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People spend the summer at Qingdao seaside in Shandong, China on July 3, 2019. The maximum temperature of Qingdao beach was 26 degrees Celsius on that day, and all the 9 sea bathing places were open, attracting a large number of visitors to the seaside to enjoy the cool world. (Photo by Huang Jiexian/ZUMA Press)

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11 Jul 2019 00:01:00,post received 0 comments

Educative Macropinna Microstoma

Macropinna microstoma is the only species of fish in the genus Macropinna, belonging to Opisthoproctidae, the barreleye family. It is recognized for a highly unusual transparent, fluid-filled dome on its head, through which the lenses of its eyes can be seen. The eyes have a barrel shape and can be rotated to point either forward or straight up, looking through the fish's transparent dome. M. microstoma has a tiny mouth and most of its body is covered with large scales.

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08 Jan 2013 17:42:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Chess Boxing

Chess boxing is a hybrid sport that combines chess with boxing in alternating rounds. The sport was invented by Dutch artist Iepe Rubingh, who was inspired by a French comic book Le Froid Equateur by artist and filmmaker Enki Bilal. Chess boxing is a fast growing sport, with large followings in Berlin and London, where most events take place. Several other chessboxing events have taken place around the world, including in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Nantes (France), Reykjavík (Iceland), Amsterdam, Calcutta (India) and Krasnoyarsk (Russia). Participants must be skilled as both boxers and chess players, as a match may be won either way.

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17 Oct 2012 11:17:00,post received 0 comments

Charming Amazing Photos by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Part Three

Yann Arthus-Bertrand (born March 13, 1946 in Paris) is a French photographer, journalist, reporter and environmentalist.

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27 Aug 2012 12:39:00,post received 0 comments

Charming Historical Celebrity Doppelgangers

Sometimes your mug isn't as original as you'd like it be. Considering there are over 7 billion people on this earth, someone's bound to be your doppelganger, and these historical figures and celebrities prove just that.

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01 Mar 2013 13:16:00,post received 0 comments

Funny Pop-Reinterpretation by Hillary White

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Bird

Pop culture is the inspiration for many great artists. From music to movies, all of it provide great amount of ideas for people to do great, even witty pieces, like these, by American painter Hillary White.

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17 May 2012 10:13:00,post received 0 comments

Sad The Citarum River

The Citarum river is heavily polluted by human activity; about five million people live in the basin of the river.

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26 Jul 2012 11:11:00,post received 0 comments

Funny No Politics. Just a Joke by Victoria Tsarkova

The work of artist Victoria Tsarkova's new series "No Politics, Just a Joke." According to its creator the drawings were made "to make people smile, to relieve tension."

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25 Mar 2013 12:00:00,post received 0 comments