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Perspective is everything. And that is especially true when considering these amazing photographs by Ondrej Pakan. He takes creepy crawlies that you’d usually steer clear of and turns them into something beautiful.
See the whole collection on TreeHugger: Amazing Macro Photographs of Insects Covered in Dew
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Asteroid the ‘Size of a Minivan’ Exploded Over California
The source of loud “booms” accompanied by a bright object traveling through the skies of Nevada and California on Sunday morning has been confirmed: it was a meteor. A big one.
April 20 (4/20) may be just another day to most people in the country. But among the marijuana smokers in the United States, 4/20 is a celebration.
Marijuana has inspired artists through the years. Here we take a look at some examples of art made possible by marijuana.Top photo: Corbis
Bottom photo: This painting, originating in 18th-century India, depicts fakirs preparing cannabis and hashish for later consumption. (Corbis)
Humans Still Eating Other Humans
The three people suspected of making empanadas out of human flesh are not the only cannibals out there.
Brazil, in particular, has been linked to cannibalism in recent years. The Lancet journal reported in 1994 “that eating human remains” was common among 250 people who lived in an Olinda slum. “Poverty and a lack of compliance with laws” were blamed, since the starving individuals were eating human body parts that they found in the Brazilian city’s garbage dump.
Daredevil Makes Test Jump at 71,581 Feet
The plunge from 71,581 feet was a success. Next up: 120,000 feet.
Daredevil adventurer Felix Baumgartner’s plans to plunge 23 miles from the edge of space back to Earth — a Red Bull-sponsored stunt that would be the world’s highest freefall — and on Thursday, his team announced the completion of a key test flight over Roswell, N.M.
“The height of Felix’s test flight was significant, as it was the first time he passed the Armstrong Line of approximately 63,000 feet, where the atmospheric pressure truly tests Felix’s custom-made space suit,” his team said in a news release.
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