21Cute Overload of the Day: A Baby Sloth’s Kind Gesture Swoons the Internet
During a recent trip to Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica, Rachael Hosein captured this precious moment of a baby sloth oh-so-gently offering her a flower petal.
A New Perspective of the Day: This is What a Volcanic Eruption Looks Like from Space
Here’s a striking view of Sarychev Volcano in Kuril Islands of Japan going through its early stage of eruption, taken from the orbit of the International Space Station in June 2009. For more info on this picture, head over to NASA’s Earth Observatory!
LEGO Craftsmanship of the Day: Ghostbusters HQ
LEGO artist Orion Pax spent two months studying the two Ghostbuster films and its animated TV series adaptation as part of his ambitious project to construct the most accurate LEGO brick model of the team’s firehouse headquarters.
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@_FloridaMan
This is my favorite new Twitter account.
@_FloridaMan chronicles all of the real, stupid shit that Floridians do. And there’s a lot!
Holiday Spirit of the Day: Happy Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day only a couple of days away,Overly Attached Girlfriend shares an overly attached poem with her fans on YouTube.
LEGO Craftmanship of the Day: Erickson S-64 Air-Crane Helicopter
Check out this scale model of an Erickson S-64 Air-Crane Helicopter made out of 100,000 bricks by Ryan McNaught, a.k.a “The BrickMan” and one of 13 LEGO certified Professional builders in the world. His work will be on display at the Australian LEGO con Brickvention this weekend. Head to McNaught’s Flickr for more photos. Hat tip goes to Laughing Squid.
An eBay auction for a yellow skater dress has gone viral after the unnamed seller from Oxfordshire, UK accidentally uploaded a nude photo of herself to the auction site, leading to bids as high as £150,000 (the asking price was £15.99) and the Twitter hashtag #ebayyellowskaterdress trending in the UK region.
A New Perspective of the Day: Central Park, Manhattan
Russian aerial photographer Sergey Semenov took this breathtaking view of Manhattan near Central Park, which earned him the Epson International Photographic Panorama Awards 2012 in amateur’s built-environment category.
Ikea monkey owner says she wants Darwin back as videos reveal her life with well-dressed monkey
The owner of a monkey caught wandering outside a Toronto Ikea this weekend says the tiny primate rarely left her side until he was confiscated by authorities — and she wants him back.
Yasmin Nakhuda says she initially tried to return the monkey she named Darwin to the breeder who supplied him, but changed her mind after hearing his heartbroken cries.
After that, Nakhuda says Darwin was near her at all times, including while she slept and showered.
“I know he cannot live without me,” said real estate agent Nakhuda.
“And everyone who knows Darwin can vouch for this. He needs his mother like a child needs his mother,” she told CityNews Monday.
Mysterious monkey in posh miniature winter coat found alone at Toronto Ikea
A small monkey, dressed in a shearling-like winter coat, was on the loose outside an Ikea in Toronto’s North York area on Sunday, after letting itself out of its cage and the car belonging to its owners.
At around 3 p.m. ET, the diminutive primate was spotted in the store’s upper parking lot, where it was cornered by several Ikea staff members, who also called animal control to come retrieve the monkey.
“It apparently let itself out of its crate, opened the car door and went for a walk,” Toronto Police Sgt. Ed Dzingala said. “Smart monkey.”
Flashback of the Day
Rejoice, Freaks and Geeks fans! Check out Vanity Fair’s exclusive photos from the entire cast’s reunion for executive producer Judd Apatow’s comedy issue.
How to Make a Ghost
1) Get wire mesh, cutting tools and steel wire. 2) Sculpt the bottom torso in the shape of a cylinder. 3) Sculpt the upper torso by wrapping wire mesh around a model. 4) Fasten the two parts together using steel wire.
Space Shot of the Day: Cathedral to Massive Stars
The Hubble Space Telescope took this spellbinding image of Pismis 24 (shown center above), one of the most massive and luminous star clusters known, glimmering above the NGC 6357 nebula that is approximately 8150 light-years away. According to NASA’s estimates, the brightest star of Pismis 24 cluster is over 200 times the mass of our Sun.
Space Shot of the Day is a feature series following the latest developments in planetary science, astrophotography, space exploration, future plans for colonization and all things related to outer space.
