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Pears Shaped Like Chubby Little Babies Spotted in China
Pears that look like chubby little Buddha-like babies have been spotted for sale in Chinese supermarkets, marketed as “happy/joyful doll pears.” To create these pear…
Group Looking to Build a Massive Installation of London’s Iconic Structures at Burning Man
UK-based En!gma Crew are hoping to bring “LondonBRC,” a large-scale interactive installation to the 2013 Burning Man festival. They plan to build representations of the…
Amazing Backwards/Forwards Video of a Man Strolling in Jerusalem
In Messe Kopps’ very clever short video “Forward,” a guy goes on a walk in a bizarro backwards version of Jerusalem. The video was shot…
Decaying Russian Buildings Transformed into Character Art
In his ongoing street art series “The Living Wall,” Russian artist Nikita Nomerz brings life to decrepit buildings in Russia by painting faces on them.…
How to Make Batman’s Batarang From ‘The Dark Night’
In an episode of “Man at Arms” by Break Media, master blacksmith and prop maker Tony Swatton did a brilliant job of recreating the deadly…
The Most Common Causes of Death in the 20th Century
David McCandless of Information is Beautiful has created an infographic visualizing the most common causes of death in the 20th century. The piece was originally commissioned…
Dungeons & Dragons and RPG Character Commissions by Len Peralta
Illustrator Len Peralta — creator of the awesome “Geek A Week” trading card sets — has opened commissions for Dungeons & Dragons and RPG characters.…
March Madness Explained with ‘Star Wars’
The Seattle-based comedy group Satire has taken it upon themselves to explain March Madness with Star Wars. The video was directed by Nick Nielson. It…
Foodist: Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Dieting by Darya Pino Rose
Darya Pino Rose of Summer Tomato has just announced her first book, Foodist: Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Dieting. Foodist is available for pre-order…
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