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Why Computers Are Unable to Capture the True Intensity of Vivid Colors
In a vivid episode of “Things You Might Not Know“, the ever-curious Tom Scott explained why computers aren’t able to capture the true intensity of…
Mesmerizing Slow Motion Footage of Brightly Colored Bee Hummingbirds In Flight
National Geographic has created an absolutely gorgeous, mesmerizing video that slows down the frantic beating wings of brightly colored bee hummingbirds to a pace that…
British Celebrities Amusingly Audition For Coveted Roles in the New British Airways Safety Video
British Airways teamed up with Comic Relief to present a really amusing safety video that features various British celebrities who are auditioning for coveted roles…
A Determined Young Man Rides His Unicycle 3,400 Miles Across China Over the Course of Six Months
A very determined 21 year old British man named Ed Pratt, who began an amazing worldwide trek upon his unicycle in 2015, very admirably took…
Binging With Babish Makes the Super-Sized Entrée From SNL’s ‘Taco Town’ Parody Commercial
To celebrate his millionth YouTube subscriber, Binging With Babish host Andrew Rea gave viewers a behind the scene look at his show setup and created…
2-Year-Old Loses Walking Bike Race After Turning Around at the Finish Line to Ride the Track Again
Dutch 2-year-old Senn Swieters was on track to take first place during a walking bike race in Klazienaveen, Netherlands earlier this month. As young Senn…
Taipei Transforms Subway Cars Into Realistic Sports Venues to Promote Summer Universiade Games
A post shared by Sophi (@sophifromtaipei) on Jul 10, 2017 at 9:25am PDT In a wonderful ad campaign for the 29th Summer Universiade Games, the…
Soothing 10 Hour Visual Soundscapes of Mountains, Jungles and Deserts Using Planet Earth II Footage
For their wonderful Real Happiness Project, the filmmakers of BBC Earth and creators of the incredible nature documentary Planet Earth II have repurposed ten hours…
Playful Kittens Pop Their Heads Out From the Bushes in an Adorable Game of Peek-A-Boo
A playful litter of teeny tiny kittens hiding the front hedges adorably poked their heads out from the bushes each time their human rustled the…
Photographer Captures Footage of a Floating Bird by Setting Frame Rate at the Same Speed as Wing Flap
A photographer who goes by the name Ginger Beard captured incredible footage of a small bird that appeared to float in mid-air across the lens…