Rebecca Escamilla
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‘Bookmarks’, A Comic by Grant Snider About Wacky Ways to Save a Place in a Book
Grant Snider (previously) of Incidental Comics wrote “Bookmarks,” a comic about all the strange ways readers mark their place in a book in a pinch…
Curious Cat Slides on Frozen Pond in an Attempt to Catch Fish Swimming Just Under the Icy Surface
A curious cat tries in vain to catch fish swimming just below the frozen surface of a pond in a video from AFV Animals. The…
Compound Interest Explains Why a Love of Brussels Sprouts May Be Genetic
UK chemistry teacher Andy Brunning of Compound Interest explains the possible genetic basis for people’s appreciation of the taste of Brussels sprouts. Sulforaphane, a compound…
‘El Deafo’, A Children’s Graphic Novel About Growing Up With a Superpower in the Form of a Hearing Aid
image via Cece Bell Earlier this year, children’s author and illustrator Cece Bell released El Deafo, a graphic novel about her childhood as the only…
Rescue Worker Hops Quickly Around on Quicksand to Make It Ripple and Bounce
Staff of the Bay Search & Rescue captured fascinating footage in 2009 of the surreal rippling effect of walking on quicksand at Morcambe Bay in…
Wasabi Candy Canes From Archie McPhee Give Christmas a Spicy Kick
Archie McPhee, the store featuring all things fun and weird, has released wasabi candy canes to make Christmas a little spicier this year. The green-and-white…
A Bodacious Poster Categorizing Popular 1980s Slang
Charley Chartwell has released a rad poster featuring popular slang terms from the 1980s. An example sentence is listed for each term, and each is…
A PlayStation Controller-Inspired Coffee Mug
The Game Over Mug is a ceramic mug by Craziest Gadgets that is shaped like a PlayStation controller. Once the beverage inside has been fully…
How to Turn Ferrets From Finicky to Festive by Dressing Them Up for Christmas
Ferret fans at EpicFerret.com put together a cute video demonstrating how to dress up pet ferrets for Christmas. With a little coaxing and the temptation…
‘The Inferiority Complex’, A Comic by Grant Snider About the Ups and Downs of Self-Esteem Trouble
Wichita, Kansas-based cartoonist Grant Snider (previously) of Incidental Comics created an introspective comic imagining an inferiority complex as a literal, physical complex built from features…