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33 Graphs That Reveal Painfully True Facts About Everyday Life. EmailEmail Danish writer/artist duo Mikael Wulff and Anders Morgenthaler create comedy cartoons and graphs depicting the everyday struggles, irritations, and insights of their fellow Westerners.

33 Graphs That Reveal Painfully True Facts About Everyday Life

Official-looking graphs show unofficial statistics from our daily lives that are at once unexpected and glaringly obvious. The duo publishes their satirical creations every day on Wumo, their webcomic and newspaper cartoon strip (formerly known as Wulffmorgenthaler). Their cartoon career started in a comic strip competition in 2001. Their victory gave them the opportunity to be published in Politiken, a national Danish newspaper, for one month. Take a look at this collection of graphs – are they true for you as well? Source: kindofnormal.com | Facebook (via) The 60 Most Powerful Photos Ever Taken That Perfectly Capture The Human Experience. 33 Awesome Inspirations for Your Dream Home.

Each of us probably have an idea about what our individual dream homes would look like.

33 Awesome Inspirations for Your Dream Home

Maybe your dream home would have a hammock ... or maybe an indoor slide that leads outside into a pool filled with Jell-O. You can have whatever you want, after all, it's YOUR dream home. But if you need some inspiration, here are 33 awesome things you might want to include in the house of your fantasies. 1. A ping pong table door 2. All aboard! Funny Illustrations Of Ridiculous Google Searches That Simply Do Not Make Sense. 27 Incredibly Creative Print Ads You'll Love. With how often each of us are online or using our mobile phones, you would think that print advertising is an antiquated artwork that no one pays real attention to.

27 Incredibly Creative Print Ads You'll Love

You’d be wrong, though. We found 27 of the most stunning or clever print ad campaigns out there. They are seriously impressive, even though they are completely static (unlike most of the ads we see online). THIS is advertising. 1. Serviceplan Hamburg / München, Germany 2. Cerebro Y&R, Panama 3. DDB, Spain 4. DraftFCB, Germany 5. Y&R Paris 6. Buzz in a Box, Brussels, Belgium Jung von Matt, Hamburg, Germany. 40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World. If you’re a visual learner like myself, then you know maps, charts and info graphics can really help bring data and information to life.

40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World

Maps can make a point resonate with readers and this collection aims to do just that. Hopefully some of these maps will surprise you and you’ll learn something new. A few are important to know, some interpret and display data in a beautiful or creative way, and a few may even make you chuckle or shake your head. If you enjoy this collection of maps, the Sifter highly recommends the r/MapPorn sub reddit.

You should also check out ChartsBin.com. 1. Map by Google 2. Map via Wikimedia Commons 3. Map by Stuart Laycock (via The Telegraph) 4. Map by eatrio.net via Reddit Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, forming about 300 million years ago. 5. Map by Business Management EU 6. Map by The New York Times. 26 of the Most Thought Provoking Photographs of All Time. We frequently say a “photograph is worth a thousand words”, but sometimes they are worth even more.

26 of the Most Thought Provoking Photographs of All Time

In this incredible series of photographs, the lens captures scenes that take us deep emotional journeys causing feeling ranging from uplifting joy to overwhelming sadness. The thought provoking power of these photos start us on a journey of thought and feeling that exceeds “a thousand words” with ease. The photo of the starving child’s hand being gently held by a missionary brings us feelings of despair and questions of how to help.

The vision of the exhausted surgeon and his assistant remind us of the immense sacrifice many doctors give to save lives and practice medicine. Each of these pictures capture moments filled with raw emotion and powerful stories, proving the impact of the camera. Starving boy and missionary Image credits: Mike Wells Inside an Auschwitz gas chamber Image credits: kligon5 Heart surgeon after 23-hour-long (successful) heart transplant. Image credits: James Stanfield.