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• Maybe it takes a village to raise a child. But it takes three grandmas from Switzerland to think of this: A knitted sweater for a Smart Car. This wonderful creation is the work of the Senior Design Factory.
  
  
  

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• "F---ing Hell," a work by British artists and brothers Jake and Dinos Chapman, is exhibited at the Punta della Dogana in Venice, on Aug. 28.
  
  
  

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• Here is Elvis Presley carved from a single pencil lead, complete with his shades. Many artists have used pencils to create their works -- but Dalton Ghetti creates masterpieces on the tip of one. The Connecticut carpenter spends several months painstakingly crafting each work on the graphite of a pencil.
  
  
  

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• This photograph of a boatload of vikings isn't a still from a Capital One commercial -- it's an image taken during a recent gathering of the Norse Hollywood Dining Vikings. The group of viking enthusiasts regularly dress up in viking garb and pillage Los Angeles eateries. They've raided IKEAs and even commandeered a Duck Boat in Long Beach, Calif., to raid a Red Bull Flugtag event.
  
  
  

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• Elaine Davidson, the world's most pierced woman according to the Guinness Book of World Records, performs on the Royal Mile as a statue during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland.
  
  
  

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• After some Oktoberfest revelry, aren't these the perfect lederhosen? These 15-foot breeches, tailored by Walter Sinnhofer, are said to be the largest pair of the traditional leather shorts. They were fashioned from 80 square yards of cowhide.
  
  
  

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• Steve Breen collected 20 tar patties from the Gulf Coast and used them as ink for a series of cartoons about the gulf oil spill.
  
  
  

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• Lily Cao, 7, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, views a sculpture made from coat hangers that depicts the crucifixion of Jesus. The sculpture, by artist David Mach, is displayed in Parliament Square outside St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  
  
  

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• Tired of spinning class? The Scubster -- a new pedal-powered submarine -- might be your answer. Stephane Rousson of France takes this underwater vehicle for a spin in the waters near Nice, in southeastern France. The Scubster team will take part in next year's International Submarine Race, at the Naval Surface Warfare Center-Carderock Division in Bethesda, Md.
  
  
  

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• Fresh human meat for sale! Animal rights activists say meat is murder -- and buying a steak is no different from buying a corpse. So they covered themselves in fake blood and wrapped themselves in plastic, like meat sold at supermarkets, for a New York City protest on July 27.
  
  
  

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