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    News From Libya

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 3357, Fact
    News From Libya



    A rebel fighter celebrates as his comrades fire a rocket barrage toward the positions of troops loyal to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi April 14, 2011 west of Ajdabiyah, Libya. Rebels exchanged artillery and rocket fire with loyalist troops west of Ajdabiyah April 14 as the confict engulfing Libya continued. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)...

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    Deep Sea with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ship «Okeanos Explorer»

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    Deep Sea with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ship «Okeanos Explorer»



    An octopus is filmed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship Okeanos Explorer and its robotic sub. (Photo by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)...

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    Houston Holds Annual Art Car Parade

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    Houston Holds Annual Art Car Parade



    Anne Owen and Abigail Owen-Pontez strap into [Elee], a car made of cutlery from American Airlines during the Everyones Art Car Parade May 14, 2005 in Houston, Texas. The silverware was purchased by Houston artist Mark Bradford when the airline had to convert to plasticware after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. The parade includes around 280 cars and is part of Art Car Weekend along with a street festival, parade, carnival, ball and other events. (Photo by Dave Einsel/Getty Images)...

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    260 Elephant Sculptures

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 2640, Appealing
    260 Elephant Sculptures



    Decorative model Elephants stand in Trafalgar Square on May 4, 2010 in London, England. 260 of the decorative life size baby Elephants have been designed by established and emerging artists including Paul Smith, Marc Quinn and Julien Macdonald and have been placed across the capital in prominent places such as Buckingham Palace, Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)...

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    Long Neck Hill Tribe Lure Thailand Tourists

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 3528, Fact
    Long Neck Hill Tribe Lure Thailand Tourists



    Mah Chan, a Long Neck Padaung hill tribe woman weaves a scraf for sale to tourists in a small village where 30 familes live July 13, 2006 in Chiang Dao, Thailand. All the Long Neck villages are set up for tourists and just over a year ago the hill tribe members were hand picked to move closer to Chiang Mai from more remote communities so that they could be more accessible. The Padaung women famously wear brass rings around their necks, beginning at five-years-old, to distort the growth of their collarbones and making them look like they have long necks. They are originally from eastern...

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    Wrestlers 1900-1940

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 5567, Appealing
    Wrestlers 1900-1940



    Indian wrestlers Rashid Anwar (left) and Ajaib Singh in a training bout at Lane's Club in Baker Street London before the Empire Games, 19th July 1934. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)...

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    HMAS Adelaide Sunk Off Central Coast

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 2396, Fact
    HMAS Adelaide Sunk Off Central Coast



    The HMAS Adelaide is scuttled off the coast of Avoca Beach on April 13, 2011 in Gosford, Australia. After the scuttling was succesfully protested in 2010, today the HMAS Adelaide was finally scuttled off the NSW Central Coast to create an artifical reef, the first of its kind in this state. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)...

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    Steampunk Sculptures By Pierre Matter

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    Steampunk Sculptures By Pierre Matter



    French sculptor Pierre Matter was born in 1964. [A mystical child, then a tormented teenager, he studied mathematics half-heartedly. It was only logical that he headed naturally, though initially in an erratic manner, for the mysterious universe of artistic creation. His slow progression in this field led him to try out many kinds of expression and material, from oil to gouache to ink, from comic strips to canvas, and also bas-relief in stone.]...

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    Replica of Paris in China Becomes Ghost Town

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 3612, Appealing
    Replica of Paris in China Becomes Ghost Town



    A view of the Tianducheng development in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province August 1, 2013. Tianducheng, developed by Zhejiang Guangsha Co. Ltd., started constructing in 2007 and was known as a knockoff of Paris with a scaled-replica of the Eiffel Tower, standing 108 metres, and Parisian houses. Although designed to accommodate at least ten thousand people, Tianducheng remains sparsely populated and is now considered as a [ghost town], according to local media. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)...

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    146 West End Stars Hold A Flashmob In Trafalgar Square. Part II

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 3264, Fact
    146 West End Stars Hold A Flashmob In Trafalgar Square. Part II



    In addition to the publication of «146 West End Stars Hold A Flashmob In Trafalgar Square». Good people have sent us exclusive photos of the event (and to prepare for it). Many thanks to Christopher Voodhams, and the author of these wonderful photos – photographer Eduardo Carrasco! (Photos by medialabs.net)....

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News From Libya

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 3357, Fact
News From Libya



A rebel fighter celebrates as his comrades fire a rocket barrage toward the positions of troops loyal to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi April 14, 2011 west of Ajdabiyah, Libya. Rebels exchanged artillery and rocket fire with loyalist troops west of Ajdabiyah April 14 as the confict engulfing Libya continued. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)...

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Deep Sea with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ship «Okeanos Explorer»

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2283, Appealing
Deep Sea with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ship «Okeanos Explorer»



An octopus is filmed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship Okeanos Explorer and its robotic sub. (Photo by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)...

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Houston Holds Annual Art Car Parade

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 3011, Fact
Houston Holds Annual Art Car Parade



Anne Owen and Abigail Owen-Pontez strap into [Elee], a car made of cutlery from American Airlines during the Everyones Art Car Parade May 14, 2005 in Houston, Texas. The silverware was purchased by Houston artist Mark Bradford when the airline had to convert to plasticware after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. The parade includes around 280 cars and is part of Art Car Weekend along with a street festival, parade, carnival, ball and other events. (Photo by Dave Einsel/Getty Images)...

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260 Elephant Sculptures

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 2640, Appealing
260 Elephant Sculptures



Decorative model Elephants stand in Trafalgar Square on May 4, 2010 in London, England. 260 of the decorative life size baby Elephants have been designed by established and emerging artists including Paul Smith, Marc Quinn and Julien Macdonald and have been placed across the capital in prominent places such as Buckingham Palace, Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)...

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Long Neck Hill Tribe Lure Thailand Tourists

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 3528, Fact
Long Neck Hill Tribe Lure Thailand Tourists



Mah Chan, a Long Neck Padaung hill tribe woman weaves a scraf for sale to tourists in a small village where 30 familes live July 13, 2006 in Chiang Dao, Thailand. All the Long Neck villages are set up for tourists and just over a year ago the hill tribe members were hand picked to move closer to Chiang Mai from more remote communities so that they could be more accessible. The Padaung women famously wear brass rings around their necks, beginning at five-years-old, to distort the growth of their collarbones and making them look like they have long necks. They are originally from eastern...

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Wrestlers 1900-1940

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 5567, Appealing
Wrestlers 1900-1940



Indian wrestlers Rashid Anwar (left) and Ajaib Singh in a training bout at Lane's Club in Baker Street London before the Empire Games, 19th July 1934. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)...

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HMAS Adelaide Sunk Off Central Coast

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2396, Fact
HMAS Adelaide Sunk Off Central Coast



The HMAS Adelaide is scuttled off the coast of Avoca Beach on April 13, 2011 in Gosford, Australia. After the scuttling was succesfully protested in 2010, today the HMAS Adelaide was finally scuttled off the NSW Central Coast to create an artifical reef, the first of its kind in this state. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)...

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Steampunk Sculptures By Pierre Matter

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2946, Appealing
Steampunk Sculptures By Pierre Matter



French sculptor Pierre Matter was born in 1964. [A mystical child, then a tormented teenager, he studied mathematics half-heartedly. It was only logical that he headed naturally, though initially in an erratic manner, for the mysterious universe of artistic creation. His slow progression in this field led him to try out many kinds of expression and material, from oil to gouache to ink, from comic strips to canvas, and also bas-relief in stone.]...

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Replica of Paris in China Becomes Ghost Town

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 3612, Appealing
Replica of Paris in China Becomes Ghost Town



A view of the Tianducheng development in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province August 1, 2013. Tianducheng, developed by Zhejiang Guangsha Co. Ltd., started constructing in 2007 and was known as a knockoff of Paris with a scaled-replica of the Eiffel Tower, standing 108 metres, and Parisian houses. Although designed to accommodate at least ten thousand people, Tianducheng remains sparsely populated and is now considered as a [ghost town], according to local media. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)...

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146 West End Stars Hold A Flashmob In Trafalgar Square. Part II

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 3264, Fact
146 West End Stars Hold A Flashmob In Trafalgar Square. Part II



In addition to the publication of «146 West End Stars Hold A Flashmob In Trafalgar Square». Good people have sent us exclusive photos of the event (and to prepare for it). Many thanks to Christopher Voodhams, and the author of these wonderful photos – photographer Eduardo Carrasco! (Photos by medialabs.net)....

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