The Etymological Origins of Two-Part Words That Have One Part More Obscure That the Other
In an interesting episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain…
Harry Mack Spits Hot Fire While Freestyle Rapping About Tourists on Hollywood Boulevard
Talented Los Angeles musician and rapper Harry “Mack” McKenzie brought his A game and spit hot fire while freestyle rapping live on Hollywood Boulevard. Harry…
A Clever Cat Repeatedly Identifies the Location of the Ball in a Playful Shell Game With His Human
An adorable American curl kitty named Snow, who has tiny Totoro pattern on his tummy, is always able to identify where the location of the…
How Pandas Became an Integral Form of Chinese Financial and Diplomatic Currency
In an incredibly informative report for Vox, writer Dara Lind explains the concept of “Panda Diplomacy” and how these beautiful Ailuropodae have become an integral…
A ‘Mildly Interesting’ Guide on How to Build an Incredibly Slow Saw
DangerousAndAwesome has created an amusing, yet “mildly interesting” video guide on how to build an incredibly slow saw. He was able to “cram woodworking, 3D…
Star Wars Death Star Teapot and Mug Set
ThinkGeek is featuring a nestled Star Wars Death Star teapot and mug set that pulls apart to reveal a teapot top and mug base.
Star Trek, Star Wars, and Marvel Ceramic Tiki Mugs
Geeki Tikis purveyors, Beeline Creative, have made a wonderful series of Star Trek, Star Wars, and Marvel ceramic tiki mugs featuring all sorts of popular…
Japanese Androids Rap About Their Complex Artificial Intelligence in ‘Robot’s Delight’
Dylan F. Glas, Malcolm Doering, Phoebe Liu, Takayuki Kanda, and Hiroshi Ishiguro have created “Robot’s Delight,” a music video tribute to The Sugarhill Gang‘s 1979…
Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal Answer the Most Searched Questions About Themselves
Life stars Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal sat down with Wired to answer the most searched questions about the themselves.
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