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‘Daft Punk Unchained’, A Documentary About the Electronic Music Duo Featuring Pharrell Williams
BBC Worldwide France has released the first official trailer for Daft Punk Unchained, a new documentary about the rise of the influential French electronic music…
A Slovenian Theater Company Builds a Miniature Puppet Theater in the Trunk of a Car to Amuse People Stuck in Traffic
The Slovenian theater company Mini Teater has built The Trunk Theater, a miniature puppet theater in the trunk of a car to amuse people stuck…
Bottle Boys Play the Song ‘I Just Can’t Wait To Be King’ From ‘The Lion King’ Using Beer Bottles as Instruments
The five Denmark-based members of The Bottle Boys recently performed a cover of the song “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King,” from the 1994…
Actors From the 1979 Cult Film ‘The Warriors’ Take One Last Subway Ride Back to Coney Island Together
The original cast members of the 1979 cult favorite film The Warriors – Michael Beck (Swan) David Harris (Cochise), Dorsey Wright (Cleon), Terry Michos (Vermin)…
The World’s Longest Glass Suspension Bridge Opens in China’s Hunan Province
The world’s longest glass suspension bridge has opened at Shiniuzhai Geopark in China’s Hunan Province. The 300 meter bridge was originally constructed with wood, but…
Man Covers the Traditional Greek Song ‘Misirlou’ With 90 Instruments From the Musical Instrument Museum
Joe Penna (a.k.a. “MysteryGuitarMan“) performs a cover of the traditional Greek song “Misirlou” using 90 instruments from the Phoenix, Arizona-based Musical Instrument Museum in his…
Dog Covers Up Sleeping Baby and Then Tucks Them In
A super sweet dog gently covers up a sleeping baby with a blanket and then tucks them in.
‘Daughter of My Sins’, A Song Recorded by Astronaut Chris Hadfield While on the International Space Station
“Daughter of My Sins” is a newly released song by astronaut Chris Hadfield from his upcoming album Space Sessions: Songs From a Tin Can, which…
Two Pairs of Uncomfortably Anthropomorphic Robotic Hands Clap in Time to ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It’
At the Tokyo DC Expo in 2011, robotic engineer Masato Takahashi of Keio University debuted two pairs of uncomfortably anthropomorphic of hands that clapped in…
iPhone 6s Plus Put Through 100 Pound Bend Test and Found To Be Much Stronger Than the Original iPhone 6 Plus
uBreakiFix ran a test that applied 100 pounds of pressure to the new iPhone 6s Plus and discovered it would only bend 2.5 mm elastically…