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A Powerful Series Of Images Featuring People Carrying Out Everyday Chores In Front Of Giant Storms

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A thrill-seeking snapper has shot a powerful series of images featuring people carrying out everyday chores in front of giant storms. Benjamin Von Wong’s surreal scenes include individuals ironing, barbecuing, playing video games and even sitting on the toilet – seemingly unaware of the threatening situations approaching. Continue reading »

Man Pays $50 For A Sea Turtle At The Market, Releases It Back Into The Sea

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Two sea turtles have been saved from a not-so-great fate in Papua New Guinea after a man and his co-worker bought them from a local food market and released them back into the sea. Continue reading »

The Most Uplifting Post On The Net

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Make today a positive one. It’s high time we remembered how important it is to enjoy even the simplest things. To give you a little encouragement, we’ve put together the most uplifting post on the net. Take a look — this will make everyone’s day! Continue reading »

An Illustrated Guide To Our Deepest Desires

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“Reality is a projection of your thoughts or the things you habitually think about. Your entire life and everything in it is a result of your belief system coupled with your thoughts. The feelings and emotions you have cement this in your mind, and the illusion of all of this combined is what you see as your reality on a moment-to-moment and day-to-day basis.” – Stephen Richards, Your Wishes Fulfilled: Volume 1: Theory. Continue reading »

Look At This Tiny Frisky Sand Bubbler Crab – The Real Nature’s Sand Artist

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In sandy beaches of certain tropical regions in the Indo-Pacific live a tiny crab, about a centimeter across, called the “sand bubbler crab” of the genera Scopimera and Dotilla in the family Dotillidae. Continue reading »

15 Hilarious Design Fails That Prove You Should Always Hire A Designer

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From pencils encouraging kids to do drugs to an escalator that leads you straight into a wall, we can’t believe these epic design fails ever got made into actual products. Continue reading »

Adult Onesie With Cozy Kangaroo Pouch Lets You Carry Your Cat Wherever You Go

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From the people who brought you the cat carrying hoodie, there’s now a super-comfy onesie. Worry no more about a Christmas gift for your cat-loving, hermit friend: the Mewgaroo onesie is the purrfect fit. Continue reading »

Is This The Ultimate And Most Dangerous Infinity Pool In The World?

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Photo by Martin Callum

The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe. A famous feature is a naturally formed pool known as the Devil’s Pool, near the edge of the falls, accessed via Livingstone Island in Zambia. When the river flow is at a certain level, usually during the months of September to December, a rock barrier forms a pool with little current; some people swim in the pool. Occasional deaths have been reported when people slip over the edge of the rock barrier Continue reading »

Cynicism Humorously Illustrated By Eduardo Salles

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Mexican designer Eduardo Salles is the standard bearer of the spirit of the cynics, drawing a smile every day with his absurd, illustrated humor. Continue reading »

A Fashion Designer Is Making Coats That Double As Sleeping Bags For The Homeless… And They’re Made From Abandoned Festival Tents

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Ever wondered what happened to the thousands of tents left abandoned at Glastonbury, Leeds and Bestival? They may soon be turned into coats for the homeless, if a new project launched by Dutch designer Bas Timmer gathers steam. Continue reading »

20+ Simple Tips For A Happy And Healthy Life

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It’s all about career and success these days. No matter what we achieve, it’s never enough, we always strive for more. It’s all good as long as we don’t forget ourselves and our loved ones. Sadly, that’s rarely the case. Continue reading »

Beautiful Photos Of Mali The Dog Enjoying Christmas Time

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“My name is Gabi Stickler and I’m an amateur photographer from Germany. I love to be creative and take pictures! My favorite subject is my dog and his friends.” Continue reading »

Student Captures What Happens When People Are Told They Are Beautiful

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How would you react if someone told you that you’re beautiful? 18-year-old Shea Glover, a highschool student from Chicago, conducted a social experiment to find out. Continue reading »

An Incredibly Effective Way To Develop Your Child’s Math Skills With LEGO Blocks

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Lego is a phenomenal children’s toy. It’s little wonder then that both adults and kids enjoy playing around with it. It can help stimulate your imagination, your creative abilities, and your logical thinking. In turn, it can be used not only as a toy, but also as a great aid to learning both in the classroom and at home. Continue reading »

Spread Your Wings: Beautiful Shovava Wing Scarves By Roza Khamitova

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Roza Khamitova was born into a family of artists in Kazakhstan. After finishing design school in Manhattan, New York, she was working in fashion industry for about 8 years. As a visual artist Roza had always drawn most of her inspiration from the natural world around her in the mountains of Kazakhstan.
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Watch This Kick-Ass LEGO Sisyphus Push His Boulder Till The End Of Time

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Are you up for feeling a little hopeless? Try watching a miniature Sisyphus work for a while. Jason Allemann of the LEGO-centric design duo JK Brickworks created this kinetic sculpture based on the Greek myth of Sisyphus, who was doomed to push a boulder up a hill for eternity, never to reach the top. Alleman was inspired by a Disney Research Hub video on creating realistically moving character models out of links and gears Continue reading »

This Artist Has Created The Inflatable Air Bear Made Of Plastic Bag

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Polar bears, polar bears. Those ubiquitous symbols of climate change. Cute and cuddly, ethereal and majestic, they’re popping up everywhere – including atop subway grates on the streets of New York City. Continue reading »

Welcome To Ordos, The Largest Ghost City In China

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Built for over a million people, the city of Ordos was designed to be the crowning glory of Inner Mongolia. Doomed to incompletion however, this futuristic metropolis now rises empty out of the deserts of northern China. Continue reading »

How Male Beauty Standards Have Changed Over 100 Years

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The creators of the YouTube channel Cut have on more than one occasion focused on the changes which have taken place in women’s fashion in different countries across the course of the past century. Finally, they’ve done the same thing for men: using the example of fashionable American guys, the guys over at Cut have reproduced the dominant style for each decade of the twentieth century one by one. It’s absolutely fascinating to see how much things have changed! Continue reading »

War And Peace: New Powerful Illustrations By Gunduz Aghayev

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This is the new series by Gunduz Agayev. In the past men created a God of war and blamed mythic Gods for the wars. However, throughout the history only men were responsible for all the bloodshed. Alas, many of us still do not understand this and want to evade the responsibility. Continue reading »

Single Guy Recreates His Twin Sister’s Baby Photos Using A Cat

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Gordy Yates never got anything for his twin sister for their birthday, but on their 28th, he decided to do something special – he recreated some of his sister’s favorite photos using himself and a cat (that isn’t his). Continue reading »

Unleash Your Inner Mermaid With This Cozy Fish Tail Blanket

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Whether you’re splashing around in tropical waters or sunbathing on rocks, channeling your inner mermaid is easy peasy in summer. But as temperatures plummet, how can fish-tailed folks keep cozy? Continue reading »

Woman Quits Job to Knit Over 300 Coats and Hats for Abandoned Greyhounds

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Artist Jan Brown (of Knittedwithlove) has dedicated over 4,000 hours to knitting cozy apparel for abandoned greyhounds. A few years ago, Brown was inspired by a friend and began to sell handmade doggy hats and coats. Shortly after, she decided to expand her work by donating blanket coats and hats to shelter greyhounds. Since this breed has thin fur and easily gets cold, Brown’s gifts come in handy during the wintertime and, thus far, she’s handcrafted over 300 pieces for these dogs. She also makes sure to mark each piece with a special symbol. Continue reading »

Unwanted Cat Becomes This Little Boy’s Guardian, Following Him Everywhere

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Meet Larry the ginger cat, given up by his owner for breaking into the food cabinet. He was adopted by a woman named Michelle, and soon became her son, Abel’s, guardian. Larry fell in love with Abel the moment they met.
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French Artist Restores Flea Market Paintings And Adds His Own Stories To Them

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Introduced by Guy Debord and his revolutionary famous organization of International Situationist of Dadaism, the distortion is being reborn with the paintbrush of the young painter Blase. By discovering forgotten masters’ painting in flea markets, sometimes in a pitiful state, Blase (as Blasepheme) uses very academic techniques of restoration to modify the original painting. Like a fresh boost or facelift, the paintings get a second life. Continue reading »