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Vsauce Asks If the Past Really Happened and Explains How Being Lazy Could Make the Universe Last Longer
A recent episode of Vsauce asks if the past really happened, and host Michael Stevens explains how humans being lazy could help stave off, albeit infinitesimally, the theorized…
Miniature Birthday and Halloween Decorations for an Office Cubicle or a Tiny Apartment
Archie McPhee, the store that features all sorts of fun and weird items, has released a series of miniature Super Awesome Birthday and Halloween Decorations…
Yellow Lab Shows His Brother How to Remove His Leash From the Closing Trunk Door So They Can Get to the Park
A clever yellow Lab named Baxter shows his brother Pluto how to get his leash out of the way of the closing trunk door so…
Legendary Streit’s Matzo to Close Their New York City Lower East Side Factory After 90 Years of Production
The renowned bakers of Streit’s Matzo, a famous brand of unleavened bread used during Passover, have announced that they will be selling their converted factory…
A Series of Illustrations Featuring Every Single Branch of the Toronto Public Library
Artist and urban geographer Daniel Rotsztain has visited and drawn every single branch of the Toronto Public Library in a project combining “his love of…
26-Year-Old Tortoiseshell Cat in San Diego Named the Oldest Living Cat by Guinness World Records
A 26-year-old tortoiseshell cat in San Diego, California named Tiffany Two has been declared the world’s oldest cat by Guinness World Records. Born on March…
Jack Vale Worries Random People by Using Social Media to Make a Fake News Story About Them Being Wanted for Streaking
Prankster Jack Vale (previously) recently worried a bunch of random people in Las Vegas by acquiring their social media information and creating a fake news…
A Helpful Visualization of the Seemingly Arbitrary Divisions of Imperial Units of Volume
Andrew M. H. Alexander created a helpful chart to demystify the seemingly arbitrary divisions imperial volumetric units when cooking or baking. The nested style of…
Drowsy Orange Tabby Lazily Reclines on a Leopard-Spotted Cat Sofa in Front of a Portable Heater
A beautiful orange tabby named Tea Tiger lazily reclines on a leopard-spotted kitty sofa in front of a portable heater, only moving to clean himself…
A Terrifyingly Romantic Love Song Featuring Lyrics Filled With Titles of ‘Goosebumps’ Books
“Goosebumps” is a terrifyingly romantic love song from 2011 by Neil Cicierega (as Lemon Demon) that features lyrics filled with titles from the original 1990s…