The Dark Origin of Valentine’s Day.
We all know that Valentine’s Day is considered the day of lovers practically all over the world, with a consumerism that often reaches levels to say the least embarrassed. However, […]
This photo of 1925 testifies the First Selfie-Stick of History?
Is the “selfie stick” really a modern gadget? This photograph, published by the English freelance journalist Alan Cleaver, dates back to 1925 and shows his grandparents who are taking a […]
Shanell Papp: The artist who created a life-sized skeleton in crochet.
A life-size skeleton, complete with organs that faithfully reproduce the original ones. If you thought you saw (and realized) everything, you are wrong! The creation, somewhat bizarre, is made by […]
Turkey’s Burj Al Babas: the abandoned city of the Luxury Castles
The atmosphere seems that of a surreal tale, a Disney fairytale in the Horror version, but the Burj Al Babas project is so far from cinematic fiction, and it develops […]
Popcorn Bay: Fuerteventura’s beach with Pop-Corn-like sand
On the island of Fuerteventura, near the town of Corralejo, in the Canaries, there is a beach whose sand seems to be made of Pop Corn. The place is known […]
The incredible infrared photographs of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
N. As we known, the exclusion zone includes the 30 kilometers radius from the center of the explosion that, in 1986, caused the most serious nuclear accident in history, a […]
The Terrifying Stereoscopic Postcards used to “Educate” Children at the beginning of the 20th century
What child doesn’t dread the unseen monsters potentially lurking under the bed, or stalking around the shadows outside the window? These stereoscopic postcards knew the peak of success during the […]
The incredible story of the man who fed a family of Polar Bears in Siberia.
In the second half of the ’70s a strange rumor began to run among the inhabitants of the autonomous region of Čukotka, the north-eastern end of Russia that looks beyond […]
Edison’s talking doll which terrified children.
He called them his “little monsters”: Thomas Alva Edison, great inventor and American entrepreneur, is remembered in history as the man who invented the light bulb. Although he was not […]
24 photographs of the 1930s show the Life conditions in the New York Psychiatric Hospital.
These photos from Pilgrim State Hospital in the late 1930s blended clear-eyed reporting with an almost palpable compassion. The black and white photographs were taken by the LIFE’s Alfred Eisenstaedt […]
Norimitsu Odachi: Japan’s Longest Sword measured 377 Cm and weighed 14.5 Kg.
The Norimitsu Odachi is a huge Japanese sword, probably the largest ever forged on Japanese soil. Its dimensions are so impressive that they suggested the imaginative hypothesis that it belonged […]
The lock of 1680 is an enigma against thieves!
This lock was made by the British blacksmith John Wilkes around 1680. It can be considered the masterpiece for the security closures of the seventeenth century, an inextricable enigma for […]
Eduard Gordeev: an Impressionist Cityscape photographer
Eduard Gordeev, in russian Эдуард Гордеев is a really talented photographer who lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia. He creates artistic landscape photo series of his beloved city St. […]
The best Japanese craftsmen make a series of Furniture for Cats.
The tendency to create specific objects for pets is constantly increasing, thanks also to the media success that our small friends receive on social networks and on the web. The […]
25# Merry Christmas to everybody!
Thanks to everyone for the many visits and appreciation to our advent calendar. Next year we will try to invent something new. Keep following us!!! Merry Christmas and a happy […]
William Utermohlen: the artist who documented the progression of Alzheimer’s disease with harrowing self-portraits.
In 1995, at the age of 61, the American artist William Utermohlen was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. In response to his illness, the artist, who lived in London, began a […]
5 Photos of People Laughing in the Face of Death
How would you feel when you are just inches away from a possible death? There are some brave soldiers who have laughed at death during the World War II. These […]
