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A Stop Motion Teardown of the PlayStation 4 Filled with Interesting Facts
In an episode of Fact Surgery, Jake Roper (Vsauce3) shares “5 Awesome PlayStation 4 Facts” during a stop motion teardown of the video game console.…
San Francisco’s SoMa District During the Urban Renewal of the 1970s and 1980s
In her series "South of Market," photographer Janet Delaney documented San Francisco's South of Market between 1978 and 1986
Blowing Up a Watermelon in Super Slow Motion with a Powerful Banger Firework
In the latest video by The Slow Mo Guys, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy blow up a watermelon with a powerful banger firework and film…
Digitally Processed Videos That Make the Flight Paths of Birds Visible
Artist Dennis Hlynsky uses a digital process to make the flight paths of birds visible in his mesmerizing video project, “small brains on mass.” The…
Egg Rugg, A Hand-Crocheted Rug That Looks Like a Fried Egg
Wisconsin-based artist and schoolteacher Carly Dellger has created the Egg Rugg, a hand-crocheted rug that looks like a fried egg made “in the spirit of…
Fahrenheit 351, A Comic with a Funny Twist on Ray Bradbury’s ‘Fahrenheit 451’
Grant Snider of Incidental Comics has created “Fahrenheit 351,” a comic with a funny twist on the 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.…
The Mystery of Eyeball Floaters Explained
In a recent episode of SciShow, Hank Green explains what causes “eyeball floaters,” those mysterious drifting objects we sometimes see in our vision.
A Map of Future Toilet Paper and Hygiene Product Use Around the World
Market research firm Euromonitor International has created a map that projects the future use of toilet paper, baby diapers, incontinence products, and other hygiene items…
Beats Music, A New Subscription-Based Streaming Music Service
Beats Music is a new subscription-based streaming music service with a focus on curation.
Carol Burnett Reminisces About Her Childhood in a 2003 Interview Animated By PBS
In this latest episode of the PBS animated interview series Blank on Blank, adapted from a 2003 interview with Leonard Lopate on WNYC Radio New…