The Google World Wonders Project is a platform which brings world heritage sites of the modern and ancient world online. Journey to more than 130 world heritage sites across the globe—like Stonehenge, the Palace and Garden of Versailles, temples of ancient Kyoto or The White City of Tel-Aviv. With videos, photos and in-depth information, you …
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Have you downloaded the new Facebook Camera iPhone app?
Today, we’re introducing Camera, a new mobile app that makes using Facebook photos faster and easier. See friends’ photos all in one place When you launch the app, you’ll see a feed of just great photos from the people you care about. You can swipe to see more of any album or tap to enlarge …
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New Guinness Record for largest chocolate sculpture – 18,000 pound Mayan temple
A California dessert and pastry school, located in Irvine, has just broken the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Chocolate Sculpture: To celebrate our 30th anniversary, Qzina Specialty Foods, has broken a Guinness World Record for building the largest chocolate sculpture. The sculpture models an ancient Mayan temple and weighs 18,239 pounds, far surpassing the previous record set in Italy …
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The music technology of Hans Zimmer
One of my favorite film composers, Hans Zimmer, has a Google+ account where he’s been sharing photos of his work. What I love about them is the sheer amount music technology he is surrounded by.
Epic Photos: best of the solar eclipse
‘Ring of Fire’ – solar eclipse coming this Sunday
There will be a stunning partial solar eclipse on Sunday, May 20th. The moon will begin shrouding the sun at 5:27 p.m. (PST) and will cover 83 percent of the sun’s surface at 6:40 p.m. The eclipse will take place while the sun is sinking toward the horizon, out over the ocean. It’ll be easy …
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Korduroy TV holds contest – “show us your quiver” – with some interesting entries
Photos of an abandoned cruise ship
Hidden in a remote bay of the Solomon Islands, the beached wreck of the German-built Liberian Cruise ship World Discoverer slowly rusts. There is nothing about the ship more fascinating than the story of its demise. Built in 1974, it served multiple owners faithfully for over 25 years. In April of 2000, the ship struck …
Six Flags Zombieland – real-life photos
Six Flags New Orleans was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It has been abandoned ever since.
Modern Royals – Rainbow Queen in the British Vogue
Note that it says the Queen prefers: 29% – blue 13% – floral 11% – cream or green 10% – pink or purple 4% – red, orange, or yellow 2% – black 1% – checkered or beige And, some close-ups.