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- StumbleUpon. Food Cravings? Here Is What Your Body Really Wants. » New York Times 50 Most Challenging Words (defined and used) The New York Times recently published a list of 50 fancy words that most frequently stump their readership.

They are able to measure this data thanks to a nifty in-page lookup mechanism, which you can try here. Try double-clicking the word “epicenter”. Since the NYT didn’t include definitions of these words, I decided to post a job to MediaPiston to produce an article defining and using each word in the list. Voila! Just a few hours later, here it is. The New York Times 50 Fancy Words (defined and used) WHERE THE FUCK SHOULD I GO TO EAT?

50 Problem Words and Phrases. Beautiful Abandoned Places and Ghost Towns. Abandoned places and things of the past fascinate me.

Here are a selection of my favourite ghost towns and disused buildings/theme parks. Please feel free to share yours in the comments or with us on twitter @pixel_clouds! An unfinished hotel haunts a Spanish coastline This abandoned water park in Russia was never completed Japan’s Abandoned Amusement Park Częstochowa, Poland’s abandoned train depot 1984 Winter Olympics bobsleigh track in Sarajevo El Hotel del Salto in Colombia. Wohba.com. Send Disney and the White House a Wedding Invitation. 58 Extremely Disappointing Facts About The Class Of 2018.

Do You Think These People Were Created Equal After Seeing These Photos? Humans, we're a funny bunch.

We're quick to pit people against each other in tribes: liberal vs. conservative, poor vs. rich, old vs. young. But we often seem to overlook the fact that despite these seemingly obvious differences, we all still have the fundamental sameness. That's what fascinated photographer Mark Laita, who decided to stand people of different backgrounds, occupations, and appearances next to each other to — in his words — "let the viewer think for themselves about how the two individuals in the photographs relate and what that means. " Gang Member/Mafioso: Click image to Zoom Fur Trapper/Woman with Dog: Indigent Couple/Wealthy Couple: Click image to Zoom. Patatap. 40 Things That Will Make You Feel Old. 25 Science Gifs That Will Blow Your Mind!

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18 Things You’ve Simply Never Seen. Slow Motion Popcorn Is Just One Of Them [GIFS] You probably didn’t know you wanted to see these, but you’ll thank me at the end.

These are some of the most mundane and fundamental things most of us probably experience every day, but when you see their back story you might just look at them in a different way. Here’s 18 things you’ve never before witnessed. 1. Ice cream sandwiches being made: Tomorrow's world: A guide to the next 150 years. Before I Die. What matters most to you Interactive public art project that invites people to share their personal aspirations in public.

After losing someone she loved and falling into depression, Chang created this experiment on an abandoned house in her neighborhood to create an anonymous place to help restore perspective and share intimately with her neighbors. The project gained global attention and thanks to passionate people around the world, over 1000 Before I Die walls have now been created in over 70 countries, including Kazakhstan, Iraq, Haiti, China, Ukraine, Portugal, Japan, Denmark, Argentina, and South Africa.

The Eye Test. 80 Mind-Blowing Facts That Sound Stranger Than Fiction But Are Completely True. Some say that facts are often stranger than fiction.

82 mind-blowing movies facts you probably didn't know. 1.

Sean Connery wore a wig in every single one of his Bond performances. 2. Some Wookie suits were made from human hair. 11 cheap gifts guaranteed to impress science geeks. Science comes up with a lot of awesome stuff, and you don't need a Ph.D, a secret lab, or government funding to get your hands on some of the coolest discoveries.

We've got a list of 11 mostly affordable gifts that are guaranteed to blow your mind, whether or not you're a science geek. Click on any image to see it enlarged. 1. Aerogel Also known as frozen smoke, Aerogel is the world's lowest density solid, clocking in at 96% air. Aerogel isn't just neat, it's useful. Price: $35. 20 Amazing Chemical Reaction GIFs. Beautiful Girls and Wild Animals – 23 amazing surreal photographs of Katerina Plotnikova. Beautiful Girls and Wild Animals – 23 amazing surreal photographs of Katerina Plotnikova A selection of photographs by Russian artist Katerina Plotnikova, based in Moscow, who takes us into a surreal world populated by beautiful girls and wild animals, through dreamlike, poetic and fascinating portraits… A truly magnificent and amazing work created with real animals!

(and not with simple photo montages, see the last picture) Images © Katerina Plotnikova (500px) Improbabilità – 25 strange objects by Giuseppe Colarusso. Improbabilità – 25 strange objects by Giuseppe Colarusso The series of strange and surreal objects, entitled “Improbabilità“, by the Italian artist Giuseppe Colarusso who hijacks everyday objects to make them deliciously unusable. Some improbable, but not impossible creations, exposed very simply as still lifes, which divert the functional codes of objects that surround us… Images © Giuseppe Colarusso.