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A Fairytale Ending
Hundreds of funeral mourners dressed up as Disney characters to celebrate the life of Disney fan Claire Whitehead.The cartoon lover died from a cancerous brain tumor at the age of 22 without ever making it to Disneyland. Her friends and family decided since she never reached Disneyland, they would bring the Magic Kingdom to her. Guests arrived in a variety of colorful costumes,[...]
The Smoking Guns of Van Gogh
With an affinity for vivid colours and the ability to capture the essence of sadness and despair in his work, Vincent Van Gogh grew to become known as an iconic and highly influential painter. However, success and happiness escaped the post-impressionist Dutch painter as he spent the majority of his life plagued with a lack of self-confidence, anxiety and bouts of mental illness, which[...]
Jingle All The Way
A man who celebrated Christmas everyday for the last 14 years is now planning his Christmas funeral.Andy Park, a 44-year-old electrician from Melksham, Wiltshire, is known around town as Mr. Christmas. Every morning since July 14, 1994, Park wakes up and eats seven or eight mince pies, followed by a glass of sherry for breakfast. He then proceeds to open the presents he bought and[...]
Pringles Can Inventor Buried In Pringles Can
You never think about the can as you devour your Pringles potato crisps. Industrious potato crisp lovers often find countless uses for their empty containers and use them for everything from straw holders to storing nuts and bolts. In a recent Pringles promotion you could order your own "Pringles Can Speaker". What most people never think about is having their ashes put in a Pringles[...]
A Life in Black and White
In the last decade penguins have been making quite a cultural impact around the world. With movies like Surf's Up, March of the Penguins, Mr. Popper's Penguins and Happy Feet one and two; the knighthood of Nils Olav, the King Penguin living in Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, or the recent photos by Daniel J. Cox capturing the flightless birds in a state of mourning, it seems that penguin[...]
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