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According to the blog Korean Students Speak, “Many South Korean classrooms lack opportunities for freedom of expression. The goal of this project is to encourage students to creatively voice their opinion.” While their English isn’t always perfect, it’s good to see that teenagers are teenagers, no matter what country they live in.

Steven J. Backman, a San Francisco native, makes incredible tiny sculptures using only one toothpick, a straight edged razor blade and glue. It all began in elementary school when Steven made a Science project of DNA molecules from ordinary toothpicks and beans. While attending San Francisco State University in the fall of 1984, where Steven later received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Industrial Arts, he decided to design a San Francisco cable car for an art project using toothpicks and glue. This was one way in which he knew how to show his appreciation for these mobile historical landmarks. Shortly after, Steven established his toothpick art business named “Landmarks of San Francisco,” which he still presently operates. Steven’s motto, “The Essence of Patience,” truly exemplifies his drive and determination towards creating unique and unforgettable one-of-a-kind pieces of art. Steven feels that making these sculptures is as relaxing as lying on a secluded island at peace with himself and his surroundings. He is truly a perfectionist at heart and takes much pride in his toothpick sculptures.

Sure, you think that pencils are needed only for drawing and ear picking, but Jennifer Maestre doesn’t think so. Artist always use things other than for their intended purpose. Meet Jennifer Maestre, a South African-born, Massachusetts-based artist, who makes amazing pencil sculptures.

The world’s largest aquarium is located in Atlanta, Georgia. It houses more than 120,000 animals, representing 500 species in 8.5 million gallons of water. There are 60 different habitats with 12,000 square feet of viewing windows, and it cost $290 million to build. Georgia Aquarium was the result of the vision of one enterprising businessman Bernard Marcus, who dreamed of presenting Atlanta with an aquarium that would encourage both education and economic growth. Marcus was so inspired by aquariums that after visiting 56 of them in 13 countries with his wife, he donated $250 million toward what was to become Georgia Aquarium. Additional $40 million came in as corporate donations. The land was donated by the Coca Cola Company.

Tianjin Eye is a 120-meter tall giant Ferris wheel built on the Yongle Bridge over the Hai River in Tianjin, China. It is claimed to be the only such wheel to have been constructed over a bridge. At the time of its completion in April 2008, only the London Eye (135 meters), Star of Nanchang (160 meters) and Singapore Flyer (165 meters) were taller.

Memes are people too, you guys. At least, some of them are.

A woman wanted to remove her son’s ex-wife from a group photograph. Here is the result.

This series by Ana Oliveira is called “Identities” and depicts older people posing in similar ways to photos of them taken when they were younger.

Australian photographer Lisa Tomasetti has worked as a visual artist and film stills photographer for the past 23 years. Her eye for cinematic drama comes through in her dance photography, a collection of images in which she is able to capture the beautiful elegance of ballet dancers set against the more rough, gritty urban city streets of Paris, Tokyo, and New York.

If your girlfriend is an Avatar fan, then she will love the Last Airbender ring.

This is what creative resumes look like.

In Austin, Texas, Mondo Gallery has been showcasing artwork dedicated to the hit HBO series Game of Thrones. The special exhibit celebrates the epic fantasy, featuring the works of some incredible contemporary artists including a submission by My Modern Met favorite Audrey Kawasaki. In addition to the original artworks being shared with audiences and fans of the show, Mondo will be digitally releasing two new posters in their exclusive poster series of 8 limited edition screen prints leading up to the third season premiere of the acclaimed series (March 31st).

From a distance, these ballerina sculptures seem elegant and peaceful, a beautiful representation of a graceful dance form. However, upon closer investigation, the wire sculptures might actually send a shiver down your spine. Based in Johannesburg, artist Regardt van deer Meulen formed the figures out of steel as an illustration of the vulnerable human body. They stand larger than life as a visual contradiction between the energy and movement of a lively dancer compared to a disintegrating form that no longer breathes healthy life.

In South Africa an 8-year-old boy married a 61-year-old woman because his dying grandfather told him to do so. After his death the family was fearing a supernatural punishment from boy's grandfather, so they arranged the wedding. The woman is a close friend of the family and the boy knows and loves her. They are not going to live together.

Tokyo, Japan-based photographer Shinichi Higashi takes long exposures to exciting new heights with his series Graffiti of Speed/Mirror Symmetry. While his colorful light trails seem incredibly futuristic set against Japan's modern architecture, it's the masterful merging of two identical images that makes this series so compelling.

It's fun and easy. But really weird.

At the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, scientists have been experimenting with sound waves and pharmaceutical solutions, levitating soluble drops between two speakers facing each other. While their research has produced some visually fascinating results, it has also led to the discovery of a far more effective method for creating amorphous drugs, which happen to be the more desirable of two forms that pharmaceutical drugs can take.

When envisioning his marriage proposal to his future wife, Matthew Hartman probably never planned for this. As he and his girlfriend Elizabeth stood on a rock, amid the ocean waves in Southern California, he knelt down on one knee and brought out a ring. Nearby friends video recorded the moment and captured it on camera as a giant wave crashed up over the rocks and knocked them both out into the water.

Arizona-born photographer Mike Brodie first began taking pictures in 2004 when he found a Polaroid camera on the backseat of his friend's car and she gave it to him. Just a teenager at the time, Brodie was an adventure-seeker and he was fascinated with the train-hopping community. So, he took his camera and ventured towards the train tracks, jumping on the first train that passed by for a free ride to anywhere. He said, “I had a lot of curiosity about the world and wanted to go travel. It was an addiction. And photography turned out to be something that just happened naturally for me.” From that point, there was no looking back. Brodie spent the next few years riding trains and using his camera to photograph his experiences.

A man has been working on this town model for 15 years, he is now 96 and still working on it.

Black Chevrolet C6 Corvette Z06 under the truck. No survivors? Actually, the driver almost walked away uninjured.

These photos will break your heart.

Here are some celebrities who you probably had no idea are twins. How many of these celebrity twins do you recognize?

Feel Like Playing a drinking game while also be lazy and watch a movie at the same time? Do both. Here are 10 movies with drinking game rules to go along with them. Have Fun!

Death is a part of life. In video games, the pixelated grim reaper will always be lurking around the corner, waiting to rip the soul from your unwitting avatar. Occasionally, he gets creative and looks for more gruesome ways to smash, slash, and splatter your character. Each evisceration, decapitation, and laceration is felt right there in your throat. Each spurt of blood and thud of a disembodied limb makes you squirm in your seat with disgust, but you know it’s all fake and that there’s always a restart option. Think you’ve got the stomach to handle our list of the 10 Gruesome Video Game Deaths? Let’s find out.

When you walk into a doctors office you want to see comforting items and be assured you will be taken care of. What you don't want to see are things like these. At Least I wouldn't want to see these items in a doctor or dentist office.

Ordered a bunch of pizzas lately? Are you just going to throw away those pizza boxes? Don't do it! You can make some fun creative things using those pizza boxes. Lets take a look at what all you can make using that cardboard box.

Some of these foods will be obvious while others may shock you. These dishes might seem like OK items to eat while dieting but they are not. Avoid these foods as much as possible to keep up a good diet and to get healthy.

Brazilian local artist Eduardo Kobra, has really raised the bar with his majestic tribute to Brazilian architect and innovator Oscar Niemeyer who sadly died at 104. Widely regarded as one of the greatest architects of his generation (he was known in the industry as ‘a sculptor of monuments’) he was the architect behind Palácio da Alvorada, Cathedral of Brasília, National Congress of Brazil & Niterói Contemporary Art Museum to name a few. Outside of his homeland, he even played a significant role in designing the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Aside from his buildings, his legacy has now taken a different form thanks for Kobra. His vibrant and modern mural of Oscar, towers 52 meters into the air, running along the side of skyscraper situtated in Paulista Avenue (one of Sao Paulo’s most compact and dense streets.). As you’re about to see from the photos, it’s gigantic and stands 16 meter wide. Due to its scale Korba has to enlist the help of 4 people into his team to finish the project off in time. the shapes and fragements of the portraits were inspired by Niemeyer’s very own architecutral style. It’s an innovative & visually stunning tribute to a man who was reknowned for exactly both those qualities. Photos by Alan Teixeira.

The majority of the photographs you see of celebrities are the stock standard type, designed for magazine covers or the entertainment section in your local newspaper. Few are truly captured in a unique or original way (unless you’re someone like this or this), but that’s not the case when it comes to the works of Italian photographer Maurizio Galimberti. Photographing celebrities such as George Clooney, Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones & Sting for his new series ‘Celebrity Works’ – he reinvents and rejuvinates their image into something new and beautifully personal.

Today I’ve put together a list of 38 of the most exceptional and downright intense tattoo’s you’re likely to see. No theme, no script just a collection of some of the most vibrant, intense, interesting and unique tattoo designs I’ve seen across the interwebs. With 38 to choose from, it’s hard to pick a favorite (they’re all impressive in their own way) but let us know which ones stand out for you by leaving a comment below. Enjoy!