Glen Tickle
Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.
An Explanation of Why People Get Bags and Dark Circles Under Their Eyes
In the latest episode of the Mental Floss series Big Questions, host Craig Benzine answers the question “Why do we get dark bags under our eyes?” Benzine…
Anderson Cooper Responds to Conan O’Brien’s Mock CNN Report About a Dog Barking in Cuba
In a recent installment of his recurring Ridiculist segment, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper responded to Conan O’Brien‘s mock CNN report about a dog barking from the episode of Conan…
Conan O’Brien Films an Episode of ‘Conan’ in Cuba, The First American Talk Show Host to Do So Since the 1962 Embargo
Recently, Conan O’Brien filmed an episode of his show Conan in Cuba. O’Brien is the first American talk show host to film in Cuba since the…
Judd Apatow to Direct One Contest Winner’s Vine to Support ‘Night of Too Many Stars’ Autism Benefit
For Comedy Central‘s Night of Too Many Stars autism benefit, director Judd Apatow is auctioning off the chance for one lucky contest winner to fly to Los…
A New Study Says Humans Smell Their Hands After Shaking Hands With Someone, Possibly Sending Chemical Messages
A new study done by a team of researchers led by professor Noam Sobel at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel points to…
An Unboxing Video of a Man Unpacking His Pet Tortoise After Four Months of Hibernation in His Refrigerator
An unboxing video created by artist Neil Slorance shows him unpacking his pet tortoise Herman after four months of hibernation in a refrigerator. In the…
15-Year-Old Guitar Virtuoso Perfectly Shreds the Famously Difficult Song ‘Through the Fire and Flames’ by DragonForce
15-year-old guitar virtuoso Tina S. (previously) perfectly shreds through the famously difficult DragonForce song “Through the Fire and Flames” in a recent video posted to her YouTube channel.…
A Brief History of Robots and Their Place in Human Society
Hank Green gives a brief history of robots and their place in human society in an episode of SciShow. Green talks about the first commercial…
‘Einstein’s Telescope’, A Brief Explanation of Gravitational Lensing as Theorized by Albert Einstein
“Einstein’s Telescope” is the latest episode of the New York Times astronomy series Out There. The episode provides a brief explanation of gravitational lensing, which was first…
An Experiment Demonstrating What Happens When a Roll of Toilet Paper Is Rolled Out on an Airplane and Then Flushed
Mark Malkoff performs an experiment to see what happens when a roll of toilet paper is rolled down the aisle of an airplane and then flushed.