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A Thoughtful Service That Incorporates a Loved One’s Ashes Into Custom Ceramic Memorial Objects
Cremation Designs is a new company that offers the very thoughtful service of incorporating the ashes of a loved one into custom ceramic, memorial objects…
A Research System Developed to Smoke Cigarettes Like a Human With Lung Cells on a Chip
A team at Harvard‘s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering has developed a research system that can smoke cigarettes like a human by passing smoke…
Wonderfully Imaginative Dioramic Sculptures Crafted From Vintage High-Heeled Shoes
A photo posted by The Art Of Costa Magarakis (@duckpirate) on Jun 4, 2016 at 6:46am PDT Israeli Artist Costa Magarakis has created a wonderfully…
Mesmerizing Timelapse Videos of Ants Eating Human Food Set to Random Stock Music
A colony of ants devour human food in timelapse footage in the web series Ants Eating Stuff Set to Random Stock Music. So far the…
Injured Motorcyclist Sends Heartfelt Goodbye Videos to His Family After Crash Along the Dragon’s Tail
On October 15, 2016, motorcyclist Kevin Diepenbrock hit a slippery stretch and crashed on the famous Dragon’s Tail in Deals Gap, North Carolina, about an…
The Surprisingly Long Histories of Expressions Commonly Used in the Modern Lexicon
For their incredibly informative etymological whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the surprising historical…
Ballistic Gel Violently Farts in Slow Motion After Being Shot With a .44 Magnum
A block of clear ballistic gel violently farts after being shot with a .44 magnum in a slow motion video by Bullet Theory Films.
Professional Makeup Artist Creates a Terrifying Silicone Squid Man Mask
New Jersey professional makeup artist Devon Clem created a terrifying silicone Squid Man mask back in 2015, custom fit to her boyfriend’s head, as a…
LEGOLAND Dubai Unveils Giant LEGO Replica of the Burj Khalifa, The World’s Tallest Building
The LEGOLAND Dubai family theme park opened its doors to the public on October 31st and they wowed everyone after unveiling their incredible LEGO built…
Curse of the Weggy Board, A Series of Odd Questions about Ouija Boards From Yahoo! Answers
“Curse of the Weggy Board” by J.T. Sexkik is a series of odd, comical, and misspelled questions about ouija boards asked on Yahoo! Answers. The…