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A Black-and-White Instructional Video by ‘Glove and Boots’ on How to Be a Good Host or Guest at Parties
In a new black-and-white instructional video by Glove and Boots (previously), internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario demonstrate how to be a good host…
Adam West Share Facts About the 1960s ‘Batman’ Television Series That You May Not Have Known
CineFix and Adam West, best known for his role as the Caped Crusader in ABC‘s 1960s Batman television series, share fun facts about the classic…
Incredibly Diverse Metal Sculptures Made With Only 12-Inch Nails
For nearly 30 years, Maine artist John Bisbee has been creating an astonishingly diverse body of sculpture work using a single building block: 12-inch nails.…
TED-Ed Lesson Explains How to Measure Extreme Distances in Space Using Light Years
A TED-Ed lesson by astronomer Yuan-Sen Ting explains how to measure extreme distances in space using light years. The animation also gives several example distances to…
Tiny Newborn Pangolin Gets Fed, Bathed and Cuddled
A tiny newborn pangolin named Gung-wu gets fed, bathed and cuddled at the Taipei Zoo (previously) in Wenshan, Taipei, Taiwan. Gung-wu had refused to nurse…
New Bicycle Path in the Netherlands Has a Glowing Surface Inspired by Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’
The newly opened Van Gogh Bicycle Path in the Dutch town of Nuenen is lit at night by glowing patterns in the path surface that…
SciShow Explains the Science Behind the 2014 Nobel Prize Winners in Physics, Chemistry, and Medicine
SciShow host Hank Green explains the science behind the 2014 Nobel Prize winners in the fields of physics, chemistry, and medicine in a recent episode.…
Wildcard, A Card-Based Mobile Web Browser for Quickly Accessing Content
Wildcard is a card-based mobile web browser for quickly accessing content. The app functions by presenting content–like news articles or shopping–in handy mobile-sized chunks referred…
A Hands-On Experiment Demonstrating That Playing With Kittens Really Can Reduce Stress
The online channel Soul Pancake and Tidy Cats Litter put together a hands-on experiment to show that playing with kittens can reduce stress. Participants walked…
A Set of ‘Frozen’-Inspired Lingerie That Change Color When They Touch Each Other
Lingerie company Triumph has designed “Close Sisters” bras and skirts inspired by Disney’s animated film Frozen and futago koude, the Japanese fashion trend of women…