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20 awesomely untranslatable words from around the world

There are at least 250,000 words in the English language. http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/20-awesomely-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/50698/38-wonderful-foreign-words-we-could-use-english

38 Wonderful Foreign Words We Could Use in English

Sometimes we must turn to other languages to find le mot juste . Here are a whole bunch of foreign words with no direct English equivalent. 1.
http://designtaxi.com/news/352936/Illustrations-Of-Unusual-And-Rarely-Spoken-Words/ Recumbentibus—A knockout punch, either verbal or physical. The Irish illustration duo of James and Michael Fizgarald, or also known as The Project Twins , have come up with a series of illustrations that visually represent rarely spoken and heard of words. In their series called ‘A-Z of Unusual Words’, the meaning of the words have been visually defined in the form of a whimsical poster—which can be purchased on their website . Here are some of their ‘informative’ posters: Acersecomic—A Person whose hair has never been cut.

Illustrations Of Unusual And Rarely Spoken Words

http://www.snpedia.com/index.php/SNPedia SNPedia is a wiki investigating human genetics.

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The Young Girl Who's Best Friends with African Wildlife

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/tippi-degre-growing-up-with-african-wildlife Born in Africa to French wildlife photographer parents, Tippi Degré had a most unusual childhood. The young girl grew up in the African desert and developed an uncommon bond with many untamed animals including a 28-year old African elephant named Abu, a leopard nicknamed J&B, lion cubs, giraffes, an Ostrich, a mongoose, crocodiles, a baby zebra, a cheetah, giant bullfrogs, and even a snake. Africa was her home for many years and Tippi became friends with the ferocious animals and tribespeople of Namibia.
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Morphace

This is the website of the 3D Basel Face Model (BFM) published by the Computer Science department of the University of Basel. The Morphable Model is calculated from registered 3D scans of 100 male and 100 female faces. We distribute the BFM plus additional data for applications and experiments in academic research and education. The model and its construction are detailed in the paper " A 3D Face Model for Pose and Illumination Invariant Face Recognition ". Overview of Available Data 3D Face Scans & Renderings
44666043888 http://1ucasvb.tumblr.com/post/44666043888/easing-functions-are-an-immensely-useful-tool-for 1444 1362529800 Easing functions are an immensely useful tool for animators. They are very handy when we want to spice up an animation and give it an extra cool or polished look, and are incredibly simple to implement in code. The main idea is that you have a starting point A and an ending point B , and you want something to move from A to B along a (not necessarily straight) path connecting both points. http://1ucasvb.tumblr.com/

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That’s twisted. Beijing artist Li Hongbo creates sculptures that look smooth and porcelain until you stretch them, lengthening in endless layers of soft white paper with almost invisible crevices, like some kind of psychedelic accordion, aaaaah. See busts, faces, skulls stretched and twisted with the mailability of a digital entity. http://www.animalnewyork.com/2013/mind-melting-skull-sculpture/

Here's a Mind-Melting, Mailable Skull Sculpture

http://sexgeek.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/crazy-and-criminal-on-those-damn-books-and-why-they-matter/ Plenty of ink has been spilled about E. L. James’s erotic BDSM romance trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey . I swore I wouldn’t do the same, but then the nice folks at Carleton University asked me to keynote their very cool Consent Is Sexy week on the topic of consent and Fifty Shades , and my book club, the Leather Bindings Society, had just finished reading the trilogy for one of our meetings, so it was fresh in my mind.

crazy and criminal: on those damn books, and why they matter « Sex Geek

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The human microbiome: Me, myself, us

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3rd Annual Caribbean Cruise Au Naturel by Shoes Only Travel.com

In January 2011 the 2nd annual “Erotic Caribbean Cruise” set sail for another amazing week of Sexy Parties, Great Food & Drink, Warm Beaches and Erotic Couples from over a dozen countries. For many (almost 40% of our ship were repeaters from 2010) this has become an annual adventure and through word of mouth our cruise is now known as the premier do not miss Lifestyle event of the year. On January 21, 2012 we will set sail again on the Windstar, Windsurf with 156 sexy couples onboard for this 5-star Lifestyle cruise. Imagine yourself plying the waters of the Caribbean on your own private yacht. The decks, pools, restaurants and nightclubs are transformed into your playground with a sexy, erotic atmosphere perfect for your dream cruise. Each day and night is filled with special parties and events onboard and ashore on the most private of beaches.
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The Ultimate Weights-Free Workout: The Body

It may trouble you to learn that the gym is not the best place to get the ideal male body. Most health clubs are based around the idea that you want to target and isolate individual muscles for enlargement.