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a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Spinning Overhead Drone Video of the Abandoned Navy Barracks on Treasure Island, California
Videographer Eddie Codel had a bit of fun sending his trusty DJI Phantom 3 quadcopter in repeating circles high above the abandoned housing barracks on…
The Fascinating Way In Which Beetles and Other Insects Are Able to Breathe Underwater
KQED Science takes a look at the fascinating manner in which beetles and other insects are able to breathe underwater. The insects use the principles…
A Clever Machine That Ices Cookies With Festive Designs Built Using LEGO Mindstorms
JK Brickworks has created the EV3 Cookie Icing Machine, a clever machine that ices cookies with festive designs built using LEGO Mindstorms EV3 building set.…
Silly Cats Demonstrate How to Make Holiday Decorating Very Challenging for Humans
The lovably frisky feline duo of Cole and Marmalade celebrate the holiday season by effectively demonstrating how they make decorating the house a very challenging…
The Remarkable Ways That the ‘Boy in the Plastic Bubble’ is Helping Doctors 31 Years After His Death
Retro Report looks back on the story of little boy named David Vetter who suffered from a horrific immune deficiency condition known as severe combined…
All I Want for Christmas Is a Goat, A Festive Album of Goats Singing Popular Holiday Songs to Fight Poverty
All I Want for Christmas Is a Goat is a festival album of goats singing popular holiday songs. The album was put together by ActionAid…
A Clock in Central Park Has a Face That Rotates Counter-Clockwise as the Hands Move Forward
While walking around NYC’s Central Park today I came across a curious clock that has a face that rotates counter-clockwise as the minute hand moves…
Deadpool Sips on Eggnog and Announces a ’12 Days of Deadpool’ Event Ending With a New Trailer on Christmas Day
20th Century Fox has released a fun new video where Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) tries to sip on some eggnog while announcing the 12 Days of…
Alpha 1s, A Programmable Humanoid Robot That Sings, Dances & Does Kung Fu
Alpha 1s by Ubtech is a programmable humanoid robot that sings, dances, and does kung fu, or whatever other moves its human master can think of.…
Official BBC Knitting Instructions for Recreating the Fourth Doctor’s Famous Scarf at Home
Cosplayer 93Fangshadow posted an official set of knitting instructions for recreating the distinctive scarf worn by the 4th incarnation of the beloved Gallifreyan Doctor Who.…