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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

Touching The House in the Woods by Kai Fagerstrom

The stoves in these deserted houses are now cold, but their rooms have attracted new inhabitants from the nearby woods.

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24 Jan 2013 14:47:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Happy New Year!

Santa in sleigh. (Photo by Michel Tcherevkoff/Getty Images)

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018!

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31 Dec 2017 10:13:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Magnolia Pearl Airstream Dream Machine

The Texas-based fashion company Magnolia Pearl offers up a feast for the eyes. Company owners Robin Brown and John Gray are two souls I'd love to have in my circle of friends. When the two take to the open road to scout antiques, they do it their Magnolia Pearl converted Airstream trailer.

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

Fact Monks photos by Ken Hermann

Jamvang Sangpo 19 years old

"Thought for today" - Kopan Monastery, April 2011
The life as a monk is not one long struggle against oneself, a life of repentence and wishful thinking a partial or stunted life. It is full of rich and brings an inner tranquility comfort that far surpasses any other kind of comfort. I have known before or since..

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08 May 2015 12:00:00,post received 0 comments

Charming Landscapes Carved Out of Books by Guy Laramee

“So I carve landscapes out of books and I paint Romantic landscapes”, says interdisciplinary artist Guy Laramee who, in the course of his 30 years of practice, found his way through such varied and numerous disciplines as : stage writing, stage directing, contemporary music writing, musical instrument design and building, singing, video, scenography, sculpture, installation, painting and literature. Laramee uses books that are slowly falling apart, such as old encyclopedias and dictionaries to create dramatic landscapes.

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05 Jan 2013 18:13:00,post received 0 comments