Revisiting church signs, we came up with another 15 signs that will make you laugh out loud… for God’s sakes. Hilarious reaction of this pastor to one-hit wonder Katy Perry’s gimmicky song “I kissed a girl and I liked” posting this sign in front of his church. “I hate this church –Satan” By Wizard of …
Born in Turin some 56 years ago, Marco Pece is an italian photographer with a fascination with Lego.An art lover himself, his recent work recreates famous paintings in perfect detail, using the ubiquitous bricks. After long hours “playing” with the bricks, the final artwork is a fabulous photograph. “I love to reconstruct celebrated paintings of …
1Pope Stephen VI: had his predecessor exhumed, tried, de-fingered, and thrown to the river Stephen VI was Pope from 896 to 897. Fueled by his anger with Pope Formosus, his predecessor, he exhumed Formosus’s rotting corpse and put “him” on trial, in the so-called “Cadaver Synod” in January, 897. With the corpse propped up on …
Anna Clifford, erratic driving Another funny mugshot, unknown criminal Casey Johnson-Peterson, grand theft Warren Hock, fugitive of justice Moises Alvarez, expired drivers’ license Trevor Newbauer, disorderly conduct Keyon Mobley, domestic battery Michael LaPlant, traffic in amphetamine Alexis Gadson Matthew Henline, aggravated assault Terrance Gaultney, theft Jose Ramirez, driving under the influence
The underside of this owl butterfly‘s wing blends in with woody textures and features a large eyespot to startle predators. (by Jeff Foot) Flatfish are masters of animal camouflage (by fabiogis50) Can you find the crabs camouflaged against the beach sand? (by babyruthinmd) Paradoxophyla palmata, a narrow-headed frog native to Madagascar. The frog’s brown and …
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Tarantulas, eaten in Cambodia, where strange foods abound(pics by keithkelly) Raw Herring, eaten in Holland (pic by Laura) Stink bugs, eaten in Irian Jaya, Indonesia (pic by NOVA) Tuna Eyeball, eaten in Japan and China (pic by Jesse) Beetles, eaten in China (pic by gadling) Horseshoe Crab Roe & Nast, eaten in China (pic by …
From a Restaurant Menu in China. We loved the “Living to explode the salt to frying the meat” and the “Old adopted mother fillet”sent by reader Mandus, thank you! Chinese translation of “Love”by jisou Wait, what?!by creativebits This is why translation websites shouldn’t crashby languagedoc Now that was literal!by lamboratory Funny translation seen in Mexicoby …
From clouds and snow flakes, to crystals and blood vessels, approximate fractals are easily found in nature. Coined by french mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot in 1975, a “fractal” is a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole, a property …
1Gumprecht’s Green Pit Viper This striking bright green snake, commonly known as Gumprecht’s green pit viper, is found in the Southeast Asian region of Greater Mekong. The serpent, which has the formal name Trimeresurus gumprechti, was first described by scientists in 2002, although he doesn’t look like he appreciates having been discovered. 2Snakefish In 2002, …
In the dining room of the Salt Hotel of Bolivia, the salt is always on the table. In fact, the salt is the table. Along with photographer Robert Dam, Oddee’s crew went on July 2008 to this unique hotel located over the Uyuni Flats –world’s largest salt flat–, in the southwestern part of the country. …
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