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Maymo the Lemon Beagle Chases His Laser Around the House, Out the Door, Through the Woods and Ends Up Downtown
When he’s not busy being shamed, walking in sneakers, taking down flying sharks or performing any other silly feats, Maymo the Lemon Beagle loves to…
Final, A Credit Card and Mobile App That Generates Unique Credit Card Numbers for Every Merchant
Final is a credit card and mobile app that generates unique credit card numbers for every merchant. This means that if one merchant’s data is…
‘Chasing Horizons’, A Photographer Chases the Sunset Across Every Time Zone in an 8-Hour Flight
To promote the automatic time zone adjustment of their Satellite Wave watch, Citizen Watch Company had photographer Simon Roberts photograph the sunset in every time…
An Older Cat Explains the Concept of Dogs to a Young Kitten in New Episodes of ‘Dear Kitten’
Now that Kitten has been welcomed into the household, the older feline known as Cat takes the time to explain the concept of sharing the…
A One-Minute Acoustic Mashup of Twenty Songs by Queen
Los Angeles comedian and musician Chad Neidt (see previously) has created a wonderful one-minute acoustic mashup of twenty songs by Queen. A full list of…
Mental Floss Shares One Hundred Incredible ‘Trivia-Tastic’ Facts
Mental Floss (see previously) host John Green recently sat down to share one hundred incredible “trivia-tastic” facts in the latest episode of List Show. Green…
Jimmy Fallon Examines the Pros and Cons of Joining the Ad-Free Social Network Ello on ‘The Tonight Show’
Host Jimmy Fallon examines the pros and cons of joining the ad-free social network Ello (see previously) in a segment on The Tonight Show.
‘Ace in the Hole: Death of a Junkyard’, An Upcoming Documentary About the Ace Junkyard in San Francisco
Back in 2010 we first posted about Ace in the Hole: Death of a Junkyard, a documentary project on the collaborative San Francisco art space,…
A Beautiful Time-Lapse Video of the Milky Way Galaxy From the International Space Station
Artist Hugh Carrick-Allan created a beautiful time-lapse video of the view of the Milky Way Galaxy as seen from the International Space Station. The video was assembled from 772 images of the…
A Breakdown of the Stunning Visual Effects Used in Marvel’s Superhero Film ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
Visual effects company Method Studios has released a video detailing the stunning VFX used in the Marvel film "Guardians of the Galaxy".