Music Buzz The Berlin Philharmonic orchestra put together this sweet ad campaign featuring gorgeous macro photographs taken from the insides of classical instruments. (via skibinskipedia.org)
Culture Buzz You're killing me with this, baby Java leopards…KILLING ME. Meet Arjuna and Sri Kandi, two of the newest additions to the Tierpark Zoo in Germany.
Culture Buzz If Facebook hasn't taken over your life entirely, here's the ultimate way to completely immerse yourself into social media. The FB Bureau (yes, that exists) is performing a test trial with Facebook personal identification cards. Basically it's a way for people to be able to do an internet background check with just a simple scan. The internet will soon own all of us. (via fbbureau.com)
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When a strange man dressed as Santa surreptitiously offers you a shot of liquor, who are you to say no? Seriously, teen girls are most gullible animals in the world.
Great idea. Wonderful. Who could possibly be offended by this? German comedian Martin Sonneborn posted this as part of his satirical political campaign, saying he wanted to parody the hype surrounding President Obama. He claims he had no idea this would be offensive to Americans (not to mention rational human being the world over). How do you say in German? Ah, yes…das racist. (via hypervocal.com)
The Guinness World Record for Tightest Parallel Parking was achieved by Ronny Wechselberger, a.k.a. “Ronny C-Rock,” in Berlin, Germany. The parking job measured at 26 cm (10.24 in) from its adjacent cars.
The final moments of Knut, beloved polar bear of the Berlin Zoo, caught on video. The cause of his death is still unknown. WARNING: This is very sad and difficult to watch.
This 1.5 mile long maze is designed to educate Germans on the risks of eating too much curried sausage. From the air, it looks like a smiling sausage with ketchup, mayo and french fries. Nom, nom!
A use of CAPTCHA codes that doesn't make me extremely angry! (Via Flavorwire.)
I'm completely obsessed with these images of a performance that took place in Berlin — where a theater troupe used two huge marionette puppets to perform 'The Berlin Reunion' with an audience of 1.5 million onlookers. See more amazing photos at The Big Picture.
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We're All Gonna Die - 100 Meters of Existence, a 100 meter photo by photographer Simon Høgsberg. There are 178 people in the photo, all taken in the same spot on a railroad bridge in Berlin.