Proposal: U.S. Should Abolish Daylight Saving Time and Replace It with 19 Time Zones
Kevin Depew of The Awl proposes that the U.S. abolish daylight saving time and replace it with 19 time zones, each 9 minutes apart. In…
Reading Positions, A Comic Illustrating Funny Yoga-Like Poses for Reading
Warby Parker has created “Reading Positions,” a comic illustrated by Patrick Kearns that incorporates reading into funny yoga-like poses. For a larger version, head over…
John Cleese Explains the Difference Between Serious and Solemn
John Cleese, the legendary English actor, comedian, writer and film producer, explains the very “basic misunderstanding” between being serious and being solemn in a 1991…
Stan Lee Explains Why Thor’s Ability to Fly Makes More Sense Than How Superman Flies
On a heated episode of Stan’s Rants on World of Heroes, legendary comic creator Stan Lee explains why Thor’s ability to fly makes more sense…
Unusual College Classes Offered Across the Country
In the latest episode of Mental Floss, host John Green discusses unusual college classes like “Oh look, a chicken!” and a class entirely dedicated to…
Jar Jar Binks Dies in a Fan-Edited Clip From ‘Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace’
Jar Jar Binks dies in this video clip from Star Wars Episode I.I: The Phantom Edit, a fan-edited version of Star Wars Episode I: The…
A Brief History of Video Game Title Design
Ian Albinson of Art of the Title has created a video that illustrates the history of video game title design, from the 1981 arcade classic…
Vsauce3 Shares Five Awesome Facts About the Nintendo Entertainment System in Stop-Motion
In his new stop-motion video, Jake Roper (aka “Vsauce3“) shares five awesome facts about the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) while taking it apart. submitted via…
Little Boy in a Tiger Costume Plays With a Tiger Cub
A little boy named Marshall plays with Kali the tiger cub while dressed in his own tiger costume at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium…
A Conversation With Banksy, Tracking the Evolution of ‘This Is My New York Accent’ by Banksy
Rocketboom has created “A Conversation With Banksy,” a video that tracks the evolution of the second piece in Banksy’s October New York City residency, “This…