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Omaze Charity Auction Offers a Chance to Ride With Arnold Schwarzenegger in His Tank and Blow Shit Up
Arnold Schwarzenegger and the winner of last year’s Omaze charity auction recently teamed up in “Tanks for Nothing”, an amusing trailer promoting a new charity…
A Short History of Unusual Duels, An Animated Series by Atlas Obscura
A Short History of Unusual Duels is a four-part series of animated shorts by Atlas Obscura that examines some of history’s strangest duels. Among the…
A Colorful Visualization of the Copious Amount of Drugs That Hunter S. Thompson Took in a 24 Hour Period
Taking information that she gathered from the E. Jean Carroll 1993 biography Hunter: The Strange and Savage Life of Hunter S. Thompson, Visual News managing…
A Gorgeous Martian Sunset Captured by the Mars Curiosity Rover
NASA‘s Mars Curiosity Rover has captured this gorgeous image of a Martian sunset using its left Mast Camera (Mastcam). The image was captured on sol…
Cartography of Kitchenware 2.0, An Updated Classic Cookware Print by Pop Chart Labs
Pop Chart has created an updated version of their “Cartography of Kitchenware” print. The new version includes additional recipes, updated tools, and a more modern…
An Animated Explanation of the Fermi Paradox and Why Humans Have Yet to Discover Alien Life
A recent video by the German design studio Kurzgesagt explains the Fermi paradox and why humans have yet to find alien life. The Fermi paradox, named…
A Scientific Explanation for How Captain America’s Super-Soldier Serum Works
In an episode of the Nerdist series Because Science, host Kyle Hill talks about the Marvel superhero Captain America and how one day science might…
A Brief History of the Much-Maligned Rock Pigeon and Some of the Great Things It’s Done in the World
In the sixth episode of their video series Observatory, Vox takes a look at the history of the rock pigeon and how the much-maligned bird…
Star Wars Cosplayers Pose With Adoptable Animals From the Ottawa Humane Society to Help Find Them New Homes
In recognition of Star Wars Day on May 4th, a stormtrooper, a Tusken Raider and Garindan from Capital City Garrison, a Star Wars costuming group…
Legendary TV and Hulu Sign a Deal to Create a Live-Action Series Based on the Video Game ‘Myst’
Legendary TV and Hulu have signed a deal to create a live-action Myst series based on the popular video game franchise. The deal also includes companion…