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Bill Nye Is Back to Save the World With His New Netflix Series ‘Bill Nye Saves the World’
Bill Nye is back to save the world with his new Netflix series Bill Nye Saves the World. The series will cover a different scientific…
The Wonderfully Elaborate and Amusing Character Sculptures of the 2017 Sapporo Snow Festival
A photo posted by Ai Takahashi (@malohawaii) on Feb 8, 2017 at 7:05am PST The annual Sapporo Snow Festival, which is taking place from February…
Visual Influences From Michael Mann Films Found in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight
Filmmakers JCL Aragón and Adrián Gutiérrez of Glass Distortion have created a great video essay comparing visual influences and references from director Michal Mann‘s collection…
Steve Feltham, The Man Who Has Been Hunting the Loch Ness Monster for Over 25 Years
Steve Feltham has been hunting the Loch Ness Monster as his full-time career since 1991, and he is the subject of “The Loch Ness Watchmen”…
‘Spy in the Wild’ Cameraman Fends Off an Angry Young Leopard With the Toss of a Hat
While filming on location in Botswana for the fascinating wildlife series “Spy in the Wild“, the crew noticed that the pack of wild dogs they’d…
Why Abraham Lincoln’s Bodyguard Was Not With Him When He Was Assassinated at Ford’s Theatre
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865, but where was his bodyguard? Today I Found Out host Simon Whistler explains…
Obvious Plant Sneaks Funny Fake Music CD Covers a Into Local Music Store
Comedian Jeff Wysaski of Obvious Plant is back with another funny prank where he managed to sneak a collection of fake music albums into a…
George Washington Carver Talks About the Value of Putting Work Before Ego in a Lost 1939 Interview
“You can’t get very far in life if you don’t get away from Self” In a remarkable episode of the PBS interview series Blank on…
Fingers of Steel, An Inside Look at the Dangerous World of Finger Skateboarding
Fingers of Steel is a short film by Germany, Dresden artist and skateboarder Sebastian Linda that gives us an inside look at athlete Chris Heck…
A Casual Explanation of Relationship Red Flags and What to Look for When Dating Someone New
Casually Explained offers some dating advice in the form of relationship red flags to look out for when dating someone new. The warnings range from…