Creative Products
December 27, 2019

This Crafter Will Crochet a Custom Bird Sculpture of Your Beloved Feathered Friend

Crochet is about more than creating blankets and clothing. Did you know that there is a technique called amigurumi that invites you to make adorable figures from yarn and a hook? Crafter Tanya Zhylyayeva uses this approach to construct her own flock of parrots, lovebirds, cockatiels, and more. In her popular Etsy shop, you can purchase one of her ready-made birds as well as downloadable patterns to try on your own.

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Animals
December 26, 2019

Amazing Closeup Photo of Gorilla With Vitiligo Reveals Pink Fingers

Gorillas are known for their myriad of human-like qualities, and a photo from the Zoo Atlanta shows that they have skin conditions just like humans. Anaka, a Western Lowland Gorilla, has pink pigmentation on her normally dark fingers. At first glance, the incredible close-up shot of her hand might have you mistake Anaka for a human hand with vitiligo, but it is actually the hand of this beautiful gorilla.

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Animals
December 25, 2019

This Website Lets You to Scroll to the Bottom of the Ocean and Discover Deep Sea Animal Life

There are 409,543 named species in the ocean, but the deep sea is home to a vast amount of mysterious creatures that are yet to be discovered. Inspired by marine life, Computer scientist Neal Agarwal has developed a fun website (titled The Deep Sea) that allows users to scroll down to discover the different animals and plant life that live at varying depths of the ocean.

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Street Art
December 24, 2019

Wynwood Walls Celebrates 10 Years of Transformative Street Art in Miami

When real estate mogul Tony Goldman stumbled upon the Miami neighborhood of Wynwood in 2009, he was able to see something that others couldn't. Over the course of 10 years, Goldman's vision transformed the area's anonymous warehouses into blank canvases for some of the world's best street artists. To mark this anniversary, Wynwood Walls is celebrating with a host of new murals, a retrospective exhibition, and a book that celebrates its achievements.

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