Month August 2018
An Astute Dog Figures Out How to Use the Backyard Trampoline to Play a Game of Fetch With Himself
A rather astute dog named Bear noticed that when his ball landed on the backyard trampoline, he was able to run underneath and bounce it…
Teeny Tiny Tiki Torch Cocktail Swizzle Sticks
A post shared by Michael Grider (@mkgrider) on Jul 31, 2018 at 10:25pm PDT Adventure artist Michael Grider has crafted an incredible cocktail accoutrement –…
Cranky Iceberg Dwelling Witch Gives Her Frozen Heart to a Lonely Merman Who Wants to Be Friends
In the spectacular award-winning animated film short “Fishwitch” by stop motion artist Adrienne Dowling, a rather cranky witch who lives alone on an iceberg accidentally…
Horse Becomes Infatuated With a Plastic Statue That Looks Just Like a Smaller Version of Him
An elegant black horse became infatuated with a plastic statue that looked exactly like him but on a much smaller scale.
Incredibly Detailed Pretzel Art
A post shared by Pretzel Factory Langhorne (@ppflanghorne) on Oct 25, 2017 at 9:11am PDT Brothers Brian Kean and Shaun Kean, who own the Langhorne,…
How the Insecurity of Imposter Syndrome Makes Incredibly Successful People Feel Inferior to Others
In a Ted-Ed lesson written by educator Elizabeth Cox and animated by Gerta Xhelo, narrator Christina Greer talks about “Imposter Syndrome”, a crippling sense self-doubt…
A Clever Hammer That Auto-Dispenses Its Own Nails
Freelance automotive and product designer Michael David Young has spent the past six years perfecting the design of his incredibly clever “Hammer with Collated Nail…
How the Words Used For Numbers in Languages Around the World Often Have Anatomical Roots
In a numenary episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain how…
Bookstore and Library Customers Around the World Pose to Visually Complete Book Cover Images
A post shared by The New York Public Library (@nypl) on Aug 24, 2018 at 10:23am PDT Taking inspiration from the wonderful Librairie Mollat photo…
A Giant Swarm of Overheated Honey Bees Descend Upon a Times Square Hot Dog Cart Umbrella
An incredible heat wave hitting New York City during this last week of August has caused most sentient beings in the area searching for cooler…