Have you ever wondered if the guy in the Chewbacca suit is just as hairy as the character he plays? Or if there’s occasionally a person inside ALF? We certainly have, and usually we’re too lazy to pause and consult the Internet. But not today, folks! Today we’re solving the mystery of costumed characters once and for all — or at least for ten of film’s and TV’s favorite masked mortals. We’ve compiled some kids’ characters, a couple sci-fi villains, and a handful of cuddly creatures paired with the suit actors within. Check ‘em out after the jump, and let us know of any other costumed characters that have piqued your pop-culture curiosity.
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Real Life Flintstones House in Portugal
The house was built in 1974 as a family’s rural retreat, but in recent years it has attracted the attention of tourists and architecture enthusiasts alike for being so perfectly integrated into its natural surroundings. Interest in the stone house has grown to the point that the current owner, Vitor Rodrigues, has had to move to find solace from the curious visitors.
8 Settlements With a Population of Just One Person
Buford is an unincorporated community in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. It is located between Laramie and Cheyenne on Interstate 80. Buford is at 8000 feet (2500 m) of elevation, making it the highest community on Interstate 80. It has a population of 1 person. Don Sammons, who is the only resident, is also the operator of the Buford Trading Post. His son moved out around 2008.
Amazon’s top-selling games of 2011
Physical
1.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
2.Just Dance 3
3.Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
4.Battlefield 3
5.Batman: Arkham City
6.Madden NFL 12
7.Portal 2
8.Just Dance 2
9.Gears of War 3
10.FIFA Soccer 12
Digital
1.Deus Ex: Human Revolution
2.Battlefield 3
3.The Sims 3
4.Battlefield Bad Company 2
5.Sid Meir’s Civilization V
6.Dead Island
7.Total War: Shogun 2
8.Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
9.Crysis 2
10.Dragon Age 2
Record player translates tree rings into music
The project known as Years is one by Bartholomaus Traubeck in which a record player has been modified to shine light and receive back signals from slices of trees. What the player receives from the bounced-back light is no less than bits of information translated from the rings made through the tree as it grew from a tiny sapling. In this way, the tragedy that is the fact that the tree had to die in order to tell its story is made quite apparent to the viewer and the listener.
23 Hilariously Bad Knockoff Brands
In every dollar store and Chinatown marketplace these little gems can be found. If nothing else, their efforts are commendable.