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OMGitsfirefoxx Sets Guinness World Record for Being the Most Followed Female Gamer on Twitch
Canadian gaming commentator and vlogger Sonja Reid (a.k.a. “OMGitsfirefoxx“) has set a new Guinness World Record for being the “most followed female video game broadcaster…
How a 1995 Hubble Telescope Image Changed Astronomy
The Hubble Deep Field image, taken in 1995, changed astronomy, and Vox contributor Joss Fong explained the history and impact of the image. If you…
How to Solve a Murder Like Sherlock Holmes
Comedian Joe Bereta teaches us everything he knows about solving a murder like Sherlock Holmes on a super sleuth episode of the ongoing AWE me…
The Guy Who Only Posts Sad Stories On Facebook
In a comedy sketch by CollegeHumor, they take a look at a guy who is an absolute “Debbie Downer” at the office and only posts…
How the Lowriders of San Francisco Customize Their Cars Into Drivable Works of Art
Claudia Escobar of KQED Arts took a look at the fascinating lowrider culture of San Francisco and discovered a passionate group of artists who customize…
The Amazing Rescue of a Juvenile Shark Who Beached Himself While Chasing Seagulls
In July 2015, visitors at a Chatham, Massachusetts beach came upon a juvenile great white shark who accidentally beached himself in pursuit of errant seagulls.…
Geometrikaraoke, 3D Geometric Shapes Pop Out From Urban Streets In Rhythm With the Soundtrack
Artist Oscar López Rocha aka lorochrom has created “Geometrikaraoke“, a fascinating 3D animation in which geometric shapes pop out of urban footage taken previously in…
Beautiful Macro Time Lapse of Crystals Forming
“Crystallization2” features beautiful macro time lapse footage by Yan Liang from Beauty of Science of various types of crystals as they form. Liang released a similar…
A Sassy Squirrel Taunts a Pensive Orange Cat From the Other Side of a Closed Window
A sassy little squirrel taunted a very focused orange tabby cat named Jack through a closed window, bravely staring him down with a flick of…
Thousands of Tumbleweeds Take Over Idaho Road
Thousands of tumbleweeds overtook a road in Owyhee county, Idaho in a video shared by photographer Tim Tower.