A List of Now Famous People Who Used to Be Interns
Mental Floss summer intern Paige Finch presents a list of celebrities who kickstarted their careers as interns, beginning with the late-Apple founder Steve Jobs, who…
‘The Mad Hatter’, A Short Video About A Street Performer Who Juggles Bowler Hats
“The Mad Hatter” by Taiwanese production company Kuma Films offers a look at a street performer named Adam who performs a hypnotic series of contact…
MinutePhysics Explains Why Stars Appear as Pointy Shapes in the Night Sky
MinutePhysics host Henry Reich (see previously) explains why stars appear as pointy shapes in the night sky. Diffraction of light and imperfections of the human…
A TED-Ed Animation Describing the Hippocampus Region of the Brain and Why We Need It
In the latest TED-Ed animation, “The Hippocampus and Memory,” educator Sam Kean and animator Anton Bogaty explore the function of the hippocampus, the region of…
A Robotic Printer With Wheels That Can Travel To People Delivering Their Printed Documents
Fuji Xerox has been testing out a new Robot Printer in Tokyo that has built-in wheels, allowing it to travel around as it prints documents.…
‘I’m Not a Hacker’, A Short Film About a Disgruntled IT Technician
“I’m Not a Hacker” is a short film based on the Tom Oatmeal story of the same name that first appeared on Slacktory in 2011. It…
Chef Naomichi Yasuda Shows How to Eat Sushi
Japanese chef Naomichi Yasuda shows the dos and don’ts of eating sushi in a video by Munchies, a relatively new food-related section of Vice. Just…
EggBot Pro, A New And Improved Art Robot Designed to Draw Patterns on Egg Shells
The EggBot Pro by Evil Mad Scientist is a new and improved update to the EggBot, a machine designed to draw intricate patterns on delicate…
Baby Bald Eagle Discovers the Wonders of a Pulsating Water Sprinkler
Nature photographer Joan Robins captured the incredible sight of a baby bald eagle in Flathead Lake, Montana adorably discovering the wonders of a pulsating water…
Homer Simpson Takes on the ‘ALS Ice Bucket Challenge’
FOX has released a video where Homer Simpson from The Simpsons participates in the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge”, a challenge that was created to raise…