Illustrator Documents the Things She Discovers During Her Outdoor Adventures

Nature can offer so many, from resources to peace of mind and even artistic inspiration, and illustrator Jo Brown agrees with the latter. She is a UK-based artist who documents her outdoor explorations in the colorful Nature Journals collection. Brown fills notebooks with stunning ...

Almanac says we’re in for one of the coldest winters in ‘years.’ Should you trust it?

This might be the coldest winter in modern times if the “Old Farmer’s Almanac” can be trusted. The almanac which has a centuries-long tradition, as it runs for 230 years now, has predicted a cold winter for this tough year and they are calling it “the season of shivers”. Whether ...

Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border

A farmer in Belgium has caused a stir after inadvertently redrawing the country’s border with France. A local history enthusiast was walking in the forest when he noticed the stone marking the boundary between the two countries had moved 2.29m (7.5ft).

Artist Draws Intricate Rose Made of Thousands of Tiny “Lost Souls”

Richard Berner is a UK-based artist who makes you come back several times to his works, as they all hide tiny details which might not be visible at a first glance. His pen illustrations and intricate representations of common things, but hide lots of clever details. Berner was an ...

Cities Grows Vegetables On Traffic Islands And Donating Them

The city of Prosperidad in Agusan del Sur in Mindanao has a very creative approach when it comes to growing food in peculiar places. They have thought of making great use of traffic islands located in the city along the roads and plant a small vegetable garden in them. The traffic ...

Woman Publicly Exposes Her Cat as a Thief and Invites Neighbors To Reclaim Stolen Items

There is a burglar in Beaverton, Oregon, and it is one of the cutest burglars the Internet has ever seen. Her name is Esme, and she is the cat of Kate Felmet, who frequently wakes up to find all sorts of stolen objects on her front porch. All these items are, of course, brought there ...

Letter Sent to Iceland with Hand-Drawn Map Instead of Address Actually Arrives at Destination

This heartwarming story comes from Iceland, where someone decided to mail a letter without a delivery address by simply drawing a map of the destination on the envelope. The mail has been sent to a farm in Hvammseit, West Iceland, and to everyone’s surprise, the letter has reached ...

Netherlands: Biodegradable Masks Turn Into Flowers After Planting

The pandemic created a big polemic around recycling and our impact on nature, as all the reusable masks are worn by humans end up stranded on beaches and in our oceans. Since masks are here to stay for a long time, how about thinking of clever ways to recycling them or even creating ...

Treasure trove of Inuit art found in rundown Detroit house

It’s among the last places you’d expect to find valuable Inuit artwork. But in an old, dilapidated house in Detroit new homeowners did just that. “My husband and his business partner flip homes and, several months ago, they came into possession of a home that was ...
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