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Close up of the Illustration by Hitomi Terasawa 1.3 human beings per square meter. That was the density of  Kowloon Walled City, an enclave of China that existed for most of the 1900s. Before the site was demolished, a beautiful architectural drawing was made of the city and that’s the main point of the post signsofrain created. Seriously, y’all have to see this to believe it!

by mefi's own elgilito, currently at #10 for Dinosaur Parked on Elephant

It's Mefites vs the AI in not on display's posting of paint.wtf, a game in which participants must convince an artificial intelligence that they are the best artist.

Dog Intelligence by alicejamieson (cc by-nc-nd)

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