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We’ve been to plenty of strange museums during our travels around the world. An optical illusion museumin Busan. A bordello museum in Idaho. The Museum of Innocence in Istanbul and a phallological museum in Iceland. But there’s a new contender for the title of most unique museum we’ve seen: the MUSA, an underwater museum found off the coast of Isla Mujeres. No comment yet.
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Cloud Illustrator's curator insight,
January 11, 2014 1:55 PM
Miniature mavels on matchbooks and other found surfaces by Jason D'Aquino
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Ziferblat is London's first pay-per-minute cafe, based on a Russian chain where 'everything is free, except the time you spend there'
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Whether you like to read War and Peace or the Twilight Series, everyone needs a place to store their books.
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College students experienced heightened connectivity in their left temporal cortexes after reading fiction.
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Numerous fast-track decisions have been made during wartime; sometimes due to the lack of time and other times thanks to inconsiderate actions and reactions from leaders.
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The eyes may be the window to the soul, but as these stunning creations by makeup artist Tal Peleg demonstrate, they can also be canvases for the imagination. Who would have guessed that the tiny space between the eyelashes and the eyebrow could support such fantastic works of art? Be warned, though: after seeing what Peleg can accomplish, a dab of eyeshadow and a swipe of mascara may never seem adequate again.
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A country that is rich in history, a land that has known great prosperity and despair, a world that is beautiful and full of life yet can be just as raw and difficult to survive in. Egypt is a place that holds the roots of humankind and secrets still undiscovered. Many of the objects we use every day and the use of certain everyday objects originated in Egypt. Objects such as the toothbrush, toothpaste, locks and keys, makeup, combs, wigs, deodorant and scissors. Makeup was used not for beauty but for skin-care; it was mainly used to protect people's skin from the sun's harmful rays. Let's take a look at just five of those objects:
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If beekeeping is the serious and work-intensive part of having anything to do with bees, then bee bearding is the fun part of it. If, that is, your idea of fun is having tens or even hundreds of thousands of bees crawling all over you while suppressing the urge to run away. Read on for more pictures and to see what motivates people to bee this adventurous.
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Even as publics in many of the surveyed Muslim-majority countries express a clear preference for women to dress conservatively, many also say women should be able to decide for themselves what to wear.
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Universities provide fertile ground for world-changing research, ideas and future leaders. It stands to reason that the best schools attract the greatest thinkers and trailblazers, and ranking lists are published annually to help prospective students select the top colleges for their needs. |
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Biofluorescence is widespread among marine fish species, indicating its importance in communication and avoiding detection, finds a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE.
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If you have a pet, then chances are you've talked to them more than once, probably like they were actually a person. But of course animals can't talk back – or can they? Via F. Thunus
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The art world has embraced the evolution of Western art, but when it comes to China, we seem stuck in the past. A new exhibit at the Met wants to shake up these stereotypes. Via Nicolaas Pereboom
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Finnish researchers have attempted to pinpoint the ways in which our emotions affect our bodies. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, asked 773...
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In the sixteenth century an accountant in the German city of Augsburg named Matthäus Schwarz was busy moving up the social circles, and he did it in part by knowing the latest fashions and dressing well. Via Stephen Chamberlain
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It's been quite awhile since the early days of classroom technology. However, it's still something worth knowing about as we all race into the future of edtech. Via Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks
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Official Elvis Presley Web Site. Home of the King of Rock 'n' Roll and his beloved Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Even though it's not the most popular time of year to have a wedding, I allowed my thoughts to wander and consider the most unusual marriage rituals across the globe. The realization came that there are many fascinating cultures out there with some intriguing beliefs surrounding nuptials and marital bliss.
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Today we have radio and TV to get public health messages out but back in the early to mid-20th century, most government agencies relied on posters. During the First World War, public health officials made a point of educating through posters and leaflets. The correlation between soldiers, sexually transmitted diseases, morale and social downfall were common. One theme in this group of posters is the implicit, and at times explicit, belief that it is the woman who is at fault.
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Everyone knows that manatees are the most calming creatures in the animal kingdom. |
