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House of Cards Against Humanity, Netflix Partners With ‘Cards Against Humanity’ To Promote ‘House of Cards’
As a promotion for the upcoming season two premiere of House of Cards on February 14th, Netflix partnered with Cards Against Humanity — a party…
Ice Music, A Swedish Orchestra That Plays on Ice Instruments
photo by Graeme Richardson Ice Music is a Swedish orchestra that plays on instruments made of ice. The “ICEstruments,” including violins, banjos, and drums, are…
East Village Street Art Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman by Ink Lungs and the Centre-fuge Public Art Project
A photo posted by Michael DeNicola (@michaeldenicola) on Feb 8, 2014 at 3:06pm PST Street artist Michael DeNicola aka “Ink Lungs” has collaborated with the…
Paper Head Sculptures That Can Be Stretched Into Bizarrely Deformed Shapes
Chinese artist Li Hongbo has created a series of busts that look solid but can be stretched into bizarrely deformed shapes. The secret to their…
The Evolution Door, A Clever Door That Opens and Closes With Two Rotating Panels
The Evolution Door uses a novel system of two rotating square panels to open and close without hinges or sliders. It is the latest development…
Record Breaker Kevin Hays Solves Six Increasingly Larger Rubik’s Cubes in Six and a Half Minutes
Rubik’s Cube aficionado Kevin Hays potentially set a new world record on February 7th for solving six Rubik’s Cubes of increasing size — from a…
Kids Read to Cats with the “Book Buddies Program” at The Animal Rescue League of Berks County, Pennsylvania
The Animal Rescue League (ARL) of Berks County, Pennsylvania have implemented the “Book Buddies” program, a novel way to bring together shelter cats wanting companionship…
Squirrel Hides His Nuts In Bernese Mountain Dog’s Fur
Squirrels naturally like to hide their food for safekeeping, usually buried in the ground or in the hollow of a tree. But what’s a squirrel…
Russian Building Climber Takes Incredible Photos From Ridiculous Heights
Russian climber Kirill Oreshkin has made a habit of climbing tall buildings and other man-made structures and photographing himself standing on or hanging precariously from…
Scientifically Accurate Version of ‘The Flintstones’
“Flintstones! Meet the Flintstones! They’re a homo erectus family.” Animation Domination High-Def has created “Scientifically Accurate Flintstones,” an animated short imagining how The Flintstones might…