The Ark project was designed by Russian firm Remistudio with the assistance of the International Union of Architects’ program Architecture for Disasters Relief. The dome-shaped hotel is constructed with wooden arches, steel cables and a “self-cleaning” plastic layer instead of glass.... 

The Tough Guy Challenge is an annual charity event that sees those brave to enough enter push themselves to the limit over the gruelling. Taking place at the end of January, often in freezing winter conditions, the Tough Guy race is staged over a course of between seven and eight miles (about 12 kilometres).... 

by ~Toxicclowd This post features a collection of bizarre photo manipulations done by some creative deviantart artists. 22 photos  Read More →

1. Quba Mosque, Saudi Arabia First Built: 622 The designation of the oldest mosque in the world requires careful use of definitions, and must be divided into two parts, the oldest in the sense of oldest surviving building, and the oldest in the sense of oldest mosque congregation. Even here, there is...