Brickit is a clever app available that uses machine-learning to pick out and design new builds from piles of leftover LEGO bricks.

Shane Reimche of Eugene, Oregon narrowly escaped being impaled by a runaway circular saw blade that skidded towards him at full speed.

It’s History explores how Liberty Island, then known as Bedloe's Island, was a military site that housed Fort Wood during the War of 1812.

An astute African grey parrot in Vietnam, very cleverly sorted and stacked puzzle pieces onto pegs by their color and their shape.

Firebox is selling a set of oven mitts that look like the crust of freshly baked bread on the outside and a soft, hearty loaf on the inside.

Border collies Roy and Ty of Quack Pack USA herded a waddle of ducks straight through the space underneath a girl doing a backbend.

Ryan Cook captured his process of carving an elaborate toucan out of a single block of ice in a fascinating one-minute timelapse.

Home Suite Hotels started a wonderful program that gives adoptable senior dogs "jobs" as greeters at their hotels around South Africa.

Polyphonic takes a look at the music of the 1990s and 2000s, noting how the iconic guitar solo began its descent from popular music.

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