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The Biggest Industries In The World You Don’t Think About

From the sex trade to the lucrative industry of food coloring, these are some of the biggest industries in the world you don't know about.

By Kiri Picone • Nov 3, 2012

The Biggest Industries In The World You Don’t Think About

From the sex trade to the lucrative industry of food coloring, these are some of the biggest industries in the world you don't know about.

By Kiri Picone • November 3, 2012

The Incredible Jack-O-Lantern Art Of Ray Villafane

No creepy Halloween costume would be complete without a jack o lantern. Dubbed by leading newspapers as the “Picasso of Pumpkins,” artist Ray Villafane takes what is generally considered a simplistic and often sticky autumnal ritual and transforms it into an incredibly intricate and realistic work of art.

By Savannah Cox • Oct 23, 2012

The Incredible Jack-O-Lantern Art Of Ray Villafane

No creepy Halloween costume would be complete without a jack o lantern. Dubbed by leading newspapers as the “Picasso of Pumpkins,” artist Ray Villafane takes what is generally considered a simplistic and often sticky autumnal ritual and transforms it into an incredibly intricate and realistic work of art.

By Savannah Cox • October 23, 2012

The World’s Most Peculiar Gardens

Peculiar Gardens: Waldspirale, Germany Austrian Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s contempt for straight lines and deference to patterns found within nature led him to design Waldspirale, or “forest spiral,” which is home to both people and trees in Germany. Inspired by the quote “If man walks in nature’s mist, then he is nature’s...

By Savannah Cox • Oct 22, 2012

The World’s Most Peculiar Gardens

Peculiar Gardens: Waldspirale, Germany Austrian Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s contempt for straight lines and deference to patterns found within nature led him to design Waldspirale, or “forest spiral,” which is home to both people and trees in Germany. Inspired by the quote “If man walks in nature’s mist, then he is nature’s...

By Savannah Cox • October 22, 2012

Six Of The Most Bizarre Beauty Trends

Bizarre Beauty Trends: Neck Rings It was Marco Polo who first commented on this bizarre, lifelong beauty treatment in 1300. But in the 700 years that have passed not much has changed. The donning of the neck ring, somewhat commonplace in Asian and African cultures, can occur as early as...

By Savannah Cox • Oct 10, 2012

Six Of The Most Bizarre Beauty Trends

Bizarre Beauty Trends: Neck Rings It was Marco Polo who first commented on this bizarre, lifelong beauty treatment in 1300. But in the 700 years that have passed not much has changed. The donning of the neck ring, somewhat commonplace in Asian and African cultures, can occur as early as...

By Savannah Cox • October 10, 2012

The Most Depressing Song of All Time

Written by a Hungarian composer in 1933, "Gloomy Sunday" has been blamed for over 200 suicides.This is the fascinating story of history's most depressing song.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 30, 2012

The Most Depressing Song of All Time

Written by a Hungarian composer in 1933, "Gloomy Sunday" has been blamed for over 200 suicides.This is the fascinating story of history's most depressing song.

By All That's Interesting • September 30, 2012

The 7 Strangest Celebrity Deaths Of The 1920s

The strangest, most scandalous celebrity deaths from an era when such things could still be covered up.

By Savannah Cox • Sep 29, 2012

The 7 Strangest Celebrity Deaths Of The 1920s

The strangest, most scandalous celebrity deaths from an era when such things could still be covered up.

By Savannah Cox • September 29, 2012

The 5 Ugliest Cat Breeds In The World

From the hairless to the stout to the just plain weird, who knew that cats could look so bizarre. If you're looking for the ugliest cat breeds, these are the absolute oddest felines from around the world.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 12, 2012

The 5 Ugliest Cat Breeds In The World

From the hairless to the stout to the just plain weird, who knew that cats could look so bizarre. If you're looking for the ugliest cat breeds, these are the absolute oddest felines from around the world.

By All That's Interesting • September 12, 2012

Seven Of The Dumbest Diet Trends In History

History’s Dumbest Diet Trends Praying The Weight Away Gaining clout in the 1950s, this diet’s initial devotees believed that God meant for people to consume as little calories as possible and that overindulging was more likely due to a spiritual void than a tapeworm. Thus, for the diet’s acolytes, the...

By All That's Interesting • Sep 4, 2012

Seven Of The Dumbest Diet Trends In History

History’s Dumbest Diet Trends Praying The Weight Away Gaining clout in the 1950s, this diet’s initial devotees believed that God meant for people to consume as little calories as possible and that overindulging was more likely due to a spiritual void than a tapeworm. Thus, for the diet’s acolytes, the...

By All That's Interesting • September 4, 2012

Nature’s Five Most Peculiar Plants

Nature’s Most Peculiar Plants: Rafflesia Arnoldii (Corpse Flower) The Rafflesia arnoldii, found in Southeast Asia, is known by the name “corpse flower” due to the smell of rotting flesh which it gives off. The plant is rootless, leafless, parasitic, and has the largest known flower in the world – it...

By All That's Interesting • Aug 29, 2012

Nature’s Five Most Peculiar Plants

Nature’s Most Peculiar Plants: Rafflesia Arnoldii (Corpse Flower) The Rafflesia arnoldii, found in Southeast Asia, is known by the name “corpse flower” due to the smell of rotting flesh which it gives off. The plant is rootless, leafless, parasitic, and has the largest known flower in the world – it...

By All That's Interesting • August 29, 2012

Japan’s Bizarre Street Fashion Trends

From technicolor tutus to dark styles more gothic than Notre Dame, a look at the current trends in Japan street fashion.

By All That's Interesting • Aug 23, 2012

Japan’s Bizarre Street Fashion Trends

From technicolor tutus to dark styles more gothic than Notre Dame, a look at the current trends in Japan street fashion.

By All That's Interesting • August 23, 2012

The 6 Craziest Popes In The History Of The Catholic Church

From trying a corpse for perjury to selling the papacy to marry a cousin, Catholicism certainly has had its share of colorful Popes.

By Savannah Cox • Aug 21, 2012

The 6 Craziest Popes In The History Of The Catholic Church

From trying a corpse for perjury to selling the papacy to marry a cousin, Catholicism certainly has had its share of colorful Popes.

By Savannah Cox • August 21, 2012