A strong earthquake has hit central Italy on Wednesday killing at least 240 people. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.2 and struck in Norica, Umbria, approximately 100km north-east of Rome. These are the heartbreaking pictures showing how the earthquake has left Italian villages in ruins and how they looked before tragedy. 
 

Special creature effects expert Julian Checkley created an incredible Batman outfit with 23 functioning gadgets. This has earned him the world record for ‘The Most Functional Gadgets On A Cosplay’ Suit and will appear in the new Guinness World Records: Gamer’s Edition 2017.

There is a rush on mammoth ivory in the wilderness of Siberia, Russia. And since it is sold for millions on the black market in China, a lot of people from the poorest villages of Siberia took the opportunity and made a lot of money. These “hunters” or as they are called – tuskers - use illegal new methods to extract mammoth remains while trying to avoid police patrols.

You won’t believe but the body parts of some famous historical figures were stolen from them.

Environmental scientist Summer Rayne Oakes lives in a 1,200 square-foot (111 square meters) apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where she managed to put 500 different plants. There is even an entire vegetable garden growing in her closet!
 

You will definitely hang your head in shame when you see these things.
 

Don't forget to view the Morning Picdump.

A truck driver parked in front of an office and idled there the whole day. Clearly, it was the wrong office to mess around.
 

Actors Tom Hiddleston and Chris Hemsworth, took some time between shootings of "Thor: Ragnarok" in Australia and to pay a surprise visit for sick kids at a Brisbane's hospital.
 

Alexandra Botez, 20, has been playing chess since she  was only 6. She was a five-time National Girls Champion in Canada, and won the U.S. Girls Nationals when she was 15.