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Touching Viking Ceremony Kicks Off Edinburgh Hogmanay Celebrations

Men dressed as Vikings lead the torchlight procession as it makes its way along Princess Street for the start of the New Year celebrations December 30, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Thousands of people joined in the torchlight procession, which is followed by the burning of a Viking long ship, to mark the start of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)

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31 Dec 2011 11:10:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Vampire Woman – Maria Jose Cristerna

Maria Jose Cristerna is a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer. 90 percent of Maria’s body is tattooed and modified with subcutaneous implants and therefor she is also called Vampire Woman. Her tattooed skin, body piercings and transformations make her look stunning, even to persons who are familiar with extreme body modifications. She is famous and a regular on television shows and events.

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19 Sep 2014 10:04:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Inception_Chair by Vivian Chiu

The Inception Chair, as the name suggests was inspired by the movie Inception, and it is the work of RSID student Vivian Chiu, and it is actually a series of ten different sized interlocking chairs that can be put together to make one chair. The Inception Chair is designed to mimic the dream within a dream concept from the Inception movie, and the chair is made from ash and it measures 16 inches by 16 inches by 32 inches.

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19 May 2014 07:32:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Watercolor Painting by Jack Tia Kee Woon

Jack Tia Kee Woon is an artist from Singapore. He is famous through his technique of watercolor painting in acrylic environment. His painting style is very light and radiant, where the watercolors add the transparence to the picture, while acrylic make the colors look very deep. One can see the influence of Chinese and Japanese culture on his art.

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26 May 2014 13:24:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Vanishing Act by Art Wolfe

An amazing series by Art Wolfe that were taken as part of his “Vanishing Act” in which the Seattle-based photographer shows the talent of animals in disguising themselves from predators. “This collection has been a long time in the making. Finding and filming animals on location is an exhilarating and painstaking process. I’m still adding to the project even now”. Have fun spotting the hidden animals.

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22 Oct 2013 09:44:00,post received 0 comments

Touching The Second Life of Tires in Nicaragua

Birds made of recycled tires are displayed in a shop located on the Panamerican highway near Catarina town, May 7, 2015. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)

Birds made of recycled tires are displayed in a shop located on the Panamerican highway near Catarina town, May 7, 2015. Salazar recycles used tyres to make bird figurines and sofas to sell in his shop located on the Panamerican highway. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)

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10 May 2015 12:49:00,post received 0 comments

Charming Embroider Cats on Shirts by Hiroko Kubota

Japanese embroidery artist Hiroko Kubota was in the process of making custom sized clothes for her smaller-framed son when he made a small request: could some of the shirts have cats on them? Kubota explains her son was somewhat obsessed with cats and had collected a small library of adorable images found around the web.

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18 Jun 2015 16:59:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Real-Life Tarzan DeWet Du Toit

South African-born DeWet du Toit once worked as a security guard at a Co-op shop in Manchester, but now he’s decided to live his dream by becoming a real-life Tarzan – all with the hope of one day making it to Hollywood to portray his hero.

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21 Mar 2013 12:10:00,post received 0 comments