The bloody red color of the Azov Sea, near Berdyansk (port city in the Zaporozhye region), Ukraine

The Azov Sea turned bloody red
I visited the Azov Sea a couple of years ago, but didn’t see such scary red color. Tourists, locals and scientists are buffled as the waters of the Azov Sea, near Berdyansk village, turned bloody red. According to the locals, it might be a sign of the coming events, prepare for the second coming. Meanwhile, the officials try to calm people down, claiming that this is perfectly normal event, nothing to worry about. They explain everything that has happened, happened due to natural reasons. However, it still remains unclear what has happened. The red color of the sea might have different causes, among them algal bloom. Besides, the toxic pollution is also in the list.
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The Hebrides – Edge of the World

The Hebrides – Edge of the World
Harsh and inaccessible Hebrides is the embodiment of realm of wind and waves. But it is at first glance. The attentive traveler will find here a special romance and beauty. Internal and External Hebrides – more than five hundred islands and islets. It is often foggy and rainy, the wind blows almost incessantly, and the sea around is so unstable that even the most experienced captain can experience fear. In these seas all is variable: for an hour-dimensional silky swaying tropical wave piercing blue color is replaced by the rapid invasion of the lead foam rollers.

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Miracle of walking on water. Salar de Uyuni world’s largest mirror surface

Salar de Uyuni – world’s largest mirror surface
Covered by a few meters of salt crust, Salar de Uyuni is the largest dried-up salt lake in the world. Located in a valley in the Altiplano of Bolivia at an altitude of 3,650 m above sea level. The inner part of the lake – covered with a layer of salt thickness 2-8 m during the rainy season is covered with a thin layer of saline water and is transformed into the world’s largest mirror surface. Meanwhile, Aymara legend tells that the mountains Tunupa, Kusku and Kusina, which surround the Salar, were giant people. Tunupa married Kusku, but Kusku ran away from her with Kusina. Grieving Tunupa started to cry while breast-feeding her son. Her tears mixed with milk and formed the Salar. Noteworthy, many locals consider the Tunupa an important deity and say that the place should be called Salar de Tunupa rather than Salar de Uyuni
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Behind the large black gates of the garden grows about 100 varieties of drugs prohibited by law. Garden of poisonous plants

Garden of poisonous plants Alnwik
One of the many public gardens, adjacent to the castle Alnwik in Northumberland, England, the second largest castle in the UK. Meanwhile, the main difference from other gardens is that there are growing plants that can easily kill a person. The most dangerous plants of the world are in this poisonous garden. Noteworthy, behind the large black gates of the garden grow about 100 varieties of drugs prohibited by law. In particular, Belladonna Atropos, also known as deadly nightshade, strychnine, hemlock, hemp, and many others. Despite the fact that the poisonous garden Alnwik is relatively recent, the history of other parks and gardens in the castle has origins in 1750. And the inspirations came from the famous garden near Padua, Italy. The place where the Medici poisonous plants grew in a sophisticated way to get rid of enemies.
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Guinea pigs 2013 calendar “Guinea Pig Games – Going for Gold”

Guinea pigs 2013 calendar
Maverick Arts Publishing created a calendar titled ‘Guinea Pig Games – Going for Gold’ and shows what our furry friends would look like if they took part in sporting events. The side-splitting Guinea Pig Games 2013 calendar features the furry creatures competing in major sports events including rowing, track cycling and javelin. They are also seen rowing, tackling the marathon and sprinting in a close-run relay race. But animals lovers need not fear that the furry creatures were made to compete for real, the humorous calendar was created using clever image manipulation techniques. Digital tricks allowed designers to make the guinea pigs appear to form sporty poses. The 9.99 pounds Guinea Pig Games 2013 calendar is available now.
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One can find so many pains when the rain is falling

According to American writer John Steinbeck, One can find so many pains when the rain is falling. And while to some people rain in summer brings joy and comforts, to others – sadness and nostalgia, depending on your mood and circumstances. How beautiful the rain really is; everything seems to become more alive and vibrant in nature. I wait for these ideal spring days, when it rains all day in the street, and you go out into the street in the evening, and breathe the smells of trees and wet asphalt. This is one of the best sensations in the world. Here is a set of inspirational images of summer rain and quotes.
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Watching the clouds, the press service of the Federal Space Agency. Beauty of Earth in photo by cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin

Beauty of Earth in photo by cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin
Fyodor Yurchikhin has become one of the most recognizable modern Russian cosmonauts. He has already flown to the ISS three times, five times spacewalked, and during the third flight ran his blog on the website of the Federal Space Agency, and was a TV presenter of children’s program “It’s time to space!” Channel “Carousel.” During the flight Yurchikhin could do a lot of pictures of the Earth: cities, volcanoes, islands, dunes, clouds. The best of them to your attention.
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Amazing and beautiful Golden Labrador Byron – angel on 4 paws for Kate Cross, who suffers from Ehlers Danlos syndrome

Golden Labrador Byron – angel on 4 paws
First of all, the beautiful dog Byron performs dozens of such tasks faultlessly for his owner every day. In fact, he helps ‘best friend’ Kate Cross peg out her washing, make her bed, and go shopping. In addition, he even takes money out of the cash machine. Noteworthy, the trained hound is a life-line for Kate, who suffers from Ehlers Danlos syndrome. The rare condition means the retired teacher’s joints are so weak that she can dislocate her shoulder from just opening a door. But, fortunately, Byron is never far from her side – and has learned to do all the things Kate struggles to.
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Wonderful photo of Orangutan Major, who blows candles on a cake as part of its 50th birthday ceremony, on July 17, 2012. The La Boissiere-du-Doree zoo near Nantes, western France. The oldest Orangutan Major is 50

The oldest Orangutan Major is 50
La Boissiere-du-Doree zoo Orangutan Major, who has lived here for more than 20 years, has turned 50 years old on July 17. And to congratulate the birthday boy the whole crowd of visitors has gathered. In fact, zoo visitors for a long time attached to this shaggy but very cute monkey. Meanwhile, Zoo director Sebastien Laurent gave Major a delicious cake, and even fed him carefully. Funny, Major, a 125-kilogram (275-pound) father of 16, blew out the candles on a strawberry birthday cake. Born in 1962 in Indonesia, captured seven years later, Major lived in zoos in Germany before transferring to France in 1989. By the way, especially prized for his reproductive prowess, Major lives at the zoo with his three female companions and four children.
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