Alternate history prints by Matthew Buchholz on sale at Etsy. Via.

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Glow in the dark illustrated constellation chart by Scott Benson on sale at Etsy.



He also draws a good Samus:







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Map explains countries' names.



Decaying castle.



Giving a koala a drink.



Two-headed turtle.



"The general's pet on my last deployment."

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1. Fast Company:

In the latest installment of Butterfly Effect, we examine China's cheap knockoff cell phones. After being forced out of China and India, Chinese counterfeiters brought their product to the Middle East, where the sudden availability of information had unintended consequences for the region--and for China itself.

2. Ben Wilson paints chewing gum.

3. Map of undersea cables from 1901. Via.

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Certainly the best map of the solar system I've ever seen.

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