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A 90-Second Snippet of Super Bowl XLVIII As Seen Through the Eyes of 1 Second Everyday App Users
1 Second Everyday has created a 90-second snippet of Super Bowl XLVII as seen through the eyes of their sports fanatic app users. You can…
Godzilla vs. Heisenberg, A Mashup of the Upcoming ‘Godzilla’ Reboot and ‘Breaking Bad’
AwesomenessX has created “Godzilla vs. Heisenberg,” an amazing mashup of the upcoming Godzilla reboot and AMC‘s crime drama television series Breaking Bad. Things get serious…
Peek, A Simple and Colorful Calendar App Designed for Everyday Use
Peek from designers Square Mountains is a simple and sleek mobile calendar app that provides a nice snapshot of daily events. Other features include a…
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…