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THESE DUMPLINGS ARE...SOMETHING

This restaurant in Hong Kong encourages its patrons to play with their food. 

These comical dumplings would probably make for amazing Snapchats or Instagrams though so we would totally be down to go even if they are kinda out there.

Nine happiness-promoting behaviors that are backed by science

TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY: This building in Austria changes shape every hour

Things I’d never thought I’d say: “I like the way this BUILDING moves”. 

This is the Kiefer Technic Showroom, a building whose moving facade was designed by Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner. Its wall panels can move automatically or manually in order to control building temperature and sunlight.

THESE PLANTS ARE LIVING THEIR BEST LIVES: Rollin’ through life as happy as can be

Oh sh*t, whaddup it’s dat ball.

This whimsical concept was created by William Victor Camilleri and Danilo Sampaio, as a part of the Interactive Architecture Lab's reEarth Project. This ball of plants offsets its own balance to move in the direction of the most happiness sunshine for the plants.

These gorgeous HBO-commissioned ‘Game of Thrones’ posters take 4 days to make after an episode airs

We talked with Robert Ball, the UK-based illustrator behind these beautiful illustrations, about the laborious illustration process behind every one of these masterpieces.

GROSS BUT HELPFUL: Use this field guide to identify mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus

Mosquitoes may need to suck our blood for their survival but that doesn’t mean that they don’t well, suck. Luckily, we have this handy guide for y’all to identify if that mosquito that just bit you is carrying Zika or not.

WHAT DO YOU SEE?: The number you see in this image says a lot about your vision

Is it a 74 or a 21 in this photo? If you’re at all color blind, you’ll either see a different number than most people or just a weird blob.

This micro-library is made of 2,000 recycled ice cream containers

These days it’s all about sustainability but this micro-library takes it to the next level. This small public library in the village of Bandung in Indonesia is made entirely of recycled ice cream containers.

WHY YOU SHOULDN’T SMOKE: Here’s what your lungs look like after just 20 cigarettes

Those scary cigarette commercials are right.

OMG TALL: These are the countries where people have grown the most

NASA says astronauts in space cannot play ‘Pokémon GO’

Even though it seems like everyone on Earth is obsessed with “Pokémon GO”, the sad thing is that as awesome as astronauts are, they can’t experience the awesomeness of the “Pokémon GO” phenomenon.

Between the crappy Wi-Fi connection and the incredibly fast speed of the International Space Station, it’s just not something that astronauts will be able to experience at least in the near future.

The new Sandy Hook Elementary School hides high security in beautiful design

Four years ago, a gunman killed 20 children and 6 staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The original Sandy Hook building was torn down to honor those who died.

After four years of mourning, recovery, and rebuilding, the new school, which will open in the fall, features whimsical design but high-tech security. Security checkpoints are put in place at all entrances and landscapes around the school have been designed to keep outside people at a distance.