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An In-Depth Look at the Increasingly Popular Fascination With Fidget Spinners and Gadgets
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta examines the popularity of fidget spinners and gadgets, specifically defining the origins of the work, the growing fascination with…
Inventor Colin Furze Turns a Microwave Oven Into a Video Game Console to Play While Cooking
On the latest episode of Furze’s Invention Show, British inventor Colin Furze presented a microwave oven that he turned into a video game console to…
Harvard Student Group Performs A Cappella Tribute to John Williams During Commencement Day
The Harvard Din & Tonics, a student jazz a cappella group at Harvard University, honored legendary composer John Williams during commencement day by performing amazing…
The Fascinating Evolution of the Word ‘Gross’
In a fascinating episode of their informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the origins…
A Confused Man Is Told ‘There’s No Time to Explain’ Before Traveling Back in Time to Kill Evil Aliens
The filmmakers at Corridor Digital has created an intense video, based on the phrase “There’s No Time to Explain,” that features a confused man visited…
Japanese Father Turns His Daughter’s Artwork Into an Adorable Bento Box
Japanese comedian and father Takafumi Ozeki (a.k.a. “The Geese”) turned his daughter’s artwork into an adorable bento box for her to take to school. via…
Satan Sings a Death Metal HTML Tutorial
The RiffShop‘s David Wu, founder and guitarist of the band Cyborg Octopus, got dressed up as Satan to sing a death metal tutorial on how…
Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot Meets Conan O’Brien in a Warehouse to Teach Him How to Fight
On super episode of Conan, Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot agreed to meet Conan O’Brien in a warehouse to teach him how to fight. Conan…
HellthyJunkFood and Lazy Moon Pizzeria Team Up to Make a Gigantic Slice of Pizza
JP Lambiase and his wife Julia of HellthyJunkFood teamed up with the Lazy Moon pizzeria crew in Orlando, Florida to demonstrate how to make a…
A Bouncy Little Elk Gleefully Splashes In Multiple Rain Puddles at a Colorado Park
Throughout the month of May, Colorado endured an immense amount of stormy weather that proved inconvenient to many, but not to a bouncy little elk…