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Fact Venezuelan Poodle Moth

The Venezuelan Poodle Moth is a possible new species of moth discovered in 2009 by Dr. Arthur Anker of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in the Gran Sabana region of Venezuela. It bears similarities to the Diaphora mendica, the Muslin Moth, but most likely belongs to the lepidopteran family Artace.

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13 Jan 2013 12:48:00,post received 0 comments

Wow African Car Made from Woven Raffia Palm

This car from Nigeria is made from woven raffia palm cane and sports no nav system, no airbags

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14 Jan 2013 13:52:00,post received 0 comments

Charming Cambodian Trees by Clement Briend

Back in September, French photographer Clement Briend projected giant gargoyle heads on to trees at Parc de Saint-Cloud near Paris. The installation was part of European Heritage Days 2012.

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16 Jan 2013 13:13:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Dresses last Weeks, Part 1/4

Colombian-American actress Sofía Vergara in the first decade of November 2022 takes a risqué selfie inside her walk-in closet. (Photo by sofiavergara/Instagram)

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18 Nov 2022 04:56:00,post received 0 comments

Funny Vintage Confections

I don't know how good they taste, but they look very interesting.

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25 Dec 2012 14:01:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Statue of Liberty in Paris (1877-1885)

When a French politician remarked that a monument should be raised in honour of American independence at a dinner party in 1865 he probably didn't imagine that the result would become an international icon of freedom. ...

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27 Jul 2012 04:07:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Demonstrators Return To Tahrir Square

A demonstrator wears a message on a t-shirt in Tahrir Square on May 27, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said that there would be no use of violence against protests dubbed “the Second Revolution of Anger” taking place in Cairo and other cities in Egypt. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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28 May 2011 08:33:00,post received 0 comments

Educative Refractions in Water Drops by Markus Reugels

$Refractions In Water Drops By Markus Reugels$

German photographer Markus Reugels. Using large satellite photos as a backdrop and a high speed camera he captures the background’s refraction through water drops. The perfectly timed shots result in these spherical representations of the Earth, Moon and Jupiter. See much more of his work here and also here. Thanks Markus for sharing your work with Colossal!

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21 Feb 2013 11:00:00,post received 0 comments