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a daily dose of unique and curious things
Emma Thompson and Michael Cera Play ‘Password’ Against Jim Parsons and Jimmy Fallon on ‘The Tonight Show’
During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show actress Emma Thompson competed against host Jimmy Fallon in the game Password. Thompson was joined by actor Michael Cera,…
Talented Cocker Spaniel Demonstrates Just A Few of the Over 250 Remarkable Tricks In Her Arsenal
A talented cocker spaniel named Bella Boo quite aptly demonstrates a few of the over 250 tricks that she has in her arsenal and can…
Nine Episode ‘Twin Peaks’ Mini-Series Directed by David Lynch Coming to Showtime in 2016
Twenty-five years after ending its initial two season run on ABC, beloved off-kilter drama Twin Peaks will return to television. A nine episode mini-series directed…
An Honest Video Game Trailer for ‘Destiny’
Screen Junkies and Smosh worked together to create an honest video game trailer (previously) for Destiny, an online first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie…
An Animated GIF Demonstrating How Paperclips are Made
An animated GIF taken from a longer German language instructional video demonstrates the simple and brilliant method a paperclip machine uses to twist metal strips…
How To Cut a Bagel Into a Mobius Strip
University of Sheffield mathematics professor Eugenia Cheng celebrates her role as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago by demonstrating how to cut a…
Cautious Fainting Goat Overcomes His Fear of Jumping Off His Gazebo In Order to Get Something to Eat
With lots of encouragement from his human, a cautious fainting (myotonic) goat (see previously) named Boo overcomes his fear of jumping off of his gazebo…
Conceptual Images of Clever Video Game-Themed Cat Scratching Posts and Boards
If Industries has created a great series of conceptual images featuring clever video game-themed cat scratching posts and boards. They successfully turned an Etch A…
Video Magic 8-Ball, A Re-Envisioning of the Classic Prediction Toy With Movie Clips by Eclectic Method
Video Magic 8-Ball by audio-visual remix team Eclectic Method re-imagines the classic Mattel fortune telling toy with a series of classic movie clips that answer…
‘People of Times Square’, A Look at the Characters Who Inhabit the Iconic New York City Intersection
“People of Times Square” by photographer Michael Tapp is a short documentary that looks at the strange and colorful characters who pass through the iconic…