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Funny Chris Keegan by Cosmic Creatures

Looking up at the sky and forming images from the stars has been going on for just about as long as human life has existed, but that was only what could be seen from the Earth. Digital illustrator Chris Keegan has taken constellations to a whole new level with the use of images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

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10 Jun 2015 09:50:00,post received 0 comments

Educative Multi-Level Underground City, Cappadocia, Turkey

Cappadocia is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in Nevşehir Province, in Turkey.
In the time of Herodotus, the Cappadocians were reported as occupying the whole region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Euxine (Black Sea). Cappadocia, in this sense, was bounded in the south by the chain of the Taurus Mountains that separate it from Cilicia, to the east by the upper Euphrates and the Armenian Highland, to the north by Pontus, and to the west by Lycaonia and eastern Galatia.

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05 Apr 2013 09:50:00,post received 0 comments

Disgusting Baby Head Masks

If you can’t find your inner child, at least you can put on this disturbingly realistic baby mask. For best results, wear it on a topless muscular body. Each baby head is individually handcrafted by artist, Landon Meier. Made from a high quality, extra thick latex, one size fits all. You can get one for only $250 + shipping.

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17 Apr 2013 10:42:00,post received 0 comments

Sad Crime Tattoo Part 2

Tattoos are commonly used among criminals to show gang membership and record the wearer's personal history—such as his or her skills, specialties, accomplishments and convictions. They are also used as a means of personal expression. Certain designs have developed recognized coded meanings. The code systems can be quite complex and because of the nature of what they encode, the tattoo designs are not widely recognized.

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24 Apr 2013 09:49:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Varanasi: India's City of Death and Life

Varanasi is a city on the banks of the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. It is holiest of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) in Hinduism and Jainism. Hindus believe that death at Varanasi brings salvation. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the oldest in India.

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02 May 2013 12:41:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Happy New Year!

“Grandfather Frost did not come”. (Photo by Vasya Lozhkin)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
“Grandfather Frost did not come”. (Photo by Alex Kudelin aka Vasya Lozhkin)
“Grandfather Frost is a fictional character who in some Slavic cultures plays a role similar to that of Santa Claus”. – Wikipedia

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31 Dec 2014 15:03:00,post received 0 comments

Fact A Look at Life in Syria

A participant covered in coloured powder gestures as she stands near a Syrian army soldier during “I Love Damascus” marathon at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria October 7, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

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10 Oct 2016 09:49:00,post received 0 comments

Touching “Red and Berry” by Andre Villeneuve

“Eat and run”. (Photo by Andre Villeneuve)

“Self-educated photographer, Quebec. I always impassioned myself for the animal world and natural spaces, in particular for the red squirrels and the titmouses. Having reached sixty and more, I am nothing any more has to prove but all has to show”. – Andre Villeneuve. Photo: “Eat and run”. (Photo by Andre Villeneuve)

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10 Apr 2014 09:59:00,post received 0 comments