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Artist Draws Sad Clown Faces on Discarded Furniture and Random Objects on Los Angeles Streets
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lonesome Town (@lonesometown9) Street artist Lonesome Town travels around Los Angeles and paints sad clown faces…
YouTuber Shares Devastating Video of His House That Burned Down In Ventura County Thomas Fire
Engineer William Osman whose wonderfully quirky and creative projects we’ve posted in the past, shared a devastating video showing the complete destruction of his Southern…
AquaClimb, Custom Poolside Mounted Climbing Walls That Help Make It Safer to Jump Into a Pool
The AquaClimb is a fun series of custom made poolside mounted climbing walls that act as a safe alternative to diving boards and slides. Various…
How a 16th Century Book of Insults From a Small British Village Lead to the Name of Batman’s City
In a truly fascinating episode of “Things You Might Not Know“, host Tom Scott traveled to the Nottingham village of Gotham (pronounced Gautam) to recount…
A Feisty Little Black Cat Takes Drastic Action to Stop Her Human From Singing About Her in the Bathtub
A black cat named Pepé was keeping her human Brad Johnsen company while he was taking a bath, just hanging out quietly in the background.
Tesla Model X Car Shows Off Its Christmas Mode Easter Egg With Coordinated Music and Light Show
With the holiday season upon us, lucky owners of the Tesla Model X have discovered the wonderful Christmas mode built as an Easter Egg right…
A New Lighter Twinkling Stars Skirt With Brighter LEDs to Ensure the Stars Will Be Out When It’s Worn
In September 2016 we wrote about the Twinkling Stars Skirt by ThinkGeek a wonderful piece of clothing that ensures the stars will be out whenever…
Rob Scallon Rocks Out Respectably on a Tiny Toy Guitar That He Purchased for a Dollar
The very talented and adventurous musician Rob Scallon went to his local Dollar Tree, purchased a tiny, toy guitar for a dollar, hooked it up…
A Fire Truck Smoothly Drifts Across Four Lanes of Rush Hour Traffic Using Rear Axle Steering
A trucker caught dashcam footage of a fire truck smoothly drifting across four lanes of rush hour traffic on a Dallas, Texas highway while responding…
Pepperoni and Bacon Being Sliced at Extremely High Speeds With Rotating Blade Slicer
Textor released a fascinating video of their TS700 Involute Blade Slicer slicing bulk amounts of pepperoni and bacon at extremely high speeds. The rotating blade…