Category: Inspired

VIDEO: Man and His Dog Turn Abandoned Bunker Into Warm, Cozy Blizzard Shelter—Check It Out

A camping enthusiast, who has honed survival skills since childhood, took his dog and his camera into the forest during a blizzard for a special excursion: they headed for an abandoned village and an underground stone bunker that had the potential to be their shelter for the night. Croatia-born Martin Lukavski, 36, headed to northwestern Croatia…


Mind-Blowing Portraits Made With Fire and Blades on Wood—Check Out the Hyperrealistic Details: PHOTOS

A self-taught Nigerian artist with a passion for representing his culture has found a unique way to use fire and blades on wood to render incredibly hyperrealistic portraits. Alex Peter Idoko, 30, is based in Abuja, Nigeria, and has been practicing art for 23 years, 15 professionally. He describes his field as “surrealism and hyperrealism” and…


‘Militant’ Atheist NBA Employee Driven to Disprove God Ends Up Proving Him, Converting to Christianity

Marc Lozano had it all. Working for the NBA, he had achieved his dream job. He had a beautiful wife, financial security, and the life he’d always wanted. So why was the fortunate young man so miserable? A self-described “militant atheist,” Lozano, 31, was a voracious reader gifted with a brilliant mind, and formed his…


African Elephants Use Unique Body Odour to Communicate, Research Shows

African elephants use their unique sense of smell to communicate, distinguish their mates and outsiders, and maintain social cohesion. These are the findings of a group of researchers from the University of Queensland, who found that smell was used to distinguish characteristics including age, health, reproductive status, location, identity, social status and family relationships between…


VIDEO: Horse Makes Snow Angels With Her Owner ‘Like We Did as Kids,’ and See How She Enjoys It

A beautiful New Hampshire horse has been caught on camera imitating her owner by laying on the ground and rolling around to make snow angels. Sandy Hodskins, who owns West Meadow Farm in Bradford, New Hampshire, was delighted when her horse, West Wind, a 17-year-old Kiger mustang, decided to join her in playing after a…


Brave 8-Year-Old Cheerleader Competes Solo When Her Team Doesn’t Show Up, Wins First Place

An 8-year-old cheerleader made a brave decision when her team didn’t show up for a competition, surprising herself and her coaches by performing alone and earning first place. Peyton Thorsby of Pasco County, Florida, was the only member of her cheerleading team, the Ktech Krakens, to show up for their 6 a.m. call at the…


Fun Photos: The Most Adorable Sea Slug That Looks Like a Sheep and Powers Itself Like a Plant

Most people aren’t fans of slugs until they encounter a “leaf sheep.” And this cartoonish sea slug is too cute to be real! These amazingly tiny creatures—just 0.2 to 0.4 inches long—found along the coasts of Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, have faces that look remarkably like cartoon sheep. They’ve also earned the nickname “leaf…


To Speak, or Not to Speak: A Gentleman’s Rules for Holding the Tongue From an 1890s Manual on Manners

The Crimes of the Tongue THE second most deadly instrument of destruction is the dynamite gun,—the first is the human tongue. The gun merely kills bodies; the tongue kills reputations and, ofttimes, ruins characters. Each gun works alone; each loaded tongue has a hundred accomplices. The havoc of the gun is visible at once. The…


Photographer Risks Camera to Capture Herd of Elephants Up Close—And They Lumber So Close It’s Scary

A photographer risked the life of his camera for closeup photos of a wild herd of elephants, but the gamble paid off; not only did his camera survive the colossal mammals, but the photographic results were beyond belief. Israel-based wildlife photographer Yarin Klein, 30, was on a trip to Amboseli National Park in Kenya in December…


Mama Dog Runs Up to a Woman in Parking Lot and Leads Her to a Fallen Log With 16 Puppies Behind

A smart mother dog’s instinct paid off when she approached a stranger on the road, behind an Oklahoma City animal shelter. The woman was an animal rescuer and followed the friendly dog, unprepared for the sight she was about to see. Mitzi Brogdon, director of Street Dog Rescue & Recovery in Moore, Oklahoma, had just retrieved two…