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a daily dose of unique and curious things
Brilliantly Lifelike Sculptures Created From Cardboard
Taiwanese origami artist ZhongGe creates absolutely brilliant, lifelike animal sculptures of animals (both real and fictitious) that are crafted entirely from cardboard. Among his amazing…
Guitarist Plays a Badass Solo With His Hands on Fire
Musician Davidlap removed his colorful toesocks and instead donned a pair of special gloves own design, which allow big flames to burn freely without injuring…
A Cozy Photo Series Capturing the Colorful Diversity of Different Homes Found Around Queens, New York
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rafael Herrin-Ferri (@allthequeenshouses) on Dec 6, 2018 at 3:00am PST Architect Rafael Herrin-Ferri has put together…
Why Thor Needed to Embrace His Weakness, Humility and Humanity Before He Could Become a Worthy King
In a really thought provoking, prescient essay, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of The Take discuss the Marvel character of Thor Odinson and how he…
World’s Tallest Outdoor Elevator Climbs an Amazing 1,070 Feet Up a Mountain Cliff in Zhangjiajie, China
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amazing Drone Shots (@drone__up) on Dec 30, 2018 at 10:17am PST The Bailong Elevator in Zhangjiajie,…
A Fascinating Cut Paper Animation Describing the Unexpected Discovery of a Living Fossil Fish in 1938
In December 1938, South African museum curator Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer was curiously sifting through a fisherman’s haul for the day when she spotted one particular fish…
An Ingenious 3D Printed Device That Acts Like a Sponge to Soak Up Excess Chemotherapy Side Effects
Researchers at the Balsara School at the University of California, Berkeley and Dr. Steven Hetts of the University of California, San Francisco Radiology Department, have…
Thanos Disappears ‘The Simpsons’ in a Couch Gag
After thinning out the Marvel Cinematic Universe herd a bit in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, a rather entitled Thanos made his way over to The…
Jonathan Mann Releases an Album of His 10 Best Song-A-Day Original Songs From the Past 10 Years
Jonathan Mann, the infamous “Song-a-Day Man”, has been writing a song everyday for ten years now and to celebrate, he’s releasing his first album. The…
A Short History of the Long Necked Theorbo Lute
Musician Elizabeth Kenny of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment played a beautiful Baroque era song on a Theorbo, which she explained is a…