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June 4, 2015 at 1:22 pm

Artist Turns Discarded Electronics Into Amazing Winged Insects

Artist Turns Discarded Electronics Into Amazing Winged Insects

To highlight the issue of e-waste, artist Julie Alice Chappell upcycles found and discarded electronics, turning them into organic forms like insects.

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June 4, 2015 at 11:14 am

This Pizza Box Turns Your Smartphone Into a Movie Projector

This Pizza Box Turns Your Smartphone Into a Movie Projector

To generate buzz for their ‘double pizza’ promotion, Pizza Hut Hong Kong and Ogilvy & Mather created a special pizza box that turns your smartphone into a movie projector.

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June 3, 2015 at 4:52 pm

Guy Walks His Pet Tortoise Around the Streets of Tokyo

Guy Walks His Pet Tortoise Around the Streets of Tokyo

Several times a week, Mitani Hisao and his 19-year-old tortoise ‘Bon-chan’ go for long (and slow) walks through the streets of Tokyo.

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June 2, 2015 at 11:17 am

This Guy is Crocheting Food Hats and It’s Awesome

This Guy is Crocheting Food Hats and It's Awesome

Phil Ferguson found himself alone in a new city so he used his crochet skills to make friends by creating headgear in the shape of food.

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June 1, 2015 at 3:55 pm

This Tiny Self-Folding Origami Robot can Walk, Swim and Degrade

This Tiny Self-Folding Origami Robot can Walk, Swim and Degrade

A miniature robotic device that can fold-up on the spot, accomplish tasks and disappear by degradation into the environment promises a range of medical applications.

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June 1, 2015 at 12:48 pm

16 Portuguese Sayings That Don’t Make Any Sense

16 Portuguese Sayings That Don't Make Any Sense

Artist Mariana Crisóstomo illustrates a series of common Portuguese phrases, providing the literal translation and what the saying means conversationally.

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May 29, 2015 at 1:54 pm

These Coworkers are Adding their Heads to Animals on Each Other’s Desktop Backgrounds

These Coworkers are Adding their Heads to Animals on Each Other's Desktop Backgrounds

Nothing makes the day go faster than a little fun at the office with your coworkers!

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May 29, 2015 at 10:09 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 319

The Shirk Report - Volume 319

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. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from everywhere.

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May 28, 2015 at 5:23 pm

Picture of the Day: Sunset on Mars

Picture of the Day: Sunset on Mars

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover recorded this view of the sun setting at the close of the mission’s 956th Martian day, or sol (April 15, 2015), from the rover’s location in Gale Crater.

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May 28, 2015 at 4:51 pm

4,000 Years of World History in One Epic Chart

4,000 Years of World History in One Epic Chart

First published in 1931, this ambitious “Histomap” by John B. Sparks attempts to distil four thousand years of world history (starting in 2000 B.C) into one glorious chart.

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