Author: twistedsifter

February 24, 2016 at 8:31 am

15 Finalists from Smithsonian’s 13th Annual Photo Contest

15 Finalists from Smithsonian's 13th Annual Photo Contest

Smithsonian announces the 70 finalists for their 13th annual photo contest, selected from over 46,000 submissions in 168 countries and territories

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February 22, 2016 at 11:50 pm

Gregory Klassen Transforms Knots and Live Edges Into Rivers and Lakes

Gregory Klassen Transforms Knots and Live Edges Into Rivers and Lakes

Based out of Lynden, Washington, Klassen works by himself, creating one-of-kind pieces by hand

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February 22, 2016 at 9:42 am

Picture of the Day: I For One Welcome Our New…

Picture of the Day: I For One Welcome Our New...

Mark Zuckerberg joined Samsung in Barcelona yesterday at their launch event for their new Galaxy smartphone to talk about virtual reality

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February 22, 2016 at 8:29 am

Inside an Olive Oil Soap Factory in Syria

Inside an Olive Oil Soap Factory in Syria

Widely considered the first soap ever made, Aleppo olive oil soap uses only three ingredients

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February 19, 2016 at 4:40 pm

Picture of the Day: Radhuset Station, Stockholm

Picture of the Day: Radhuset Station, Stockholm

Like other stations on the Stockholm metro, it uses organic architecture, which leaves the bedrock exposed and unsculptured

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February 19, 2016 at 11:16 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 357

The Shirk Report – Volume 357

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 25 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting

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February 18, 2016 at 12:12 pm

Cindy Chinn Carves Miniature Trains Out of Carpenter Pencils

Cindy Chinn Carves Miniature Trains Out of Carpenter Pencils

with a steady hand and very sharp knife, Cindy Chinn turns everyday carpenter pencils into works of art

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February 17, 2016 at 7:19 pm

Picture of the Day: The Long Room, Trinity College Library, Dublin

Picture of the Day: The Long Room, Trinity College Library, Dublin

At nearly 65 meters in length (213 ft), it is filled with over 200,000 of the library’s oldest books

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February 17, 2016 at 5:11 pm

How Einstein Went from ‘Lazy Dog’ to Nobel Prize Winning Scientist

How Einstein Went from 'Lazy Dog' to Nobel Prize Winning Scientist

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination” – Albert Einstein

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February 17, 2016 at 12:40 pm

This Instagram Account Finds the Saddest Sounding Places on Google Maps

This Instagram Account Finds the Saddest Sounding Places on Google Maps

Finally a place that understands me

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