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Beautifully Intricate Cookie Decorations by SweetAmbs
Pastry chef Amber Spiegel of SweetAmbs adorns cookies with beautifully intricate designs and textures, often using little more than icing and some basic tools. Aspiring…
The ESA Rosetta Mission Successfully Lands the Philae Spacecraft on the Surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
The European Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta mission (previously) has successfully landed the Philae spacecraft on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on November 12, 2014. The landing was…
Rare Margay Cat Gives Birth to Healthy Kitten at Animal Sanctuary Outside Fray Bentos, Uruguay
On November 1, 2014, a beautiful Margay cat gave birth to a healthy kitten at Bioparque M’Bopicuá, a sanctuary just outside of the city of…
Strand Magazine Publishes ‘With Your Wings’, A Lost World War II Short Story by John Steinbeck
Andrew F. Gulli, managing editor of Birmingam, Michigan-based Strand Magazine–a magazine specializing in printing obscure works by well-known authors–stumbled upon a 1944 transcript of Orson…
John Oliver Explores the Reality of State Lotteries on ‘Last Week Tonight’
Host John Oliver explored the reality of state lotteries during the latest episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Specifically, Oliver focused on the…
How Famous Artists Might Plate a Thanksgiving Meal
Piet Mondrian Artist Hannah Rothstein imagines how famous artists might arrange a plate a Thanksgiving meal in this clever food art series. Vincent van Gogh…
A Detailed Explanation of the Two-City Process Behind the Creation of Grey Goose Vodka
In October 2014, Potluck Video travelled to Grey Goose in Cognac, France to get a detailed explanation of how they create their vodka, a process…
Mental Floss Presents a Series of Lesser-Known Facts About ‘Harry Potter’
Mental Floss host John Green presents a series of facts people may not know about the Harry Potter (previously) series in a recent episode of List Show. The…
How to Remove a Stuck Ring From a Finger Using a Piece of String
A Thai MIDI karaoke YouTube channel has posted a short video demonstrating a clever method for removing a stuck ring from a finger using a…
‘Too Many Cooks’ Recreated Inside of the Video Game ‘Minecraft’
YouTube user Doky9889 posted a teaser for a full Minecraft version of the popular video “Too Many Cooks” by Adult Swim. The video’s popularity has…