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A Festive Explanation of the Chemistry of Poinsettia Plants
Compound Interest has released an attractive and informative graphic explaining the chemistry of poinsettia plants and how the anthocyanin pigments contained in the red leaves…
Fog Fills the Grand Canyon in a Stunningly Beautiful and Rare Total Cloud Inversion
Last Thursday, December 11, 2014, the Grand Canyon was filled with a sea of fog in a stunningly beautiful and rare weather event. The fog…
Vocal Airedale Terrier Attempts to Hold Up His End of a Conversation While on the Phone With His Mom
In 2010, an incredibly vocal Airedale terrier named Stanley adorably attempted to keep up his end of a phone conversation with just a little prompting…
‘Kingdom of Loathing’, A Browser-Based Online Game That Parodies Traditional Role-Playing Games
Kingdom of Loathing is a browser-based online game by Asymmetric Publications that parodies traditional role-playing games. Originally released in 2003 by creator Zack “Jick” Johnson,…
An Explosive Space-Themed Supercut of Season Four of ‘Conan’
Team Coco has released an explosive space-themed supercut of season four of Conan. The supercut features host Conan O’Brien, co-host Andy Richter, and a whole season’s…
Researchers Name a Deep Sea Spiky Shelled Snail ‘A. strummeri’ After the Late, Great Joe Strummer of The Clash
Upon discovering a new species of spiky-shelled deep-sea snails that look very much alike but have differing genetic structure, researchers determined it would be most…
A PlayStation Controller-Inspired Coffee Mug
The Game Over Mug is a ceramic mug by Craziest Gadgets that is shaped like a PlayStation controller. Once the beverage inside has been fully…
‘Johnnie Tan Leather Brogue’, An Oliver Sweeney-Designed Shoe That Conceals a Mini Bottle of Johnnie Walker Whisky
In its latest foray into fashion, renowned Scottish distiller Johnnie Walker has teamed up with the legendary British cobbler Oliver Sweeney to create a unique…
Teens React to the Original ‘Mega Man’ Video Game and Try to Play It on a Classic Nintendo Entertainment System
In the latest episode of their Teens React: Retro Gaming (previously) series, Benny and Rafi Fine of The Fine Brothers show a group of teens…
How to Turn Ferrets From Finicky to Festive by Dressing Them Up for Christmas
Ferret fans at EpicFerret.com put together a cute video demonstrating how to dress up pet ferrets for Christmas. With a little coaxing and the temptation…