Medieval Paintings of Cats Licking Their Own Butts

Medieval monks were put to work making illustrations for holy books in which every page was filled with beautiful works of art. Sometimes, they would fill the page with beautiful patterns of flowers and ivy. Sometimes, they would add depth to the words by illustrating the stories. And sometimes, they would just draw cats licking their butts. It’s weirdly common theme in medieval art, and nobody’s really sure why. The theory is that they were just etched in the margins by bored monks who wanted to amuse themselves. The monks would pass long, boring days scribbling pictures of these beautiful creatures taking care of their basic hygiene just to fight boredom of daily mundane life at the monastery.

Medieval painting of cat licking his own butt.

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Celebrities After FaceApp “Old Age” Filter

The latest viral trend comes in the form of FaceApp, an app that allows you to age your face through an editing tool, making remarkably easy to alter your appearance, and it’s so detailed that it can make viewers do a double take. Featured in this post are some of the funniest examples of “old age” filter applied to celebrities.

Old Putin.

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Russian Instagramers Flock To a Toxic Power Plant’s Ash Dump Because Water Looks Like Maldives

Recently we featured Instagram Influencers In Chernobyl. Now we encourage you to Search the “ТЭЦ-5” location tag on Instagram, and you’ll be overwhelmed with picturesque shots of bright blue water, couples taking their wedding photos, yoga poses and even a few people swimming in it. But the “Novosibirsk Maldives” isn’t a luxurious oasis, it’s actually a chemical waste dump in Russia. Responding to these selfies, the Russian power company that runs the plant urged people not to go near the water, because it’s heavily contaminated.

Selfie near a toxic lake.

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