2010 was an amazing year, and as we look back we can’t help, but continue to be amazed by the photography. Hats off to those great guys and gals that shoot extraordinary photos for us to all enjoy.

What is this? Lilypad? Mold? Fish?

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Watch out Energizer Bunny, this battery has been working since 1950, and it is still going strong.

This little slice of heaven is Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island. It is available for only $53,000 per night if you count to take 28 favorite people with you and it comes with a staff of 60 employees. It is located in the British Virgin Islands and is 74 acres of land that is surrounded by beautiful sandy beaches, coral reefs, and gorgeous blue water.

Comiket otherwise known as the Comic Market is the world's largest self-published comic book fair, held twice a year in Tokyo, Japan. It is a grassroots, DIY effort for selling dojinshi, self-published Japanese works. As items sold in Comiket are considered very rare (because dojinshi are seldom reprinted), some items sold at Comiket can be found in shops or on the Internet at prices up to 10 times the item's original price. But the best part of Comiket is the pretty girls that come there in sexy costumes.

These people are living in 200 miles of a flood tunnel beneath the glamorous Las Vegas Strip. They are mostly criminals, drug addicts, and the homeless. These living conditions are deplorable with all the rats and filth. However, many of them have brought all of their belongings to the rooms that they have created in the tunnel.

These grandmas are really with it. They are acting like teenagers… They are really flaunting their assets. I find it refreshing to find hip grandmas that are young at heart. Take a look and see what you think.

This post is a gallery of every type of gun that you can imagine that were photographed by being scanned by an X ray machine. There are handguns, long rifles, and machine guns. You can see all of the inner workings of the guns and how detailed they are.

The archives of the Bishopsgate Institute contain photos of old London from 1883. These snaps are of such good quality that in the windows of some houses pieces of sliced bread can be seen and the old playbills can be read. The atmosphere in the photos makes me think of the Hound of the Baskervilles. It is like this that I imagined London while reading the story.

These photos were taken by French photographer Franck Bohbot who traveled to Barcelona, New York, Madrid, and Paris to take them of David Blaine levitating. I know it is some sort of trick, but it is still amazing.

This is an office made entirely of paper including the people. The amount of detail is incredible. Everything is to perfect scale. Somebody had a lot of time on their hands and is a very good artist.

These cakes look like a real turd but they are perfectly edible. I can’t imagine why, but some people use them for weddings, birthdays, and other occasions where a cake is appropriate. To each their own I guess. P.S. If you are eating or have a big imagination, it’s better for you not to see this post.

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These are some of Lady Gaga’s most outlandish outfits. Between her singing ability and the way she dresses, she has made quite a name for herself. But you have to ask yourself if her singing ability alone would have gotten her noticed.

It's not a secret that the North Pole is shrinking. Here are the comparative photos from 2000 and the end of 2010. Sometimes we don't realize that the North Pole and all its inhabitants run a big danger but looking into these pictures, may bring us to reality more quickly. It's also kinda scary what may wait on us in the near future…

January 2000

Leann Rimes in a bikini tells she had something enhanced

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Women are so different from men. A simple question can knock them off balance, so don’t be surprised if their answer to your question will shock or upset you. You have no idea what’s going on in their minds, but this comics will help you to understand female logic.

These are some of the highest earning entertainers of all time. It is truly amazing at how much money they really do make. A year of their earnings would be like winning the lottery for most of us. But you can’t blame them, we pay them.

20. Judge Judy Sheindlin, $45 million

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Here we go another Tuesday, but the first one of the New Year. We have found another collection of fun pictures to help you have a great day no matter where you are.

Brains

M. Lavinashree was just certified as a Red Hat Certified Engineer, she is the youngest person to obtain the certification from Red Hat. She obtained an impressive score of 178.1 out of 200 on her test.

This stemapunk pen resembles the Swiss knife with different multiple functions, only initially it is a pen, it also has a flashlight and a flash drive as well as many other things that could be useful. It looks really neat.

These are some movie posters of blaxploitation films. These kinds of movies were popular in the US in the early 1970s. They were made to attract an urban black audience. The word blaxploitation is a combination of the words black and exploitation. They were the first movies to star mainly black actors and to feature soundtracks. Some say they gave black actors work, others claimed they exploited them.

Since years we have been watching a large number of talents coming up in the field of art and entertainment. From young children to the grown-ups everybody has been successful to showcase talent his/her talent in the most unique manner.

Casting agencies have been one of the basic mediums that have helped the talented in attaining a unique recognition in the society. These acting agencies have also helped the casting directors in getting the talents they constantly hunt for.

The people with exclusive talents are being shortlisted by these agencies and further they are being provided an opportunity to refine their talent in a unique manner. The casting directors analyze the talents of the people and advise them accordingly.

All the talent we see today has been the result of the grooming up done by the most renowned casting directors who put in all their efforts to bring out the unexplored talents of the people residing in different parts of the world. If you wish to come up with your talent, then do contact a good casting director who can polish your talents in the most efficient manner and take out the actual artist from within you.A talented person cannot achieve success due to his/her talent unless and until he/she doesn't display the same in front of a large audience.

This work has been made easy by the casting agencies. These agencies are solely dedicated towards providing a unique platform to the upcoming talents.

The people under these agencies shortlist the deserving candidates and make it a point to send them for auditions conducted by the casting directors. People who wish to build up a career with the help of their talents can actually register themselves at various websites which work in collaboration with different acting agencies.

The acting agencies post their requirements on these websites which are then noticed by the people who wish to display their talents in front of the entire world. Casting agencies make it a point to shortlist only the candidates with brilliant talents.

Hence, I would suggest that if you have the talent then display it efficiently because an efficiently displayed talent is an appreciated talent. You can always take suitable help from the Acting agencies.

The internet is loaded with the addresses and contact numbers of numerous casting agencies which have a great history of bringing up the fresh talents.

These are things that absolutely no need whatsoever for a sweater, yet they are wearing one. They are inanimate objects that have no need for a sweater even if it were chilly. Too bad they can’t appreciate all the trouble someone went to knit them.