“When they aren’t in the air, defying gravity and flying human beings across the globe for various reasons, aircraft are usually housed in hangars — gigantic structures built in order to protect these incredibly expensive modes of transport from the elements when not in use and/or to offer a covered space for their production, maintenance and repair. Given their size, many aircraft hangars are stunning pieces of engineering themselves, whilst others are simply fascinating for different reasons. Here are seven examples that definitely deserve a mention.” w/ photos

“After reading this list, we’re confident you’re going to be scrounging through the trunks of grandpa’s attic, hoping to find the wilted remainder of a poorly-printed book that could fetch upwards to a million and a half dollars. But, you better share at least a couple thousand of it with him – the old codger spent a hard-earned dime on it… Here are the top 10 most expensive comic books of all time.” w/ photos

“The holidays have always been notoriously suspect when it comes down to the music being played during the festivities. Most of the songs and artists being presented seem to be even older than the holidays themselves. We’re all for a classic holiday ditty in front of an open fire, but a set list of festive jams with some balls is just what the doctor ordered.” w/ photos

“Porn stars are unfairly stereotyped as being shallow and vapid, choosing to use their bodies instead of their brains to advance themselves in life. However, there are always exceptions to the rule. Some of have brains to back up their beauty. Here we have what we consider the 10 smartest porn stars to ever work in the jizz biz. These performers are academic and entrepreneurial successes. And let’s face it, they’re all smart enough to capitalize on what most us give away for free.” w/ photos

“I bet you never said, ‘When I grow up, I’m going to be a junkie,’ or ‘When I grow up, I’m going to be a slave.’ Guess what, we have all became junkies and slaves to technology. There are over 2.5 billion people who own a computer in the US alone. Like, ZOMG, we LOL but it’s true. The first step toward recovery is knowing you have a problem. Do YOU? Here are 10 telltale signs that technology rules your life.” w/ photos

“You’d think famous people or people of power would be much more careful about the whole “sending pictures of exposed body parts via text message” thing, but no…they’re much, much worse. Here are the 10 most incriminating sexts (or sexual text message, for those of us who don’t speak in pop culture abbreviations) that 2010 had to offer, from the perversely creepy to hmmm-I-probably-woulda-done-the-same messages that were meant to be private.” w/ photos

“Astronomy is the cool, sexy field of the scientific world. Sure, biologists and chemists are out there curing diseases or whatever, but they’re just so boring. Meanwhile, astronomers are busy showing us sweet pictures of distant planets and playing around with telescopes the size of buildings. How can you compete with that? You can’t, so here are the ten most important things astronomers throughout the ages have discovered.” w/ photos

“Often called the language of the universe, mathematics is fundamental to our understanding of the world and, as such, is vitally important in a modern society such as ours. Everywhere you look it is likely mathematics has made an impact, from the faucet in your kitchen to the satellite that beams your television programs to your home. As such, great mathematicians are undoubtedly going to rise above the rest and have their name embedded within history. This list documents some such people. I have rated them based on contributions and how they effected mathematics at the time, as well as their lasting effect.” w/ photos

“Remember the kid that beat you up in elementary school and stole your lunch money? What about the overly ambitious self-absorbed head of the yearbook committee? Or worse yet, the ineffectual business suck-up who will throw anyone under the bus to get ahead? Certain movie characters combine all of the above characteristics, and more, in one tightly wrapped package…. The ten biggest Asshole movie characters of all time are:” w/ photos

“2010 was a huge year for memes. From Sad Keanu, to endless auto-tune remixes, to people making fun of the real-life events of human beings in peril (or going insane) or even just harmless image memes that made all of us smile, here are the 25 greatest internet memes of 2010, how they started, what they mean (what does it mean?) and why they’re so funny.” w/ photos + videos