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Disney Princesses Reimagined as ‘Game of Thrones’ Characters
Disney Princesses as Game of Thrones Artist Sam Tsui (a.k.a. “DjeDjehuti”) has created a great series of illustrations that reimagines Disney Princesses as Game of…
First Lady Michelle Obama Stars in ‘Ew!’ Sketch With Jimmy Fallon and Will Ferrell on ‘The Tonight Show’
On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, First lady Michelle Obama starred in a hilarious “Ew!” sketch alongside host Jimmy Fallon and Will Ferrell.…
Elders React to the Highly Frustrating Game ‘Flappy Bird’
“You want to shoot that little bird! Break that big screen up, you know!?” – Rock On the latest episode of Elders React, Benny and…
Die Hard Condensed Into a One-Minute Animated Speedrun
1A4 Studio has condensed the 1988 action film Die Hard into a one-minute animated speedrun. We’ve previously written about their ongoing series of animated movie…
Indian Artist Has Made Over 1,000 Paintings Using His Tongue as a Brush
Indian artist Ani K has created over 1,000 paintings using his tongue as a brush. Each work takes about three to four days for the…
Has Humanity Produced Enough Paint To Cover All the Land on Earth? by xkcd
In the latest installment of what if?, xkcd takes on the question “has humanity produced enough paint to cover the entire land area of the…
How to Make a Paper Airplane Fly in an Endless Loop
In a video by ViralVideoLab, a paper airplane is shown flying in what appears to be an endless loop. According to the video’s creators, the…
Tentacles, A New Exhibit About Octopuses, Squids, and Cuttlefishes at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
“Tentacles,” a new exhibit about octopuses, squids, and cuttlefishes opens on April 12, 2014 at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The exhibit will include 12 living…
Distortions, Optical Phenomena, and How the Rolling Shutter Effect Distorts Galaxies by Vsauce
Vsauce host Michael Stevens explores how the distortion of light causes us to view the world with a certain kind of lag, and how this…
Musician Reni Lane Plays a Complicated Melody Using the Keezy App
New York-based musician Reni Lane gives Keezy, an iOS app from Elepath that lets users to record up to eight sounds and play them back…