3D GIFs That Will Leap Off Your Screen And Blow Your Mind
By adding plain white lines to the standard GIF, 3D GIFs are created. And they are absolutely delightful.For the past couple years, the GIF’s currency in online exchanges has only increased in value. And by adding two simple, two-dimensional lines to the mix, the GIF has gotten even more dynamic than before. The white lines serve as static foreground markers, and when the animation begins, its movement achieves a cool, three-dimensional effect, turning seemingly regular animations into 3D GIFs:
America's Oldest International Jewel Thief
Going all the way back to 1952, Doris Payne has spent more than two-thirds of her life stealing jewelry, and she's never shown any interest in slowing down.Public DomainDoris Payne has been stealing jewels for more than 50 years.
In 1952, a well-to-do woman named Doris Payne walked into a jewelry store in Pittsburgh. She carried with her a designer handbag and a disarming charm, which flustered the young sales clerk so much that he lost track of how many baubles she was slipping on and off of her hands.
Archaeologists Reveal The Gruesome Details Of Aztec Skull Tower
New details of rituals paint a picture that's even more macabre than initially thought when this ancient human sacrifice site was first uncovered. Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu AgencyUncovered skulls from the Aztec site.
In 2015, archeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History uncovered a tower of human skulls under an excavated Aztec temple in Mexico City. The skull tower – described circular tower built out of rings of human heads held together by lime, was made up of more than 650 skulls and thousands of fragments.
Botched Statue Restoration In Spanish City Of Palencia Has Locals Baffled
The pantheon of horrid art restorations has a new contender: this 1923 carving in the Spanish town of Palencia.FacebookThe sculpture was originally unveiled in 1923 and now appears to be permanently disfigured.
Maintaining historic landmarks and invaluable works of art is an important method of preserving the past, and a recent attempt to do just that in Spain has rendered one vintage statue completely unrecognizable.
According to NPR, amateurs in the town of Palencia were commissioned to fix the broken head of statue familiar to all 78,000 residents — and utterly failed.
Explore 11 Of The Scariest Places On Earth
The Eerie Skeletons Of India’s Roopkund Lake Schwiki/Wikimedia CommonsHuman skeletons at Roopkund Lake, one of the scariest places on Earth. Hundreds of skeletons have been discovered at this Indian lake since the 1940s.
Roopkund Lake in Uttarakhand, India would be a nice place to visit — if it weren’t for all the human skeletons that keep washing up on its shores. The skeletons of Roopkund Lake were first documented in 1942, when forest ranger H.
Face Transplant Gives Cameron Underwood New Lease On Life
Eleven months ago, Cameron Underwood was without most of his lower jaw, his nose, and all but one of this teeth.NYU LangoneCameron Underwood before and after his face transplant.
Eleven months ago, Cameron Underwood was without most of his lower jaw, his nose, and all but one of this teeth.
But now, Underwood has revealed his new face to the world — the one given to him by doctors.
On Nov.
Famous Gangsters Of The 1920s Who Remain Notorious Today
From Al Capone to Bonnie and Clyde, these famous gangsters of the 1920s prove that they just don't make criminals like they used to. George "Baby Face" NelsonGeorge "Baby Face" Nelson was a notorious bank robber and killer who operated in the 1920s and 1930s across America. An associate of John Dillinger, Nelson was named public enemy number one by the F.B.I. upon the former's death. In 1934, the 25-year-old Nelson died following a shootout with the F.
How Did Bob Ross Die? The True Story Of Painter's Tragic Early Death
Bob Ross was 52 years old when he died from lymphoma in Orlando, Florida. His company was worth $15 million — and his former business partners wanted it all.WBURBob Ross on the set of The Joy of Painting. He filmed more than 400 episodes.
When Robert Norman Ross died in 1995, the headline of his New York Times obituary read simply, “Bob Ross, 52, Dies; Was A Painter On TV.” It was tucked at the very bottom of the page, and it was the only one in the section without a photo.
Inside Pastafarianism And The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster
The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has some weird rituals, but the founding of Pastafarianism might be the most interesting part.“I’d really rather you didn’t build multimillion-dollar synagogues/churches/temples/mosques/shrines to [His] Noodly Goodness when the money could be better spent ending poverty, curing diseases, living in peace, loving with passion and lowering the cost of cable.”
Thus begins the “Eight I’d Really Rather You Didn’ts,” the code by which people known as Pastafarians live.
Inside Quiet Riot Guitarist Randy Rhoads' Tragic Death At Just 25 Years Old
A friend and inspiration to Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads died in a shocking crash when his plane clipped a tour bus on March 19, 1982.On March 19, 1982, a plane carrying the prolific 25-year-old guitarist, Randy Rhoads, crashed into a house in Leesburg, Florida, only a few yards from the bus where his bandmates were sleeping. Among these bandmates was Ozzy Osbourne, with whom Rhoads had been touring after helping to record Osbourne’s first solo record, Blizzard of Ozz.