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Tom Scott Briefly Loses Consciousness in a Royal Air Force Centrifuge Due to Low G-Force Tolerance
During a visit with the Royal Air Force, YouTuber Tom Scott headed over to the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine to take a look at…
The Possible Dovetail Puzzle
Christian Ihlo (a.k.a. “Mr.Puzzle“) reviews the first prototype copy of ND Puzzles‘ The Possible Dovetail Puzzle, a very unique variation of the “Impossible Dovetail” puzzle.…
The World’s Largest LEGO Ship Built Using Over 2.5 Million Bricks Sets Guinness World Record
Dream Cruises teamed up with a group of cruise enthusiasts from around the world to celebrate the launch of the Hong Kong tourism company’s new…
A Beautiful Classical Guitar Medley of TV Sitcom Theme Songs
Musician Nathan Mills of Beyond The Guitar sat down and performed a beautiful classical guitar medley of some of his favorite TV sitcom theme songs…
Japanese Culinarian Prepares American Style Sushi Rolls Under the Watchful Eyes of His Beloved Cats
Jun Yoshizuki of Jun’s Kitchen whom we know to be a talented culinarian quite skillfully prepared American-style sushi rolls by hand under the watchful eyes…
Elon Musk Gives Gives CBS This Morning a Behind the Scenes Tour of the Tesla Factory
Elon Musk took CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King on a behind the scenes tour of his Tesla factory, providing a look at the Model…
A Trio of Playful Bears Adorably Attempt to Make Themselves Comfortable in a Backyard Hammock
Homeowners were surprised to find three seemingly playful bears in their backyard who were attempting to figure out how to properly work a hammock so…
Filmmaker Shares How He Breathes Life Into Music Making Stop Motion Puppets From Recycled Bits
In the wonderful stop-motion, timelapse animation entitled Stems, award-winning filmmaker Ainslie Henderson shares how he creates his stop motion puppets from recycled bits and bobs…
Giant Homemade Rideable Electric TIE Fighter
Hubbards, Nova Scotia creative builder Allan Carver built a giant remote controlled electric Star Wars TIE fighter from scratch that people can ride around in.…
Jerry Orbach and Angela Lansbury Record ‘Be Our Guest’ to a Live Orchestra In a Clip From ‘Howard’
In 1991 Jerry Orbach and Angela Lansbury recorded the "Beauty and the Beast" song "Be Our Guest" accompanied by a live orchestra.