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An Animated Explanation as to Why February Only Has 28 days and Sometimes 29
In the most recent episode of It’s Okay To Be Smart, host Joe Hanson explains why the month of February only has 28 days (and…
Ingrid Michaelson Deals With Rainn Wilson and His Friends Trying to Take Over Her Music Video for ‘Time Machine’
The new music video for the Ingrid Michaelson song “Time Machine” features the singer dealing with the ostentatious antics of Rainn Wilson, Donald Faison, Rob Delaney,…
‘A Brief History of House Music’, An Eclectic Method Remix Music Video Tracing the Roots of the Dance Music Genre
“A Brief History of House Music” is a documentary-style remix music video by Eclectic Method (previously) that charts the birth of the hugely popular electronic…
A Supercut Celebrating YouTube’s 10th Anniversary With 101 of Its Most Popular Videos
A new supercut by The Daily Conversation celebrates YouTube’s 10th anniversary with 101 of the most popular videos ever shared on the site. The compilation starts…
NYC Space/Time Directory, A Project to Create an Interactive Historical Map Interface of New York City
The NYC Space/Time Directory is an on-going project created by the New York Public Library designed to compile and create an exhaustive interactive map of…
Magic, A Text Message-Based Service That Promises to Get Users Anything They Want as Long as It Is Not Illegal
Magic is a new text message-based service by Mountain View, California-based startup Plus Labs, Inc. with operators standing by 24 hours a day, seven…
Colombian Artist Ladyzunga Cyborg Changes Her Name to ABCDEFG HIJKLMN OPQRST UVWXYZ
image via Las 2 Orillas A Colombian artist formerly known as Ladyzunga Cyborg successfully changed her name to ABCDEFG HIJKLMN OPQRST UVWXYZ after several rejections…
A Supercut Exploring the Use of the Colors Red and Yellow in Wes Anderson Films
Artist Rishi Kaneria has created a supercut that explores the use of the colors red and yellow in Wes Anderson films like Bottle Rocket, Rushmore,…
A Time-Lapse Video Featuring Brick Artist Nathan Sawaya Building a LEGO Oscar Award
Renowned brick artist Nathan Sawaya demonstrates how he created the LEGO Oscar statuettes that were given out to celebrities in a three-second time-lapse. Sawaya also…
Comedian Glen Tickle Attempts to Transform an Old ‘Transformers’ Dinobot Toy From 1999
Comedian and fellow Laughing Squid tentacle Glen Tickle attempts to transform an old Transformers Dinobot toy from 1999 in an episode of Transform My Transformers.…