
New ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Trailer Offers a Better Look at Both the Future and the Past
The latest trailer for the film X-Men: Days of Future Past from 20th Century Fox, based on the comic books by Marvel, showcases the many…

Why You Shouldn’t Take Selfies Right Next to a Moving Train
Jared Michael attempts to take a selfie dangerously near to a moving train and receives a boot to the head from what appears to be…

Birthday Traditions From Around the World
Mental Floss host John Green looks at a series of birthday traditions from around the world in “28 Birthday Traditions From Around the World”. For…

TL;DR Wikipedia, A Tumblr Blog Featuring Hilariously Shortened Wikipedia Article Entries
TL;DR Wikipedia is a Tumblr blog that reduces Wikipedia entries to ridiculously shortened versions that vary in accuracy. The blog’s entry for toilet, for example,…

Man Plays the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Video Game Theme Song on 48 Wine Glasses and a Frying Pan
YouTube user Dan Newbie plays the theme song from the Super Mario Bros. video game using 48 wine glasses, two pencils, and a frying pan…

Five Caterpillar Excavators Play a Giant Game of Jenga With a Massive Tower of Wooden Blocks
Five excavators maneuver around and slide pieces out of a giant tower of wooden blocks in this video from construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar. A Cat…

Copy-me, An Animated Web Series Dedicated to Debunking the Myths of Copying
Copy-me is a 2D-animated web series by Liviu Barbulescu, Stefan Teodorescu, and Alex Lungu dedicated to debunking a number of myths about copying. The eight-episode…

A Fascinating Short Film Showing the Assembly of a Watch
German watchmaking company NOMOS Glashütte offers a look at what goes into the assembly of one of their watches in this fascinating short film that…

OculusDrone, A Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Controlled by an Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset
Germany-based programmer Diego Araos has created a web interface that allows a Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 quadcopter to be controlled using the Oculus Rift virtual reality…

Barbershop Quartet Performs ‘God Only Knows’ From the Video Game ‘BioShock Infinite’ at PAX East
via Matthew B In the 2013 video game BioShock Infinite, a barbershop quartet performs an anachronistic version of “God Only Knows” by The Beach Boys.…
