Month: May 2013
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The Most Weird Tradition of Victorian Era: Post-Mortem Photography (Gallery)
Making the portraits of the deceased has been common for many centuries. However, it was during the reign of Victoria I that industrialization resulted in affordable means of post-mortem photography. Following the invention of the daguerreotype, great ancestor of the camera developed by Louis Daguerre, the commemoration of the dead were suddenly changed. Painted portraits were considered…
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Li Ching Yuen: The Secret Of 256 Years Long Life of A Man
When the herbalist Li Ching-Yuen died in 1933, all newspapers around the world covered the news of his death. According to his own testimony, he was 197 years old. However, the official government record showed his date of birth to be 1677, making him 256 years old. He himself owed his long life to peace of…
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The 28 Most Stunning Photographic Manipulations (Gallery)
Erik Johansson is a gifted Swedish artist based in Berlin, Germany. He is a software engineering by training. His skills for digital retouching of the photos has earned him recognition as a skilled artist. He has shown a special talent in making surreal photos using computer graphic software. His mastery of these manipulations is perfect…
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Top 8 Animated Satellite Images Of The Changing Earth (Gallery)
It is said that, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” . This saying is particularly true for recently launched Google project called “timelapse”. The time-lapse satellite images of the past 28 years have been used to show how the expansion and development of the human race is impacting the Earth. The rapid urbanization, shrinking of glaciers and…
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The Top 10 World’s Tallest Skyscrapers (Gallery)
What are the tallest ten skyscrapers of the world? What are their heights, number of floors, and location? In order to answer these questions please see our amazing photo gallery of the world’s tallest sky scrapers. However, prince Alwaleed Bin Talal is planning to build the world’s tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia. Who knows, may…
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3D EyeFly Transforms Your IPhone Screen To 3D Display (Video)
The new iPhone 5S has not yet been launched. However, you can still experience 3D display using 3D EyeFly technology developed by researchers in Singapore. This technology turns the normal iPhone screen into 3D Display. Technical characteristics EyeFly 3D technology uses a thin film that is directly placed on the screen of a smartphone. With a…
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The Top 10 Cats That Look Like Adolf Hitler (Gallery)
Hitler is most often regarded as the most evil man in history and the architect of the destruction of Europe. However, on the light side Hitler had a funny short moustache and stone blue eyes. Here is a collection of photos of cats that look like Adolf Hitler. However, it will be difficult for these…
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World’s Top 11 Most Dangerous Airports (Gallery)
The majority of the passengers consider the landing and taking off as the most difficult moment of their flight. This moment becomes particularly terrifying when runway is very short or the geographical conditions are extreme. 1. Princess Juliana International Airport, Saint Martin This airport provides a unique view to the passengers of the aircraft. The aircraft…
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The 20 Untouched Spectacular And Original Images(Gallery)
The web is full of images from that are touched using soft wares like Photoshop. Here we present a collection of spectacular images that have received no retouching. For example, a few months ago, a cat created a sensation on the web as it had a face with two colors. One of the two sides was black and the…
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The Dangerous Bacteria On Your Smartphone (gallery)
In England, a study has been conducted that confirms our smartphone is a medium of transmissions of bacteria. Students were able to observe many bacteria, harmless or not, on the smartphones screen. Whenever, someone uses a smartphone whether it is for SMS or to make a call, it leaves a microbiological imprint on the phone.…
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Top 10 World’s Tallest Towers (Gallery)
The human beings have always fantaisized building tall and high buildings. A good testament to this fact is the springing up of new sky scrapers and towers around the world. These building are hundred of feet high and can easily be seen from far away. Here, we present the collection of photos of the 10…
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Top 10 Most Visited Cities Of The World (Gallery)
A new Forbes report has revealed the top 10 most visited cities of the world. In the last few years the travel related expenses have risen sharply due to inflation and the rise in fuel prices. However, despite of all these problems the number of tourists world wide is on the rise and there are…
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Top Ten Must See Locations In Dubai (Gallery)
Dubai is famous for its tourism as it has many wonderful tourist locations. It is located in the south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula. In 2007, Dubai ranked number 8 in the list of countries places most visited by tourists. Due to its amazingly beautiful places, it is renowned worldwide. Apart from…
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Amazing Japanese Rice Fields In The Shape Of Artistic Images (Gallery)
Not content to simply plant their rice like any other farmers in the world, Japanese Farmers have indeed wanted to show a little more imagination in their rice planting by converting them into works of art. The plantation replicas of the famous portrait of Mona Lisa, Napoleon and warriors from old Japanese dynasties have been made.…