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Subway Deserts, A New York City Map Visualizing Areas That Are Poorly Serviced by Subways

Subway Deserts V2 is a second generation visualization of the original map by urbanist and mapmaker Chris Whong that reveals the areas within the five…

FarmBot Genesis, An Open Source Automated Farming Machine For Home Garden Use

The FarmBot Genesis is a truly open source CNC farming machine that allows anyone to to create a backyard garden of any size. The entire…

Mark Ruffalo Throws a Punch While Wearing Giant Hulk Hands on the Set of Thor: Ragnarok

Mark Ruffalo recently shared a behind-the-scenes video clip from the set of Thor: Ragnarok where he is seen throwing a punch while wearing a giant…

News Reporter Walks in Front of Meteorologist’s Live Weather Report While Playing Pokémon Go

WTSP 10 News anchor and reporter Allison Kropff realized that she was addicted to the popular new Pokémon Go game after she accidentally walked right…

A Clumsy Baby Elephant Gleefully Splashes Around in a Colorful Kiddie Pool on a Hot Summer’s Day

A adorably clumsy 2-month old elephant calf gleefully splashed around in a brightly colored kiddie pool on a hot summer’s day at the Dallas Zoo.…

An Honest Trailer For Ghostbusters 2

An Honest Trailer for Ghostbusters 2 by Screen Junkies. Before you see the remake that the internet is sure will ruin the Ghostbusters franchise, see…

A Humorous Beginners Guide to Game of Thrones Narrated by an Uncensored Samuel L. Jackson

The amazing Samuel L. Jackson narrated a wonderfully funny, uncensored beginners guide to Game of Thrones in his own distinctive way, focusing mainly on the…

Pokémon GO Takes Its Toll on Our Canine Friends

Pokémon GO is has been difficult for our canine friends…

Engineer Grandfather Builds a Disneyland Themed Amusement Park In His Backyard

Fullerton, California retired Boeing aerospace engineer, Steve Dobbs, took it upon himself to make his grandchildren’s dreams come true by building a giant Disneyland themed…