The last 5000 years changed a lot. For example, different religions have expanded globally. Take a look how religious our world has become nowadays.
Mississippi, Kentucky and Tennessee suffered from the most significant floods in the last 20 years. This was the result of torrential rains on May 1-2, 2010. Some areas received 17 inches of rain. 24 deaths were recorded. Record crests were observed on several rivers and springs. Downtown Nashville (Tennessee) disappeared under the water. Many people were evacuated.
Now people are coming back to their homes, starting repairing and eliminating flood consequences.
ING House in Amsterdam is an example of the most modern architectural designs in Europe. Its well known nickname is “The Shoe”. It does look like one, don't you agree?
The second-largest Norway’s Halden Prison opened on April 6. In case you are planning to commit a crime, better do it in Norway. This country has spent $252 million to build a posh prison for 252 inmates.
Every cell is arranged in units of 10 to 12 and just looks gorgeous. It reminds of a college dorm except this prison is even better. Every cell has a private bathroom, modern furniture and a flat-screen TV. By the way, there are no bars on the windows so you get a nice view.
There is a gym, football field, a library and, believe it or not, a sound studio in Halden Prison. This is ridiculous, but Halden spent $1 million on graffiti all around the grounds!
This prison is more luxurious than many apartments in Europe.
Greet the Kotzian family from Thornton, Colorado. This family, like other people with dwarfism (a rare genetic disorder of bone growth), has worked very hard to overcome social and physical barriers and can now live normal lives. The Kotzians work with Little People of America. It’s the only dwarfism support organization that helps little persons across the US. They went through a lot as there are many Americans who treat little persons like a circus act.
Pearl Carter, 72, and Phil Bailey, 26, who is her lover and her boyfriend have happy times.
They are going to be parents soon. Carter took her retirement savings of $54 thousand to pay a surrogate mother to carry their future baby.
Let’s go back in history to know some facts.
Pearl Carter gave her daughter Lynette to adoption when she was 18 years old because of her very strict Catholic environment. So, Pearl never knew her daughter nor her grandson Phil whom Lynette brought up on her own. Several years ago his mother was diagnosed for brain cancer and deceased 6 month later. After that, Phil decided to find his real grandmother to get to know his mother’s family.
You can turn any ordinary item into a creative masterpiece. This post proves that creativity and imagination can add mystery and charm to random things.
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Unusual Design of Ordinary Things (167 pics)
Old Things in a New Way (30 pics)
The funeral of one of the Taiwan's most prominent mafia leaders Lee Chao-hsiung was a big procession with 20,000 people including gangsters and senior politicians. There were 108 black limousines. Such a number is very symbolic in Chinese Buddhism. Lee Chao-hsiung died of cancer in March. He left over $3 million to different charities.
These are the most hilarious charts I came across. The authors of these funny graphs did a great job on summarizing well known facts and making comical conclusions.
Another portion of photos from ‘Big Sandy Shoot’ that takes place 2 times per year in Arizona.
You can find there lots of different types of weapons. It is considered to be the world’s biggest shooting event.
You can find more by following this link:
Experience World's Class Shooting (24 pics + 3 videos)
The Canadian documentary TV series How It’s Made is a popular science project on Discovery Channel airing since 2001. It shows how common items such as snowboards, asmotors, bubblegum are manufactures. One series was devoted to Boeing 737. So welcome onboard!
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