Category: Random
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Rare Photos Of September 11 You Probably Haven’t Seen Before
Yesterday was the 16th anniversary since the devastating attacks of September 11. Coverage of the tragedy during which nearly 3,000 perished was the main priority that day for most Western news agencies (the scenes were witnessed by an estimated two billion people – a third of the human race). Together with amateur records, this has…
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The Most Adorably Funny Animal Comics by Liz Climo
If you love pets like us, you’ll love artist and animator Liz Climo. Today, She continues to have us rolling in the aisles with laughter with her ongoing collection of lighthearted animal comics. Scroll down to see our favs and like and comment on yours! [zombify_post]
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Images From Burning Man 2018 Prove That It’s Still The Craziest Festival In The World
Dating back to 1986, Burning Man was originally inspired by a few friends — Larry Harvey and Jerry James — building and burning a human effigy on a beach in San Francisco. Witnessing the crowd that formed, and experiencing the bonding, almost tribal experience of people sharing a then unclear ritual, Burning Man was born. Over the next few…
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Amazing Before & After Photos Show How This Woman Changed The Lives Of WWI Veterans By ‘Restoring’ Their Faces
At the outbreak of World War One, life for many women was mainly tied to a life of domesticity, their places still largely in the home. Some, like the Suffragettes, were campaigning vocally for change, but the glass ceiling remained at ground level. One woman who broke the mould was Anna Coleman Watts Ladd, an…
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Photo Series Showing People Who Survived A Lightning Strike And What It Did To Their Skin
Getting stuck by lightning is rough. It can burn hotter than the sun, scar your body, and even blow off your clothes. Even worse, it kills about 47 Americans per year. When it enters your body, it short-circuits the small electrical signals that run the heart, lungs, and nervous system. This can lead to cardiac…
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How People With Bad Eyesight See The World When They Take Off Their Glasses
If you’re shortsighted, you’ll know what it feels like: take of your glasses and the world around you is a complete blur. Philip Barlow, a hyperrealistic artist from Cape Town, has created a series of paintings that replicates this sensation. At a first glance, Barlow’s paintings look like photographs that are out of focus. But…
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Rare Photos of the First Australasian Expedition to Antarctica in 1911 Have Been Discovered
A group of Australian scientists and adventurers set sail in 1911 under the leadership of Dr. Douglas Mawson, bound on a three-year journey exploring Antarctica and Macquarie Island. James Francis (Frank) Hurley was the official photographer to the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, though other members of the expedition also took photographs. Some of these photos are…
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The Art of Deception: How an Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game and Stole Millions
Jerome Jacobson and his network of mobsters, psychics, strip club owners, and drug traffickers won almost every prize for 12 years, until the FBI launched Operation ‘Final Answer.’ On August 3, 2001, a McDonald’s film crew arrived in the bustling beach town of Westerly, Rhode Island. They carried their cameras and a giant cashier’s check…