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A Fascinating Explanation About the Confusing Concept of Cousin Removal Within Family Trees
In a lineal episode of Do Online Now Guys (D.O.N.G.), host Michael Stevens of VSauce sat down with a marker and white cardstock paper to…
A Wonderful Emotionally Smart Mirror That Will Only Turn Itself On When It Detects a Smiling Face
Berk Ilhan, an award winning designer in New York City, has created the “Smile Mirror“, a really wonderful emotionally smart mirror that will not turn…
Attachable Smartphone Cases Transformed Into Haute Couture at a Maison Margiela Fashion Show
A post shared by Maison Margiela (@maisonmargiela) on Jul 5, 2018 at 6:46am PDT During the Maison Margiela Autumn-Winter 2018 “Artisanal” Collection fashion show, Creative…
LEGO Unveils Their James Bond ‘Goldfinger’ Aston Martin DB5 Featuring a Working Ejector Seat
LEGO has announced that they will be releasing a new LEGO 10262 James Bond Aston Martin DB5 reproduction kit in August 2018 (though LEGO VIP‘s…
Newfoundland Fisherman Rescues a Helplessly Stranded Arctic Fox From an Isolated Iceberg
While returning ashore for more supplies on June 22, 2018, Alan Russell, a fisherman in Fox Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, noticed a arctic fox who…
Spunky Dog Gracefully Jumps on Back of Miniature Horse to Go For a Ride and Do Trick Jumps
A spunky little nine year old Jack Russel terrier named Dally gracefully jumped upon the back of a very friendly miniature horse named Spanky at…
An Incredible Photo of Lightning Striking the Spire of One World Trade Center in New York City
A post shared by WeatherGoingWILD (@weathergoingwild) on Jul 17, 2018 at 4:32pm PDT Storm chaser Michael Koch of Weather Going Wild shot an incredible photo…
Tom’s Restaurant, The Exterior of Seinfeld’s Monk’s Café & Inspiration For Suzanne Vega’s ‘Tom’s Diner’
On a recent trip to Morningside Heights in Manhattan, I stopped by Tom’s Restaurant, which was used as the exterior of Monk’s Café, where many…
A Wonderful Dungeons & Dragons Coloring Book
Wizards of the Coast is publishing Dungeons & Dragons Adventures Outlined, a wonderful D&D coloring book featuring fantastic illustrations by Todd James (aka REAS). The…
A Beautiful Puzzle in the Shape of a Colorful Beetle
DOIY is featuring a beautiful 500 piece puzzle shaped like a colorful beetle. It includes adhesive sheets to hold the pieces together for framing as…