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A Quick, Easy, and Inexpensive Way to Improve the Taste of Cheap Wine
The Shortcut, a quick hack video series from Slate, demonstrates a very quick, easy, and inexpensive way to improve the taste of Two Buck Chuck…
Artist Says He Has Removed the Top Inch of England’s Tallest Mountain for an Art Installation
Ecuadorian artist Oscar Santillan is causing a ruckus in the United Kingdom with Intruder, an art installation consisting of a one-inch-tall stone. According to Santillan,…
Japanese Quintet Performs the ‘Hyrule Field’ Theme From ‘The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’
Japanese quintet Milt x Meine Meinung recently performed the “Hyrule Field” theme from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The group is composed of…
‘Chef’s Table’, A Netflix Series That Goes Into the Kitchens of Six Different World-Renowned Chefs
Chef’s Table is a new Netflix series that goes around the world to spotlight the kitchens and the lives of six internationally renowned chefs who…
Google Introduces PAC-Maps, A Playable Pac-Man Version of Google Maps
Google has introduced PAC-Maps, a playable Pac-Man version of Google Maps where users can play a round of the classic arcade game on the streets…
Clever Orange Tabby Cat Figures Out How to Open a Back Door to Let a Troop of Puppies Back Inside
An orange tabby cat named Buster cleverly figured out how to open a sliding glass back door that would let him and the helpless troop…
New Trailers for the Video Game ‘Halo 5: Guardians’ Showcase Various Perspectives on the Truth
Halo 5 Guardians Master Chief Ad A new pair of trailers for the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians video game question the truth from the perspectives…
An Animated Short About Idioms Featuring the ‘Skeleton in the Closet’ and the ‘Elephant in the Room’
The skeleton in the closet confronts the elephant in the room in “Confessions of an Idiom”, an animated short film by Amanda Koh and Mollie…
Legendary Scientist Richard Feynman Opens Up About His Relationship with His Father in an Animated 1966 Interview
On a recent episode of The Experimenters by Blank on Blank (previously), quantum physicist, safe-cracker, joint Nobel Prize winner, and artist Richard Feynman opens up…
Greg Benson Mans an Ice Cream Truck in Los Angeles and Surprises People by Giving Out Free Ice Cream, Gifts, and Cash
Internet prankster Greg Benson (previously) of Mediocre Films recently teamed up with Break Media to help out with their Prank It FWD campaign for charity.…