At one point, asylums were often overcrowded and poorly managed. They were not a place where one could come and get well. If you were even considered a deviant in any way, you'd be locked up. Take a look inside some of the most haunted and tormented asylums in the world.

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Aroma is an integral part of the dining experience - it must go against human nature to consume something that smells disgusting. So, let's take a look at some of the foulest smelling foods foods in the world.

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Some pets do very well to live outdoors all year long. I am not talking about a discarded house cat. I am referring to wonderful animals like Pheasants, Donkeys, Llamas, Ducks, and Sheep.

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Don’t read this if you are in any way squeamish or have nightmares after watching TV movies!

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Trick photography is hardly a new phenomenon – in fact it has been around since the invention of the camera. Here though is a strange new obsession – creating “transparent” computer screens and capturing a digital image of a digital image of, well – a digital image!

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A will or testament is a legal document by which a person or testator regulates the disposal of his or her estate after death. However, many people use it as an opportunity to give rather odd instructions. So here's a list of truly unusual wills.


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An article by guest blogger, thestickman. The use of the first person is his own, not RJ's!!

"I created a cartoon series and made a "desktop image gallery" on my computer to show in image-blog form to my wife all the wonderful and funny events from our lives together. Collectively called "Stickmen", this is a never-ending series of funny events. And I am still adding new cartoons and comics to this all the time."

Take a camera, a gun and some fruit and what do you get? The slaughter of the "Innocents" or a smoothie supreme in double quick time? Take a look at these superb high speed photographs of fruit meeting their maker and decide for yourself!

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Some ordinary people have found extraordinary ways to recycle plastic bags. This article provides links to tutorials and interesting videos to learn how you too could do your part in saving the earth without any extreme efforts. Create useful reusable bags or decorative art pieces from plastic bag trash.

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To get rich, seek out rich financial advice - Robert Kiyosaki.

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Artist Mark Jenkins, best known for his packing tape models, has recently been causing another stir on the streets – this time in Washington DC. Motorists were surprised to see a somewhat disheveled looking Polar Bear signaling his distress to the passing traffic. The bear was one of a series of life-sized installations which were scattered around the city. The aim was to call attention to the plight of the Polar bears, who are losing enormous areas of their habitat due to global warming. Each year the ice on which they live is gradually diminishing and this is threatening the whole species.

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We usually don't associate cities with beauty, these awe-inspiring pictures are guaranteed to change the way we perceive the forests of concrete.

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Whatever the reasoning behind the mastermind, each artist will have his or her own inspiration for their creations. Often times, art will not be accepted by the masses for a unknown reasons but, sometimes it's a gratifying experience when the artist is able to shake someones personal beliefs to the core. At least, it is for the Artist!

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Legend and folklore have often precluded to the presence of spirits lurking around in feudal castles and mansions mostly because of the historical value of these dwellings and because they still may think these abodes still belong to them.

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Takes a few scientific facts and builds on them. Dogs have been proven to recognise images on screen but what if they took it a few steps further? Clever combination of the two.

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A recession rears its ugly head and everyone shouts like it’s the end of the world! Ladies and gentleman of the planet, please, some calm! We have been there before and got through it, so why should this one be any different? Here are ten reasons for those of you faint at heart to take to heart. We will overcome! Er, some day!

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Are you a locavore? If you are not acquainted with the term, it is used to describe people who wish to only consume produce from a small circumference around their own locality. In fact, it goes a little deeper than that – and the trend is catching on. The French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has come up with something for the loaded locavore that he calls Local River.

And it is just about as local as you can get!

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What are these confusing creatures? Have you seen them before? They’re not only weird, but cool. From unknow insects to cats that glow in the dark, come on in and take a look!

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On August 28th 2008, the day before the third anniversary of the storm, the controversial British, urban guerilla graffiti artist Banksy travelled to New Orleans. His plan: to hit the place fast and have his easily recognizable stencil based works in place to commemorate the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

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Nudibranch! A strange name that comes from the Latin for “naked” and the Greek for “gills”.

These beautiful creatures, often casually termed sea slugs are beautiful, strange and unusual beings. Come for a while in to their world, with the help of some breath-taking macro-photoography.

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Who needs life on the ground when you can live high up in the air? If you suffer from vertigo, perhaps it is best to look away now! If not, take a look at these marvellous takes on that ancient form of habitation, the tree house.




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Nowadays, design technology has evolved beyond imagination and still the world's greatest motion graphic designers try to push the boundaries to new levels. Here are just a few.

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You don't hear a great deal about Ankara as a place to visit and that realy is a shame because it is packed with must-see historical sites. Take a look at just a few!

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Many of us want to stave off getting old for as long as we possibly can. Even if we still look young on the outside, there are tell-tale signs the body insists on doing without our consent, when we get to that dreaded ‘certain age.' If you answer b to most or all of the following, you are well on your way to getting old.

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With Halloween creeping closer, an average haunted house may not give you the jitters like had before. This year, you want to observe the wicked holiday to its fullest. Bring the essential flashlight, Ouija board, a car low on gas and a cellphone with very poor reception to maximize the terror of being in the middle of nowhere.

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Since the tender age of fourteen, Kate Moss has been one of the most sought after supermodels, gracing magazine covers and catwalks the world over. Now, she seems to have made the transformation to the primary artist's muse of our young century. Judge for yourself if she can take her place in the pantheon of immortal muses. Is Moss the Muse or is it all a big "Muse-take"?

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Even more good news from Webphemera contributors!

(pictured in the centre of the collage to the left, raising a pint!) has recently won second place in a writing competition on the Xomba website. The competetion was tow rite an article - "Which fictional character would I be?".

Those of you familiar with Evis' work won't be too surprised to learn that he chose Doctor Who, the time-travelling wanderer who has been gracing the TV screen of the United Kingdom since 1963.

Huge congratulations to Evis! The article is very entertaining and great fun to read.

Here is the run down of the competition winners.

If you would like to read the article, click here. Even those of you who do not know what Doctor Who is (is there anyone?) will not fail to recognise excellent writing!

Great work, Evis!

Most urban dwellers are used to the sight of vending machines on their streets and have become accustomed to buying drinks, newspapers and cigarettes from them. However, in Japan, this form of selling has been taken to its, possibly illogical extreme. Take a look in to the strange world of the Japanese vending machine.

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If you thought Botox injections were crazy, try head shrinking belts and mouth shrinking gum shields.

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In Japan, the presentation of a meal is as important as the taste and texture of the food. Japanese chefs pride themselves on the creative, artistic nature of dish, as well as the flavors within the meal.

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Webphemera contributor has published her first volume of poetry. The book, “From My Heart Inside My Head” houses her personal poetry plus a collection inspired by her move from the United Kingdom to Cyprus.

Glynis explains, “We all have ambitions in our lives, I wanted to become a Nurse and achieved my dream. I also secretly housed a desire to see my poetry in print. In 2007 I realized this dream, I self published for my 50th birthday present to myself.”

It has now given Glynis the courage to go ahead and write a second book. She aims to make this new volume a little less personal and it will include a variety of work she has written since the first. The title is going to be “Sticky Sandwiches”. This lovely name is taken from the title of one of the poems that will be in the new volume, a reflection of her free childhood days in the fields of England. You can get a taste of Glynis’ work at the web publishing site, .

If that leaves you wanting more, then why not order a copy of “From My Heart Inside My Head” for yourself? Congratulations to Glynis from all of us here at Webphemera. This blog was set up to showcase the work of online writers and it’s great to see someone make the jump to paper as well!

These are exciting, intriguing, and fascinating strange plants that eat animals.

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The work of the British urban guerrilla artist known only as Banksy.

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Forget about all of the shadow hand puppets that we have ever seen just to entertain us when we were kids. These incredible airbrushed animals painted on human hands are absolutely the most amazing creations that you’ll ever see.

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Many people associate ventriloquists with the tired old "gottle of geer" act - the inability to pronounce certain consonants and vowels which makes their lack of talent obvious; audiences groan, and their managers sigh despondently. However, all is not lost. The world of ventriloquism has a new star; take a look at the crazy world of Jeff Dunham!

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