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Pop-Up Holograms That Warn Non-Disabled Drivers Not to Park in Spots Reserved for Disabled People
Earlier this year, Dislife, a disabled-rights advocacy organization in Russia, had advertising agency Bird Strategy put together a brilliant campaign that highlighted the far too…
Marine Biologist Accidentally Discovers a Glowing Turtle While Filming Coral off the Solomon Islands
While on an underwater exploration to capture footage of coral in the waters off the Solomon Islands, marine biologist David Gruber encountered an affable turtle…
Innovative Nameless Tubes of Paint That Use Primary Colors to Identify the Hue Inside
In 2012, Japanese designers Yusuke Imai and Ayami Moteki won the Kokuyo Design Awards for their “Nameless Paints“, an innovative paint set that show the…
Jack Vale and Rahat Hussein Confuse Fast Food Drive-Thru Employees by Covertly Switching Places in the Driver’s Seat
Internet prankster Jack Vale and magician Rahat Hussein recently teamed up to utterly confuse fast food drive-thru employees by covertly switching places in the driver’s…
Teeny Tiny Lion Cub’s First Attempt to Roar Comes Out as a Teeny Tiny Little Squeak
An adorably tiny lion cub named Napoleon made his first attempt to roar, only to have it come out as a teeny squeak. The little…
Mulder Refuses to Give Up the Search for the Truth Still Out There in New Trailer for the ‘X-Files’ Series Reboot
A willful Fox Mulder refuses to give up the fight for the truth, no matter what Scully, Skinner or anyone else has to say in…
A Side-By-Side Comparison of Two Scenes in the Classic Hitchcock Films ‘Psycho’ and ‘The Birds’
Pablo Fernández Eyre created a facinating side-by-side comparison of the the classic Alfred Hitchcock films Psycho (1960) and The Birds (1963), highlighting the similarities between…
‘Hero-Glyphics’, Modern Pop Culture Characters Illustrated as Ancient Hieroglyphic Images That Tell Their Story
Kansas City, Missouri-based artist Josh Lane has created Hero-Glyphics, a wonderful modern take on an ancient Egyptian form of communication where pop culture characters from…
104 Year-Old Guerrilla Yarn Bomber Leaves Her Crocheted Mark All Over the Scottish Borders
Grace Brett is a lovely 104-year old Scottish woman who decorates her town in the Scottish Borders with original crocheted designs. A member of the…
The 11 Actors That Provide the Voices For More Than 100 Characters on ‘The Simpsons’
Vox highlights the eleven principal actors that provide voices more than 100 characters on The Simpsons. The Simpsons just entered it’s 27th season and has…