Grand Central Station in NYC empty on August 27 due to Hurricane Irene.

Grand Central Station in NYC empty on August 27 due to Hurricane Irene.

A rebel celebrates while wearing a hat, necklace and scepter thought to be taken from Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s Bab al-Aziziya compound, in Tripoli, Libya, Aug. 23, 2011.

A rebel celebrates while wearing a hat, necklace and scepter thought to be taken from Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s Bab al-Aziziya compound, in Tripoli, Libya, Aug. 23, 2011.

Bono dedicated ‘Beautiful Day’ to Gabby Giffords, before asking, “Imagine a man looking down on us from 200 miles up. Looking down at our beautiful crowded planet… What would he say to us…? What is on your mind Commander Kelly?’” Kelly then quotes David Bowie. 


This is awesome: 

Asking random New Yorkers walking with headphones: “What song are you listening to?”

Trippy to see, but it makes sense that banks employ people to salvage their cash after a tornado.

Armored car worker attempting to salvage cash from an ATM that was damaged and tossed 20 feet during the massive tornado on May 24 in Joplin, Missouri. The tornado was the deadliest single tornado in the U.S. in 60 years. 

Trippy to see, but it makes sense that banks employ people to salvage their cash after a tornado.

Armored car worker attempting to salvage cash from an ATM that was damaged and tossed 20 feet during the massive tornado on May 24 in Joplin, Missouri. The tornado was the deadliest single tornado in the U.S. in 60 years. 

This is a real photograph. From National Geographic:

Tinted orange by the morning sun, a soaring dune is the backdrop for the hulks of camel thorn trees in Namib-Naukluft Park.

This is a real photograph. From National Geographic:

Tinted orange by the morning sun, a soaring dune is the backdrop for the hulks of camel thorn trees in Namib-Naukluft Park.

President Obama and First Lady Michelle raise pints of Guinness at a pub in Moneygall, Ireland (video here).

President Obama and First Lady Michelle raise pints of Guinness at a pub in Moneygall, Ireland (video here).

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