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The Heartwarming History of Sriracha Chili Sauce and the Humble Wishes of the Man Who Created It
In a heartwarming episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explained the origins and history of the legendary Sriracha chili sauce by Huy…
Song Map, An Updated Street Map of London With All the Roads Reimagined With Song Titles
In 2012, we wrote about the “Song Map”, a whimsical road map by British design group Dorothy, that reimagined all roads and locations with names…
Color of Time, Colorful Hanging Numbers That Mark Passage of Time With Changing Colors of the Day
A post shared by emmanuelle moureaux (@emmanuellemoureaux) on Dec 27, 2017 at 6:58pm PST Emmanuelle Moureaux, a French architect and designer who lives and works…
A Fascinating Map of the Supercontinent Pangaea With Modern Day Country Borders
Digital artist Massimo Pietrobon has created “Pangaea Politica”, which takes a look at the world as it once was before all the tectonic plates shifted,…
A Map Showing How More People Live New York City Than the Sum of Parts of Nine Different States
A fascinating map posted by Georgie Washington shows that more people live in the 304.8 square miles of the New York City’s five boroughs, which…
What Being a United States Commonwealth Instead of a State Means to the People of Puerto Rico
In a truly informative piece for Vox, foreign video editor Christina Thornell very succinctly explains the history of Puerto Rico, how it became a commonwealth…
An Indonesian Grocery Store in Queens Turns Into One of NYC’s Smallest Restaurants Once a Week
Great Big Story visited with Dewi Tjahjadi, the proud proprietor of Warung Selasa (Indo Java), an Indonesian grocery store in Elmhurst, Queens that turns into…
Sandor Clegane ‘The Hound’ From Game of Thrones as a Crocheted Doll
Amigurumi pattern designer Jennie Faith (a.k.a. “JBcrochetwizard“) has created a crocheted doll of Sandor Clegane (a.k.a. “The Hound”) from Game of Thrones. The doll is…
Pulp Trek, A Mashup of Star Trek: The Original Series and Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction
To celebrate the news of Quentin Tarantino developing a Star Trek film, producer Felipe Haurelhuk and editor Fernando Mendonça teamed up with Darth Blender to…
Hilariously Persistent Dog Tries to Wake Up Snoring Pig
A very playful husky dog hilariously tried waking up a snoring pig by repeatedly pushing down on the pig’s hindquarters. After several unsuccessful attempts, the…