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A Visual Narration of an Inspiring Stephen Hawking Speech That Pays Heartfelt Tribute to His Memory
John D. Boswell aka “Melodysheep“ has paid heartfelt tribute to the late Stephen Hawking with “The Preciousness of Time“, a visual narration one of the physicist’s…
Minnesota Boy Adopts a Cat From Oklahoma With the Same Cleft Lip and Different Colored Eyes as His
Madden Humphreys is an adorable seven-year-old boy in Minnesota who was born with a cleft lip and Heterochromia Iridium (different eye colors). While his mom…
BionicWheelBot, A Robot That Walks and Rolls Like a Flic-Flac Spider
The BionicWheelBot is a robot, created by Festo, that is able to walk around and roll just like an agile flic-flac spider (cebrennus rechenbergi). In…
Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ Music Video Remade With LEGO
Cape Town, South Africa brickfilmer James Cawood has recreated the music video for Oasis‘ song “Wonderwall” using LEGO. Cawood also posted a behind scenes video…
‘The House With a Clock in Its Walls’ Trailer Features an Evil Haunted House With Its Own Heart
Universal Pictures released the official trailer for The House With a Clock in Its Walls, an upcoming fantasy horror film directed by Eli Roth and…
A Haunting Solo Guitar Arrangement of the Pink Floyd Song ‘Hey You’ Played on a Sweet Stratocaster
The very talented musician Steve Onotera (previously), aka samuraiguitarist, took a bit of a dark turn with a haunting arrangement of the already moody Pink…
The Importance of Having Time Alone to Oneself In Order to Function More Easily In Social Situations
Using fascinating dioramic felt puppetry by Catherine Prowse, the ever-insightful School of Life explains the importance of having time alone to oneself in order to…
An Amazing Timelapse Revealing a Cross Sectional View of a Sprouting Kidney Bean Plant Over 25 Days
The timelapse focused YouTube channel GPhase posted an incredible cross sectional view of a sprouting kidney bean plant over 25 days. The footages shows the…
The Last Male Standing, A Powerful Film About the Caretakers of Sudan, the Last Northern White Rhino
On Mar 20, 2018, Sudan, the very last male northern white rhinoceros, sadly passed away from age related complications and with his death an entire…
The Weeki Wachee Underwater Mermaid Show From the 1940s Enjoys a Newfound ‘Retro’ Popularity
In a dryadic episode of Amazing Places, host Tom Scott visited the tiny Florida town of Weeki Wachee, the home of gorgeous natural springs and…