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Fact Oktoberfest 2012

“With the traditional tapping-ritual, the Oktoberfest has been opened on saturday, September 22, 2012. Despite the rather wet weather on saturday, the first weekend was te xpeted sucess: Approximately 850.000 guests from Munich, Bavaria, the rest of Germany and from all over the world came to visit the 179th Oktoberfest on the opening weekend. About one million liters of beer and about nine oxen have already been sold”. – Oktoberfest.de. (Photo by ◊CHЄЄKY◊MINX◊PHOTO◊DIARY◊)

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28 Sep 2012 08:39:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Graffiti Artists Collaborate For Europe's Largest Street Art Project In Bristol

UK's largest graffitti street art project in Bristol

A man takes a picture of part of what is set to be the UK's largest street art project on August 19, 2011 in Bristol, England. The See No Evil art project on Nelson Street in Bristol will see several multi story buildings in the street covered with art over the coming days. Organisers hope that the project, which has involved top graffiti artists from all over the world, will become a major tourist attraction for the west country city, often said to the spiritual home of Banksy. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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21 Aug 2011 11:36:00,post received 0 comments

Fact 5.8 Earthquake Shakes East Coast

U.S. Park Police work to keep people away from the area surrounding the Washington Monument after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the east coast August 23, 2011 in Washington, DC. Police officers said that unidentified material had fallen off the Washington Monument as a result of the earthquake. All the monuments and buildings along the National Mall have been evacuated and closed. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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24 Aug 2011 09:02:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Berlin Tattoo Convention

BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 04: A guest shows tattooed sign 'unbreakable' at the Berlin Tattoo Convention at Tempelhof Airport on December 4, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Tattoo Convention takes place for the 20th time. The organizers expect over the three days over 15,000 visitors. There are artists from Japan, China, Taiwan, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Samoa, and from all European countries as guests, who come up with the latest technics, designs and color creations. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)

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15 Nov 2011 13:15:00,post received 0 comments

Funny Comic Book Illustrations By Gaikuo-Captain Part 2

Gaikuo-Captain is a young Chinese student of chemical engineering, and a talented illustrator. His passion for the comic was demonstrated by a series of works that combine drawings with photographs, so that he himself is "immersed" in a fantasy to interact with characters from comic books and manga. His pieces are successful in social networks, particularly in Weibo, Chinese social network where Gaikuo publishes. You can see all his work on his zcool profile.

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04 Aug 2014 10:17:00,post received 0 comments

Fact The Amputee Breakdancer from Tunisia

He performs his moves during the wedding celebrations, with his prosthetic limbs removed. (Photo by Yassine Alaoui Ismaili/The Guardian)

Street photographer Yassine Alaoui Ismaili follows 16-year-old Emeer Guesmi, aka B-boy Zulu Rema, as he trains and performs breakdance moves – all without the use of his legs. At a breakdance championship in Tunisia, Casablanca-based street photographer Yassine Alaoui Ismaili noticed an unusual competitor: Emeer Guesmi, dancing without the aid of his lower legs. He started following him as he trained and performed. (Photo by Yassine Alaoui Ismaili/The Guardian)

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23 Nov 2016 12:33:00,post received 0 comments

Touching “Passport to Eternity”

He was provided with black and white film, and would photograph as many as 60 people a day, against a portable white backdrop. But he also carried a wide-angle camera with expensive C-41 colour film, and took his own photo portraits. (Photo by Alexander Chekmenev/The Guardian)

In 1994, after the fall of the Soviet Union, all Ukrainians had to get a new passport – and photographer Alexander Chekmenev was on hand to take their photos. The snatched extra shots he took are remarkable in their honesty and tenderness. (Photo by Alexander Chekmenev/The Guardian)

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