April 1, 2014 at 7:27 pm

Meet Leonardo. A 60-Pound Boxer That’s Scared of Leaves

Meet Leonardo. A 60-Pound Boxer That's Scared of Leaves

This is Leonardo. He’s a boxer weighing roughly 60 pounds (27 kg). His owner heard him barking out front so she decided to investigate. It turns out Leonardo had encountered a leaf. Not just any leaf, but a super scary and intimidating leaf. Come on Leonardo, you got this! *apparently a lot of commenters…

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April 1, 2014 at 6:50 pm

Picture of the Day: Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square

Picture of the Day: Saint Basil's Cathedral, Red Square

SAINT BASIL’S CATHEDRAL RED SQUARE, MOSCOW Photograph by iwillbehomesoon Website | Flickr | Google+ | 500px | Instagram In this fantastic night-time capture by iwillbehomesoon, we see the iconic Saint Basil’s Cathedral in the Red Square, Moscow, Russia. The former church, which is now a museum, was built from 1555–61 on orders…

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April 1, 2014 at 3:40 pm

Awesome Dad Gives Son Superpowers Using Visual FX

Awesome Dad Gives Son Superpowers Using Visual FX

At the tender age of three, James is learning how to handle his amazing superpowers bestowed on him by his dad, Daniel Hashimoto. The Adobe After Effects artist has been a DreamWorks animator for over a decade, doing visual effects for movies like Kung Fu Panda 2 and How to Train Your Dragon. Hashimoto…

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April 1, 2014 at 12:22 pm

The Top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day’ of 2014

The Top 25 'Pictures of the Day' of 2014

At the end of every quarter the Sifter highlights the top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day‘, culminating in an epic Top 100 at the end of the year (check out the ‘Top 100 POTDs for 2013‘!). It’s hard to believe we’re already 1/4 of the way through 2014. I can’t wait to see what…

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March 31, 2014 at 5:02 pm

Picture of the Day: Spring Equinox in Chicago

Picture of the Day: Spring Equinox in Chicago

SPRING EQUINOX IN CHICAGO Photograph by niXerKG on Flickr In this perfectly timed photo we see the setting sun in Chicago during Spring Equinox on 20 March 2014. Taken by Flickr user niXerKG, who dubbed the photo Chicagohenge, he says you can see the setting/rising sun in the streets of Chicago that…

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March 31, 2014 at 3:29 pm

A Giant Globe Made Entirely of Matches

A Giant Globe Made Entirely of Matches

American artist Andy Yoder created this incredible world globe made entirely of matches. Completed in 2014 after two years of work, the sculpture, entitled Early One Morning, measures an impressive 42″ in diameter. The frame is made from cardboard and foam inside a plywood skeleton. Each match is glued at the bottom to the…

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March 31, 2014 at 12:56 pm

The Unseen Beauty of Slow Moving Marine Life. A 150,000 Photo Time-Lapse

The Unseen Beauty of Slow Moving Marine Life. A 150,000 Photo Time-Lapse

Made from 150,000 individual photographs, Daniel Stoupin’s Slow Life is one of the most incredible underwater time-lapses you will see. It took Stoupin almost nine-months to complete. As he explains in the video description: “Slow” marine animals show their secret life under high magnification. Corals and sponges are very mobile creatures, but their motion…

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March 31, 2014 at 11:40 am

The Curious World of Chicken Beauty Pageants

The Curious World of Chicken Beauty Pageants

During his pursuit of a different story in Malaysia, award-winning photographer Ernest Goh chanced upon Ayan Seramas. Prized for their build, size, behaviour and showmanship, Ayan Seramas are a breed of ornamental chickens raised for their beauty and entered into Chicken Beauty Pageants. Judged on their stance, temperament and quality of their wing, comb…

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March 30, 2014 at 4:55 pm

Picture of the Day: The 3D Crosswalk

Picture of the Day: The 3D Crosswalk

THE 3D CROSSWALK Photographer Unknown via madbutcher on reddit I couldn’t find much information about the artists but this 3D crosswalk street art was done somewhere in Kyrgyzstan. There was a work in progress photo on a Russian forum but no additional info. Either way it looks great and makes for a…

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March 30, 2014 at 4:21 pm

This is the Most Interesting Car Vent in the World

This is the Most Interesting Car Vent in the World

Well that’s a statement I never thought I would make. But here we are. If you have seen a more interesting car vent please advise in the comments below.

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