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Sad Abandon Village: Doel, Belgium

Doel is a 700 year old village on the river Scheldt in Belgium. Near to the local nuclear power plant, with its two giant cooling towers, it became the target for demolition not once but twice in order to make way for the ever expanding harbor. The successful protest groups of the seventies could not compete in the 90's and as residents began to leave, the government refused to rent out the properties again and instead let them fall into disrepair. On the 23rd of March 2007, the government decided that the village would be demolished by 2009 and in June 2008, residents received a letter informing them that they were to vacate their homes by the 1st of September 2009.

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20 Mar 2013 11:33:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Australian Drought from Above

Farmer Ash Whitney stands in the middle of a dried-up dam in a drought-effected paddock on his property located west of the town of Gunnedah in New South Wales, Australia, June 3, 2018. “I have been here all my life, and this drought is feeling like it will be around a while”, said Whitney. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

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07 Aug 2018 00:05:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Animals last Weeks

The hare was actually yawning and stretching but, looking back at the photos, it does look like it was laughing — probably at my husband and I as we had been sat there in the freezing conditions for about five hours just waiting for this kind of behaviour in Cairngorms, Scotland in the last decade of February 2025. (Photo by Michelle Coyle/Solent News & Photo Agency)

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16 Mar 2025 04:16:00,post received 0 comments

Educative Flying Squirrel

Flying squirrels are not capable of powered flight like birds or bats; instead, they glide between trees. They are capable of obtaining lift within the course of these flights, with flights recorded to 90 meters (295 ft). The direction and speed of the animal in midair is varied by changing the positions of its two arms and legs, largely controlled by small cartilaginous wrist bones. This changes the tautness of the patagium, a furry parachute-like membrane that stretches from wrist to ankle. It has a fluffy tail that stabilizes in flight. The tail acts as an adjunct airfoil, working as an air brake before landing on a tree trunk.

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07 Aug 2012 16:29:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Guardian Readers' Travel Photography Competition: March 2017

Winner. “I took this picture of a woman in traditional clothing in Cartagena, Colombia”. PAUL GOLDSTEIN, JUDGE: “The blaze of colour from every angle, the boldness of the picture, taken from behind, which gives it so much more allure and frankly a superb get up. Did I mention the colours? Oh, and that looks suspiciously like a Nokia”. (Photo by Stanislav Shmelev/The Guardian)

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30 Mar 2017 11:05:00,post received 0 comments

Funny Kitty Cosplay with Guagua the Cat

In honor of Guagua's birthday, the cat's blogger owner toshiya86 poster a must-see photo shoot of the kitty cardboard cosplaying as anime characters like Naruto, Gintama's Gintoki, Kiki (of Delivery Service Fame), Fate's Gilgamesh, and Blue Exorcist's Rin Okumura.

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31 Jan 2013 14:42:00,post received 0 comments

Fact LEGO Street Art

German graffiti artist, Martin Heuwold aka MEGX, has painted a bridge with an area of 250 square meters to look like it was made from LEGO bricks.

This realistic 3-dimensional LEGO bridge took Heuwold four weeks to complete, with the help of city officials.

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06 May 2015 08:08:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Art Toast Project by Ida Skivenes

Many parents know the stubborn reluctance of children to start breakfast, and adults themselves sometimes miss the morning meal. But the situation would look very different if they had the opportunity every day to enjoy the mouth-watering pictures on the plates, which are of conventional products creates by Ida Skivenes.