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Chinese Artist Li Hongbo Cuts Beautiful Metal Art in the Blades of Knives
Chinese artist Li Hongbo (previously) cuts animals, figures, and scenes directly into knife blades in his latest sculpture series. In some pieces, the sculptural forms…
A Series of Festive Facts About Holiday Songs
Mental Floss guest host Mike Rugnetta, traditionally associated with PBS Idea Channel, shared a series of facts about holiday songs in the latest episode of…
Esther the Wonder Pig, Over 650 Pounds of Lovable Porcine Inspiration Who Forever Changed the Lives of Two Men
In 2012, two Canadian men named Steven and Derek adopted a tiny female pig whom they they were told was a “micro-pig” and named her…
Live-Action Marvel and DC Comics Superheroes Face Off Against Each Other in an Epic Movie Trailer Mashup
Alex Luthor has created an “epic” movie trailer mashup where live-action Marvel and DC Comics superheroes face off against each other. Luthor compiled footage from…
Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Why Stephen Hawking Is a Science ‘Badass’
In a video promoting the Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (previously) explains the phenomena known as Hawking radiation and why it…
Google Reveals the First Real Build of Their Self-Driving Car Prototype
Google has revealed the first real build of their self-driving car prototype that they initially unveiled in May 2014. The prototype now includes legitimate headlights,…
Waiters Nauseated By Food, A Brilliant 1996 Comedy Sketch Featuring Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell
In a 1996 sketch from the the short-lived sketch comedy show The Dana Carvey Show, comedians Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell brilliantly play a couple…
‘TL;DW’ Sums Up the Entire ‘Hunger Games’ Film Series in Less Than Three Minutes
The series Too Long; Didn’t Watch (previously) summed up the entire Hunger Games film series in less than three minutes during a recent animated episode.…
Kermit the Frog Singing ‘It Feels Like Christmas’ From ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ at Disneyland
To celebrate the holiday season, Disney has created a video of Kermit the Frog singing “It Feels Like Christmas” at Disneyland. Kermit sings as he…
One-Man Band, Unicycle Elvis, and Other Holiday Entertainers Performing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
This holiday season traveler Matthew Morris stumbled upon a wonderfully whimsical array of holiday entertainers performing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Morris captured three sets of…