Wonderful Tromp e-l’oeil melting effect at George V Avenue. Fabulous Melting house in Paris

Melting house in Paris
Some years ago, tourists and residents of Paris, being at George V Avenue, fell into a very awkward position – in front of their eyes appeared the house, which appearance did not fit into any conventional frame. Uneven walls, blurred windows, indistinct shapes … It seemed that the house was slowly melting in the sun. However, the key to such a strange phenomenon caused disappointed sigh of those who sincerely believed in an experimental architecture, and brought a sigh of relief among those who regarded it as a mirage. By the way, the French name for this Melting house in Paris is Trompe-l’oeil meaning trick of the eye.
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December 1900. Ladies Home Journal Predictions for the next 100 years

Ladies Home Journal Predictions for the next 100 years

In the December 1900, issue of women’s magazine “Ladies Home Journal” published an article by John Elfreth Watkins Jr. “What might happen in the next hundred years.” The article predicted life 100 years into the future. Ladies Home Journal did shed light on what was important to the everyday reader. What their worries and concerns were, and how the future would be a better place for them. This post contains the article of John Elfreth Watkins Jr. and vintage covers of the magazine. Although these prophecies will seem strange, almost impossible, yet they have come from the most learned and conservative minds in America.
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A post-medieval cemetery in the Borough, Southwark, south London. Cross Bones Graveyard in London

Cross Bones Graveyard, known also as Redcross Way, is a post-medieval cemetery in The Borough, Southwark, south London. It’s an ancient site, dating from medieval times and a large proportion of up to 15,000 people buried here are said to be prostitutes and their children. In 1992 archeologists found a highly overcrowded graveyard with bodies piled on top of one another. Tests showed those buried had suffered from smallpox, tuberculosis, Paget’s disease, osteoarthritis, and vitamin D deficiency. A dig in 1992 uncovered 148 graves, dating 1800 – 1853. Over one third of the bodies were perinatal, a further 11 percent were under one year old. The adults were mostly women aged 36 years and older. The gates to forgotten graves are permanently decorated by a changing array of messages, ribbons, flowers and other tokens.
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Touching photo – 19-year-old dog Schoep in a cradle in John’s hands

19-year-old dog Schoep in a cradle in John’s hands
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Photographer Hannah Stonehouse Hudson learned that one of her picture may be worth 2.2 million views, 191,162 Likes and more than 22 000 comments on the social network Facebook. This 19-year-old dog Schoep is as in a cradle in the hands of John, who carries his 19-year-old dog into the warm waters of the Lake Superior every night, to make him fall sleep. Swimming in the water soothes arthritis and floating in the water helps him ease the pain. Lake Superior is very warm at this time, so the water temperature is ideal. John saved Schoep when he was eight-month-old puppy, and since then they have gone through many adventures together.
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Tourists climbing up Ta Prum Temple complex of Cambodia

Ta Prum Temple complex of Cambodia
It is difficult to convey the impression from visiting such a magnificent place, as Cambodian Ta Prum (or Ta Prohm). The Temple complex is in fact, is an open-air museum, and World Heritage Site. However, after the fall of the Khmer empire in the 15th century, the temple of Ta Prum became abandoned and forgotten for centuries. Unfortunately, greedy trees-Strangler Figs damaged the large part of the complex. But trees growing on the stones from the ruins, make the temples of Angkor one of the most photogenic and most popular of all temples. Meanwhile, there is a program to preserve and restore the temples of Angkor, which now gives the impression of the Lost World. Nevertheless, the work was done to allow access for maintenance of its ruins.
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66-year-old Kailash Singh – Man does not wash for 37 years

Man does not wash for 37 years. God, give him a son, please
66-year-old Kailash Singh has not washed for 38 years and argues that he is happier than everyone who takes a shower every day. Kaliash said that the decision he made back in 1974, soon after his marriage, in the hope that Universe will help him find his son. One priest guaranteed the effectiveness of this strange dirty method. He gave advice to Kaliash not bathe or get a haircut, and for 38 years can be considered the most messy smelly person in the world. The length of his hair 182 cm long ago turned into dreadlocks. But still no son, God has sent him only 7 daughters. For himself he defined – only the presence of his son could change his life.
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Public pools are so crowded that all a person can do is stand on the spot. Chinese Swimming Pool

Chinese Swimming Pools
For most Chinese, pools are only a place to cool off, so during the summer time when the heat becomes unbearable, the pools explode into a riot of colors of thousands of people. The popular slang expression used for going swimming is “boiling dumplings” because public pools are so crowded that all a person can do is stand on the spot. Some of the pools are massive. The “Dead Sea of China” is a saltwater swimming pool located in Daying county, Sichuan province, inspired by the original Dead Sea in the Middle East. The pool covers an area of 30,000 square meters and accommodate up to 10,000 visitors at once. Another swimming pool in the Yao Stink district is able to accommodate a staggering 230,000 swimmers at one time.
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The cute Taxi squirrel Masik and Pyotr Pankratov

Taxi squirrel Masik and Pyotr Pankratov
Minsk based taxi driver Pyotr Pankratov has become famous not only in his native Belarus, but also abrioad. And this happened thanks to Masik, the squirrel, his true friend, who accompanies him everywhere. The man adopted this pet, and actually rescued the abandoned and sick baby animal lying unconscious under the tree. This happened 2 years ago. Besides, the squirrel had a twin brother, but, unfortunately, it didn’t survive. So, Pyotr Pankratov took the baby squirrel home and started literaly fighting for his life. In particular, he fed the squirrel with milk from a syringe and a bottle. The man named the squirrel Masik, which can be translated in English as “little”. In addition, Pyotr has a cat and an aquarium of 300 liters filled with fish. According to Pyotr, not every passenger knows that he is going in a car with his true friend squirrel, just not to disturb Masik. Meanwhile, the two friends are inseparable, going together everywhere.
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Finca Bellavista – Village of houses in the trees

Finca Bellavista – Village of houses in the trees.
When, in 2006 Erica and Matt Hogan decided to buy land in Costa Rica, they could not even imagine to settle on 600 acres of wild rainforest. In the process of seeking a suitable site, they stumbled upon this piece of wood – it was sold under cutting. “We felt that in this land, there is something sacred, and decided not to cut anything here – says Eric. – But one night I thought that trees could be a great advantage. Why not build a house right in the tree?” With this idea began really a big deal – an entire village of houses in the trees, where people go to each other’s home jumping from branch to branch, and in the backyard of each house there’s an own kitchen garden.
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