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A World Map Made of 3,000 Coins

June 22, 2012 By Vernon Gadson Leave a Comment

“Money makes the world go round,” they say. “Money makes the world, full stop,” would be the reply of Perniclas Bedow, creator of a world of copper, gold and silver coins. Arranged by Swedish design studio Bedow, the piece is a world map made entirely out of over 3,000 coins from around the world: in a stroke of artistic genius, each continent was built using its own currency.

A 2009 project, it was arranged for use by Erik Penser Bankaktiebolag, a Swedish bank. One hopes that the bank’s security guards are keeping a close eye on Bedow’s stunning piece: anyone short on a bus fare may steal a bit of Ohio. Check out images of the project above and below, including some close-ups of the spare-change countries. See if you can spot which part of the world it is. [Read more…]

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The Stockholm Subway Gets Decorated With Cool 8-bit Retro Games Designs

November 9, 2011 By Anne Burwell Leave a Comment

Fans of retro video games have found a variety of ways to pay tribute to legendary 8-bit classics, from Google’s awesome Pacman anniversary homepage to hardcore nerds going as far as getting tattoos of their favorite game characters. It was only a matter of time until someone came up with an idea as amazing as this one…

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Gigantic Yellow Rabbit Chillin’ In Sweden

August 19, 2011 By ThisBlogRules Leave a Comment

What on earth has happened here? Has a gigantic toy fallen from the heavens? Or are we gazing at the Big Yellow Rabbit of Örebro in Sweden? This gargantuan yellow rabbit is both hated and loved by citizens of Sweden.

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Top 10 Unique Hotels For The Adventurous Traveler

June 26, 2011 By Theresa Carrion Leave a Comment

We’ve all at some point or the other seen and stayed at a ‘Holiday Inn’ or ‘Marriott’ kind of hotel. We have mostly always liked the experience, the sense of relaxation and rejuvenation.

These are great for the typical business or casual traveler but adventure travel buffs have their own favorites when it comes to hotels that offer a different kind of “personality”.

So here’s a list of 10 ten extremely unusual Hotels that pretty much are stuff adventure’s made of! [Read more…]

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Top 6 Royal Weddings That Ended In Divorce – The Twist In Real Life Fairy Tale Weddings

May 11, 2011 By Theresa Carrion 1 Comment

Everyone has been bitten by “The Royal Wedding bug” and part of the charm it seems is royal weddings are the stuff fairy tales are made of. However, not all royal weddings play out the way we imagine them. Some actually come across a tragic twist and in in divorce.

Lets look at a few of these famous royal weddings that ended in divorce. [Read more…]

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