Realised I’d forgotten to post this earlier in the week. Don’t matter, still great.

Monday: In the town of Bitche, France where one of the country’s largest renaissance fairs are held, a group of brigands in full clad armor held up the main tent with a sword and axe and made off with about $25,000 in fair revenue.

While a theft/robbery is always an unfortunate and terrible thing to happen, this is just too bizzare to not chuckle at the thought of.

via Uproxx

Vintage Photos of Soldiers Kissing Loved Ones Good-bye

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Every August 1, the people of Warsaw freeze in unison for 60 seconds, to honour those who fought during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. The rebellion against Nazi occupation cost more than 200,000 lives and destroyed the capital.

Must remember to start playing with Source Filmmaker, this short made using the awesome program takes on properties of a great Pixar short (even if the facial animations are a bit stilted).

Going in the literal opposite direction of Navid Baraty, is this photo series by French photographer/designer Eva Bouvard photographs ‘up’ buildings and skyscrapers.

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I try to do this with every button that beeps, but musical results aren’t usually as good as this guy’s laundry playing the Imperial march.