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Beautiful Metallic Animal Sculptures Made From Hubcaps and Other Scrap Materials
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ptolemy Elrington (@hubcapcreatures) British artist Ptolemy Elrington creates striking animal sculptures from of hubcaps, shopping carts,…
Mental Floss Explains Why Teeth Chatter When People Get Cold
Host Craig Benzine explains why teeth chatter when people get cold in a recent episode of the Mental Floss video series “The Big Question.” Teeth chattering is…
Incredible Light Installations From the 2014 Fête des Lumières in Lyon, France
photo by Muriel Chaulet At the 2014 Fête des Lumières, or Festival of Lights (previously) in Lyon, France earlier this month, 75 fantastic light installations…
CollegeHumor Clears Up a Series of Things People Think Are True, But Are Not
In the CollegeHumor video “13 Things You Think Are True, But Aren’t” comedian Adam Conover clears up a series of things people commonly believe are…
Man Without Arms Operates the First Set of Modular Prosthetic Limbs That Move Independently With His Thoughts
Leslie (“Les”) Baugh, a former electrician in Colorado, who lost both of his arms during an accident 40 years ago, was the first person ever…
Austrian Actor Christoph Waltz Explains the Krampus Christmas Demon to Jimmy Fallon
Austrian actor Christoph Waltz explains Krampus, the fearsome holiday demon of European Christmas tradition, to Jimmy Fallon in a clip from the December 16, 2014…
Cats, Dogs, and Birds Are Fooled Into Thinking Images of Other Animals on an HD TV Are Real
In their latest commercial, LG Corp demonstrated the clarity of their new 4K TV by making videos that mirrored the room’s environment and showed different…
‘The Sensational December Machine’, An Interactive Story About an Inventor and Her New Machine
The Sensational December Machine is an interactive story by developer Simogo about an inventor and her new machine. Simogo is the developer behind popular games…
Comedian Jenny Slate Sings ‘Landslide’ by Fleetwood Mac as Her Character Marcel the Shell
During a recent appearance on Conan, comedian Jenny Slate performed a portion of the Fleetwood Mac song “Landslide” in the voice of her character Marcel the…
AbilityList, A Multi-Platform Website That Gives People With Disabilities Access to Local Resources and Each Other
AbilityList is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to creating a single point-of-service multi-platform website that connects Americans with disabilities with the local services, resources and…