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Museum Hack’s Nick Gray Shares His Unique Strategy for Efficiently Visiting Museums
While visiting the National Museum of Anthropology, tour guide Nick Gray of Museum Hack shared his unique strategy for visiting these cultural institutions with the…
How One Man Found 83 Messages in Bottles and Many of the People Who Sent Them
Vox reporters Zachary Crockett and Phil Edwards profiled Clint Buffington, a man who has found 83 messages in bottles. The video explains Buffington’s tactics and…
A Yummy Looking Knitted Proper English Breakfast
A photo posted by Amanda Berry (@fluffandfuzz) on Dec 30, 2016 at 1:54pm PST Talented knitter Amanda Berry has created a yummy-looking, zero calorie Big…
Vicious Cycle, Animation About Robots Performing Repetitive Functions at Increasing Speeds
London director and motion designer Michael Marczewski has created “Vicious Cycle,” an animated short about a group of robots who are “performing a range of…
A Giant Spool of Wire Breaks Free From Truck and Narrowly Avoids Cars as It Rolls Down the Highway
A giant spool of wire broke free from a truck and narrowly avoided cars as it rolled down Route 40 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Architale, Illustrations Imagining Popular Fairy Tales as Architectural Structures
Barcelona illustrator and architect Federico Babina has created Architale, a series of illustrations that imagine popular fairy tales as architectural structures. Prints are available to…
Epic Rap Battles of History Creators Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD Face Off During the Season Finale
Creators of the show, Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD, came to a breaking point and decided to face off during the heated season finale of Epic…
Lightning McQueen Fights to Remain Champion in a New Extended Sneak Peek at Cars 3
Disney•Pixar released an extended sneak peek at Cars 3, the upcoming animated sequel to Cars and Cars 2 produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released…
Cyclists Repeatedly Shock Themselves Trying to Untangle a Bicycle From an Electric Fence
A group of cyclists repeatedly shock themselves while trying to untangle a bicycle from an electric fence. Their efforts were eventually successful, but not before…
Hamilton Actor Daveed Diggs Raps the Classic Sesame Street Song ‘Rubber Duckie’
Rapper and Hamilton actor Daveed Diggs visits Sesame Street and raps “Rubber Duckie” in a new take on the classic song. It’s a Rubber Duckie…