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Twitter Improves Search Index, Letting Users Search Every Public Tweet Dating Back to 2006
Twitter has improved its search index, allowing users to search through every public tweet ever published, dating back to the site’s founding in 2006. Twitter’s…
An Incredibly Detailed 1922 Cutaway Drawing of the Washington DC ‘Evening Star’ Newspaper Building
Washington DC blog Ghosts of DC has an impressively detailed two-page spread featuring a cutaway drawing The Evening Star Building, which was originally printed in…
Vin Diesel as Groot From Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Saying ‘I am Groot’ in 15 Different Languages
Marvel recently released a Guardians of the Galaxy featurette of Groot (Vin Diesel) saying “I am Groot” in 15 different languages. The featurette is one…
‘La Loteria’, A Short Romantic Comedy About Immigrating to the United States
“La Loteria” is a short Spanish language romantic comedy directed by New York City filmmaker Shahir Daud that stars Puerto Rican actor Ismael Cruz Córdova…
The Silicon Valley Job Title Generator, A Site That Randomly Generates Important-Sounding, Yet Meaningless Job Titles
The Silicon Valley Job Title Generator is a site created by Freddie Campion that randomly creates important-sounding, yet meaningless titles like Quantification Gatekeeper, Trend Directress, or Unique Experience…
Kayaker in Thailand Attracts a Boatload of Monkeys With a Bag of Fruit
While floating through a mangrove forest in Ko Lonta, Thailand, kayaker smann251 decided to challenge the rumor that monkeys hate water and tossed pieces of…
‘Behind the Sign’, A Documentary Short About a Cleveland Man Who Paints Signs By Hand
“Behind the Sign” is a short documentary video that examines the work of U-Need-A-Sign owner Earl Phillips, a who has hand-painted thousands of signs out…
‘The Empire – Episode 1: Lunchbox’, A Mashup Parody of ‘Star Wars’ and ‘The Office’
“The Empire – Episode 1: Lunchbox” is a fantastic mashup parody by Carl Whiteley that places characters from Star Wars in the popular television comedy…
The Harmonic Analyzer, A 19th Century Computer Capable of Analyzing Frequencies
Engineer Guy Bill Hammack takes a look at the Harmonic Analyzer, a 19th century mechanical computer designed by Albert Michelson that has been mostly forgotten,…
Santaur, A Half-Santa, Half-Horse Christmas Ornament by Archie McPhee
Santaur is a half-Santa, half-horse Christmas ornament by Archie McPhee. The ornament is six inches tall, made of glass, and Archie McPhee warns it might…