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Russia’s Given London A Statue Of The First Man In Space

9:20PM July 14, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

That first man being of course Yuri Gagarin, whose space adventures 50 years ago were celebrated this April. Russia’s gift to the UK will stand on The Mall next to Admiralty Arch for a year, before moving elsewhere. [BBC]

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What The Statue Of Liberty Looked Like In 1886

8:20AM May 11, 2011 | Casey Chan

Thanks to some Photoshop wizardry, we have a picture of what the Statue of Liberty looked like in her younger years. Which is to say, very penny-like! But no matter what colour her dress is, she’s still a beaut. More »

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Support The Campaign To Build A Life-Size, Operational AT-AT!

12:40AM April 14, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

What a name: AT-AT for America. Says it all, really. The project is due to make an appearance on Kickstarter next week, when you’ll have your chance to throw some money behind the good cause. More »

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Fixing The Thinker With 3D Printing

9:20AM February 19, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

In 2007, some goons looted a casting of Rodin’s The Thinker (one of many castings that exist of the iconic piece) from the Singer Laren Museum in the Netherlands, intending to sell it as scrap metal. I’m not sure why you’d want to sell a multi-million dollar work of art as scrap metal, but hey, that’s on them. More »

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The Internet Just Bought Detroit A Robocop Statue

12:54AM February 18, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Step one: ask mayor to build Robocop statue in your city. Step two: when he says no, create a Kickstarter page to raise the necessary $US50,000 from the kind-hearted corners of the internet. Step three, succeed! Step four: Robocop. More »

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You Can Help Detroit Build The Robocop Statue It Deserves

12:13AM February 12, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Detroit Mayor David Bing recently shut down a movement to build a Robocop statue in his fair city. Which, well, that’s just crazy. Fortunately, some concerned citizens have taken it on themselves to raise enough funds to commission the statue themselves. If you love America, you can contribute here. [Kickstarter]

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Detroit Mayor Shoots Down Idea For Robocop Statue

8:45AM February 8, 2011 | Justin Hyde

Detroit may be on the way back from ruin and perdition thanks to Eminem and Chrysler, but Detroit Mayor Dave Bing isn’t above considering good ideas no matter their source. More »

The World’s Biggest Jesus Gets His Head

9:40AM November 10, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The world’s largest Jesus statue now towers over Swiebodzin, Poland, measuring 52m tall from his feet to the tip of his crown. Watch his head get attached by a 700-ton crane; it’s very spiritual and a little bit goofy. More »

This Haunting Reef Is Made Out Of (Fake) People

12:20PM October 15, 2010 | Sam Biddle

It might look a bit creepy, but British artist Jason de Caires Taylor’s Mexican installation and reef conservation project is for a fine cause. Taylor has 350 statues in place – all cast from real people – that will eventually sprout coral. More »

Overwhelming Proof That The Romans Were Addicted To Facebook

11:20AM August 31, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

While strolling through the Getty Vila in Malibu – a museum dedicated to the study the cultures of ancient Greece, Rome and Etruria – Adam Pash discovered something curious: Evidence that even the Romans couldn’t resist Facebook. More »