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What Every State in the U.S. is Best and Worst At
RealLifeLore looks at what each of the 50 U.S. states are best and worst at. How does your state rate?
Co-Owner of Last Remaining Shoe Manufacturer in Britain Shares His Plans for a Post-Brexit Economy
Dennis Crompton, who is the co-owner of Norman Walsh footwear in Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK talks about the history of the popular trainer (sneaker), which…
Disturbing Polymer Clay Macarons With Baby Faces
A post shared by QIXUAN LIM (@qimmyshimmy) on Sep 13, 2017 at 11:47pm PDT Lim Qi Xuan (Quimmy Shimmy) has created a series of polymer…
How Hank Schrader of ‘Breaking Bad’ Became a Real Hero in a World of Sympathetic Anti-Heroes
As part of their series of deconstructing the rich symbolism and character development within the sublime AMC series Breaking Bad, film and television analysis platform…
Artist Installs Bright Yellow Illusory Concentric Circles on the French Fortified City of Carcassonne
A post shared by felice varini (@felicevarini) on Apr 21, 2018 at 11:31pm PDT Site-specific Swiss artist Felice Varini installed giant, bright yellow, removable concentric…
How to Best Name Cats in Such a Way That They Respond More Quickly to Their Beloved Humans
Dr. Uri Burstyn, aka the Helpful Vancouver Vet, who previously demonstrated several different ways in which to properly pick up a cat and hold him…
A Tiny Country That Once Existed For Three Years Between the US and Canada Due to Border Disputes
How the Republic of Indian Stream, a very short-lived country between New Hampshire and Quebec, was the result of a limnological dispute.
Engineering Students Build Clever Shoe Tying Robot
University of California Davis students Andrew Choi, Gabriela Gomes, Jacklyn Tran, Stephanie Thai and Joel Humes were challenged to make something with just a shoestring…
How to Break the Space Time Continuum With an Atmospheric Wormhole Made From Scratch
In a postern episode of their incredibly insightful and fascinating animations, the ever-philosophical design house Kurzgesagt posits the efficacy of the concept of wormholes. The…
Deaf People Explain the Precious Balance of Using Technology to Hear While Maintaining Their Identity
In an opinion piece for the New York Times, filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky, the daughter of deaf parents and mother of a deaf son, sat…