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Worlds Most Incredible Face Paintings – James Kuhn
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A man of many faces, artist James Kuhn creates some of the most incredible and bizarre masks ever seen. The eccentric face painter calls his creations “self-portraits” because he uses his own face as the canvas for his artwork.
Kuhn transforms himself into Tweety Bird from the Warner Bros cartoons.
Photo James Kuhn / [...]
Sunken Sister Ship of Titanic to be Underwater Seabed Museum
Sitting on its side at the bottom of the Aegean Sea, Titanic’s lesser-known sister ship is set to become a spectacular underwater seabed museum more than 90 years after the gigantic and luxurious Olympic-class ocean liner met her demise when she sank in 1916.
The Britannic lies on its starboard side in the Aegean [...]
Worlds Largest Barbecue World Record
Surpassing anything remotely close to your typical Hungry Man’s Meal, ravenous participants in Paraguay have broken the Guinness World Record for the largest one day open-air barbecue.
Photo Reuters
More than 30,000 people grilled their way into history on October 26th to devour 61,600 pounds (28,000 kilos) of meat over the course of 6 hours [...]
28 More Worlds Most Amazing Mosques – Part 2
In part 2 of this series, we bring you 28 more of the most amazing mosques our planet has to offer in all their spectacular architectural glory. Be sure to check out Part 1 of this series if you haven’t already.
Ummayad Mosque
The Grand Mosque of Damascus — also known as the Ummayad Mosque [...]
27 Worlds Most Amazing Mosques – Part 1
From ancient times long past to present day, man has constructed mosques revered for their stunning architectural beauty and distinctive features — grand entrances, soaring minarets, dramatically tiled domes, monumental courtyards, majestic halls, ablution fountains, and even tombs. In the first of a 2-part series, we will take a look at some of the most [...]
Creepy Crawly Slithery Snake Massage the New Rage
While it may be enough to make one’s skin crawl at the mere thought of it, people have been flocking to a spa in Israel for the latest craze in avant-garde massage therapy — real-life snake massage.
Photo Getty Images
You might consider the ultimate masseurs to be hard-bodied experts, but at Barak’s Snake Spa [...]
