The Linguistic Reason Why Certain English Words in That End in ‘us’ are Pluralized Differently
In Octopi, Platypi, Walri, Oh My!, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain what determines how certain English words ending in…
Sneaky Son Hides in the Trunk of a Car and Surprises His Astonished Father for His Birthday
With the help of his very cooperative mom, redditor Brian Vogelgesang traveled from the West Coast to his family home in Chicago, hid in the…
Bugs Bunny Raps the Tupac Song ‘Hail Mary’ in a Mashup by Mylo the Cat
Bugs Bunny raps the Tupac song “Hail Mary” in a mashup by Adam Schleichkorn (a.k.a. “Mylo the Cat“). Mashup of Bugs Bunny rapping along to…
John Oliver Hilariously Reads Aloud Insulting Comments Made About Him on YouTube
In his first video since the holiday break, the wonderfully acerbic John Oliver hilariously read aloud various comments that have been made about him on…
Prisma, A Camera App That Uses Neural Networks to Filter Photos in the Style of Famous Artists
Prisma is a new camera app that uses neural networks and artificial intelligence to process photos in the style of famous artists like Edvard Munch…
The Executive, A Miniature High Performance Ball Bearing Yo-Yo by Doctor Popular and Ernest Kahn
Doctor Popular and Ernest Kahn have joined forces to create The Executive, a miniature high performance ball bearing yo-yo that is small enough to fit…
The NASA Software That Landed the Apollo 11 Mission on the Moon Has Been Uploaded to GitHub
photo via Project Apollo Archive The NASA software that helped land the Apollo 11 mission on the moon has been uploaded to GitHub. The software has…
GoPro Footage of a Hand’s Three Year Journey Around the World Turned Into a Music Video
The musical trio People The Kangaroo captured GoPro footage of lead singer Alan Wurman‘s hand traveling around the world for 3 years and turned it…
The Imperial March Theme Song From Star Wars Played on a Computer Hardware Orchestra
Pawel Zadrozniak (a.k.a. “Silent“) recently created a fantastic rendition of John Williams‘ iconic “The Imperial March” theme song from Star Wars using 64 floppy drives,…
New Zealand Father Demonstrates the Right and Wrong Way to Install a Baby Car Seat
How to Dad creator Jordan Watson of Auckland, New Zealand recently teamed up with his adorable little daughter to hilariously demonstrate the right and wrong…