It's So True That Animals Love Belly Rubs. Here's The Proof, In Case You Need It

♠ Posted by andrea in animals,cat,cute,dog,kitty,puppy

Imagine this: you've just woken up, the sun is shining, the birds are chirping...and you have a massage scheduled for today. It's like the coffee smells a little stronger, your sheets feel a bit more luxurious, and everything is right in the world. All because you know you're going in for a massage. Well these animals all feel the same exact way...about belly rubs. 1. "Belly rubs are better than roller coaster rides! Wooo!" Reddit / TinaSlays 2. "YES. YES. YES. YES. YAAAS." Reddit / How2Post 3. "Who said you could stop?" Reddit / sashimicat 4. Ahh, nothing like some...

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These Seem Like Totally Ordinary Objects...Until You Try To Pick Them Up

♠ Posted by andrea in art,artists,creativity,everydayitems,everydaythings,foodart,stonework

When looking at these images, you might not exactly see what makes these objects so special. A bottle of ketchup? A work boot? What's the big deal? Well, if you were able to try and pick one up, you'd know immediately. These aren't your average everyday items -- they're actually the carved stone sculptures of artist Robin Antar. They've been carved, polished, and painted to look just like the real thing — and they're pretty convincing. Robin Antar Robin Antar Antar's work shows how stone, hard and rigid, can be manipulated to resemble soft, malleable materials like cloth...

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This Unassuming Graveyard Outside Of Chicago Has A Dark And Tragic History

♠ Posted by andrea in chicago,circus,graveyard,indiana,tragedy,tragic

You wouldn't expect to find a mass grave outside Chicago holding the remains of 86 clowns, acrobats, strongmen, and other circus performers. Yet these poor souls really do reside here, and they met their end in a tragic accident on the rails outside of Hammond, Indiana. Many of them died instantly in what was soon discovered to be a completely preventable accident, and this tragic site serves as the conclusion to their sad story. In the early morning hours of June 22, 1918, the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus were headed by rail to Hammond, Indiana, when technical difficulties forced the conductor...

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