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Touching Another Weird Shiny Thing on Mars

“The Curiosity Mars rover has imaged a small metallic-looking protuberance on a rock. Visible (in the image below the green lines point to it), the protuberance appears to have a high albedo and even projects a shadow on the rock below...”

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06 Feb 2013 18:41:00,post received 0 comments

Wow "Fate" Sculpture by Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami is an internationally prolific contemporary Japanese artist. He works in fine arts media—such as painting and sculpture—as well as what is conventionally considered commercial media —fashion, merchandise, and animation— and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts

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19 Apr 2013 10:14:00,post received 0 comments

Educative Workhorse in the Past

This picture was taken in the 1890's and shows a group of loggers hauling a heavy load. It is hard to even picture how they got the logs stacked that high. It is also hard to imagine how they keep it from tipping over.

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26 Nov 2013 11:16:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Tank Chair

Tank Chair is a custom off-road wheelchair that can go anywhere outdoors. Tank Chair conquers streams, mud, snow, sand, and gravel, allowing you to get back to nature. Using rubber tracks and high-torque electric motors, Tank Chair will take you anywhere and back.

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15 Mar 2014 14:46:00,post received 0 comments

Touching «Memoirs of the Geisha» [Oldies]

A Geisha girl pouring a drink for a visitor, circa 1955. (Photo by Fox Photos). P.S. All pictures are presented in high resolution.

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07 Sep 2012 11:24:00,post received 0 comments

Charming Winter Sunrise On The Somerset Levels

The winter sun rises over the Somerset Levels viewed from Glastonbury Tor on December 10, 2011 in Glastonbury, England. After being hit by winter storms this week, the UK is experiencing colder temperatures but high winds are forecast to return. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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11 Dec 2011 11:46:00,post received 0 comments

Funny Heat Wave in China

A high temperature alerts were issued as a record-setting summer heat wave continued to bake most parts of south China. (Reuters)

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24 Aug 2013 10:50:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Katskhi Pillar In Georgia

The Katskhi pillar is a natural limestone monolith located at the village of Katskhi in western Georgian region of Imereti, near the town of Chiatura. It is approximately 40 metres (130 ft) high, and overlooks the small river valley of Katskhura, a right affluent of the Q'virila.

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13 Jun 2014 12:01:00,post received 0 comments