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Five Men Build a Beautiful ‘Icehenge’ Ice Sculpture of Stonehenge on a Frozen Lake in Wisconsin
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MJA LAW LLC (@mjalawoffices) A group of five Wisconsin men recently built a beautiful ice sculpture…
John Oliver Bids Farewell to RadioShack With a Profanity-Filled Final Message on ‘Last Week Tonight’
Host John Oliver bid farewell to RadioShack, which has filed for bankruptcy, by offering the company a profanity-filled final message for them to send out…
Mental Floss Lovingly Explains How the Human Heart and the Heart Symbol Became Associated With Love
In the latest episode of the Mental Floss series Big Questions, host Craig Benzine lovingly explains how the human heart and the heart symbol became associated…
Michael Keaton and Jimmy Fallon Read ‘Birdman’-Themed Scenes Written by Young Kids on ‘The Tonight Show’
In the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon‘s “Kid Theater,” host Jimmy Fallon and actor Michael Keaton, the Oscar-nominated star of the…
‘Tokyo Ghibli Land’, An Incredible Illustration Imagining What a Studio Ghibli Theme Park Might Look Like
Tokyo Ghibli Land is an incredible illustration by Japanese illustrator Takumi that imagines what a Studio Ghibli theme park might look like. The illustration features…
Humble Brainiac Book Bundle, A Pay-What-You-Want Collection of Geeky Ebooks From No Starch Press
The Humble Brainiac Book Bundle is a pay-what-you-want collection of geeky ebooks from No Starch Press on topics ranging from computer programming to LEGO design.…
A Lifelike Eight-Foot Polar Bear Puppet Set Loose on Streets of London to Promote New Sky TV Show
Sky TV enlisted a team of puppet makers to create a lifelike eight-foot-long polar bear, which it then let loose on the streets of London,…
‘Two Trains’, A Song That Emulates New York City’s ‘2’ Subway Train as it Moves Through Different Neighborhoods
“Two Trains” is a song by artist Brian Foo, the “Data-Driven DJ,” that charts the path of the “2” subway line in New York City…
Robotic Vacuum Cleaner Attacks South Korean Woman, Sucks Up Her Hair
According to South Korean news outlet Kyunghyang Shinmun, a robotic vacuum cleaner attacked a 52-year-old woman when it began sucking up her hair and she was unable…
Complex Mathematical Strategies Breaking Down the Optimal Method for Finding Waldo in ‘Where’s Waldo?’
Michigan State University computer science graduate student Randal S. Olson has created some detailed mathematical breakdowns demonstrating the optimal method for finding Waldo in the…