You probably think of a plush toy as something very cute and soft you go to sleep with. Well, at least until you get to know Patricia Waller, a German artist whose toys are a little bit different.

Somewhere between the greatest world-changing inventions there were some fun and sometimes even hilarious inventions the world has forgotten. BoredPanda proudly presents these Cool Inventions From the Past – enjoy, comment and don’t forget to subscribe!

Animators think that a line here and a line there is nothing wrong when creating a cartoon character?

While you might be used to seeing odd-shaped cartoon character faces on TV – somehow I doubt that you would want to meet anyone with such physiognomies in the real world. Thank god we can safely take a look at how cartoon characters would look in the real life without ever meeting these pervert-looking monsters.

If you travel a lot, you’ve probably noticed that signs are almost identical in every country you visit. That’s not a surprise – they are usually made in a way that everyone could understand them independent of nationality, and not get into a trouble.

However, you will always notice even the slightest change in size or color if it differs from your home town. Of course, slight differences in color and shape is nothing compared to the funny signs you are about to see, because people’s stupidity (creativity?) around the world knows no bounds.

The number of combinations you can build are practically endless. With just six 8-stud LEGO bricks you can build over 102 million combinations! Multiply it by different LEGO uses and you get unlimited possibilities!

The first feature of a good and effective logo is that it can immediately “grab” viewer’s attention. Your logo should have an immediate impact and hold the viewer’s attention. However, if you did manage to catch the viewer’s eye – that doesn’t necessary mean you are doing good. There might always be a hidden penis you cannot see at first sight.

Whether it’s good or bad – sexuality is considered one of the most powerful tools of marketing and particularly advertising. So when it comes to creating an advertisement and you don’t have too many clever ideas – always remember one general rule – sex sells.

Who could have ever thought that charts and graphs might have anything to do with fun? At least not until creative Cheezburger guys launched a project called GraphJam few years ago. You’ll definitely laugh out loud at these 35 funniest graphs from GraphJam.

What is the most annoying thing in your life? Everyone has their own list, and there are probably thousands of things you already hate. The sounds of a crying baby, wall drilling, clock ticking, electric guitar are just a few. Although this list seems pretty annoying – there are even worse things than that! It’s waking up early in the morning! And what is the first thing we hear in the morning?

Meet Nicholas Hendrickx, a super creative guy and photographer from Belgium. He calls himself a perfectionist with great patience, but in the end Nicholas thinks the main thing that matters is having a lot of fun. Looking back to his career it’s really hard to tell what made him popular – his skills, or an excellent performance of a professional fly model “Mr. Fly”. And if you think that it was animal torture – read on.

Learn 8 reasons why elephant is probably the best friend you could ever have!

A guy named Glenn Jones, a graphic designer and illustrator from Auckland, New Zealand had won 21 times and has become a real star on Threadless. “King of the Tees” – that’s how he was titled on the cover of the New Zealand magazine ProDesign. He was one of the best selling designers on Threadless and many people were asking why he doesn’t start his own shirt company. And he did…