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.

Cute Jonathan Lipnicki from movies "Jerry Maguire" and "Stuart Little" has grown up. He is 21 years old now. Let’s see his photos and compare his looks then and now.

It’s fun to order pizza online when you can make a special request and ask for a pizza box drawing. Some drawings are actually creative and can make you smile while others seem to be drawn by a child.

Who knew there were so many gorgeous birds in the world? This collection will introduce you to all kinds of colorful pigeons, parrots, hummingbirds, toucans and many others.

Quetzal

It’s hard to believe that these sculptures were all made out of snow, considering their incredible detail and size. Good thing there are pictures because the sun is bound to melt these masterpieces away.

These lesser-known images of the iconic blonde celebrity show her on set, in a parade, having dinner and generally flashing her beautiful smile.

These images show what many Chinese kids have to endure in order to one day make it to the Olympics. While kids are generally very pliable and flexible, these poor tykes are literally being bent into pretzels.

Photography was still new during the reign of Queen Victoria, and participants had to sit motionless for a while before a photo could be taken. Strangely, the mothers had to drape sheets over their heads for the photos, making for extremely weird portraits of their kids.

Some fans of the insane Iron Man race have inked their bodies with all types of different homages. While the calf seems to be the most popular area for these tattoos no body part is off limits.

Just off the Canary Island of El Hierro there are strange bubbling volcanic eruptions spotted for the first time in October. These eruptions cause up to 65-foot high shooting fountains of scalding water and pumice stone.

Photographer Skott Chandler placed tiny cameras in the ceiling of average people’s homes to catch a unique and artistic perspective. The walls seem to slowly slide down to what appears to be a far away floor.

The Ukranian painter Oleg Shuplyak created these unique paintings that require a thorough examination before deciphering what is going on within them. Look closely for the hidden features.

Don't forget to look the Morning Picdump.

Welcome to the unique world of afterimages, where infrared images reveal much more. This illusion involves negative colors burning into your retina to reveal color images where there is actually a black and white image. See the following  examples of this cool illusion.