San Diego Comic-Con International gathered over 300,000 fans of comic books from all over the world. Many of them dressed up in costumes of their favorite characters and wandered among toys, film and comics collectibles shocking and entertaining other visitors.

This convention started in the mid 60’s. At those times it attracted mostly teenagers. But in the past decade this event has become significantly more mainstream. You can meet TV-show devotees, fans of Star Wars and Avatar, anime obsessives and many other pop-culture lovers among the attendees this year.

Has Stephen Kings’ “It” inspired these men to turn into clown funerals? Have no idea, but the fact is that the first funeral clown company has been established in Ireland. These guys think they can make funerals a happy occasion.

German photographer Jens Heilmann took pictures of World Cup soccer balls from every single one of the 19 tournaments. These all balls have been kicked around by some of the greatest soccer players of the 20th and 21st century.

Chile, 1962

This is a creative illustration guide on how you should not use your cell phone. It was created by Japanese carrier NTT Docomo. Though it’s meant for kids, adults can also find it useful and cute.

This unusual volcano is located on Hawaii. Its name is Kilauea. It has been erupting since 1983. Lava from Kilauea has been destroying numerous homes for many years in a row. It has managed to scare local residents away. And you can now see images of this volcano from the past 27 years.

This is an interesting retro compilation of photographs of African American bikers. They look cool.

If you have an old turntable at home, you can create a computer case inside. Looks retro and extraordinary.

I love to eat pizza with my hands. But some people cut it into yummy pieces, and Frankie Flood designed many creative pizza cutters just for them. Here are some of the most interesting examples.

It seems that Ukraine has its own Banksy graffiti artist (Banksy is the pen name of a British street painter who is well-known for his artistic pranks in different countries). Ukrainian Banksy is also fond of satirical street art. His identity remains unknown except for his nickname “Sharik”. This is how he signs his works. Sharik’s street art is amazing. His graffiti drawings are clever and often hilarious. They are all worth seeing.

A new collection of amazing tilt-shift photography. Cities, streets, landscapes and even people look like toys reminding me of Lego constructions.

See more beautiful miniatures:

Wonderful Tilt-Shift Photography (39 pics)

Stunning Tilt-Shift Photography (67 pics)

Tilt-shift photography collection (84 pics)

As you probably know, there are different types of people. So which type your boss belongs to? See the answer inside this post.

Can you be ashamed of owning a pure gold Ferrari? Some people can…

If you think that your boyfriend doesn’t pay much attention at you, take a look at this comic story. You will understand how lucky you are.

A quick virtual tour of the Digg office.

Reflective photography is a creative way to capture the drama and mood of the images. Reflection surfaces copy and reflect the reality. As a result, we see a beautiful artwork with its own atmosphere of mystery and beauty.

Can you imagine Morgan Freeman becoming your God? What would it be like? The answer is quite surprising.

This collection of beach photos dates back to 1900-1920s. Modern beach is nothing like the beach on these black and white pictures.

Money does grow on the trees. Australian RaboDirect bank has proved it by setting up a hilarious experiment. Bank workers chose a tree in one of the Sydney’s city parks and planted real five-dollar bills on it. They also used a hidden video camera to record people’s reaction to the abnormal dollar tree.

This is Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center located in Astana. It is the biggest tent on our planet that became a sensation in the architecture world since the capital of Kazakhstan has a difficult environment to build such a brave project. The new center is 150 meters tall with 100,000 square meters of striking beauty.

Alexander is only 14 years old, but he is a real fighter. He continues to enjoy his favorite sports even though many people don’t understand or support his desires.

Beautiful caves with giant crystals were found by cavers in Mexico. Two amazing chambers of crystals known as The Cave of Crystals and The Cave of Swords are about 1000 feet down in the limestone host rock of the Naica Mine. This is a real world wonder that reminds of a dreamlike crystal palace.

All these photographs are real even though many of them look like photo manipulations.

Police always creates composite sketches to catch criminals. But do these drawings really look like the people they depict? Compare police sketches and real mugshots after the jump.

Submarines are often used by drug traffickers to smuggle cocaine to Central and North America. They are mostly reported to be used by Colombian drug cartel members who export drugs from Colombia to Mexico. Such narco subs are usually small, capable to hold 5-6 people and about 10 tons of cargo. The first time U.S. Coast Guard uncovered such a submarine was in 2006.