Rebecca Escamilla
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A 22-Foot-Long Bike-Powered ‘Star Wars’ Star Destroyer Is Available For Free on Craigslist in Portland, Oregon
Residents of Portland, Oregon are in for a treat, as a custom-made, bicycle-powered, 22-foot-long Imperial I-class Star Destroyer parade float is currently available for free…
An ‘Alien’ Chestburster Breaking Out of a Cadbury Creme Egg
Ghoulia Childs whipped up an image of a chestburster from the Alien movies popping out of a Cadbury Creme Egg. I like the New WEYLAND-YUTANI…
A Crash Course on How Water Access Has Affected Civilizations Around the World Throughout History
Host John Green quickly flows through an explanation of how water access has affected civilizations around the world throughout history in the “Water and Classical…
A Whimsical Loch Ness Monster Ladle
The Nessie Ladle is a whimsical soup ladle designed by Ototo that is shaped like famed cryptid Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster. Believe it or…
The First Historical Thesaurus of English Contains Almost Every English Word From Old English to Present Day
An example of results for the word “excellent” The Historical Thesaurus of English Project, started in 1965 by British historical linguist Michael Samuels, works to…
A Recipe for Adorable Hippo-Shaped Bread Rolls That Lazily Lounge in a Bowl of Soup
Sandra Denneler whipped up a recipe for adorable Healthy Hungry Hippo Soup. Using bread dough for the body, black-eyed peas for eyes, and a black…
Tasmanian Artist Gives ‘Makeunders’ to Glitzy Unrealistic Bratz Dolls to Create Realistic Relatable Tree Change Dolls
Tasmanian artist Sonia Singh buys used Bratz and other similar dolls with heavy makeup from thrift shops and gives them “makeunders”—a process in which she…
A Supercut of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Characters Performing the ‘Picard Maneuver’ Shirt-Tug
“Ode To The Picard Maneuver (With Data)” is a fast-paced supercut of Star Trek: The Next Generation characters tugging their shirts in Captain Jean-Luc Picard‘s…
‘Insect Alphabet’, A Detailed Alphabet Created With Drawings of Bugs, Arachnids, & Other Creepy-Crawlies
Romanian artist Paula Duta created a stunningly detailed alphabet made of her colored pencil drawings of “insects, arachnids and a couple of other creepy-crawlies.” “Insect…
Rapper and Artist Yung Jake Draws Celebrity Portraits Using Only Emojis
Kim Kardashian Using emoji.ink, the fun site for drawing using emojis, rapper and artist Yung Jake has been drawing portraits of celebrities and posting them…