A poor immigrant from Afghanistan wanted to go to Italy. He hid under the hood of a car in a fetal position and stayed there 20 hours. Got it on the ferry when the police examined the car selectively.
Pity the poor fellow.

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A compilation of the most unusual coins all around the world.
In the XX century, after numismatics has become one of the most popular hobbies in the world, central banks around the world began to produce memorable and commemorative coins.
For several decades in the world there were many-colored coins, coins with inserts of different metals and even amber, with a picture of celebrities and even the characters of books.
Most of these coins, of course, are memorable, anniversary and simple collectible, but some of them are really in a wide circulation among the population.
Mongolia, 2011, 500 MNT

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Magnetic Termite (Amitermes meridionalis). Litchfield National Park, NT, Australia. If you go to the park it is not on the main road , and on the dirt road , then minutes later,you can see the whole “of thermite”, which from a distance look like a strange cemetery.

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Photographer Alisdair Miller lives in Dubai and takes pictures of different things. Here is a selection of photographs of the urban landscape he made. Looking at some of them, it’s hard to say where the Miller-photographer ends and Miller-artist begins.

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According to this curious chart, drugs and diamonds are by far not the most expensive substances on our planet.

Saffron – 11$/gram

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The world’s largest crab was caught along the coast of Australia . Weight is 6.8 kg , and its width – 38 cm.British Sea Life Aquarium in Weymouth bought Tasmanian king crab from fisherman for 5000 dollars. Now this is an unusual surprise and delight for visitors of the aquarium.It should be noted that the crab is still young, and its size will become greater each year.

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Reds, blues and purples are among the most popular colors in Holi.
Today is Holi, when getting soaked to the skin in all manner of colors by total strangers is all part of the fun. That many people also indulge in intoxicating drinks like the marijuana-laced “bhang” only adds to the atmosphere of wild abandon.

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This jewel caterpillar (acraga coa) is dressed to perfection. Gerardo Aizpuru spotted it in a mangrove area on the Yucatán peninsula.

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