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Head of Moses Brown School in Rhode Island Announces a Snow Day With a Parody of ‘Let It Go’ From ‘Frozen’
Matt Glendinning, the Head of School at Moses Brown School in Rhode Island, announced a recent snow day with a parody of “Let It Go” from…
Fascinating Footage of Sea Smoke, A Fog Created When Extremely Cold Air Blows Over a Warmer Body of Water
Leipzig, Germany-based Oleg Arefjev uploaded a pair of videos capturing the phenomenon of sea smoke, a fog that forms when extremely cold air blows over…
HBO Releases Trailer for ‘Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life’, A New TV Special Going Behind the Scenes of Season 5
HBO has released a trailer for their upcoming television special, Game of Thrones: Day in the Life, which is scheduled to air on Sunday, February…
Undisputable Cuz, A Giant 40-Ton, 75-Foot-Long Barbecue Pit Up for Sale on eBay
Undisputable Cuz, a giant 40-ton, 75-foot-long barbecue pit that’s hauled around by a 18-speed Peterbilt truck has gone up for sale on eBay. The giant…
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Performs a Dramatic Reading of ‘The Onion’ Article About His Ominous Snow Storm Warning
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio recently performed a dramatic reading of The Onion article “NYC Mayor: ‘Reconcile Yourselves With Your God, For All Will Perish…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Announces That the Apple Watch Will Begin Shipping in April 2015
During an earnings call this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook offered a slightly more firm timeframe for the Apple Watch (previously) than the company’s previous…
SciShow Explains Why We Start Off With a Deciduous Set of Baby Teeth as a Toddler
In an episode of the SciShow series Quick Questions, host Hank Green explains why we start off with a deciduous set of 20 baby teeth…
Amazing X-Wing Drawings Based on ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ by Licensed ‘Star Wars’ & Disney Artist Robert Bailey
Officially licensed Star Wars and Disney artist Robert Bailey has created an amazing collection of X-wing starfighter drawings based on the upcoming film Star Wars…
Passengers React to Tesla’s ‘Insane Mode’, Which Accelerates From Zero to 60 Miles Per Hour in 3.1 Seconds
“So you can go insane? I’m not going to throw up?” DragTimes put together a compilation of host Brooks Weisblat gauging passenger reactions as he…
‘GoPro: Retro Revolution’, A Short Film of San Francisco Bay Area Sights Shot on a Custom Rotating Camera Rig
In the short flim “GoPro: Retro Revolution,” a constantly revolving camera provides a most unusual perspective of the San Francisco Bay Area. Filmmaker and GoPro…