Photographing Meerkats

Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas has a special bond with a meerkat population in Botswana. They learned he's not a threat to them and they approach him while he's taking pictures.



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The Holy Rats Of Karni Mata

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From the outside the Hindu temple of Karni Mata in the small town of Deshnoke in the Indian province of Rajasthan looks much like any other. Ornate and beautiful and with a steady stream of worshippers arriving it holds a surprise for the unsuspecting visitor.

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From Rubble To Riches: The World's Fair That Raised San Francisco From The Ashes

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The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco in 1915. Its purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, but it was widely seen in the city as an opportunity to showcase its recovery from the 1906 earthquake.

New streetcar lines were built to carry visitors and locals to the fair, much of which rose on previously uninhabitable lots along the city's northern waterfront. The 1915 world's fair showed the world that the city had reached new heights of grandeur, launching the modern incarnation of San Francisco like a phoenix from the ashes.

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Cats Vs Dogs - Which Pet Is Best?

Cats vs dogs, in 13 rounds.



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Are These The Most Beautiful Faces In The World?

Scientists have created portraits of the most beautiful man and woman in the world - and say David Gandy and Natalie Portman are the closest real life examples.

The pictures are the result of a two-month-long study led by Dr Chris Solomon, a world expert in facial mapping, that asked people to put together a composite of the perfect face using the EFIT-V PhotoFit software used by UK police.

Six Seconds That Shaped 1,500 Songs

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Amen, Brother was a little-known B-side released in 1969. Barely noticed at the time, its drum solo (now called the Amen break) has been hugely influential, appearing in different forms in more than 1,500 other songs - but the band behind it never made any money from it.

The Amen break is a 6 to 7 second drum solo performed in 1969 by Gregory Cylvester Coleman in the song 'Amen, Brother' performed by the 1960s funk and soul outfit The Winstons. You can hear the Amen break here.

Wildlife Crossing!

A witty story about a small but determined snail boy who must cross a hectic highway to reunite with his precious girlfriend. Can the boy overcome the harsh reality of his handicap and prove that true love conquers any obstacles?



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Sci-Fi Maps Show What Your City Would Look Like In Tron

Sometimes, you just want your city to seem a little more dystopian. Cue the Vector Map, a new interactive, animated mapping system that makes the world look straight out of Tron.

Stacks of geometric blue shapes represent skyscrapers. Cars become shooting yellow dashes moving across the landscape. Undeveloped land shows up as a neat purple grid, the greenery turned plaid. The animated maps were made using Mapzen, an open-source 3-D mapping system. You can see the Vector Map here.

Game Of Thrones Facts All Fans Should Know

According to one of the filesharing websites, Game of Thrones is one of the most illegally downloaded show in the world. The show is so popular that parents are naming their children after the characters, like Ariya and of course Khalese. This and 13 other facts all fans of Game of Thrones should know.



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Top 10 Largest Cruise Ships In The World

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The world's largest cruise ship is currently Royal Caribbean International's Allure of the Seas (picture above) beating its sister ship, the Oasis of the Seas, by 5 centimeters (2 inches). Here's a list of the Top 10 Largest Cruise Ships In The World, based on gross tonnage.

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Hiljainen Kansa: The Silent People of Suomussalmi, Finland

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If you are driving along Highway 5, north of the small town of Suomussalmi, in north-eastern Finland, you are greeted by a peculiar sight. A crowd of almost a thousand figures stand silently on a field near the road.

This army of scarecrow-like figures called 'the Silent People' or 'Hiljainen kansa' in Finnish, were the creation of local artist Reijo Kela. They were first displayed in 1988 in a field in Lassila, a neighbourhood of Helsinki and later moved to this location in 1994 itself.

SHEP - The Worlds First Drone Sheepdog

Watch the sheepdog of the future, Shep the Drone, as he moves sheep from one field to another. Filmed by sheep farmer Paul Brennan in Carlow Ireland.



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10 Facts About Easter More Interesting Than The Chocolate

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As holidays go, Easter is a strange one. Learn about Easter's origins, and how it's celebrated around the world. Just make sure to keep some chocolate on standby in case of cravings.

Wackatdooo

A cat can't wait to get home from work and cut loose.



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Hillary's never looked better.

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The Judas Ear

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No, Doctor Lecter has not been at it again - this is not a real ear. Its quite remarkable resemblance to the human ear has, however, given it a host of names throughout the ages - some it has to be said less flattering (or at least politically correct) than others.

The fungus is called Auricularia auricula-judae and it is found throughout the world. As you will see, some examples look more ear-like than others - you might even say earily so. In fact, anywhere you find elder trees you will likely find the Judas Ear.

Sitges Vintage Car Rally 2015

The Barcelona to Sitges Vintage Car Rally takes place annually in March. Vintage cars compete in a rally along the coast road to Sitges.



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Volvo's Reflective Bike Paint Helps Cars Spot You At Night

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Want to feel nervous? Try riding a bike at night alongside a busy road. Even if you're festooned in lights and reflectors, there's a real chance that a less-than-attentive driver will smack into you. Volvo may have a better way to keep cars at a distance, however.

Its new LifePaint spray is invisible during the day, but reflects car headlights in the evening. You can coat your bike, your clothing or most anything else and provide a heads-up to motorists, who'll see bright white as they get close.

These Are The Times During Life When People Are Happiest

Some people say that we are happiest as children, free of adult pressures and responsibilities. In reality, most people over 60 are in better emotional health than those under 60. So really, most old men aren't all that grumpy.

Not only do we get happier as we get older, but people with a positive outlook on aging live an average of 7.5 years longer. One way to prolong your happiness, and your life, is by getting out and exercising a little bit more.

Floating Flower Garden

A Japanese floating flower garden with over 2,300 living flowers that fill up the entire garden space. When a viewer gets close to this flower-filled space, the flowers rise upwards all at once, creating a hemispherical space with the viewer at its center.

In other words, although the whole space is filled with flowers, a hemispherical space is constantly being created with the viewer at its center and the viewer is free to move around wherever they want.



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Crossing Your Fingers Might Reduce Pain

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Next time you hit your finger with a ill-judged strike of the hammer, cross your fingers, scientists suggest. Scientists from University College London have found that crossing the fingers can confuse the way the brain processes feelings of hot, cold and pain - in some cases reducing painful sensations.

Scientists believe the phenomenon could ultimately be harnessed to help treat chronic pain patients, who suffer from painful sensations, often long after a physical injury has healed.

Lemp Mansion: Tales Of A Cursed Family And Their Haunted House

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The Lemp Mansion is a historical house in Benton Park, St. Louis, Missouri, US. It's also the site of three suicides by Lemp family members after the death of the son Frederick Lemp, whose William J. Lemp Brewing Co. dominated the St. Louis beer market before prohibition with its Falstaff beer brand. The Lemp mansion is said to be haunted by members of the Lemp family.

Jaguar NewXF Performs The World's Longest High-Wire Water Crossing

Watch as the lightweight Jaguar NewXF expertly tackles an epic London water crossing via a 28mm wide high-wire suspended 18 metres above the city. Movie stuntman, Jim Dowdall is at the wheel in an attempt at the world's longest high-wire water crossing by car.



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High Cinema: A Look At Drugs In Film 1894-2014

An infographic from the New York Film Academy all about drugs in movies from 1894 all the way through to 2014. The infographic is broken down into 4 main sections including eras, usage, representation and perception.

Felicity, California: The Center Of The World

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Several places on Earth have been given the nickname 'Center of the World'. One of the serious contender to this title is Felicity, a small town in Imperial County, in California. It's hard to refute the claim, especially when California's Imperial County and the French government both recognize the site as the official center of the world.

To prevent you from further questioning the claim, the town's founder and mayor, Jacques-André Istel, had a 21-foot tall pyramid build on the exact spot marked by a bronze disk set into the pyramid's floor. A visit to the place and standing on the spot will earn you a certificate signed by Mayor Istel himself.

World War 1 Steam Convoy

The Great Dorset Steam Fair WW1 commemorative convoy from Bovington Camp to Tarrant Hinton, on 16th August 2014, arrives at the roundabout in front of the Bryanston School Gates - just before Blandford Bridge.



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Freaky Flowers: Echinopsis Cacti In Bloom

A montage of a dozen types of Echinopsis cactus flowers blooming. And wilting. And just generally showing off their mind-blowing colors.



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Shigir Idol, The Oldest Wooden Statue In The World

It's believed to be twice as old as Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids, and the hidden message it contains could shake the world. Found miraculously preserved in the airless depths of a peat bog deep within the Ural Mountains, this tall larch-wood idol is the oldest piece of timber art known to exist. Nothing like it has ever been found before.

At 9500 years old, its survival is nothing less than extraordinary. The stark featured face on top of the Shigir Idol, with its straight nose and high cheekbones, gazes forth full of meaning. It's just the most prominent of seven faces engraved into the ancient wood.

The Daredevil Life And Pyrotechnic Death Of Sophie Blanchard

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Sophie Blanchard, born in 1778, was the first female aeronaut in history, and was selected by Napoleon Bonaparte as France's Chief Air Minister of Ballooning.

Over the course of her high-flying career, Sophie Blanchard gained a massive fanbase and pioneered new flight techniques for balloons. Her test flights resulted in multiple near-death experiences before she finally perished in a fatal blaze of glory in 1819.

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Stop-Motion: Time Travel To Ancient Rome

Recent research sheds light on an ancient Roman mystery: how a monument called Trajan's Column may have been built. This stop-motion animation imagines its construction.



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Download Free Art Books From The Metropolitan Museum Of Art

You could pay $118 on Amazon for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's catalog The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry. Or you could pay $0 to download it at MetPublications, the site offering 'five decades of Met Museum publications on art history available to read, download, and/or search for free.'

If that strikes you as an obvious choice, prepare to spend some serious time browsing MetPublications' collection of free art books and catalogs. You can now find there no fewer than 422 art catalogs and other books besides.

Shape-shifting Frog Goes From Spiny To Smooth In Minutes

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Pristimantis mutabilis, also known as mutable rainfrog, is a species of frog found in the Ecuadoran Andes. Pristimantis mutabilis is the first known amphibian species that is able to change skin texture from tuberculate to almost smooth in a few minutes.

This capability is attributed to the frog's phenotypic plasticity. It takes just five minutes for its skin to change texture and probably helps Pristimantis mutabilis to hide from birds and predators.

Taking Pictures

During a day at the park, two photographers connect over their love of taking pictures.



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France Is Letting 14-Year-Olds Drive This Tiny Electric Car

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You're a freshman in high school, which puts you at the bottom of the social food chain. The opposite sex is endlessly confusing, and you need to beg your parents and older siblings for rides. Unless, that is, you live in France.

Then you just need to beg your parents to buy you a Renault Twizy, a $7,600 'car' that 14-year-olds can now legally drive.

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A Town Named 'Zzyzx'

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About half way between Los Angeles and Las Vegas you'll come across an unusual exit sign directing you towards a rather oddly-spelled 'Zzyzx Road' (pronounced 'Zye-Zex'). The 4.5 mile-long, part paved and part dirt road leads you to an old health resort, now abandoned, called Zzyzx Springs.

Before Zzyzx became Zzyzx, it was called the Soda Springs. In 1944, Curtis Howe Springer purchased a mining claim on 12,800 acres of land surrounding the springs with the intention of building a Mineral Springs and Health Spa. He called the area Zzyzx, a name he had invented himself claiming it to be 'the last word in the English language.'

Time-Lapse Video Of Disneyland Park Construction

Time-lapse footage of Disneyland construction.



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The 10 Most Beautiful Cars Money Can Buy

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Cars are more than just a means to get from point a to point b. They can be works of rolling automotive art. While beauty is without a doubt purely in the eye of the beholder, there are certain cars whose sleek lines, luscious curves, or sheer aggression make them universally loved. Here is the ultimate collection of automotive elegance on sale today.

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Mount Thor, Nunavut, Canada - Earth's Greatest Vertical Drop

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Mount Thor resides in beautiful Canada. The mountain sits on Nunavut's Baffin Island and is, hands down, the world's longest vertical drop. Mount Thor is a whopping almost 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) long vertically.

It's on a long line of the Baffin Mountains, making up a portion of the Arctic Cordillera Mountains. Officially known as Thor Peak, this mountain is the feat of the brave. Climbers come from all over to brace the chilly weather and hike up the jaw dropping granite of Mount Thor.

PAK TA, The Russian Supersonic Transporter

According to a new design specification from the Military-Industrial Commission in Moscow, a transport aircraft, dubbed PAK TA, will fly at supersonic speeds and will boast an impressively high payload of up to 200 tons.



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Airport Codes

Every airport has a unique three-letter IATA code. Some make sense if you know the city or the name of the airport and others need some explanation. For example: Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands has the code AMS, which honors the nearby city of Amsterdam. But why does Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada, has YYZ?

Knowing what each IATA code stands for isn't super useful, but it sure can be fun.

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Domestic Cats Colour And Pattern Charts

Domestic cats have a rich variety of coat patterns and colors. The names given to these colors and patterns are based on genetic theory. These charts by Sarah Hartwell explain the names given to the possible colors and patterns.

'Eye of Odin' - Adventures Of The League Of STEAM

Will a cursed artifact ruin the Steampunk masquerade ball of the year? Find out in 'Eye of Odin' - the latest thrilling adventure from the League of S.T.E.A.M.!



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What Goes Into Your Toilet Might Be A Literal Goldmine

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The waste in your body might not be as much of a waste as you think. At a meeting of the American Chemical Society, researchers have announced that they are working on a way to extract tons of valuable metals from sewage.

A study published in Environmental Science and Technology earlier this year found that the waste from 1 million Americans might contain metal (including gold, silver, titanium, lead, and zinc) worth up to $13 million. With nearly 320 million people living in the United States, that's a substantial goldmine - if scientists can figure out how sift the valuables from the sludge.

The Jiggly History Of Jell-O

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Jell-O is a registered trademark of Kraft Foods for varieties of gelatin desserts, including fruit gels, puddings and no-bake cream pies. In 1897, in LeRoy, New York, carpenter and cough syrup manufacturer, Pearle Bixby Wait trademarked a gelatin dessert, called Jell-O.

He and his wife May added strawberry, raspberry, orange and lemon flavoring to granulated gelatin and sugar. Then in 1899, Jell-O was sold to Orator Woodward, whose Genesee Pure Food Company produced the successful Grain-O health drink. Part of the legal agreement between Woodward and Wait dealt with the similar Jell-O name.

Sugar Vs. High Fructose Corn Syrup - What's The Difference?

Still to this day we hear so much talk about High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) being worse off than sugar so it's about time to turn our ears towards some science for some real answers.

It's pretty interesting just how similar sugar (Sucrose) and HFCS actually are in their chemical structures, and while there seems to be two different camps to this question, scientists have been settling towards one big warning that applies to both sugar and HFCS.



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'La Linea,' An Italian Animation Series From The 1970s And 1980s

La Linea is an Italian animated series that depicts the adventures of Mr. Linea, a character who is drawn with a single unbroken line. Created by animator Osvaldo Cavandoli, the series premiered on Italian television in 1972, originally as a single commercial for a housewares company.

Due to the popularity of the short, Cavandoli expanded the animation into a series that would ultimately include 90 episodes. Over the years La Linea aired in more than 40 countries around the world.

The Definitive Guide To Beer Glasses

A nicely crafted beer is a thing of beauty, but if you're pouring it into just any old grimy pint glass, you're not letting that brew reach its true potential. The right glass is key to getting every last boozy drop of pleasure.​

The Woman Emperor

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Wu Zhao (also known as Wu Zetian) was a Chinese sovereign, who ruled officially under the name of her self-proclaimed 'Zhou dynasty', from 690 to 705. She was the only female emperor of China in more than four millennia.

Wu was a concubine of Emperor Taizong. After his death she married his successor and ninth son, Emperor Gaozong, officially becoming Gaozong's furen (variously translated as 'empress', 'wife', or 'first consort') in 655, although having considerable political power prior to this. After Gaozong's debilitating stroke in 690, Wu Zhao ruled as effective sovereign until 705.

Dark Lord Funk - A Harry Potter Parody Of 'Uptown Funk'

Voldemort and his crew singing their own version of 'Uptown Funk' by Marc Ronson ft. Bruno Mars.



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A Stroller Trailer Lets You Run With A Kid In Tow

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Kids are already a pretty fantastic workout since they require constant attention, but if you find your fitness routine hindered by having to deal with a cumbersome stroller, you'll probably be intrigued by the KidRunner.

It's a new take on the stroller that's pulled instead of pushed, letting you easily bring your kids along for a run or a jog by strapping a mini U-Haul trailer to your belt.

Victorian Street Life In London

In 1876, six years after the death of Charles Dickens, the streets of the English capital still looked very much like the famous author had described. Poverty, disability and filth were everywhere: people lived a precarious and marginal existence working on the streets of London. Two men became determined to document this - and the book they produced shocked a nation.

Radical journalist Adolphe Smith conducted interviews with the poor and down and outs of London. The unique selling point of this book was his collaboration with photographer John Thomson. They stunned the British middle classes and made their book - Street Life of London - an immediate best seller.

Mother And Baby Hummingbirds

Films and stills of a mother hummingbird and her baby from before he hatched until he fledged. Taken at Big Rock Garden Park, Bellingham, USA.



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Can You Name All 15 Of These Big Cat And Wild Cat Species?

Most of us know a lion or a tiger when we see one but some of the other big cats can be a little more difficult to name. Throw in a number of wild cat species and it becomes more difficult to name them all. Can you name all 15 of these big cat and wild cat species?

If the answer you choose goes GREEN, then you got it right. If it goes RED then you got it wrong. You will also see how many others chose the different answers (in terms of a percentage).

The Tallest Buildings Throughout History

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Defying gravity by building toward the sky is no easy, or inexpensive, feat. Designer Martin Vargic of Halcyon Maps has made the six graphics in this article, documenting the rise of the tallest buildings throughout history.

All black silhouetted buildings have held the record for that continent's tallest, while red silhouetted buildings have also held the record of world's tallest. The gray silhouetted structures are notable towers and monuments and are included just for context.

Medusa's Ball

A hauntingly beautiful 3D animated short about the ghost of a woman wandering in a wreck at the bottom of the ocean and how she free's herself.



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10 Cities That Were The New York Of Their Time

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New York City is a world capital in every sense of the word - it's a cultural and economic powerhouse, and arguably the most influential city on the planet. But it wasn't always this way, as the following cities once dominated the world around them.

23 Notoriously Unrhymable Words (That Actually Have Rhymes)

You'll no doubt have heard the old fact that nothing rhymes with orange. But in fact, the English surname Gorringe - as in Henry Honeychurch Gorringe, captain of the USS Gettysburg - rhymes with orange. And so does Blorenge, the name of a hill in south Wales. And then there's sporange, an obscure name for the sporangium, which is the organ of a plant that produces its spores.

So although it might all depend on your accent, on how obscure a word you're willing to accept, and on precisely where the stress falls in the word, it seems there actually is a rhyme for orange. Here are 23 notoriously unrhymable words (that actually have rhymes).

Mangalitsa - The Strange-Looking Hungarian 'Sheep' Pig

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Descended from the wild boar, Mangalitsa is a rare breed of domestic pig. Their fat bodies wrapped in tight curls will baffle everyone and trick you into thinking that they are actually sheep.

But, the truth is they are the tastiest and fattiest pigs in the world, having as much as 70% body fat. The Mangalitsas hail from the highlands of Austria and Hungary. Archduke Joseph Anton Johann crossbred the traditional Hungarian Szalontai and Bakonyi breeds with Serbian Sumadia pigs.

Creative Way To Open A Gate

If you're tired of having to get out of your car to open the gate, put together this creative tool.



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The Great Wall Of Kumbhalgarh Fort

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Located in western India, Kumbhalgarh Fort is the second most important citadel after Chittorgarh in the Mewar region. The fort was built during the 15th century by Maharana Kumbha and is one of 32 forts built by the Rajput ruler of the Mewar kingdom.

The fort is surrounded by a perimeter wall that is an astounding 36 km long (22.3 miles), and varies in width from 15 to 25 feet. Historical accounts claim that eight horses could ride side by side over it. The massive wall at Kumbhalgarh took nearly a century to construct and made the fort virtually impregnable.

10 Most Valuable Startups Launched By Students

Are you dreaming of launching your own startup, but you are still a college student? This infographic tells about the greatest and the most valuable businesses that were launched by students. Did you know that such popular companies as Reddit, Wordpress and Time Magazine were founded by students?

Pigeon Kings Of Brooklyn

Look up from the busy streets of New York City, and you might glimpse a flock of purebred pigeons swooping in circles around an abandoned tenement building in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Their aerial acrobatics are guided by their keeper, a streetwise Puerto Rican nicknamed 2Tone.

On the other end of the borough, a man named Goodwin and his pal Super 13 tend their own pigeon coop and flock of 300 birds. Each man is trying to beat the other, to lure his birds away. It's about bragging rights but it's also about poetry, it's about religion.



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The Story of Symbols

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We use them every day - but what are the mysterious origins of these symbols we take for granted? Here are a few short explanations to demystify the meanings of our favorite symbols.

10 Of The Most Expensive Shoes In The World

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All but two of these shoes are creations by world-renowned shoe guru Stuart Weitzman. Whether they're worth that much money is another question, but if you're going to cry 'cos you're broke, at least you'll be crying in some gemstone-encrusted designer heels.

Take a look at some of the most expensive shoes in the world.

My Dear Gnome

A garden gnome and a lawn deer play a game of checkers.



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Mammal With Teddy Bear Face Rediscovered

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You could call it one of the world's longest games of hide and seek. For more than 20 years, the Ili pika (Ochotona iliensis), a type of tiny, mountain-dwelling mammal with a teddy bear face, had eluded scientists in the Tianshan Mountains of northwestern China.

People have seen the furry critter only a handful of times since it was discovered by accident in 1983. In fact, people have spotted only 29 live individuals, and little is known about the animal's ecology and behavior. Then, in summer 2014, researchers rediscovered the pika.

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Hygienic Handshakes

A handshake can exchange greetings and a ton of germs. Some of those germs can be harmful. So why not try some of these hygienic (and ridiculous) handshakes? Made by science educator and rapper Coma Niddy.



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Altai Mountains Timescapes

The Altai Mountains stretch across Russia, Mongolia, China, and Kazakhstan. Altai Timescapes is a video by Eugene Bryohin that captures some of the most majestic landscapes of this region in stunning 4K resolution.



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Archstoyanie: Russia's Largest Land Art Festival

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Every year, thousands of people flock to the small Russian village of Nikola-Lenivets, southwest of Moscow on the banks of the river Ugra, to admire land art, architecture and sculptural installations at the annual Archstoyanie Land Art Festival.

Under artist Nikolai Polissky's guidance, the village hosted the first Archstoyanie architecture festival in 2006. The event now takes place annually and brings in acclaimed artists from as far away as Germany, France, and Japan to create new temporary and long-term installations for the Nikola-Lenivets Park.

Underground Bicycle Parking Systems In Japan

Too many bicycles and not enough space in Japan - so what do they do? They dig wells in the ground and build robotic systems to store your two wheelers underground - safe from harsh weather and naughty thieves.



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Why Doesn't Ireland Have Snakes?

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Legend has it that, back in the fifth century A.D., St. Patrick exterminated Ireland's snakes by driving them into the sea. He would appear to have done a thorough job, because Ireland is free of native snakes to this day. Except, Ireland never actually had snakes.

So, if snakes can be found almost everywhere else the world, from Australia to the Arctic Circle, what makes Ireland so special?

Bald Eagle's Nest Live Stream

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Watch a live stream of a bald eagle's nest in Codorus State Park near the city of Hanover, Pennsylvania USA. The first egg of 2015 appeared on Valentine's Day, February 14. A second egg was laid three days later on February 17. Any fledglings are expected to have left the nest by late-June or early July.

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Easter Brunch Calculator

Hide the eggs. Fill the baskets. Plan the brunch. Your Easter to-do list is full. Whether you're hosting five folks or 15, serving eggs or ham (or both), this Easter Brunch Calculator will do the math for you in a jiffy.

Once you see how many servings you'll need, making your shopping list will be a cinch. The Easter Brunch Calculator was made by Shari's Berries.

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