Superheroes In Old War Photographs

Superheroes In Old War Photographs:
Indonesia born photographer and illustrator Agan Harahap uses his Photoshop skills to insert pictures of some of our beloved superheroes like Spiderman, Superman and Batman into memorable political and wartime photos from the mid-20th century in his new project called “Superhero Photography”.

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Real-life Superheroes: 10 People with Incredible Abilities

Real-life Superheroes: 10 People with Incredible Abilities:
With so many superhero movies around, such as Spiderman or Hulk, we are used to see people with special abilities in fiction. But people with amazing abilities actually do exist in real life; here’s a list of 10 of the most amazing of these people!

1.) The Incredible Brain (Daniel Tammet)
Daniel Paul Tammet is a British high-functioning autistic savant gifted with a facility for mathematical calculations, sequence memory, and natural language learning. He was born with congenital childhood epilepsy. Experiencing numbers as colors or sensations is a well-documented form of synesthesia, but the detail and specificity of Tammet’s mental imagery of numbers is unique. In his mind, he says, each number up to 10,000 has its own unique shape and feel, that he can “see” results of calculations as landscapes, and that he can “sense” whether a number is prime or composite. He has described his visual image of 289 as particularly ugly, 333 as particularly attractive, and pi as beautiful. Tammet not only verbally describes these visions, but also creates artwork, particularly watercolor paintings, such as his painting of Pi.

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Largest Gathering of Superheroes

Largest Gathering of Superheroes:
Funnyman Will Ferrell has the title role in DreamWorks new animated comedy “Megamind,” and to promote his new film, Ferrell and over 1,580 costumed superheroes gathered together over the weekend on October 2, 2010 at Staples Center in Los Angeles in an effort to break the world record for the largest gathering of superheroes. And they did it!

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