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Sanrio Introduces New Character Aggretsuko, An Adorable Rage Filled Heavy Metal Singing Red Panda
Sanrio has introduced their newest character, Aggretsuko. She is an adorable 25-year-old single red panda who works as an office associate by day, but performs…
Mini Metros, Shrunken and Simplified Metro and Light Rail System Maps From Around the World
Graphic designer and transit enthusiast Peter Dovak has created Mini Metros, illustrations of shrunken down and simplified metro and light rail system maps from all…
Awesome Science Tricks Using Static Electricity
Brusspup presents some awesome science tricks using static electricity, including how to make a plate hover in the air.
Supercut of the 10 Films in the Running for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars This Year
Art of the Film has created a supercut video featuring the shortlist of 10 films that are in the running for Best Visual Effects at…
A Very Clever Parrot Uses His Own Discarded Feather to Scratch the Back of His Head
A yellow-headed Amazon parrot named Poncho gratefully accepted one of his own discarded feathers from his human and promptly used it to scratch a hard-to-reach…
Dark Night, A Haunting Film About Six Strangers Whose Lives Tragically Collide at a Movie Theater
The haunting Tim Sutton film Dark Night follows a single day in the lives of six different strangers whose lives tragically collide at a movie…
Mimus, A Giant Industrial Robot That Senses, Reacts and Imitates the Movements of Nearby Humans
In 2015 we wrote about Autodesk Pier 9 researcher Madeline “The Robot Whisperer” Gannon, the amazing engineer who developed the Quipt gesture-based software, which allowed…
Pregnant Woman Wears an Electronic Chewbacca Mask While in Labor at the Hospital
Katie Stricker Curtis wore an electronic Chewbacca mask made famous by “Chewbacca Mom” while in labor at the hospital before giving birth to her daughter…
How Friendship With Others Allows an Individual to Become Friends With Oneself
The School of Life very insightfully addresses the purpose of friendship, noting in outline form the generally desired outcomes, the uncertainty of casual acquaintance and…
A Supercut of Almost All of Jim Halpert’s Faces and Reactions to the Camera in ‘The Office’
Here’s a supercut of almost all of Jim Halpert‘s faces and reactions to the camera through nine seasons of The Office.