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Kind Hearted Truck Drivers Generously Provide Water to a Dehydrated Abandoned Baby Elephant
When three kind hearted truck drivers – Carlos Santos, Johan Groenewald and Pieter Roussow – who work for AfriAg Global were detoured off their regular…
Arpeggio, A Robotic Player Piano System That Flawlessly Plays the Instrument Like a Human
Arpeggio is not a player piano he is a Piano player. Arpeggio is an amazing delf-driven robotic player piano system developed by Nick Morris of…
A Silly Dog Intentionally Slips and Slides Across a Hardwood Floor Until He Bumps Into a Wall
A rather hyper and very silly Alaskan Klee Kai gathered a whole bunch of momentum and intentionally scrambled across a hardwood floor, enjoying every moment…
A Fearless Girl Cast in Bronze Stands In Proud Defiance Against the Famous Wall Street Bull
State Street partnered with advertising agency McCann Erickson to commission a handmade bronze statue of a "Fearless Girl".
Cathay Pacific Airlines Introduces the World’s First Craft Beer Brewed to Be Fully Enjoyed at 35,000 Feet
After studying the effect that altitude has upon tastebuds, Asian airline Cathay Pacific has introduced the Betsy Beer, the world’s first hand-crafted bottled beer formulated…
An Art Print Explaining the Anatomical Differences of Cephalopod Tentacles and Beaks
Hamilton, Canada artist Mark Belan worked with members from the Royal Ontario Museum back in December 2015 to create Tentacles and Beaks of Cephalopods, a…
A Look at What Made the Battle of Helm’s Deep in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers So Epic
Los Angeles video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak (a.k.a. “The Nerdwriter“) has created a new video essay where he explores the incredible Battle of…
Geostorm, A Film About a Satellite Designer Who Tries to Save Earth From a Deadly Man-Made Storm
Warner Bros. has released a trailer for Geostorm, an upcoming action film directed by Dean Devlin that stars Gerard Butler, Abbie Cornish, Ed Harris, and…
Grieving Dog Who Lost Her Puppies In Fire Finds Comfort With Orphan Pups In Need of a Mother
In late February, an accidental fire broke out in a Roseburg, Oregon barn that tragically killed a litter of puppies but somehow spared their mother,…
A Self Appointed Master of Conference Calls Advises Office Workers on Using the Phone
A self-appointed “Master of Conference Calls” advises a team of office workers while they use the phone for a business meeting in a sketch by…