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A Grateful Recipient of a Face Transplant and the Wife of the Donor Meet for the First Time
In June 2016, Andrew Sandness underwent a 50 hour surgery at the Mayo Clinic in order to restore the lower half of his face after…
Paramotorist Drops a Paper Airplane at 2,000 Feet and Then Catches It Before It Hits the Ground
While soaring 2,000 feet up in the blue sky, paramotorist Tucker Gott dropped a paper airplane and then managed to catch it later on before…
How to Build a Millennium Falcon Playhouse
Two years ago, pastor Kyle Gilbert built an awesome custom Millennium Falcon playhouse for his kids. Gilbert refined the build since then and released a…
How the Movement of Various Birds Inspired a Quieter, Faster Design for the Japanese Bullet Train
Vox video editor Christophe Haubursin in partnership with 99% Invisible, took a look at the concept of biomimicry – an unique approach to sustainable design…
Artist Creates a Giant Bag of Chips For a Bike Rack That Resembles the Inside of a Vending Machine
Phil Jones, a talented artist in Minneapolis, found himself passing by a bicycle rack that resembled the interior springs that push the product forward in…
A Cardboard Coin Box With a Cute Face That Blasts Open When Money Is Put Into Its Mouth
BlueHands created a surprise cardboard box, featuring a cute face, that blasts open when money is put into its mouth. After exploding, the sprawled out…
Dog Parker, Safe Clean Structures Where Dogs Can Comfortably Wait While Their Humans Shop
A post shared by Dog Parker (@dogparker) on Jan 14, 2017 at 2:34pm PST Dog Parker is a membership-based network of safe, sanitized, temperature-controlled enclosed…
A Little Boy Befriends a Snoring Monster Under His Bed in a Touching 2017 John Lewis Christmas Ad
A little boy befriends a snoring monster under his bed in the 2017 Christmas advert for John Lewis Department Store.
Barb From Stranger Things Recreated Using LEGO
To celebrate the second season of Stranger Things being released on Netflix, Seattle artist and humorist Iain Heath (a.k.a. “Ochre Jelly“) used LEGO to recreate…
Norman Reedus and Dave Chappelle Talk History and Go Oystering on the Coast of South Carolina
On the latest episode of Ride with Norman Reedus, comedian Dave Chappelle and Reedus talked history and went oystering on the coast of South Carolina.