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Classic 1970s Animated Television Commercials for Levi’s Jeans With Fantastic Psychedelic Themes
During the 1970s in the United States, the Levi Strauss Company wanted to create really memorable commercials about their new line of products in addition…
A Celebration of Dancing in Movies
Movie characters show off their fancy footwork in a wonderful compilation video, created by Brazilian film critic and editor Diego Carrera, that celebrates dancing in…
A Color Coded Animated Map Marking Each Notable Event Within the Rise and Fall of the British Empire
Ollie Bye has created a fascinating, color coded animated map that marks the timeline of every notable event that occurred during each stage of the…
A Thoughtful Young Boy Gets Out of Car to Help an Elderly Woman With a Walker Climb Safely Up Stairs
“She was struggling so I decided to help her” When a wonderfully thoughtful eight year boy in Milledgeville, Georgia named Maurice Adams Jr. saw from…
Two Bering Strait Islands Are Only Two Miles Apart But Are Separated by 21 Hours in International Time
In a mercurial episode of Half as Interesting, Sam from Wendover called attention to a pair of islands that sit between the United States and…
Silicon Valley’s Zach Woods Gives Hilariously Bad Tips on How to Survive in the Woods
GQ traveled deep into the wilderness with Silicon Valley star Zach Woods to hear some of his hilariously bad tips on how to survive in…
Colin Furze Builds a Bicycle Frame Out of Springs
British inventor Colin Furze took the frame of an old bicycle, tore it apart, and rebuilt it with heavy duty springs. He demonstrated how it…
Incredible 720p HD Footage of a Nirvana Performing ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ on Halloween in 1991
Incredible 720p HD footage from the film “Live at the Paramount” shows Nirvana performing a really raw and honest set of songs from their now-seminal…
A Beautifully Designed Decanter That Gracefully Bows To Pour When a Glass Is Detected Underneath
British designers Keivor John and Richard Harvey of Harvey & John collaborated with Last Drop Distillers to create Pours, a beautifully designed decanter that detects…
An Intense Animation That Imagines What Might Have Happened During the Last 48 Hours of Pompeii
"A Day in Pompeii" is an incredibly intense visualization that recreates what may have occurred during the last 48 hours of Pompeii.