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Mr. Potter’s Museum of Curiosities
- 19 Sep 2011
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Potters Museum in Bramber, Sussex

"Potter was a genius who made fur-lined dolls into whimsical but veritable works of poetic art".

"The museum still exists today but has moved to Devon, and there is a sign there stating that the animals died of natural causes."

"Various taxidermy scenes are shown including the kittens’ wedding, the squirrels’ club, kittens’ tea party, bunnies’ school room, all accurate down to the tiniest details. We also see Potter’s famous “Who Killed Cock Robin” tableau which took seven years to complete."

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Intercontinental Ballistic Microfinance
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"What happens when 620,000 lenders fund 615,000 entrepreneurs, students, and other microfinance borrowers around the world?

Five+ years of Kiva loan activity, in full color. Thanks to all the lenders, borrowers, partners, and team members who brightened this map - and helped to change lives in the process." kiva.org

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Money Trees
- 19 Sep 2011
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"Apparently in several wooded areas around the UK, passersby have been stopping for decades (if not centuries), meticulously hammering small denomination coins intro trees. Most of the trees seem to be in and around Cumbria and Portmeirion....the practice might date back to the early 1700s in Scotland where ill people stuck florins into trees with the idea that the tree would take away their sickness."

via thisiscolossal.com
Mother of Illusion : Things are not as they seem...
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The “blue’ and “green” {#00FF96}{0.255.150} are actually the same. The way we perceive colors is affected by the surrounding colors. If you pull out the other colors and leave only the blue/green {#00FF96}{0.255.150}, you’ll see what we mean.

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The Internet Of Things
- 19 Sep 2011
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"This infographic provides a snapshot of how the number of connected devices has exploded since the birth of the Internet and the PC, as well as a glimpse forward to 2020. The Internet may be huge, but it’s going to get alot bigger. According to infographic below, there will be 31 billion devices and 4 billion people will be connected to the internet by 2020."

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Latin Roots {gen} & Other Word Games : Word Dynamo
- 19 Sep 2011
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Choose a Game
- Match
  Match each word to its definition
  match
- Crossword
  Play these words in a crossword puzzle.
  crosswords
- Listen
  Hear the word and select its definition
  listen
- Write
  Type the word that matches the definition
  write
- Flashcards
  Practice terms and definitions at your own place
  flashcards
via dynamo.dictionary.com
The 64 Canonical Grimaces of Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
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"Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (February 6, 1736 – August 19, 1783) was a German-Austrian sculptor most famous for his "character heads", a collection of busts with faces contorted in extreme facial expressions"..."For the Austrian sculptor Franz Xavier Messerschmidt, the facial distortions became his all-consuming subject. In his case they were artificially created for a specific purpose - to ward off the evil spirits who had haunted him since he recovered from a severe illness in 1774. He sought to arrange his grimaces into a scientific system which, believing it would benefit others in similar distress, he portrayed with great realism in sixty-four self-portrait busts."

via en.wikipedia.org

Mr. Potter’s Museum of Curiosities

Intercontinental Ballistic Microfinance

Money Trees

Mother of Illusion : Things are not as they seem...

The Internet Of Things

Latin Roots {gen} & Other Word Games : Word Dynamo

The 64 Canonical Grimaces of Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

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