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Tiny Baby Chameleons Make a Big Impression on All Who Encounter Them at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia
The tiny veiled chameleon hatchlings who were recently born at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia have made a gigantic impression on all who have…
Patton Oswalt Talks About Marvel, DC Comics, ‘Star Wars’, & His Ideas for an ‘Unbreakable 2’ Movie Sequel
Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt recently sat down with Screen Junkies host Hal Rudnick to talk about all things Marvel, DC Comics, and Star Wars,…
Aziz Ansari Talks About Making Plans With Flaky Friends in His New Special ‘Live at Madison Square Garden’
In a clip from his new Netflix special Live at Madison Square Garden, comedian Aziz Ansari (previously) talks about trying to make plans with flaky people, and…
Sky Caliber, A Terrifying 90-Foot-Tall Water Slide Featuring a Full Vertical Loop to Open in 2016
Sky Caliber is a 90-foot-tall water slide created by Carthage, Missouri-based company Avalanche Waterslides that features a 45-foot free fall leading into a 30-foot full…
Ztylus, An iPhone 6 Case With Three Built-In Camera Lenses, a Filter, and a Kickstand
The Ztylus is a case for the iPhone 6 that features three rotating lenses and a filter designed to improve upon the phone’s built-in camera,…
Wooden Cutting Board Shaped Like an Old School NES Video Game Cartridge That Is Great for Slicing 1-UP Mushrooms
San Diego-based Dave Stencil of CuttingBoredom has created a wooden cutting board shaped like an old school Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game cartridge that…
A Manhattan Subway Map Based on Judgmental Generalizations About New York City Neighborhoods
Travel site Thrillist has created a subway map of Manhattan based on judgmental generalizations about what goes on in various neighborhoods in New York City’s…
Martin Short Impersonates Larry David to a Person on the Phone During ‘Night of Too Many Stars’
During the recent Comedy Central telethon Night of Too Many Stars to benefit autism, Martin Short took the phone away from Larry David and then impersonated David to…
‘Entrances & Exits’, A Music Video by Tiny Moving Parts Featuring Bobbleheads Launched High Into the Atmosphere
Benson, Minnesota-based emo band Tiny Moving Parts created a music video for the track “Entrances & Exits” by tying a trio of bobbleheads created in…
A Map of the Optimal United States Road Trip That Hits Landmarks in All 48 Contiguous States and Washington DC
Michigan State University computer science graduate Randal S. Olson used his Where’s Waldo algorithm to create the optimal map of a road trip across the…