150 best u/sacrecoeur1206 images on Pholder | Interestingasfuck, Cozy Places and Design Porn

Community table in Egypt

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Dutch 'Boy Genius' who has been cleaning up Pacific Garbage Patch is now clearing the world’s rivers responsible for depositing most of the ocean trash. His latest creation, The Interceptor, is a solar-powered barge which can collect up to 55 tons of garbage daily.

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Green derecho storm over South Dakota yesterday

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Anatomically Correct Cartoon Fossils, by Czech artist Filip Hodas

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Cozy garden library

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Scotland-based MacRebur company creates pellets out of recycled plastic waste and lays roads that are 60% stronger and expected to last about ten times longer than asphalt roads. One kilometer stretch of road uses the equivalent of about 684,000 plastic bottles or 1.8m single-use plastic bags.

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Cozy Garden Shed

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The wine box designed to be reused as a birdhouse

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Lawn Mowing 2.0

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Noise-cancelling dog house that can keep your pup calm during fireworks and thunderstorms (a prototype by Ford, using technology created for high-end vehicles)

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Salvador Dali cutlery set design from 1957

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Little Tudor Cottage

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The opening ceremony of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games

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First natural pink chocolate ('Ruby Chocolate'), no flavoring or color added; developed by the Franco-Belgian cocoa giant Barry Callebaut, in collaboration with Jacobs University. The Ruby variety is a special type of cocoa bean, grown in Ivory Coast, Ecuador, and Brazil.

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TWO LAMPS IN LOVE at Parco del Valentino in Turin, Italy

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When the nation's banks closed during the Great Depression, Leiter's Pharmacy in Pismo Beach, Ca, issued these clamshells as temporary replacement for real currency. They were signed as they changed hands, and redeemed when cash became available again. The values ranged from 25¢ to $20.

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Mama hedgehog watching over her baby brushes

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Polished piece of a rare Fukang Pallasite meteorite, found in the Gobi Desert

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The Eyes and Teeth of a Scallop

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Strolling across the peaceful woods at Orchid Forest in West Java

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The Lesser Long-nosed Pollinator Bat after a busy night. Over 500 species of fruit depend on these bats for pollination.

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Postal service in Iceland - No address. No problem.

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Designing furniture on growing trees by strategic sculpting and grafting

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Turning two shipping containers into a cozy little abode

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The wine box that is reused as a birdhouse

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Akhal Teke, the Golden Horse - Native to Turkmenistan, believed to be among the oldest of the existing equine breeds, with only an estimated 6,600 remaining today.

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The instinct of zen

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Diamondback Terrapin

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STEAMPUNK BOOK-END

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Abandoned bridge in New Zealand

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Notice of mail suspension with Central Powers, posted in the main post office in Cincinnati, Ohio; nine days after the official war declaration by the US. April 15, 1917. (photo by Felix J. Koch) [1500 X 1072]

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Statue of King Arthur overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, on the cliffs of Tintagel in Cornwall

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🔥 The Lesser Long-nosed Pollinator Bat after a busy night

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Train ride in Kyoto, Japan

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Pencil Tip Sculptures by Salavat Fidai

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The Juneteenth celebration in Texas in 1900, organized by the Freedmen’s Bureau, a government agency established after the Civil War to support newly liberated slaves. [Image by Alamy; 1924x1500]

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Bowerbirds create elaborate structures to attract potential mates and place a variety of bright objects they collect in & around a bower, spending many hours arranging the collection.

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Modern loft with a view; designed by Charlotte Fequet

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Villa Vals in Vals, Switzerland - Integrating design into nature, eco-friendly, with each room being on a different level and offering sprawling views.

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The first ever X-ray taken of a human, on December 22, 1895 - showing the left hand, with wedding and engagement rings, belonging to the wife of German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (Rontgen) who received the first Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 for his discovery of X-rays.

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There is a massive Conch-Shell Graveyard in the British Virgin Islands, thanks to fishermen who have been tossing empty shells into the 30-feet deep seabed for 800 years.

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Abandoned villa somewhere in Europe (photographer unknown)

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Abandoned palace in in Krowiarki, Poland (photo by Pati Makowska)

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IKEA's mega Grow Room - a spherical garden which could serve a neighborhood

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Socks the Cat sitting behind President Clinton's desk in the Oval Office. January 7, 1994. [1200 X 790]

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Gas pump relics from 37-cents-per-gallon days. Ethyl was the name for premium leaded gas, phased out in the late 70s.

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The Crinkle Crankle Wall in Bramfield, England

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CHRISTIAN DIOR flagship store in Seoul, Korea - perfectly depicting Dior's fluid tailoring style; created by architects Christian de Portzamparc and Peter Marino.

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CROSS SEA ('square waves') - a hazardous pattern of wind-generated ocean waves forming non-parallel wave systems, occurring when water waves from one weather system continue despite a shift in wind.

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An old Victorian church converted into a spacious modern loft in London [5760 x 3840]

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The Inuit snow goggles - world's oldest sunglasses dating back to 1200-1600 AD. Created from bone, leather, or wood; with see-through slits, designed to protect the eyes from snow blindness.

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The Gate Keeper at the abandoned Putzar Castle in Germany

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Borgund Stave Church in Norway, constructed without a single nail, between 1180 and 1250.

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The courtyard restaurant in Annecy, France

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Kitchen by a sofa-maker

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The getaway bamboo cottage

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Audi R8, Black Matte Edition

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Sir Isaac Newton's apple tree under which he supposedly came up with the theory of gravity; over 350 years old and still growing today at his birthplace, the Woolsthorpe Manor in England.

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Shilda winery in Kakheti, Georgia is the example of architecture integrating nature - dubbed 'the greenest winery', it is embedded within the landscape and energy-efficient. Designed by X-architecture. [1050 x 700]

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Home overtaken by sand in the ghost town of Kolmanskop, Namibia (photo by Gleb Tarro)

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The Farmers' Market in Zagreb, Croatia

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Well done, Croatia!

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The 'MEADOW ROOF' House in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, designed by GLUCK+ / Photo by Steve Mundinger [1496 x 1545]

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The Windows & Balconies of Barcelona. Photography and collage by Andre Vicente Goncalves. [1500 x 1126]

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The Coca-Cola Lake (Lagoa da Coca Cola) in Rio Grande del Norte region of Brazil - boasting high iodine and iron content, enhanced by the pigmentation of tree roots that reach into the lake; else perfectly clean and swimmable, believed to have healing powers.

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🔥 Papakolea Beach on Big Island's Mahana Bay is a rare green sand beach, one of only four in the world, featuring unique semi-precious green olivine crystals stemming from Mauna Loa's ancient cinder cone; also known as peridot when of gem quality, heralded as 'Hawaiian Diamond'.

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Multicolor / Hot Pink Labradorite from Newfoundland, Canada (Mineral Gallery)

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The Statue of Liberty was originally designed for the Suez Canal upon its completion - Bartholdi’s working title was 'Egypt (or Progress) Carrying the Light to Asia', yet Egypt deemed it too expensive. It was ultimately rebranded as 'Liberty Enlightening the World'.

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Daisugi Technique is a sustainable method of tree planting and pruning so that the remaining shoots grow straight from a platform. Rather than harvesting the entire tree for lumber, only the upper portions are felled, leaving the base and root structure intact. Originated in 14th c. Kyoto.

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The Gate Keeper at the abandoned Putzar Castle in Germany

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Home overtaken by sand in the ghost town of Kolmanskop, Namibia (photo by Gleb Tarro)

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Inside a Hydrangea

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The Little Engine That Could

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Pink Fuchsia (Fuchsia hybrida)

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The 1800s tombstone of a father and his three children, aged 4, 7, and 8; at the Nottingham cemetery in England

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The abandoned cottage-turned-tree planter

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Taking over an old chimney and becoming the tallest tree

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Move over, Elon! Back in 1829, artist William Heath came up with the idea of a pneumatic railway, consisting of a grand vacuum tube which would transport people from London to Bengal, India.

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Cannonball Tree (Couroupita guianensis), native to the tropical forests of Central and South America which could reach over 100 feet in height, featuring an abundance of fragrant flowers; its hard-shelled fruit has the size and shape of a cannonball.

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A Dream Wedding Venue - the George Peabody Library at Johns Hopkins University

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Pussy Willows emerging

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German artist Boris Eldagsen won this year's prestigious Sony World Photography Award, yet later admitted that he created the photo using AI. The idea was to test the competition and provoke a discussion about the future of photography.

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Bomarea pardina (Alstroemeriaceae); native range is Central Colombia to Peru.

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So, the Colombian police decided to burn 1.5 tons of seized marijuana in the suburb of Medellin...

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The Tangier American Legation Museum in Tangier, Morocco is the only U.S. National Historic Landmark located outside of the U.S. Back in 1777, the Moroccan sultan, Moulay Mohammed ben Abdallah, was the first leader of any country to show support for the Americans during their fight for independence.

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The Veiled Lady (Phallus indusiatus), also known as Bridal Veil Stinkhorn fungus

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Rafflesia Cantleyi, the plant which produces the largest flower in the world; native to Malaysia (Photo by Lc Tan)

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Why a pair of mangoes costs almost $4,000 in Japan (link in comments)

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