Technically speaking, cosplay, short for "costume play", is a type of performance art in which participants wear costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea from a work of fiction. Continue reading to see twenty-four of the internet's most popular cosplayers.
At first glance, the image above may appear to be a simple photo manipulation, but it's actually a real photograph taken by Moscow-based Leonid Tishkov who travels around the world with a nifty moon lamp. The installation was originally created for a festival of contemporary art. Continue reading to see more.
Olympus Mons is basically a large shield volcano on the planet Mars. It stands nearly 22 km (14 mi) tall, making Olympus Mons the tallest mountain on any planet in the Solar System. This mountain stands almost three times as tall as Mount Everest's height above sea level. Click here to view the first image in this week's funny school pictures gallery. Continue reading for a video flyover of Olympus Mons.
%20tall%2C%20making%20Olympus%20Mons%20the%20tallest%20mountain%20on%20any%20planet%20in%20the%20Solar%20System.%20This%20mountain%20stands%20almost%20three%20times%20as%20tall%20as%20Mount%20Everest's%20height%20above%20sea%20level.)
Limited to just 30-units worldwide, the 2014 Jaguar XKR-S GT in Polar White is powered by a 5.0L V8 engine that produces 550hp and 501 lb-ft of torque, enable it to accelerate from 0-60mph in just 3.9-seconds. On the outside, you'll find lightweight 20" alloy wheels on Pirelli Corsa tires, a carbon fiber front splitter, carbon fiber canards and carbon fiber wheel arch spats. Continue reading for a video, more pictures, and additional information.
The Lego Group began in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter from Billund, Denmark, who began making wooden toys in 1932. In 1934, his company came to be called "Lego", from the Danish phrase leg godt, which means "play well". Continue reading to see forty-two more ultra creative LEGO ads that think outside the box.
Did you know that up to 17-million people share the same birthday? Or, that the average person will spend 12-years of their lives watching television, paired with 19-days of looking at the remote? Click here to view the first image in today's viral picture gallery. Continue reading for a video of a funny imaginary friend photo prank.
You may have heard about the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, but have you seen how it looked during its construction in the late 1800s? Or, have you seen a picture of ENIAC, the first computer ever made? We've rounded up eighteen more interesting pictures of notable moments in history. Continue reading to see them all.
Unlike the standard model, SRT's limited edition Viper TA (Time Attack) was built specifically for the track, meaning that it has no radio, leather seats, or any other luxury options for that matter. At 3348-pounds and limited to just 33-units worldwide, it packs an 8.4L V10 engine that generates 640hp and 600 lb-ft of torque, paired with a Bilstein Damptronic suspension system. Continue reading for a video and more information.
Based on the comic book series of the same name, The Walking Dead tells the story of a small group of survivors living in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. Most of the story takes place in the Atlanta metropolitan area and then the surrounding countryside of northern Georgia, as the survivors search for a safe haven away from the shuffling hordes of predatory "walkers", who devour any living thing they catch, and whose bite is infectious to humans. Continue reading for more.
If you're unfamiliar with the term, an Internet meme is a concept that spreads from person to person via the Internet. The concept of a meme was defined and described by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, as an attempt to explain the way cultural information spreads; internet memes are a subset of this, specific to the culture and environment of the internet. Above, we have "Success Kid" then and now. Continue reading for more.
