Hippopotamus Humphrey was “like a son” to South African farmer Marius Els. The man raised his pet from the age of 5 months. Marius used to “ride” his 1,200 kg hippo’s back in the past. And now Mr. Els is gone.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

You have probably noticed that movie posters have many things in common. Let’s take a closer look at some popular trends and find out what they say about the film.

Legs Wide Spread

Do you think this is just an ordinary photograph? No, it’s not. Learn more about it after the jump.

Porter Ellett is an incredible teenager from Utah. He should inspire us all as his one arm was amputated when he was 16 years old, but he has the heart of a champion and continues playing basketball and baseball with one arm. He used to play for the Wayne High School basketball and baseball teams and even led his team to state playoffs. Now he is a student at Brigham Young University. Porter dreams to enter into the sports radio field.

Some of these signs are funny, others are stupid. But they are all a big fail that can make you LOL.

These people are obviously into taking risks that could land them in the hospital. See what kinds of crazy stunts they attempt, and what happens when things don’t go according to plan.

With over 750 million users there are bound to be some stupid, ridiculous and unbelievable status updates. However, this collection of the worst updates really takes the cake and makes you wonder about humanity.

Here’s a rare drawing of segregated restrooms from 1952.

If you look at these pictures you’ll doubt that airplanes are the safest way to travel.

Big companies and small businesses are using Facebook for their brand promotion and interaction with consumers. These are some great examples of Facebook fan pages that might inspire you to design your own fan page.