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Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca Speaks English to Harrison Ford to Give Him Context For Their Dialog
While filming of "The Empire Strikes Back", actor Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca, spoke in English to give Harrison Ford‘s Han Solo dialog context.
The Game of Thrones Animated Title Sequence Flawlessly Recreated With Oreo Cookies
To promote their limited edition Game of Thrones themed cookie packs, the folks at Oreo created a flawless recreation of the animated title sequence from…
MC Frontalot Raps About His Fathomless Heartbreak With the World Wide Web in the Song ‘Internet Sucks’
The ever prescient nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot (previously) quite succinctly shares his feelings about the world wide web in the song “Internet Sucks”. In the…
Jedi Meteorologist Gives Forecast For May the Fourth
In celebration Star Wars Day, Jedi meteorologist Grace Legge from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology provided a forceful weather forecast for the region that included…
Why Mathematicians Are Stockpiling a Specific Chalk
In 2015, the owner of the Japanese company that made Hagoromo chalk decided to shutter his business due to health and other reasons. Once the…
Classic Footage of an 8-Track Tape Swap Meet in 1991
In 1991, a dedicated group of 8-track tape fans gathered at Delilah’s in Chicago to swap and trade in their favorite medium and an acquired…
Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju Engages With Fans While Riding an Electric Unicycle on Icy Oslo Sidewalk
In 2015, the very affable Kristofer Hivju (previously), who plays Tormund Giantsbane on Game of Thrones, humorously engaged with fans following him as he rode…
How to Construct a 20 Sided Pecan Pie
For Thanksgiving, Charless F. Fowlkes and his team constructed a 20 Sided pecan pie made from 20 triangular pies.
An Examination of the Specific Ingredients That Make Impossible Burger and Beyond Burger Taste Like Meat
In 2018, we wrote about Food Labels Revealed, a fascinating podcast produced by chemistry educator and analytical chemist Mel Weinstein, who talks about what really…
Using a Copper Coil and Neodymium Magnets to Make Three Different AA Batteries Race Against Each Other
Czech vlogger Mr. Michal set up an amusing set of experiments in which he uses coiled copper wire and circular neodymium magnets to make AA…