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Fact CHIP House Powered by Solar Energy

CHIP is a prefab, net-zero solar-powered house designed and built by a student-run team from two Southern California schools: Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) and California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The house is the team's entry for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 competition.

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13 Dec 2012 11:35:00,post received 0 comments

Wow A Street Cat Named Bob

James, a once homeless recovering heroin addict, met Bob the ginger cat during a very dark period, and credits the feline with giving him a purpose in life.
It has been Bob, who over the past five years, has helped give James the strength to stay off drugs, driven him to earn money and get his life back on track.

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20 Dec 2012 14:41:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Batmobile Replica Spotted in Sweden

A Swedish guy built it from a 1973 Lincoln Continental. It took him over $1 million USD and 3.5 years to complete, or some 20.000 hours of work.
It features a lot of gadgets like satellite navigation, voice recognition, reversing cameras, a DVD player, a plasma TV...

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21 Dec 2012 13:27:00,post received 0 comments

Fact 2011 Southeast Asian Games - Day 10

PALEMBANG, SUMATRA, INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 14: Fitriyani Fitriyani (L) of Indonesia and Janice Ng (R) of Singapore compete in the Sport Climbing Womens Speed Track Finals on day four of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games at Jakabaring Sports Complex on November 14, 2011 in Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

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21 Nov 2011 12:51:00,post received 0 comments

Charming Ira Brown – Little Top Model

Ira Brown, is just two years old but is already well known model in the U.S. Her parents signed contracts with several well known brands of children's clothing. The girl is cute as a doll, likes to be photographed and goes with pleasure to all castings. While looking at her photos you will probably have mixed feelings – find her adorable and feel sorry for her at the same time.

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15 Jan 2013 15:09:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Skeletal Creatures Carved from Everyday Objects by Maskull Lasserre

The sculptures of Montreal-based Maskull Lasserre address structures of authority, class and value in nostalgic, allegorical and humourous ways. Oracle, an anatomically correct jaw carved into the corner of a picture frame, is a delicate yet slightly sinister imposition on an everyday object. Lasserre has exhibited throughout Canada, and at the New York Museum of Arts and Design. He completed his MFA at Concordia University.

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08 Feb 2013 13:54:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Sharks And Dolphins Preying On Mackerel

British photographer Christopher Swann captures the fascinating underwater action that takes place when sharks and dolphins prey on a school of mackerel. We rarely think about how members of the animal kingdom hunt or defend themselves, but the wildlife photographer gives some perspective on these particular creatures off the coast of Azores.

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10 Feb 2013 12:04:00,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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