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Weird Holiday Traditions From Around the World
A recent video by BuzzFeedBlue shares weird holiday traditions from around the world. The traditions include Krampus (previously), a monster who beats naughty children, and…
A Compilation of Life Hacks to Help Stay Organized and Creative During the Christmas Season
Taras Kulakov (a.k.a. “Crazy Russian Hacker“) of Slow Mo Lab (previously) has created a compilation video featuring six life hacks to help stay organized and…
Dashcam Footage of a ‘Star Wars’ TIE Fighter Crash on the Side a Snowy Highway
Sky Star Wars HD recently released a fantastic special effects-filled video on Facebook that shows dashcam footage of a Star Wars TIE Fighter crash on…
The Food Warriors Poll Locals About Their Favorite Places to Eat Near the Fulton Street Subway Stop in New York City
Democracy eventually works In their latest episode on the Internets Celebrities channel, the Food Warriors duo of Dallas Penn and Rafi Kam took the A…
Snapselect, A Photo-Sharing App for Quickly Organizing Images to Save on Disk Space
Snapselect is a new photo-sharing app for the Mac created by MacPhun that helps users sort through and quickly organize all of the images they’ve…
‘Why Aliens Probably Exist’, An Animation by New Scientist About the Possibility of Alien Life in the Universe
“Why Aliens Probably Exist” is an animation by New Scientist about the possibility of alien life elsewhere in the galaxy based on the article “How to…
An Animated Pop-Up Christmas Card by Birdbox Studio Featuring Quirky Animals Singing, Dancing and Making It Snow
Birdbox Studio in London, whose quirky animations we’ve previously posted, has shared their wonderful pop-up Christmas card, which features two gleeful dogs and one skeptical…
Adam Savage Builds the Curvy Space Rifle From the 1960s Sci-Fi Cult Film ‘Barbarella’ by Hand
In his latest One Day Build for Tested, Adam Savage takes on the strange and ornate space rifle wielded by Jane Fonda in the 1968…
A Man Wearing a Jet Pack With Wings Flies in Formation With a Propeller Plane Above Dubai
Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy dropped from a helicopter in his Jetman winged jet pack to fly some impressive aerobatic maneuvers alongside a small propeller plane…
‘Sump’n Claus’, A ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketch About a Disgraced Elf Who Gives Cash to People on Santa’s Naughty List
“Sump’n Claus” is a Saturday Night Live sketch about a disgraced elf who hands out envelopes of cash to people on Santa’s naughty list. The musical sketch…