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‘Inside Nature’s Giants: The Giant Squid’, A Film About the Elusive Deep Sea Cephalopod
In an hour-long episode of the documentary series Inside Nature’s Giants, PBS takes a look at the giant squid, a massive deep sea cephalopod believed…
Tested Enlists a Movie Effects Artist to Create a Creepy Real-Life Professor Farnsworth From ‘Futurama’
Tested enlisted movie effects artist Frank Ippolito to create a real-life version of Professor Farnsworth, the 160-year-old owner of Planet Express in the animated series…
Batman Travels to the Death Star to Fight Darth Vader in a Live-Action Episode of ‘Super Power Beat Down’
Batman travels to the Death Star to fight Darth Vader from Star Wars in a new live-action episode of Super Power Beat Down.
A Proposal From the 1930s to Fill in the Hudson River to Help Alleviate New York City’s Population Crisis
A March 1934 issue of the technology magazine Modern Mechanix details the plans by engineering scholar Norman Sper to fill in New York City’s Hudson…
A Short Animated Arcade Game-Style Tribute to the Iconic Sci-Fi Films of the 1980s
European sci-fi cable channel AXN has created a delightful short animated trailer in the style of a side-scrolling video game to promote some of the…
The Aztec Death Whistle, An Ancient Instrument Used for Death Ceremonies and Marching Into Battle
Mileán Ó Raghallaigh uploaded video of a man demonstrating a death whistle, an ancient Aztec instrument used to honor the deceased during Day of the…
The 2014 ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Film Retold as an 8-Bit Animated Video Game
CineFix has released a new episode of 8-Bit Cinema (previously) that retells the 2014 sci-fi action comedy film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as an 8-bit…
Extremely Rare Video of a Live Black Seadevil Anglerfish in Its Natural Deep Water Habitat
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute of Monterey, California has captured some extremely rare footage of a deep water black seadevil anglerfish alive in its…
A Map of the Most Googled ‘Distinct’ Thanksgiving Recipes Broken Down by State
The New York Times has a map of the United States detailing the most “distinct” Thanksgiving recipes Googled by each state. The results were compiled…
Photos of Cute Cats With Anime-Style Cartoon Eyes Placed Over Their Face
photo by m2k A group of Japanese cat owners posted a fantastic collection of photos on Twitter that display their cute felines with anime-style cartoon…