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KQED Arts Looks at the Vibrant 1990’s Art Scene That Emerged in San Francisco’s Mission District
In their latest video, KQED Arts examines the vibrant art scene that emerged in San Francisco’s Mission District in the 1990s. Sometimes dubbed the Mission…
Engineers Use Their Drafting Skills to Chart Out the Construction of the Perfect Cocktail
(larger image) In 1974, engineers in Region 8 of the United States Department of Agriculture used their drafting skills to chart out the construction of…
A Hypnotic Animation of a Quasicrystal That Reveals Hidden Patterns When the Viewer Blinks
Programmer Keegan McAllister created this hypnotic animation of a quasicrystal that reveals intriguing patterns if you blink while viewing it. Also known as a quasiperiodic…
A Series of Common Misconceptions About Appliances
Host Elliott Morgan clears up a series of misconceptions about appliances in the latest episode of the Mental Floss series Misconceptions. For example, Morgan first…
Quadruple Amputee Rottweiler Gets a Set of Prosthetic Paws Through Crowdfunding
photo by Colorado State University Source A beautiful Rottweiler named Brutus who had all four paws cruelly and crudely amputated after being left out in…
NYC Judge Rules That Brooklyn Woman Can Serve Divorce Papers to Her Husband via Facebook
A Manhattan judge ruled last week that Brooklyn-based nurse Ellanora Baidoo could serve her husband divorce papers through a private Facebook message. Manhattan Supreme Court…
A Mesmerizing Video of Starlings Landing on and Taking Off of Power Lines
Giant flocks of starlings form mesmerizing patterns as they land on and take off of power lines in a fascinating short video by artist Dennis…
A Hybrid Image of Marilyn Monroe and Albert Einstein Used to Test Eyesight
A recent episode of AsapSCIENCE uses a hybrid image of Marilyn Monroe and Albert Einstein to test the viewer’s eyesight. When the image is viewed at…
A Supercut of All the Close-Up Shots From Quentin Tarantino’s Film ‘Jackie Brown’
Jackie Brown: Up Close" is a compilation created that features all the close-up shots from Quentin Tarantino's 1997 film "Jackie Brown".
A Happy Placenta and a Smiling Tonsil Join I Heart Guts’ Line of Plush Organs
I Heart Guts (previously) has added two more adorably happy organs to their line of anatomical plush toys: the tonsil plush and the placenta plush.…