Some of the most beautiful bridges in the world include the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge suspension bridge in Japan and the grand San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. But there are more of these bridges that are not only marvels of impressive structural engineering but also of beauty and inspiration. See photos of bridges with complex designs.

Millau Viaduct — France – At its highest point, the Millau Viaduct is 23 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower.

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If you have time to visit the Houston Museum of Natural Science in Houston Texas, visit the Lois the Corpse Flower. Finally, the stinky flower has opened and now ready for public viewing. Only 28 of these flowers have ever bloomed in the United States. Lois the Corpse Flower is one of the largest and rarest flowers in the world to bloom.

Here are few pictures of the Corpse Flower:

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Happy Father’s Day to all fathers, including the “animal” fathers. The pictures below show the male animals taking care of their babies (at some point, the eggs). Let us give these male animals some love.

Seahorses are a type of fish in which the males actually get “pregnant.” The female seahorse deposits her eggs in the male’s specialized pouch, and the male carries up to 2,000 babies during its 10- to 25-day pregnancy.

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Aside from the dinosaurs, were there other animals or beasts that were considered giants, in comparison to what they we have now? Yes there were. Based from fossils collected, there were beasts that existed that you probably haven’t heard about.

1. Fossils discovered in northeastern Colombia’s Cerrejon coal mine indicate the biggest snake ever was at least 42 feet (13 meters) long and weighed 2,500 pounds (1,135 kilograms).

Note: Illustration of Titanoboa cerrejonensis by Jason Bourque/ Released by Nature. Pictures of giant killer snakes are here.
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These are real x-ray pictures of objects inside a body. You may ask how these objects were able to get inside…

A nail?

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If I say crooked, it is really crooked. These houses define what crookedness is all about. They were not design flaws. The weird-looking, strange houses were designed that way as a form of art. See the pictures below.

Cubic Houses in Rotterdam, Netherlands – The original idea of these cubic houses came about in the 1970s. The concept behind these houses is that Piet Blom tries to create a forest by each cube representing an abstract tree; therefore the whole village becomes a forest. The cubes contain the living areas, which are split into three levels. The triangle-shaped lower level contains the living area. The middle level contains the sleeping area and a bathroom, while the top level, also in a triangular shape, is used as either an extra bedroom or a living space.

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