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A TED-Ed Animation Explaining That Everything in the Universe Acts as Both a Particle and a Wave
“Particles and waves: The central mystery of quantum mechanics” is a TED-Ed animation by physicist Chad Orzel that explains everything in the Universe behaves as…

SciShow Explains What Causes Brain Freeze
SciShow (see previously) host Hank Green explains what causes brain freeze, also known by its scientific name sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. That terrible pain the befalls us when enjoying…

‘Pen & Ink’, A New Book About Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them With Illustrations by Wendy MacNaughton
Back in 2012 we posted about Pen & Ink, a wonderful blog by editor Isaac Fitzgerald and artist Wendy MacNaughton about tattoos and the stories…

Conan O’Brien Recreates the ‘Friends’ Opening Sequence With Hobbits
On a recent episode of his talk show Conan, host Conan O’Brien recreated the opening of the television show Friends with hobbits in order to pay tribute to…

‘Face It Tiger’, A Song by Married With Sea Monsters Based on the Spider-Man Comic ‘Edge of Spider-Verse’ #2
“Face It Tiger” is a song by Waco, Texas-based indie rock band Married With Sea Monsters based on the Marvel comic Edge of Spider-Verse #2.…

A Fascinating Look at Colon, Michigan, The ‘Magic Capital of the World’
The Verge has posted a fascinating feature on Colon, Michigan, a small village of just over 1,000 residents who refer to it as the “Magic…

Children Act Out the Audio of Seniors Talking About Apples
A recent episode of the Bored Shorts series Senior Snippets features children acting out the audio of a pair of seniors discussing apples and other fruits.

Google Play Newsstand, An App for Reading News and Articles In a Swipable Magazine Format
Google Play Newsstand is an app by Google for reading news and articles in a variety of categories in a swipable magazine format. The app…

Postmodern Jukebox and Singer Ashley Stroud Perform ‘Waterfalls’ by TLC as a Vintage Soul Ballad
Pop music cover band Postmodern Jukebox (see previously) and singer Ashley Stroud recently performed a vintage soul ballad version of the song “Waterfalls” by the…

Circa News App Releases Version 3.0 With a Personalized News Wire and Customized Breaking News
The Circa News app has released version 3.0 with updates and new features. The app creates a customized news brief for the user, and in…
