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A Plaid Button-Down Shirt for Bicyclists With Reflective Graphite Thread Sewed in for Increased Visibility
San Francisco clothing manufacturer Betabrand has released a plaid button-down long-sleeve shirt that incorporates reflective graphite thread for increased visibility while riding your bike at…
Alexander ‘Sasha’ Shulgin (1925-2014), The Godfather of Psychedelics
Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin, known the "Godfather of Psychedelics" due to his synthesizing of MDMA, died on June 2, 2014.
An Amusing Animated Parody of the Song ‘It Was a Good Day’ by Ice Cube Featuring Lyrics About the Internet
“Today Was a Good Day (On the Internet)” is an amusing animated parody by Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) of the song “It Was a Good…
‘It’s a Bird’, A Stop-Motion Short From 1930 in Which a Bird Eats a Car and Gets Knocked Out by a Talking Worm
“It’s a Bird” is a strange little stop-motion animated short directed by film pioneer Harold L. Muller in 1930 that features a shoe-wearing, metal-eating bird…
SciShow Explains Why Seasons Exist
In the latest “Quick Questions” segment by SciShow, Michael Aranda takes on the way the sun and Earth interact to create different seasons throughout the…
Wingsuit Pilot Glides Through 39-Foot Gap Between Two Buildings
Chilean daredevil Sebastian Alvarez drops from a paraglider and uses a Vampire model wingsuit to sail through a 12-meter (39 foot) gap between two tall…
Ricky Gervais and Jimmy Fallon Laugh Hysterically While Playing ‘Word Sneak’ on ‘The Tonight Show’
Actor Ricky Gervais and host Jimmy Fallon couldn’t help but laugh hysterically while playing a game of Word Sneak on a recent episode of The…
Oliver Stone to Direct Film Adaptation of ‘The Snowden Files’, A Book About Edward Snowden’s Whistleblowing
Oliver Stone is set to write and direct a film based on the book The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Wanted…
‘Obey This Film’, A Short Documentary About Street Artist Shepard Fairey
“Obey This Film” is a short documentary by Los Angeles filmmaker Brett Novak about the art and influences of “Andre the Giant Has a Posse”…
GoPro Video of Extreme Pogo Jumps, Flips, and Spills
Extreme Pogo pioneer Nick McClintock and other members of the Xpogo team attached a GoPro to their pogo sticks and proceeded to capture some truly…