From time to time the municipality of Rome cleans the famous Trevi Fountain and gathers coins thrown by tourists “for luck.” This procedure is performed under the supervision of Carabinieri who count all coins. According to the special order, each coin becomes community property once it has touched the bottom of the fountain. Tourist donations bring Rome hundreds of thousands of euros annually. These funds used to go to the charity. But during the time of crisis, Rome has decided to spend them on the needs of the city.

This place is probably the most beautiful in Texas. It’s Hamilton Pool that was created thanks to the collapse of the underground river’s dome because of erosion thousands of years ago.

Goldfield used to be the biggest city in the state of Nevada with 30,000 citizens in 1904. It was a mining boomtown, but the gold mines started to run out by 1920s. And the fire of 1923 destroyed most of Goldfield’s wooden buildings. Nowadays this semi-ghost town is still populated with about 400 people. Most of the buildings are empty, including the abandoned High School of Goldfield.

While the iPad might be the coolest gadget since the iPhone, try to avoid using the built in camera during the following situations. After all, you are trying to look cool, right?

Because you're trying to look sexy

Here comes a new selection of photos from the “Back To The Future” project by Irina Werning. Isn’t it cool to take your old picture and recreate the same old scene with you many years later?

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When it’s hot, sometimes you have to do whatever it takes to cool down.

Some people have luck for catching the perfect moment and creating great photographs.

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The author of these photographs states that you can see such weddings only in Ukraine. Who knows? But this couple will definitely remember their special day.

The following childhood memories might sound familiar to you or not… Do you remember at least some of these things?

Not even trying…

Colombian students in Bogota proved to be extremely loving with riot police during their protests of proposed higher education privatization. Using their creativity and love instead of force, these students showed a different way to deal with a potentially violent situation.

As they say, the best visual effects are the ones you don’t see!

Look at the image, then look again with your eyes nearly closed.

These are photos of an aircraft that survived hail that was the size of a tennis ball. The pilot managed to safely land the plane. Luckily, no one was hurt. This story occurred in Canada in 2006, but we haven’t shared it with you yet.

These are the most beautiful backyard designs I’ve ever seen. They can leave you speechless.

All these photographs were submitted to Photo Contest 2011 announced by National Geographic. The deadline will come up on November 30, but you can already see some of the best images from the categories Nature, People, and Places.

Japanese toilet manufacturer decided to create an unusual bike powered by… poop. Crazy as it sounds, this motorcycle actually runs. It has even performed 870-mile countrywide tour across Japan.

The human waste stored in the driver’s seat is turned into biofuel. Hopefully this TOTO’s three-wheeled chopper won’t explode on-the-go. Meanwhile, you can watch videos after the jump to see it in action.

Unless it gets flooded, the bridge across the Fort de Roovere looks amazing. Architects didn’t want to build a normal one, so they made a sunken bridge that now attracts many tourists.