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A Skydiver Loses and Recovers a Shoe in Mid-Fall
A skydiver who lost his shoe after jumping from a plane was able to recover it mid-fall and even managed to put it back on…
Fashionable DC Comics Justice League Superhero Coats, Jackets, and Blazers
Hero Within has created a fashionable collection of coats, jackets, and blazers based on Justice League superheroes from DC Comics. Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, and…
LEGO Is Releasing New Beatles Yellow Submarine Set Featuring Fab Four Minifigs
Last year, engineer Kevin Szeto designed a LEGO set featuring minifig versions of The Beatles (John, Paul, Ringo, and George) as well as their iconic…
Create 1980s Style Soundtrack Word Art With Retro Wave Text Generator
PhotoFunia has launched the Retro Wave tool to allow people to create 1980s style soundtrack word art. Users input their own text and select from…
The Rebellion Finds Hope in the Second Official Trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Disney and Lucasfilm have released the second official trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the upcoming Star Wars stand-alone film and first in…
Playful Fake Food Hair Accessories and Jewelry That Look Like Precisely Prepared Meals
Fake Food Hatanaka, a Japanese company that makes plastic meals for restaurant window displays is also offering a line of their wares as playful headbands…
Alton Brown Makes a Beautiful Pizza Under the Hot Lights of His Mega Sized Easy-Bake Inspired Oven
In an episode of his Popular Science series, the wonderfully quirky food expert and self-proclaimed Thyme Lord Alton Brown tells the sad tale of a…
Britain’s New Plastic Polymer Five Pound Note Unexpectedly Works as Needle for Vinyl Records
On September 13, 2016, the Bank of England issued a new five pound note made from a plastic polymer that lasts longer, has higher security…
Stunning Macro Footage of Steel Wool Burning
Steel wool burns and sparks in stunning macro footage in a video by The Macro Room. A wooden artist model, a toy Pikachu, and a…
The Origin of the Phrase ‘Guess What Chicken Butt’
Simon Whistler looks back at the origin of the phrase “Guess what chicken butt” in an episode of his always fascinating series Today I Found…