2013 was a chaotic year, full of highs and lows that will remain in the history books. President Obama was elected for a second term and celebrated at the Inaugural Ball, multiple natural disasters occurred around the world, innocent men and women were gunned down in a mall in Kenya and much, much more. Reuters…
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Next time you’re in the market for a unique, million dollar home, don’t just look for normal mansions and penthouses. There are so many houses on the market that don’t look like houses at all. That makes them even more impressive! Take these unique abodes for example. Once these towers were drained of the water…
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Every two years, people flock to Tarragona, Spain for the “Concurs de Castells.” At the event, which is a Catalan tradition that dates back to the 1700’s, teams compete against each other in using their own bodies to build human towers–some of them consisting of hundreds of people. Talk about being a pillar of your…
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This isn’t a “cake” in the traditional sense of the word. There’s no creme filling or chocolate frosting, but you might want to eat it on your next birthday anyway. It’s a cake with pepperoni. This “pepperoni cake” looks delicious and, even better, is super simple to make. You won’t believe how something this yummy looking could be…
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Crochet artist Olek is in way over her head here, in the best way possible. She has taken the “yarn bombing” trend that got its start on city streets to a place where few could have predicted it would go. Just as another street artist with a penchant for hooking thread might crochet around a parking meter…
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The world is a pretty incredible place on a human-sized scale, but when you consider there’s so much we aren’t seeing? It gets even more amazing. Thanks to microscopes and macro photography, the smaller world has become increasingly visible to us. Now, as technology advances, the tiny, as well as the very large, are becoming more visible…
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Home improvement projects can be a fun way to 1.) indulge in a hobby and 2.) add something awesome to your home. Mobile home improvement projects are the very same (if not cooler). An incredible couple found a vintage 1965 Serro Scotty Sportsman camper and decided to do some light tinkering (let me rephrase, they…
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Erika Iris Simmons is an amazingly talented artist who has found a way to give a relic of old media like the cassette tape a second life in her work. Using the magnetic tape she unspools from the cassette, she crafts wonderful portraits of some of the most famous names in all of music. Despite…
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Winter will be here sooner than you think, and you know what that means: horrible, cold roaring snow storms. Incidentally, that makes right now the perfect time to stock up on your firewood for the winter if you’re lucky enough to have a fireplace. You could also use this time to get creative with your woodpiles…
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If we are what we eat, then everyone is in big trouble. What would you say if I told you that your favorite food, the one your mom made every Thanksgiving, the one you looked forward to eating all year long, contained some of the most disgusting and dangerous ingredients on the planet? Or even…
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