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Google Now Gives Absolutely Ridiculous Answer to How Many Countries There Are in the World
YouTube user SpiderDice asks intelligent personal assistant software Google Now how many countries there are in the world. The answer they receive is that there…
Americans Taste Testing Australian Food
BuzzFeedYellow documents some of their employees reactions to taste testing Australian food.
What Sounds Foxes Really Make
In response to the absurd music video “The Fox” by Ylvis, SciShow takes a look at what sounds foxes really make. Thanks to a couple…
How Much of Your Brain You Actually Use, Debunking the 10% Myth
In this Ted-Ed talk, neurologist Richard E. Cytowic explains why the ongoing myth that humans use only 10% of our brain capacity just isn’t true.…
The White House Announces Plans to Host Their First-Ever Maker Faire in 2014
The White House has announced plans to host their first-ever Maker Faire in 2014. Inspired in part by Joey “Marshmallow” Hudy’s air cannon demonstration at…
Some of the Real Life Technology Predicted by Star Trek
BuzzFeedPop takes a look at some of the real life technology that was predicted by Star Trek.
Massive Star Wars AT-AT Walker Sled Races in the 8th Annual Cardboard Classic
photo by Robert Killips / Lansing State Journal Doug Brewbaker, Garret Geiger, and James Groves spent 70 hours building a fantastic seven-foot, eight-inch tall AT-AT…
What Instagram Might Have Looked Like If It Was Created in the 1980s
Squirrel-Monkey imagines what Instagram might have looked like if it was created in the 1980s.
Deadmau5 Wrapped His Ferrari 458 Spider in a Custom Nyan Cat Theme
Deadmau5 recently posted photos of his Ferrari 458 Spider that he had wrapped in a custom Nyan Cat theme. Deadmau5’s license plate even says “EPICLULZ.”…
Supercut of Every Film That Harrison Ford Has Appeared in Since 1966
Simon Peterson (a.k.a. “thepeterson”) has created a supercut video of every film that Harrison Ford has appeared in since 1966. He features Harrison’s first appearance…