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  • Classical sculptures dressed as hipsters look contemporary and totally badass

    I have just discovered a whole new dimension to classical sculpture. If you dress the sculptures as hipsters it gives them an awesome new look. They become contemporary and totally badass. Needless to say, they look a lot more human. They look like people who we can picture in our lives. This beats Madame Tussauds. I am sold.

  • Why people are afraid of the dark

    The world’s original online alarm clock conducted a research about fear of darkness. This infographic explains how many people and at what age suffer from this fear, the reasons behind it and how to treat this fear.

     

  • Guy invented a wind-powered device to clear Afghanistan of landmines

    Massoud Hassani invented a low-cost land mine detonator powered by wind. It’s called Mine Kafon. I look at this machine and think of a robotic vacuum cleaner. Mine Kafon works in a similar way except for it does not use electric power to do the the job. And it works for a much greater cause than cleaning an apartment.

    The project recently got funding through Kickstarter and found many supporters.  It’s going on the fields in Afghanistan this summer. As Massoud puts it, “one less land mine means one saved life”.

  • There is a list of 28 state-approved hairstyles in North Korea

    The government of North Korea officially approved 28 hairstyles for men and women.

    Women can choose among 18 hairstyles. Of this list above, married women are allowed to wear more stylish haircuts than unmarried ones.

    Men are less lucky then women – they can choose among 10 approved hairstyles. Besides, men’s hair can not be longer than 5 centimeters (older men – up to 7 cm) and must be cut every 15 days.

    Wearing a hairstyle outside these guidelines is not permitted.