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Educative Mount Roraima

Mount Roraima (Spanish: Monte Roraima, also known as Tepuy Roraima and Cerro Roraima; Portuguese: Monte Roraima [ˈmõtʃi ʁoˈɾajmɐ]) is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau in South America. First described by the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in 1596, its 31 km2 summit area is defended by 400-metre-tall cliffs on all sides. The mountain includes the triple border point of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana.

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11 Sep 2012 08:04:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Detonations by Ueli Alder

The explosive Ueli Alder Detonations series is deadly. Created by Swiss artist Ueli Alder, the series is luckily made up of images found on the Internet. However, the Photoshopped collages of explosions still manage to be incredibly badass and terrifying. Adler’s inspiration for the series were war-themed video games, as he attempts to romanticize the cataclysmic detonations that go off during game play.

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17 Sep 2012 12:48:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Ginny –The Dog who Rescues Cats

Ginny, a seventeen-year old schnauzer-husky mix from Long Beach, Long Island who was famous for rescuing cats, was killed off by her owner, Philip Gonzalez, on August 25th. At the time of her death she had stopped eating and was incontinent and arthritic.

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06 Oct 2012 12:16:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Emma Hack Takes Body Art

Adelaide-based artist, Emma Hack, has been exhibiting extensively throughout Australia since 1999. Through a combination of painting on canvas, body painting and studio-based photography, Emma's works evoke a rich array of visual narrative and magical realism.

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10 Oct 2012 08:19:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Final Presidental Debate

Patrick Scolaro and Cory Sullivan of Boca Raton playfully duke it out wearing masks that were handed out to attendees of the Rock the Vote concert at Mizner Park after the debate. (Photo by Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post)

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23 Oct 2012 10:34:00,post received 0 comments

Fact The 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show After Party at LAVO Night Club

Model Miranda Kerr attends the after party for the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lavo NYC on November 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)

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13 Nov 2012 09:40:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Karlie Kloss by Roe Ethridge for “Acne Paper” Fall 2012

“A Head For Business And A Bod For Sin”. Karlie Kloss by Roe Ethridge (Acne Paper #14 Fall 2012)

“A Head For Business And A Bod For Sin”. Publication: “Acne Paper”, Issue #14 Fall 2012. Model: Karlie Kloss; Styling: Marie Chaix; Hair: Didier Malige; Make-up: Virginia Young. (Photo by Roe Ethridge)

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14 Nov 2012 11:26:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Real-life Rapunzel – Natasha Moraes

Nicknamed “Rapunzel” by her schoolmates, Natasha has not cut her hair – which at 5 feet, 2 inches long was only one inch shorter than her petite frame – since she was a baby.

And while Natasha currently sleeps in a tiny, windowless room, she got R$9,000 (about £3,000) from selling the hair for extensions which she has put towards a new home for her family.

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