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Why The Full Moon Is Better In Winter by Minute Physics
MinutePhysics host Henry Reich explains why the full moon is so much better in winter. A summer full moon is like a winter sun, only…
Sapphirina, A Tiny Marine Crustacean with Beautiful Shimmering Skin
Back in 2013 underwater videographer Kaj Maney shot this intriguing video of a Sapphirina, a tiny marine crustacean or copepod that has incredible shimmering skin.…
Commercial Reel for Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Featuring a Number of Bizarre Puppets
Special and visual effects company Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, unsurprisingly founded by iconic puppeteer Jim Henson in 1979, has released a commercial reel featuring a…
The First Graffiti Artist, A 1976 Short Film About Street Artist Walter Kershaw
“The First Graffiti Artist” is a 1976 short film about Walter Kershaw, a British artist whose large scale outdoor murals gained him media attention starting…
Kyoto Restaurant Serves Noodle Soup That Contains One Incredibly Long Noodle
Kyoto noodle shop Tawaraya serves a bowl of udon that contains a single noodle—but the noodle is so fat and long that it fills the…
Dad Makes Fantastic Butterfly Pancakes for His Kids
Nathan Shields, the Saipan-based stay-at-home-dad who makes artful pancakes for his kids that he calls “Saipancakes,” recently made these excellent butterfly pancakes. For more on…
Hilariously Bizarre Azuki Bean Beards by Takao Sakai
As a commentary on fads in Japanese pop culture, artist Takao Sakai invented one of his own: azuki bean beards. He has been crafting beards…
Movie Title Stills Showing How the Warner Bros. Logo Has Evolved Over the Years
When a Man Loves (1927) Web and graphic designer Christian Annyas has compiled an amazing collection of movie title stills that show how the Warner…
FootGolf, An Actual Organized Sport That is Essentially Golf With Soccer Balls
FootGolf is a sport that has been around in different countries for some time in one form or another: playing something akin to golf using…
‘Her’ in 1995, An Amusing Parody Video That Looks at What the Spike Jonze Movie Would Be Like in the 1990s
Late Night Basement, a live late night show hosted by Chris Rose in Brooklyn, has released a video that splices scenes of actor Joaquin Phoenix…