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9 of the Most Fascinating Abandoned Mansions from Around the World

9 of the Most Fascinating Abandoned Mansions from Around the World

The Most Pornographic Statues You Must See Around the World! Since the beginning of time, people around the world have been fascinated with nakedness and have constructed works of art to showcase their fascination for all to see. OTP brings you the raunchiest, the sexiest and the most naked of them all to add to your must see list. Better get you some handy wipes, these are the most pornographic statues you must see around the world... Konark Sun Temple India In the land of Kama Sutra, finding public works of erotica isn't difficult. Vigelandsparken Oslo, Norway Clearly (in the picture above), the guy up front is looking for change for the parking meter and the guy behind him is aiding in the search, right? Manneken Pis Brussels, Belgium Peeing in a fountain is obscene, unsanitary and wildly popular around the world. Pan With Goat Pompeii, Italy This statue touches very deeply on the taboo topic of bestiality. Loveland Jeju, Korea Think of Disneyland except instead of Mickey, there's porn, so much porn. Poseidon Athens, Greece Penis Shaped Rocks

wiseGEEK: clear answers for common questions New York Normal - StumbleUpon Check Out The Awesomeness That Is Guillermo del Toro's Sketchbook August 17, 2013 | 0 Comments | Topics: Interesting “Hellboy II” “Pan’s Labyrinth” “The Devil’s Backbone” “Blade II” “Hellboy” “At the Mountains of Madness” “Pacific Rim” Hot Stories Around The Web Friends Of Caveman Circus 9 Foreign Words the English Language Desperately Needs As we have demonstrated before, the English language has some grievous holes in it. We're talking about everyday phenomena that we have all noticed, yet don't have terms for. Fortunately, while we were busy fumbling with hand gestures and illustrations like cavemen, other cultures just made up the perfect words and phrases to encapsulate those little everyday moments filled with ... uh ... je ne sais quoi. #9. Means: To eat past the point of being full just because the food tastes good. Here is a word that describes such a quintessentially American phenomenon it's shocking that another culture came up with it first. As absurd as that may sound, keep in mind that America has a holiday devoted entirely to shemomedjamo in November. GettyPatriotism comes breaded and deep fried. The literal translation for shemomedjamo is "I accidentally ate the whole thing," which is a charming way of saying "Oh my God, why isn't somebody stopping me?!" Which neatly brings us to ... #8. #7. GettyNo idea. #6. #5.

A map of the countries with the most dangerous roads Click to enlarge. Data source: World Health Organization Lots of people think that their home town has the worst traffic, the most aggressive drivers, the craziest cabbies. Sometimes they have strong anecdotal evidence. Russian drivers often employ dashboard cameras to record seemingly inevitable collisions with reckless motorists. So who has the world's most dangerous roads? The Caribbean island nation (it shares the island of Hispanolia with Haiti) reports a staggering 41.7 driving deaths per 100,000 people per year. The next 10 most dangerous countries for driving, in descending order, are: Thailand, Venezuela, Iran, Nigeria, South Africa, Iraq, Guinea-Bissau, Oman and Chad. What do the dark red countries have in common? As I wrote for The Atlantic after the 2011 Blackberry outage so improved road safety in the United Arab Emirates, shouldn't countries with so much money and so few people -- Saudi Arabia also ranked highly -- have clean, clear, open, safe roads?

15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy Luminita Saviuc, Purpose FairyWaking Times Here is a list of 15 things which, if you give up on them, will make your life a lot easier and much, much happier. We hold on to so many things that cause us a great deal of pain, stress and suffering – and instead of letting them all go, instead of allowing ourselves to be stress free and happy – we cling on to them. 1. 2. “By letting it go it all gets done. 3. 4. “The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. 5. “A belief is not an idea held by the mind, it is an idea that holds the mind.” 6. 7. 8. 9. “Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.” 10. “The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about.” 11. “The only fear we have to fear, is fear itself.” 12. 13. 14. 15. About the Author Luminita is the author of the fantastic blog, Purpose Fairy, where this article was originally featured.

Spoon Fork Bacon - Page 3 of 50 - Hi Guys! Today we have baked chocolate donuts for you! Oh the donut. I feel like I could write (really bad) poems and songs about my love for donuts. This all changes though with donuts. Although old fashioned ones are probably my favorite type of donut as an adult, as a kid it started when I was 5 years old and had my very first donut: a chocolate on chocolate cake donut with chocolate sprinkles. Today we have a recreate of my favorite childhood donut, but a baked version. I use bread flour in this recipe because it results in a slightly denser (and chewy…if that makes sense) donut, so you feel like you’re eating a real cake donut and not just regular chocolate cake that was shaped into an “O”. Our Best Ever Baked Chocolate Doughnuts Makes 20 Directions: 1.

8 Best Free Tools for Internet Security If you're one of those Internet users helping to make "password" the most popular online password for the umpteenth year in a row, you desperately need some help with your Internet security. Online security threats get more sophisticated every year and now, more than ever, it's important to keep your protection tools up-to-date. Luckily for you, web users are often frugal, and you can use and download a multitude of great security tools free of charge. We've compiled the eight best free security tools available. What are some other free security tools that you use? Note: This gallery is organized alphabetically. Image: Flickr, webhamster

17 Abandoned Places Around The World That You Probably Didn’t Know About Abandoned cities — even buildings — capture our imagination. From their history to their current dilapidated state, they never fail to invoke the curiosity within us. Who lived there? 1. German miners settled on this desolate place after finding that the area was rich in diamonds. Destination Truth had a “ghost hunt” and heard some eerie things in Kolmanskop. The town is now bathed with sand, with the grit filling up the first floor of some buildings. 2. Humberstone used to be a saltpeter refinery in northern Chile — it has since been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. The closest city is located 48 kilometers (or roughly 30 miles) west of Humberstone. 3. Also known as Battleship Island, Hashima Island is approximately 9 kilometers (roughly 5.6 miles) off the coast of Nagasaki. The island was developed to mine coal and was bought by Mitsubishi in 1890. Hashima Island was completely left abandoned 1974 — after Mitsubishi formally closed the mines. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

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