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PaperLater, A Service That Turns Writing on the Web Into Physical Newspapers
PaperLater is a service by the newspaper printing service Newspaper Club that turns writing on the web into printed newspapers that are then mailed to…
Artist Nabhan Abdullatif Illustrates Clever Visual Puns Using Household Objects and Creatures
How I Met Your Mother Muscat, Oman-based artist Nabhan Abdullatif has illustrated a clever series of visual puns using common household objects and creatures. More…
Screen Junkies Enlists Scientists to Debunk Time Travel Scenarios From Blockbuster Films
Screen Junkies host Hal Rudnick enlisted the help of University of Southern California physicist Dr. Clifford Johnson and NASA scientist Christina Heinlein to take on…
Alton Brown Shows How to Build a ‘Fry Derrick’ Rig for Safer Outdoor Frying of Food
Food expert Alton Brown demonstrates how to build a device he calls a “fry derrick,” which lets a cook lower food down into a vat…
Daredevil Cody Elkins Jumps His Motorcycle Over a Biplane Flying Sideways
Freestyle motocross (FMX) rider Cody Elkins jumps his bike over a biplane being flown on its side by pilot Skip Stewart in this video shot…
New PlayStation 4 Video Game Console Feature Allows Users to Imagine They Are Playing a Really Fun Game
“They can imagine any game at all!” The Onion reports that Sony has introduced a new “Intraplay” feature to their PlayStation 4 video game console…
Amazon Launches Prime Music, A Streaming Service Featuring Over a Million Songs
Amazon has launched Prime Music, a streaming service featuring over a million songs. The new music service is free to Amazon Prime subscribers with unlimited,…
Conan Plays and Reviews Nintendo’s Upcoming Wii U Fighting Game ‘Super Smash Bros.’ on His ‘Clueless Gamer’ Series
On a recent episode of Clueless Gamer, talk show host and comedian Conan O’Brien plays and reviews Nintendo‘s upcoming Wii U fighting game Super Smash…
Fun Facts About Movies, Television Shows, and Comedians
In this video, Mental Floss host John Green shares thirty-nine fun facts about movies, television shows, and comedians. For example, actor Joe Pesci had a…
The Interval, A New Bar, Café, and Museum at the Long Now Foundation in San Francisco
photo via Because We Can The Interval, a new bar, café, and museum at the Long Now Foundation headquarters in San Francisco, opens June 15,…