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LudoSport International, An Italian Combat Academy Based on the Art of Lightsaber Battles
LudoSport International is a Italian combat academy that trains students in martial arts based on the lightsaber fights from the Star Wars franchise. Lightsaber Combat…
GoPro Video of a 32-Story Building Being Demolished With Nearly a Ton of Explosives in Frankfurt, Germany
GoPro has posted a video of the 32-story AfE Tower in Frankfurt, Germany being demolished with nearly a ton of explosives. The 381-foot building, located…
‘Reactions’ Explains the Science of Why Sweet Things Taste Sweet
The latest episode of the web series Reactions (previously) by the American Chemical Society explains the science of why sweet things taste sweet. The episode features chemist…
Facebook Launches Rooms, An App for Creating Simple Places for Discussing Various Topics
Facebook has launched Rooms, an app for creating simple places for discussing various topics. The app is meant to provide a “third place” that is…
Dangerous Popsicles, Frozen Treats Shaped Like Cacti and Deadly Pathogens
Dangerous Popsicles is a collection of fearsome popsicles shaped like cacti and deadly pathogens. Designer Wei Li created the treats, first 3D printing the forms,…
Clever Cat Pulls Out Plastic Vent Tube In Order to Gain Entrance Into a Building
Flawik20 captured this amusing footage of a very clever tabby cat repeatedly pulling on a plastic vent tube that was sticking out of the wall…
Aaron Sorkin Explains His Choice to Cast Christian Bale to Play Steve Jobs in Upcoming Biopic
“We needed the best actor on the board in a certain age range, and that’s Chris Bale.” In a recent interview with Bloomberg Television, director…
‘Playa Dust: Collected Stories From Burning Man’, A New Book of Essays on the Burning Man Festival
Playa Dust: Collected Stories from Burning Man is a compilation of essays on the Burning Man festival by a broad cross-section of artists, writers, sociologists,…
Rainbow Lorikeet Whistles Happily While Playing with a Ball Inside a Red Pail
A lively rainbow lorikeet named Pachi whistles happily while playing with a ball inside a little red pail. According to his human Suraj Nagaraj, Pachi…
‘If I Had Known My Mother Back Then’, A Daughter Puts Herself Into Her Mother’s Childhood Photos
Danielle Delph, an art director in Portland Oregon, has created a lovely photo series entitled “If I Had Known My Mother Back Then” for which…