes, from left to right: Chocolate Marshmallow, Cinnamon Sugar, Chai Latte:

Via: LAist, Designboom

The Learning Power of Lego [Infographic]

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 07:34 PM PST

Ole Kirk Christiansen created Legos in the 1940s in Denmark. Ole's company originally sold and made wooden stepladders and ironing boards, until he started making wooden toys. The toys were more popular, so he decided to sell toys exclusively. He named the company LEGO, which came from the Danish phrase "play well".

Lego bricks have withstood the test of time because of their unlimited open-ended possibilities - 400 billion bricks have been produced since 1958. Lego has been going strong for the last sixty years, developing children's creativity, fine motor skills, teamwork, and curiosity. Who knows what the next fifty years will bring!

Check out this infographic to learn some history of LEGO and how it's being used in the education field.

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