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A Map Featuring Over 100 Specialty Coffee Shops in New York City
Blue Crow Media and Brooklyn-based coffee writer Liz Clayton joined forces to create a large map featuring over 100 of the best specialty coffee shops…
The Thanksgivukkah Anthem, Celebrating the First Time Chanukah and Thanksgiving Overlap in Over 50 Years
2013 marks the first time the Chanukah and Thanksgiving holidays overlap since 1956 and is not destined to happen again until the year 2070. Such…
Video of a Computer Model Reconstruction of the Elephant Man Reciting a Poem
A computer model of Joseph Merrick (the Elephant Man) recites a poem Merrick used in his letters in this video from the 2011 Discovery documentary…
Pop-Out Power Outlet Stays Hidden in the Wall Until Needed
The adorne Pop-Out Outlet by Legrand is a three-plug wall outlet that extends from the wall when needed, and can be pushed into the wall…
Soda / Pop / Coke, Video of Americans Demonstrating Regional Differences in American English
Americans from different corners of the country demonstrate regional differences in American English in the entertaining video “SODA / POP / COKE” by The Atlantic.…
Kinetic Light Newton’s Cradle, An Illuminated Version of the Classic Desktop Toy
The Kinetic Light Newton’s Cradle by ThinkGeek is an illuminated LED version of the classic Newton’s cradle “ball clicker” device. The illuminated edition’s LEDs feature…
Honest Movie Trailers: Home Alone by Screen Junkies
“Witness years of neglect take its toll on a small child as he shows all the signs of becoming a sociopath.” Screen Junkies has released…
A Map of the Supposed and Filmed Locations of Fictional Places
Wondernode, the team behind Doghouse Diaries, has created a fun map of the Supposed and Filmed Locations of Fictional Places. The map includes places from…
What Is Sea Level? by MinutePhysics
MinutePhysics host Henry Reich explains how scientists calculate sea level when the Earth is neither flat nor perfectly spherical in his latest video, “What Is…
Circuit Stickers, Electronic Stickers That Combine to Build Circuits
Circuit Stickers are electronic stickers that can be peeled, stuck to surfaces, and combined to build circuits. There are four different types of stickers: LED…