1Smallpox (430 BC? – 1979):Killed more than 300 million people worldwide in the 20th century alone, and most of the native inhabitants of the Americas Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) is a contagious disease unique to humans. Smallpox is caused by either of two virus variants named Variola major …
1Saparmurat “Turkmenbashi” Niyazov (Turkmenistan):Renamed a month after him; banned recorded music, video games and beards! In 1991, after the fall of Communism and the USSR, Turkmenistan found itself independent for the first time in a hundred years. The new president, Saparmurat Niyazov, was the obvious successor – he’d been the Communist Party’s puppet governor since …
The value of PI (3.14)
1GUNKANJIMA (Japan): the Ghost (and forbidden) Island Gunkanjima is one among 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki itself. The island was populated from 1887 to 1974 as a coal mining facility. The island’s most notable features are the abandoned concrete buildings and the sea wall surrounding it.It is known …
Peter Callesen is a sculptor who works in paper. Most of his work seems to be made from single sheets of A4 paper, 80gsm – the sort of paper you probably have lying around for your printer.Some of his greatest works below, enjoy!
A billboard in San Fransisco for the Nicholas Cage movie “Lord of War”, now covered over with a picture of President Bush yielding a cute, little political statement. “Keep walking –>AGAINST WAR” “Error. The Operation Completed Successfully” says this sticker over a Windows Vista ad in Prague The Bubble Project The Bubble Project, as proclaimed …
Today, September 6, 2007, one of the best tenors in history, Luciano Pavarotti, died at 71.As a small tribute, we have compiled a list of 8 facts about his life you might not have known. 1He raised more than US$1.5 million for refugees worldwide (more than any other individual in the world!) In 2001, Pavarotti …
The famous “SOTP” sign (in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) In Cape Town, South Africa Makerere, Uganda Come again?! A power line pole in the middle of the road (BuruBuru, Nairobi, Kenya) How to paint a pool (in Lusaka, Zambia) In Lagos, Nigeria.
In front of the Ernst & Young building (Los Angeles) Optimus Prime (Southern China) The “Magic tap” (found in “Aqualand” of Cadiz, Spain), which appears to float in the sky with an endless supply of water. Actually, there is a pipe hidden in the stream of water that holds the whole structure. A Mona Lisa …