Woman’s Paper Skin a Walking Notepad

October 3rd, 2008

For this Chinese woman who suffers from a condition called artificial urticaria, her skin has served as a notebook for all the years of her life.

This strange medical anomaly has no ill effects, but most agree that it is very weird.

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Huang Xiangji is a 50-year-old woman from Chengdu who uses her skin like writing paper.
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Amazingly Creative Japanese Barcodes

September 29th, 2008

What’s in a barcode? More than you might imagine, when idealized through the eyes of some very creative Japanese artists.

You will be amazed at what can be done with a few straight lines and a push to think outside of a very ordinary box.

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UPC symbols are ubiquitous and constant reminders that we are a civilization of consumers. Up until now, there was no distinguishing one from the other.
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Two-Headed Tortoise Born In China

September 24th, 2008

A double-headed tortoise weighing only 17g (6 ounces) was recently found in Wuwei, Anhui Province, China.

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Chinese scientists were shocked to discover a rare Mediterranean spur-thighed, two-headed tortoise among a shipment of baby tortoises ordered from a local farm where a worker was said to have bought it from a fisherman some two months ago.
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