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An Interesting List of Lesser-Known Facts About Different Species in the Animal Kingdom
On the most recent episode of The List Show by Mental Floss, host John Green presents an interesting list of little- and lesser-known facts about…
Eighth-Grade Students Build a ‘Frozen’ Prosthetic Hand for a Six-Year-Old Fan of the Film
A group of eighth-grade students at Deer Creek Intermediate School in St. Francis, Wisconsin built a prosthetic hand with a design inspired by the Disney movie Frozen for…
Mayor of Springfield, Illinois Gives Cobra Commander the Key to the City to Celebrate G.I. Joe Collectors’ Convention
Springfield, Illinois mayor J. Michael Houston recently presented Cobra Commander, G.I. Joe super villain and leader of the organization known as Cobra, with a key…
Jaw-Dropping Drone Video of a Daredevil Cyclist Riding on an Almost Completely Vertical Mountainside
Filmmaker Marshall Mullen captured some jaw-dropping video of Polish daredevil cyclist Michal Kollbek riding on the side of a mountain in Sedona, Arizona that appears…
‘Kilauea – The Fire Within’, Stunning Video of the Beauty and Power of Hawaii’s Most Active Volcano
“Kilauea – The Fire Within” is a short video by San Diego-based filmmaker Lance Page that captures stunning video of Kilauea, the most active volcano…
A Commercial Parody That Oversimplifies the Newly Simplified Apple Macbook Design
A commercial parody by Cinesaurus oversimplifies the newly simplified Apple Macbook design. The new MacBook only has one multi-use port for charging, data transfer, and…
‘Banking Explained’, A Short Animation Breaking Down the History and Complexities of Money and Credit
“Banking Explained” is a short animation by Kurzgesagt (previously) that breaks down the history and many complexities of the global banking system, which was initially…
Cosplay Music Video From PAX East 2015 in Boston
Beat Down Boogie (previously) has released a cosplay music video from their recent visit to PAX East 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts that features excited folks…
A Critical Examination of the Use of Color in the Netflix Original Series ‘The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’
Vox culture editor Todd VanDerWerff gives a critical examination of the use of color in the Netflix original series The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. The quirky show…
‘Primordial’, A Trippy Animated Short Detailing the Development of Life on a Fictional Planetoid
“Primordial” is a psychedelic animated short created by animators Jason Kerr, Chris Bjerre, and Peter Clark that charts the early stages of life in a…