What you are about to see, are not paintings on canvas! Alexa Meade paints with acrylics directly on human flesh creating the illusion of painterly portraits. “Alexa Meade is an installation artist based in the Washington, DC area. Her background in the world of political communications has fueled her intellectual interest in the tensions between perception and reality.

Do you know what is the safest way to travel? It’s online traveling – when you sit comfortably on a coach browsing the pictures. So, let’s take a little virtual tour to the heart of the Xochimilco’s canals, Mexico. There we will find a strange little island called “Isla de Las Munecas” where most of the trees are decorated with old creepy dolls. According to legend, three young girls were playing in the island when one drowned. Now when you walk here – you may get a feeling that you’re being constantly watched.

The tale of a snake with two heads is not a new one. A python with two heads was seen in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany. But the 50cm long slithering creature is not alone! There are others. Double the heads, double the poison!

Most new cameras come with the "panorama option." Taking amazing photos is no longer just for professionals. Now you too can take amazing wide shots of your vacation, helicopter ride, holiday party, whatever! Here are some of the world's most epic panorama images thus far.

Sometimes we forget that this world is all about love. Animals have no social barriers to sotp them from showing the affection they all need. Don't you wish all people could be this free too?

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Along the road to one of China’s most famous tourist landmarks – the Great Wall of China – sits what could potentially have been another such tourist destination, but now stands as an example of modern-day China and the problems facing it.

Situated on an area of around 100 acres, and 45 minutes drive from the center of Beijing, are the ruins of ‘Wonderland’. Construction stopped more than a decade ago, with developers promoting it as ‘the largest amusement park in Asia’. Funds were withdrawn due to disagreements over property prices with the local government and farmers. So what is left are the skeletal remains of a palace, a castle, and the steel beams of what could have been an indoor playground in the middle of a corn field.

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The U.S. military-funded robot dog program now has two electronic canines in training to haul gear for soldiers over rugged terrain. Each member of the pack is also 10 times quieter than its predecessor robot, which should make it easier to hold a conversation or sneak up on an enemy.The Legged Squad Support System (LS3), as the Boston Dynamics’ AlphaDog robots are known, are being developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as a sort of an intelligent pack mule that won’t freak out when shots are fired or a mutt walks by on the other side of the hiking trail.In the video below, it’s clear that the robots are far from stealth, but their moving parts are quiet enough to hear the robots' footsteps on the ground. The previous version of the robot was so loud that all you could hear was the sound of its motor. 

As if a trip to France wasn't already an awesome opportunity for fun and discovery, there is now a very awesome addition to the Paris party life. The newest way to cross the river Seine, Paris' main artery, is a giant floating trampoline! Designed by form Atelier Zundel Cristea, it is said to be "dedicated to the joyful release from gravity." 

Imagine: 2 donut shaped PVC structures filled with 3,700 meters of air, each centered with a trampoline measuring 30 meters in diameter. 

See it for yourself below!

If you're a Facebook addict, this is the gagdet for you!

With millions of daily users, Facebook is bound to release their own ddevice sooner or later. Take this, for example, where the "Like" button is the center of attention and the number one call to action tool. This make is easy to share everything you "Like," at the click of one hover-less button. Also! Take pics at the click of a button and immediately post to Instagram, Facebook, and any pages you may have. :D Would you buy a Facebook Phone?

Try to feel innocent about that stamp collection you've got growing inn your hallway closet. Or maybe you're beginning to feel the pains of a serious shoe collecting problem. Well, whatever is it that you "hoard," I'm sure it ain't as crazy as the loves of these folks' lives. People can become obsessed with any given thing; clothes, wooden dolls, leopard print, anything! What are you obsessed with?

Optical illusions are everywhere, but did you know that you can draw them?! 3D is totally lifelike in these awesome drawings. 

Do you ever just sit around and wonder, What would life be like if we were tiny?

Well, wonder no more! Now you can see the stunning images of what life would be like if humans could suddenly take the Alice in Wonderland effect and become truly miniscule. 

A few days ago, Russia's main man, Putin, extended Russia's borders to ex-French citizen, Gerard Depardieu. Depardeu seemed to have issues with France's taxing system and has happily accepted Putin's invitation to become a Russian citizen at a mere flat 13% tax rate on anyone making any amount of money. 

When it snows, us humans aren't the only ones who wish to stay cooped up at home. Animals have to deal with the weather too!

As we know, bears go into hiding somewhere in a warm tree hole or cave. Rats and other rodents get to hide underground. As for the rest; they just have to make the best of what they've got. Here's the adorable winter joys: