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Poopy Cat, An Innovative UK Delivery Service Supplying Disposable, Biodegradable Cat Litter Boxes Via Subscription
Poopy Cat is a subscription service based out of the UK that supplies disposable biodegradable cat litter boxes and litter every four weeks in an…
Stephen Colbert Dresses as Bilbo, Legolas, & Gandalf From ‘The Hobbit’ on the Cover of Entertainment Weekly Magazine
Stephen Colbert, who is a big fan of J.R.R. Tolkien, “got to enact a childhood fantasy” by dressing as Bilbo, Legolas, and Gandalf for the…
A Detailed Chart Showing the Different Classifications and Shapes of Snowflakes
No two snowflakes are identical, but there are recurring general shapes. A detailed chart by Compound Interest breaks down the different classifications and shapes of…
Mental Floss Clears Up Some Common Misconceptions About Houses
Mental Floss host Elliott Morgan clears up a series of common misconceptions about houses in a recent episode of the series Misconceptions. Morgan explains how appliances can…
Tableware Appears To Sink Into the Table in Clever 3D Illusion Placemats
Tableware appears to sink into the table in the clever trick mat placemats created by Japanese design studio A.P.Works. The illusion is created through the…
Christmas Songs Composed of the Sound of Crunching Pocky & Other Snacks From Japanese Snack Food Maker Glico
Catch Ball, along with Japanese snack company Glico, the makers of Pocky, have put together a collection of holiday songs compiled solely by the sounds…
Foldio Launches Kickstarter Project For Foldio2, a ‘Bigger & Smarter’ Portable Photo Studio With a Smartphone App
Orangemonkie, the makers of the portable photo studio Foldio, have taken to Kickstarter to fund Foldio2, a “bigger & smarter” version of their original design…
A Beautiful Look Back at the Video Games of 2014 in Under Two Minutes
Filmmaker Malcolm Klock has created a short video that offers a beautiful look back at the video games of 2014 in under two minutes. For…
Bill Nye the Science Guy Explains the Process of Evolution Using Emoji
In a recent video for Mashable, Bill Nye the Science Guy (previously) explains the process of evolution using emoji. For a more complete look at the…
A Fascinating Interview With the People Behind the Creation of the Documentary ‘Indie Game: The Movie’
Handcraft Creative has created a fascinating short video featuring an interview with the film and video production company BlinkWorks–specifically filmmakers James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot–about…