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Disgusting 2011 Cooktown Hog Hunt

Tom Nevins guts a feral pig sow during hunting on Silver Plains Station on October 8, 2011 outside of Coen, Australia. Feral pigs are recognised as environmental and agricultural pests reported to have a population of up to 23.5 million over around half of Australia. The Cooktown Hog Hunt is held annually with this year's hunting window open from registration at 2pm on Friday to the end of weigh in at 2pm on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

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12 Oct 2011 11:30:00,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

Touching 2012 Consumer Electronics Show Ends. Part I

The Lumix GX1 single lens reflex (SLR) camera with 14-42 mm powerzoom lens is displayed at the Panasonic booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new camera comes with an external viewfinder and flash and an ISO up to 12,800. The camera as shown sells for USD 949; the camera body alone is USD 799. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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13 Jan 2012 11:07:00,post received 0 comments

Sad The Line – Aftermath

The photograph you see above isn’t the result of Photoshop or infrared photography. Captured by Spanish photographer Palíndromo Mészáros, it shows what the landscape of Ajka, Hungary looked like half a year after the Ajka alumina plant accident — an industrial disaster in which 35 million cubic feet of toxic waste flooded the land to a height of around 6.5 feet. Mészáros lined up the thick red line caused by the sludge with the horizon line to obtain this surreal image.

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13 Jul 2012 05:24:00,post received 0 comments

Educative New 3-D Map of Massive Galaxies and Distant Black Holes Offers Clues to Dark Matter and Dark Energy

“The Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III) has released the largest-ever three-dimensional map of massive galaxies and distant black holes, which will help astronomers explain the mysterious “dark matter” and “dark energy” that scientists know makes up 96 percent of the Universe”. – SDSS-III

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10 Aug 2012 09:01:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Artworks by Beryl Cook

“Beryl Cook, (10 September 1926 – 28 May 2008) was an English artist best known for her original and instantly recognisable paintings of people enjoying themselves in pubs,girls shopping or out on a hen night. Drag shows or a family picnicing by the seaside or abroad – tangoing in Buenos Aires or gambling in Las Vegas. She had no formal training and did not take up painting until middle age”. – Wikipedia. Photo: “Ladies Night”, 1991. Artwork by Beryl Cook.

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10 Sep 2012 10:45:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Mercedes-Benz Unimog Concept

How much do things change in 60 years? Sometimes the best answer to that kind of question is a picture. Here you can see an original Unimog (right), built sometime between the start of production in 1948 and 1951, when Mercedes bought the operation in order to expand it enough to keep up with demand. On the left is a “60th Anniversary” Unimog design concept, celebrating not the actual birth of the Unimog, but its purchase by Mercedes. Needless to say, the contrast between the two is… breathtaking. And if you’re curious about the evolution of this hugely influential vehicle, if you can’t help wondering how it grew from a (relatively) tiny, spartan utility vehicle to a garish, Mercedes-starred behemoth.

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31 Oct 2012 11:24:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Active Duty Military Members March In San Diego's Gay Pride Parade

Kalei Ferrin,3, holds a sign up in support of gay rights during the San Diego gay pride parade July 16, 2011 in San Diego, California. About 200 active-duty troops and veterans from every branch of the military participated for the first time in the march as the ban on the government policy on homosexuals serving in armed forces, or “Don't ask Don't Tell”, remains in flux in the justice system. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)

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