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November 26, 2014

Behind the Scenes of Glamorously Surreal Ice Cave Photos by Miss Aniela

Just what goes into taking glamorously surreal photos? If you don't think there's that much planning that goes into taking a shot or two like this, you'd be absolutely wrong. Miss Aniela recently took a trip to Iceland to capture these images. She and her crew had to brave cold and icey conditions in order to get these spectacularly surreal shots.

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Photography

November 25, 2014

Pond Surface Beautifully Frozen to Resemble a Japanese Rock Garden

Winter temperatures can cause ice to do some unexpected things, and Reddit user odstane can definitely attest to this.

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Photography

November 24, 2014

Iceland Goes Underwater in Surreal Series, "Siren Songs"

Having worked as a digital artist for George Lucas' Academy Award-winning motion picture visual effects company, Industrial Light & Magic,...

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History

November 24, 2014

Remarkably Pristine Ancient Greek Mosaics Uncovered in Turkish City of Zeugma

A team of archeologists led by Professor Kutalmis Grkay of Ankara University recently unearthed three ancient Greek mosaics in the Turkish city of Zeugma near the border of Syria. The excavation project, which began in 2007, was spurred on by flooding in the area due to the construction of a dam.

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Photography

November 23, 2014

Photographer Captures Inner Clockwork of Old Calculators

In his series Low Tech, photographer Kevin Twomey gives us a glimpse of the convoluted inner workings of decades-old calculators.

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Design

November 22, 2014

Infographic Visualizes Which Countries are the World's Happiest

Which country is the happiest in the world?

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November 21, 2014

Giant Head Sculpture is Covered with Wads of Chewing Gum

So this is what it looks like when you give people free reign to put their chewing gum on a sculpture! Artist Doug Coupland created this seven-foot black, resin and polyester sculpture of his own head and then encouraged the public to engage in his work by applying their own chewed gum on it.

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Art

November 21, 2014

Hand-Carved Wooden Sculpture of a Monk Distorted by Glitches

Perth, Australia-based artist Paul Kaptein explores themes of emptiness and time in his new sculpture titled and in the endless...

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Art

November 19, 2014

Colorful Coils of Paper Sculpted Into Beautifully Ornate Rug Designs

Artist Lisa Nilsson recently began working on a new collection of finely detailed paper sculptures that, from a distance, look...

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Art

November 18, 2014

Enormous Raised-Earth Sculpture of a Horse Stretches Over 200 Meters in Wales

Sultan the Pit Pony is a spectacular raised-earth sculpture of a horse that extends over 200 meters in Caerphilly, South Wales. Designed by Welsh artist Mick Petts, the colossal work of art is known as the largest figurative earth sculpture in the United Kingdom. The sculpture, located in Parc Penallta, offers unobstructed views of the surrounding woods, grasslands, marsh, and trails carved from the former coal tip of Penallta.

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