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A Mashup of Some of the Most Memorable Mustaches in Movie History
A video mashup by Fandango MOVIECLIPS features some of the most memorable mustaches in movie history. They pulled clips of cinematic mustaches from movies like Anchorman, Mortdecai, Hot Rod,…
A Series of Chemistry-Inspired Life Hacks Designed to Make Winter More Bearable
Reactions by the American Chemical Society has a video detailing a series of life hacks–and the chemistry behind them–designed to help alleviate certain winter-related problems,…
A Demonstration of How to Drive the Ford Model T, The Car That Transformed the Automotive Industry
In the latest episode of XCAR, host Alex Goy takes a Ford Model T for a spin, demonstrating how to drive what is commonly regarded…
Handless Magician Mahdi Gilbert Performs an Interesting Card Trick With a Surprise Ending
In a video posted by Paco Rodas Ratazzi, Mahdi Gilbert, a Toronto-based magician with no hands, performs an interesting card trick with a surprise ending.…
Florida Woman Spends $164,000 a Year to Live Permanently on a Cruise Ship
86-year-old Florida widow Lee Wachtstetter has spent the past seven years living permanently on the Crystal Serenity, a 1,070-passenger cruise ship, a residency that costs…
Scientists Use Lasers to Create Super-Hydrophobic Material That Causes Water to Bounce Off Its Surface
Researchers at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York have created super-hydrophobic materials that repels water with extreme efficiency, using laser-cut micro- and nanoscale…
Man Holds a Flag Pose for 17.5 Seconds With Woman Balanced on His Torso in a RecordSetter World Record
Tanabat Chua of Bangkok, Thailand snagged himself a RecordSetter world record by holding a flag pose for 17.5 seconds with an 88-pound woman standing on…
Mental Floss Furnishes a File of Fascinating Facts About the Founding Fathers
In a recent episode of the Mental Floss series List Show, host John Green furnishes a file of fascinating facts about the Founding Fathers of the United…
A Demonstration of Bottles of Water Turning Into Ice Almost Instantly Outdoors in Raleigh, North Carolina
Vimeo user jmarco6969 has some cool video of a couple of bottles of water transforming into ice in a manner of seconds as soon as…
Climbers Conquer 3,000-Foot-Tall Face of Yosemite’s El Capitan Rock Formation With 19-Day Free Ascent
On January 14, 2015, climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson completed a 19-day free ascent of the the 3,000-foot-tall Dawn Wall face of the El…