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JPG: Themes: Photo Challenge: The Great Barn

JPG: Themes: Photo Challenge: The Great Barn | Päivät | Scoop.it
The barn by Michael Sturgeon   From farms to old homesteads, the barn is an iconic fixture across many great landscapes.  For this challenge capture a barn amongst the fall scenery or in a quiet snowfall.
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December 14, 2013 8:42 AM
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China's Terracotta Warriors inspired by ancient Greek art - NBC News.com

China's Terracotta Warriors inspired by ancient Greek art - NBC News.com | Päivät | Scoop.it
The Terracotta Warriors, along with other life-size sculptures built for the First Emperor of China, were inspired by Greek art, new...
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December 14, 2013 8:07 AM
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Life and times of Nelson Mandela

Life and times of Nelson Mandela | Päivät | Scoop.it
Trace the life of the former South African president, from humble beginnings as a cattle-boy to a revered leader.

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December 14, 2013 8:05 AM
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The haunting photographs of the East German ski resort hotel

The haunting photographs of the East German ski resort hotel | Päivät | Scoop.it
Located in the mountainous Erzgebirge region of Saxony, Germany, this forgotten building was captured by German photographer Stefan Dietze, 31.
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December 14, 2013 7:45 AM
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Six Things Nelson Mandela Believed That Most People Won’t Talk About

Six Things Nelson Mandela Believed That Most People Won’t Talk About | Päivät | Scoop.it
 

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December 14, 2013 7:39 AM
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Impossible Yet Awesome Architecture by Victor Enrich

Impossible Yet Awesome Architecture by Victor Enrich | Päivät | Scoop.it
Sometimes the most amazing things to see are the ones that don’t exist in “real life.” Photoshop, in the hands of a gifted digital artist, has brought us some of the most magnificent things like a baby fruit ninja and of course, dogbirds AKA dirds,...

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December 14, 2013 7:36 AM
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Snowy Owls to Be Trapped Instead of Shot at New York Area Airports

Snowy Owls to Be Trapped Instead of Shot at New York Area Airports | Päivät | Scoop.it
Airport officials in New York are starting a program to trap and relocate snowy owls after reports that the birds were being killed with a shotgun at Kennedy In

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December 14, 2013 7:34 AM
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Science Is Not Your Enemy

Science Is Not Your Enemy | Päivät | Scoop.it
A plea for an intellectual truce.
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December 14, 2013 7:32 AM
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Cassini Spies Mysterious Object Named 'Peggy' at Edge of Saturn's Rings - Wired Science

Cassini Spies Mysterious Object Named 'Peggy' at Edge of Saturn's Rings - Wired Science | Päivät | Scoop.it
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December 13, 2013 1:32 PM
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Beautiful Christmas Images

Beautiful Christmas Images | Päivät | Scoop.it

Hope you enjoy these 
Beautiful Christmas Images


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December 13, 2013 1:30 PM
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10 People You Don't Want to Attempt to Rob

10 People You Don't Want to Attempt to Rob | Päivät | Scoop.it
Looking for an ass-kicking? Go ahead and try to rob a martial arts expert, a professional axe thrower, or some caffeinated Starbucks customers.

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December 13, 2013 1:29 PM
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These geeky snowmen turn their yards into a weirder winter wonderland

These geeky snowmen turn their yards into a weirder winter wonderland | Päivät | Scoop.it
Sure, you can roll your layers of snowy precipitation into a stack of three balls topped with a top hat—or you can put all that white stuff to a more interesting use.

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December 13, 2013 1:28 PM
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10 Vintage Toys That Deserve a Comeback

10 Vintage Toys That Deserve a Comeback | Päivät | Scoop.it
A collection of vintage toys from the 80s and 90s that should be brought back.

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December 14, 2013 8:43 AM
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New evidence challenges theories of Rapa Nui collapse

New evidence challenges theories of Rapa Nui collapse | Päivät | Scoop.it
New evidence contests the popular narrative that the inhabitants of Rapa Nui committed environmental suicide

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December 14, 2013 8:10 AM
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Researchers reveal Stonehenge stones hold incredible musical properties

Researchers reveal Stonehenge stones hold incredible musical properties | Päivät | Scoop.it
A team of researchers from London’s Royal College of Art (RCA) have discovered that the stones used to construct Stonehenge hold musical properties and when struck, sound like bells, drums and gongs.

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Seth Dixon's curator insight, December 6, 2013 12:36 PM

Some ancient mysteries capture the imagination and Stonehenge has always been that great unknown.  This might explain why the builders worked so hard to bring the stones over 150 miles to this location.  

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December 14, 2013 8:06 AM
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Antler, SK

Antler, SK | Päivät | Scoop.it
Yesterday's rural-exploration day-trip to Saskatchewan was christened with this find very close to the Manitoba border. We left Winnipeg at 4:30 a.m. and returned around 11 p.m. after shooting 9 different locations.
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December 14, 2013 8:02 AM
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JPG: Themes: Photo Challenge: The Great Barn

JPG: Themes: Photo Challenge: The Great Barn | Päivät | Scoop.it
The barn by Michael Sturgeon   From farms to old homesteads, the barn is an iconic fixture across many great landscapes.  For this challenge capture a barn amongst the fall scenery or in a quiet snowfall.
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December 14, 2013 7:40 AM
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World’s second largest shark remains large mystery

World’s second largest shark remains large mystery | Päivät | Scoop.it
One would think a 10-metre fish would be hard to miss.

But one basking shark researcher says scientists still have a lot to learn about where the massive creatures live.

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December 14, 2013 7:37 AM
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FDA Finally Admits Chicken Meat Contains Cancer-Causing Arsenic

FDA Finally Admits Chicken Meat Contains Cancer-Causing Arsenic | Päivät | Scoop.it
After years of sweeping the issue under the rug and hoping no one would notice, the FDA has now finally admitted that chicken meat sold in the USA contains arsenic, a cancer-causing toxic chemical that’s fatal in high doses.

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December 14, 2013 7:35 AM
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Snow Covers Egypt for First Time in 100 Years

Snow Covers Egypt for First Time in 100 Years | Päivät | Scoop.it
Cairo, Jerusalem and areas of Syria are coated with snow for the first time in 100 years.

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December 14, 2013 7:33 AM
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Why the universe could be a hologram according to new research - Telegraph

Why the universe could be a hologram according to new research - Telegraph | Päivät | Scoop.it
Our universe could well be a hologram according to new research from Japanese physicists.
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December 14, 2013 7:30 AM
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9 Legendary Monsters of Christmas

9 Legendary Monsters of Christmas | Päivät | Scoop.it
They see you when you're sleeping.
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December 13, 2013 1:32 PM
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Video 'translates' fake sign language at the Nelson Mandela memorial service

Video 'translates' fake sign language at the Nelson Mandela memorial service | Päivät | Scoop.it

YOUTUBE comedy site This is Genius has created a spoof translation of the sign language used at the Nelson Mandela memorial by a fake interpreter.


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December 13, 2013 1:29 PM
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10 Cool Places You Are Not Allowed to Visit

10 Cool Places You Are Not Allowed to Visit | Päivät | Scoop.it
Although most places in the world are accessible to the general public, some places are just full of secret, high tech security or are simply exclusive.

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December 13, 2013 1:28 PM
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French Artist Assembles Junk into Amazing Insect Sculptures

French Artist Assembles Junk into Amazing Insect Sculptures | Päivät | Scoop.it
Where most people see useless pieces of junk, Edouard Martinet sees perfect parts for his incredibly detailed metal menagerie.

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