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Residents in Nova Scotia, Canada, have recently been confronted with a strange sight: coats tied to lamp poles. But these jackets haven’t been lost — they’ve been put there for homeless people forced to brave the freezing cold. Attached to the coats are labels…
Long-distance relationships can be tough, but creative Korean couple Danbi Shin and Seok Li use photography and collage to stay connected. The duo’s creativity makes the 6,863 miles and 14-hour time difference between them feel that much smaller. The project is…
Stunning grand architecture, chandeliers, ornate frescos… Russia’s metro stations are unlike anything you’ve seen before. And Canadian photographer David Burdeny has spent a year photographing these underground palaces in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Snapping the empty stations at midnight, Burdeny gained unique insight into these…
If you love cats and beer, then there’s a cosy little British pub that you just HAVE to visit. This is why: Time for treats at the cat pub ??? #caturday #catpub #bristol #catsofinstagram #catladiesofinstagram #drunkwithcats #catbeer #meow A photo…
The World Giving Index — which ranks which countries are the most charitable — is out. And the United States has lost its position as the most generous country in the world. But all is not lost, as it’s only slid…
Ura has lived a long and happy life. And at 17 years, the adorable white Scottish Fold cat has found internet fame. The Japanese star has 24,000 fans on her Twitter and blog — and with these cute costumes we’re not surprised. Ura has kidney…
This is the kind of initiative we should be seeing everywhere: a program run out of the Siloam Mission in Winnipeg, Canada, hires homeless people to clean up the downtown streets and pays them $11/hour for their efforts. It’s become so successful that it fills…
The days are getting shorter, the nights longer, and the weather colder. It makes you just want to stay in bed all day. Well, you’ll be pleased to know that you can — with this Japanese kotatsu. It consists of a…
These wide-eyed and unbearably adorable Japanese and Siberian flying squirrels look like they’ve come straight out of a Disney cartoon, but they’re actually found in Japan and some parts of Europe. Old World flying squirrels, as they are known, don’t hibernate, but…
The Force has awoken — in Odessa, Ukraine, where a statue of Vladimir Lenin has been transformed into the dark lord Darth Vader. While the rest of the world was trying to figure out what The Force Awakens trailer reveals about…
This unassuming cafe in Kfar Vitkin, Israel, wants to achieve what the UN and world leaders have failed — peace in the Middle East. And they’re using hummus to do it. The Hummus Bar is offering a whopping 50% off deal on meals —…
Meet Willow Lee, a 3-year-old from California who has already been dubbed the undisputed queen of Halloween. It’s still two weeks until the holiday, but Willow’s elaborate costumes — including prison chef Red from Netflix’s Orange is the New Black,…
This picture shows Godfrey Cuotto, a 21-year-old student from Hamilton in Canada, holding hands with a man named Robert. Robert is deaf and has cerebral palsy and reached out to hold Godfrey’s hand in a crowded bus. “He kept holding my…
Choi+Shine Architects want to transform how utility structures are built. Their “Land of Giants™” design sees electrical pylons as human-shaped statues dotting Iceland’s countryside. “Like the statues of Easter Island,” write Jin Choi and Thomas Shine on their website, “it is envisioned that these…
Tomasz Furmanek is an amateur kayaker and adventure photographer. And with his latest photos he’s combined his passions to capture Norway’s incredible fjords and lakes from his kayak. Furmanek says: “I mainly kayak because it is a good way to connect with nature…
An innovative design duo from Japan have created nameless paints in a bid to revolutionize how children think and learn about color. Yusuke Imai and Ayami Moteki have designed tubes of paint that are labelled with an “equation” showing which primary colors,…