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Artist Paints an Upside-Down Mural On A Waterside Building So That It Would Reflect Right Side-Up In the River
image by Jurgita Azukaityte In honor of International Architects’ Day in the city of Marijampolé, Lithuanian-born American Artist Ray Bartkus painted a gorgeous upside-down mural…
Mural Featuring Renaissance Painters Wearing Their Corresponding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Masks
Just some of the best graffiti I've ever seen in Brooklyn. The Original Turtles. #Bushwick #streetart #traintacks #NYC #TMNT #mural A photo posted by Peter…
An Explanation of the Magnus Effect and How It Impacts Everything From Sports Balls to Boats and Aircraft
A recent episode of Veritasium, host Derek Muller provides an explanation of the Magnus effect and how it impacts everything from sports balls to boats and aircraft.…
Fooji, A New Food Delivery Service That Lets Users Order Online Using Emoji
Fooji is a new food delivery service that lets users order online using emoji for a flat $15 per item charge. The company recently launched…
Leonardo DiCaprio Portrays An Abandoned Frontiersman Who Fights to Survive a Ferocious Winter in ‘The Revenant’
The official teaser trailer for the much anticipated Alejandro G. Iñárritu film The Revenant, features a bearded Leonardo DiCaprio portraying Hugo Glass, a Canadian frontiersman…
How the Words ‘Terrific’ and ‘Terrible’ Came to Mean Two Very Different Things
Linguist Arika Okrent of Mental Floss explains via wonderful whiteboard illustration by Sean O’Neill, how the words “terrific” and “terrible came to mean two very…
Tiny Crochet Superhero Outfits for Infants
The creatives behind the Etsy shop, Props & Poses, have made an adorable collection of tiny crochet superhero outfits for infants (Batman, Spider-Man, and Captain…
Playful Chameleon Sits Upright To Catch Drifting Soap Bubbles Floating Through The Air
LAURA LIKES TO POP BUBBLES OH MY GOD pic.twitter.com/3FwtQXdiAk — nick ? (@voemas) July 16, 2015 A playful green chameleon named Laura amazingly sat upright…
A Detailed Look at the Process That Goes Into Making a Prosthetic Eye
A fascinating video gives a detailed look at the process that goes into making a prosthetic eye.
Conan O’Brien & Comic Book Animator Bruce Timm Turn Random People Into Quirky New Superheroes in Burbank, California
On a recent episode of Conan, host Conan O’Brien teamed up with talented DC Universe comic book animator and producer Bruce Timm to turn random…