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Italian Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti Brews First Espresso on the International Space Station
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has brewed the first espresso on board the International Space Station using the station’s new ISSpresso machine developed by Lavazza and engineering company…
A Vendor Makes Turkish Sand Coffee That Appears to Brew Like Magic
A vendor in Istanbul makes Turkish coffee using a heated bowl of sand making it somehow fill from the bottom up magically from the sand,
John Oliver Tackles the Convoluted World of Standardized Testing on ‘Last Week Tonight’
Host John Oliver tackled the convoluted world of standardized testing on a recent episode of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. Oliver specifically looks at…
CatCon LA, A Weekend Event ‘Like Comic-Con But for Cat People’ in Los Angeles
It’s like Comic-Con…but for cat people. CatConLA, aka the ComicCon for Cats, is a a two-day event in Los Angeles, California that is dedicated to…
Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Corden Reenact All of Arnold’s Films in Six Minutes on ‘The Late Late Show’
Host James Corden and Arnold Schwarzenegger did an awesome job of reenacting scenes from all of Schwarzenegger’s movies in a little over six minutes during…
Windows 10 Makes Important Emoji Updates Including the Middle Finger and Neutral Gray Skin Tones
Microsoft has announced several important updates to the emojis used in Windows 10, including the middle finger and gray neutral skin tones. The gray skin…
Jack Black and Jimmy Fallon Create a Hilarious Remake of Extreme’s ‘More Than Words’ Music Video
Jack Black and Jimmy Fallon teamed up on The Tonight Show to create a hilarious remake of Extreme‘s 1990 music video for “More Than Words”.…
Crazy Helium Video Booth, A Camera App That Distorts Faces and Voices in Bizarre Ways
Crazy Helium Video Booth is a camera app that distorts the user’s face and voice in bizarre ways. Several camera options warp the user’s face,…
Hugh Jackman Lip Syncs the Catchy ‘Adventure Time’ Song ‘Bacon Pancakes’ on Instagram
Good morning…. A video posted by Hugh Jackman (@thehughjackman) on May 3, 2015 at 3:53am PDT Hugh Jackman recently used the app Dubsmash to record…
‘Beyond the Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary’, A Documentary About the History and Culture of LEGO
"Beyond the Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary" is a new documentary about the colorful history and culture of LEGO