The following works of art come to us courtesy of Matthew Simmonds. British born, Simmonds studied art history and became an illustrator. Later he began working on restoring ancient buildings like Westminster Abbey...
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Criminals in Nebraska in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s looked a lot classier than they do today. Check these (literally) bad boys and girls out. First up a wonderfully moustached Albert Johnson:...
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I’ve got absolutely loads of exquisite photos from Russia for you this afternoon. I hope you have a wonderful time gazing lovingly at them. Let’s start with an impressive bit of religious sculpture: MORE: AWESOME...
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Megalopyge opercularis, is variously known as the southern flannel moth, puss moth, opossum bug, puss caterpillar, tree asp, the asp caterpillar and the “Donald Trump” caterpillar. It’s such an odd creature that even Wikipedia...
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You don’t get to see roll clouds all that often from my rainy little isle, or anywhere else for that matter, so I’m happy to live vicariously for now. Videos will have to do. The...
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Recently the incredible image below of a weasel riding a woodpecker went viral. At first glance it looks like the two creatures are larking about and having fun, the woodpecker appears to be giving...
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Vietnamese paper master Hoàng Tiến Quyết uses a technique called wet folding to create origami masterpieces with a literal twist. By wetting the paper slightly he is able to add curves. Apparently wet-folding is...
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Recently, a solar-powered LED-lit bike path was opened in the town of Nuenen, Netherlands. Nuenen was once home to Van Gogh, so the path has been named after him by the design team from Studio Roosegaarde. The...
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Everyone’s heard of cock fighting, but less people are aware of cock throwing. Also known as cock-shying and throwing cocks, it was slightly less popular than cock fighting, but it was still a...
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I’m not one to post up things that make you go “awwwwww cute!” (well, not too often) but that’s what’s happening here I’m afraid. It was recently brought to my attention that bears...
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