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How the American Dollar Bill Has Evolved Since Being Introduced in 1862
Shibu presents a visual timeline of how the American dollar bill has evolved since first being introduced in 1862. In that time, the dollar has…
A 1,000° Red Hot Rocket Knife Easily Slices Through Lighters, Wood, and Silly String
The Backyard Scientist Kevin Kohler launched a 1,000° red hot rocket knife at a row of lighters, a piece of wood, and cans of silly…
Battle Damaged Skyrim Dragonborn Iron Helmet
Redditor Subject223 shared a great tutorial on how he created an epic Dragonborn battle damaged Iron Helmet from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim using foam,…
Horrifying Beer and Coffee Mugs Featuring the Faces of Deadly Monsters
Artist Jo Scravis of ScravisMugs has created an awesome collection of beer and coffee mugs that feature the faces of all sorts of deadly monsters.…
Cute Crochet Pokémon Plushies Featuring Bellsprout, Weedle, Torchic, and Spinarak
A photo posted by @ratapus on Jan 17, 2017 at 4:43pm PST Artist ratapus has created a series of cute crochet Pokémon plushies (Bellsprout, Weedle,…
Kuso, Flying Lotus’ Totally Bizarre Feature Film Premiering at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival
Just in time for the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, Steve Ellison (a.k.a. “Flying Lotus“) released the official trailer for Kuso, his upcoming totally bizarre feature…
A Look at Whether Using Hand Sanitizer Does More Harm Than Good
AsapSCIENCE looks at how hand sanitizer works and whether it actually does more harm than good compared to simply washing with soap and water. On…
The Emergency Survival Manual, A Book Filled With Information You Need To Be Prepared for Any Crisis
Joseph Pred, a San Francisco author, speaker, emergency and risk management consultant, and CEO of Mutual Aid Response Services (MARS), has released The Emergency Survival…
A Wild Orangutan Cleverly Uses a Saw to Cut a Tree Limb In Competition With a Spy Primate
In the preview clip for episode two the BBC series Spy in the Wild, narrated by David Tennant, a very clever and wild orangutan proudly…
An Honest Ad That Reveals the Truth About Toothpaste and the Usefulness of Mouth Goo
Roger Horton stars in another Honest Ad by Cracked that reveals the truth about toothpaste and the usefulness or rubbing mouth goo on your teeth…