Four Rescued Hermit Crabs Shop for Brand New Shells
A biologist who found four hermit crabs saw that their shells were too small and created a selection of larger shells for them to shop from.
How Rankin Bass Outsourced Their ‘Animagic’ Characters to a Largely Overlooked Japanese Studio
Swamp Jawn explained how the Rankin Bass characters from "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer" were outsourced to a studio in Japan.
Demanding Dog Eats Food Using His Human Hands
A demanding pit bull sat at the table and ate a bowl of ramen and other foods using hands that his hidden human provided.
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Kurt Vonnegut’s Prescient 1988 Letter to People 100 Years in the Future
Benedict Cumberbatch used a general American accent to read "Ladies and Gentlemen of A.D. 2088", a prescient 1988 letter by Kurt Vonnegut.
What Would Happen If a Pool Was Put on the Moon
Randall Munroe of xkcd and Henry Reich of MinutePhysics explain what would happen if a pool was put on the moon.
Ants Perform Better As a Group Than Humans When Trying to Solve the ‘Piano Mover’s Puzzle’
The Weizmann Institute conducted an experiment in which humans competed against ants to complete the "piano mover's puzzle".
How President Jimmy Carter Helped Launch the Craft Beer Movement in the United States
The Wall Street Journal explains how President Jimmy Carter helped launch the craft beer movement with a bill that legalized home brewing.
How to Make 1980s Rectangular School Lunch Pizza
Max Miller of Tasting History nostalgically prepared the iconic rectangular school lunch pizza using a USDA recipe from 1988.
Ze Frank Humorously Explains Why Stingrays Are the ‘Floppy Sombreros’ of the Sea
Ze Frank takes a humorously informative look at stingrays, a flat fish with a unique body that makes them look like "floppy sombreros'.
An Australian News Report From 1976 That Spotlights the Difficulty of Opening Milk Cartons
An Australian Broadcasting Corporation news report from 1976 spotlighted the difficulty that consumers had opening simple cartons of milk.