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A self-portrait is a representation of an artist, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by the artist. Although self-portraits have been made by artists since the earliest times, it is not until the Early Renaissance in the mid 15th century that artists can be frequently identified depicting themselves as either the main subject, or as important characters in their work...

Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946) is an American recording artist, actress, director, and record producer. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and a People's Choice Award for her work in film, music and television...

The shelling of Yeonpyeong is an international incident that occurred on the Korean Peninsula on 23 November 2010. It began at 14:34 KST (05:34 UTC) on 23 November, when North Korean artillery began shelling the South Korean island of Daeyeonpyeong, one of several islands collectively referred to as Yeonpyeong Island...

A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles or attached to a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using guy ropes tied to stakes or tent pegs. First used as portable homes by nomadic peoples, tents are now more often used for recreational camping and temporary shelters...

This pet cemetery is located in Hyde Park, Central London. Rich Londoners used to bury their pets there since the Victorian era. In 1915 the cemetery was filled and closed. A pet cemetery is a cemetery for animals. History Many human cultures buried animal remains. The Ancient Egyptians mummified and buried cats, which they considered deities. The largest dog cemetery in the ancient world was discovered at the Ashkelon National Park in Ashkelon, Israel...

These are photos from the tattoo collection at the Department of Forensic Medicine at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. The tattoos were collected from the prisoners of the nearby state penitentiary on Montelupich Street as well as from the deceased on whom autopsies were performed...

A tall tale is a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual. Some such stories are exaggerations of actual events, fish stories ('the fish that got away') such as, "that fish was so big, why I tell ya', it nearly sank the boat when I pulled it in!" Other tall tales are completely fictional tales in a familiar setting, such as the American Old West or the beginning of the Industrial Age...