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11 Places To See Before You Die

September 11, 2012

No matter how advanced our cities and technology is, eventually we get tired of all the noise, stress and crowd of the city and want to be in the nature. Humans have transformed Earth beyond recovery, but luckily not everything is lost yet. Beautiful mountains, blue water lakes, magnificent oceans with fabulous islands – our [...]

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The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps Project

July 10, 2012

The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps project is a wonderful display of community effort and artistic vision. 163 steps are tiled with mosaic panels set into the risers . Perhaps the world’s longest mosaic staircase was conceived and fabricated by Irish ceramicist Aileen Barr and San Francisco mosaic artist Colette Crutcher. The names of over 300 [...]

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20 Cool Dog House Designs

July 5, 2012

Dogs can always make us laugh and happy I know if you have pets you really love them as i love mine so here just take a look of Cool Dog House Designs which are really good and comfortable for your pets, give them a warm home and also keep your house clean and tidy.

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20 Cool Number Plate Designs

June 29, 2012

Here are some Cool Number Plate Designs, which we don’t come across in our day-to-day life. Some of these letters & numbers combinations used on vehicle license plates are straightforward until you view them in your rear-view mirror, which adds a new dimension to it.

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10 Most Famous Streets of London

June 29, 2012

Just as London is famed for its many landmarks and attractions, so too is it home to a number of streets whose names are known across the globe. Whether it’s because of their renowned shopping opportunities, illustrious theatres or even their use as a setting in an historic work of fiction, there are certain streets [...]

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Art of Japanese Flower Arranging (Ikebana, 20 Pictures)

June 29, 2012

Ikebana is more than just putting flowers into a vase or container; it is a disciplined art form in which “nature and humanity are brought together”. What makes it different and distinct from just Art of Japanese Flower Arranging with a variety of colors or designs, is that Ikebana often emphasizes other physical parts of [...]

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Top 15 Waterfalls of the world

June 27, 2012

Our Earth is so beautiful and enriched with such a spectacular resources and views that one can enjoy heaven on it. Waterfalls is one of such resources. Here is a list of top 15 waterfalls of the world, but i completely agree with the fact that this list is not transient because it’s completely subjective [...]

Human Hair Necklaces by Kerry Howley

June 25, 2012

“Attraction/Aversion” is Kerry Howley’s award winning graduate collection, winning the Museum of Domestic Architecture’s Arthur Silver Award for graduate innovation and excellence. It is a material exploration of how people can feel seemingly opposing emotional responses simultaneously. The necklaces are made of human hair, a familiar material that we take pride in. However once off [...]

SteamPunk

June 21, 2012

Don’t forget to check one of our previous entry of Cool Steampunk Guns Source: 1, 2, 3, 4

Top 15 World’s Largest Ships

June 20, 2012

The world’s longest ships are listed according to their overall length (LOA), which is the maximum length of the vessel measured between the extreme points in fore and aft. In addition the ships’ deadweight tonnage (DWT) and gross tonnage (GT) are presented as they are often used to describe the size of a vessel. Here [...]

Northern Lights (30 Pictures)

June 19, 2012

Seeing the northern lights, or the aurora borealis, as they are also known, is a jaw-dropping and mystical moment. The lights are at their most frequent in late autumn and winter/early spring. Between the autumn equinox and spring equinox (21 September - 21 March), it is dark between 6 pm and 1 am, and you have maximum chances of spotting [...]

20 Amazing Facts Of Petra

June 4, 2012

Petra means “rock” in Greek, and that’s a good name for an ancient city.This city lies in a small desert valley completely surrounded by towering sandstone cliffs.Petra was the capital of an Arab people known as Nabataens around 6th century BC and was a center of the ancient caravan trade. It was called Petra by [...]

20 Facts Of Gold (Possibly Unknown)

May 30, 2012

Gold is a remarkable, rare metal, with an unparalleled combination of chemical and physical properties. It is the only yellow metal and bears its name from the Old English word for yellow, ‘geolu’. It is also the only metal that forms no oxide film on it’s surface in air at normal temperatures, meaning that it [...]

20 Hidden Facts Of Machu Picchu

May 28, 2012

Machu Picchu is an extraordinary site in Peru and one of the most enigmatic wonders of the world. Built at almost 10,000 feet atop an Andean mountain, the Incas constructed hundreds of structures made entirely of stone and created in unfaltering design. Believed to be a clandestine ceremonial city where countless sacrificial rites were performed, [...]

Voyager Golden Record

May 25, 2012

The Voyager Golden Records are phonograph records which were included aboard both Voyager spacecraft, which were launched in 1977. They contain sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and are intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form, or for future humans, who may find them. The Voyager spacecrafts [...]

Construction of Statue of Liberty

May 10, 2012

The statue was built in Paris and then shipped to the U.S. in 1885. Various parts of the statue were on display throughout Paris as they were completed. Miss Liberty’s head was exhibited in the gardens at the Tracadéro, and her torch was on display as well, as you can observe in the images on [...]

The Avengers USB Sticks

May 7, 2012

$199 for an 8GB Avengers USB Stick, $699 for Avengers Set of Four. Click Images To Buy Flash Drives

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