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Eau de Toast, A Scent To Bring Bread Back Into Fashion
For London Fashion Week, the Federation of Bakers offered a limited edition scent called Eau de Toast “to challenge the fashion for bread-free diets” and…
Constitute, New Online Tool For Exploring the World’s Constitutions
Constitute is a new website for comparing and searching the constitutions of nearly every nation on earth. A user can search by topic (“freedom of…
Japanese Hairstyle That Looks Like a Woven Net
Japanese Twitter user Miya, m0m0_mysk, recently tweeted this photo of a classmate with a unique hairdo that looks like a woven net. Brian Ashcraft of…
Remote-Controlled Planes That Look Like a Wizard & Witch Flying on Broomsticks
R/C builder Otto Dieffenbach of Flyguy Promotions has made two amazing remote-controlled planes that look like a wizard and witch flying around on broomsticks. You…
Two Brothers Make a Kraftwerk-esque Music Video as a Strange But Cool Wedding Toast
London-based brothers Baddy Paris and Rufus Starlight were asked to be the best men for their younger brother Robin’s wedding and instead of a traditional…
Magnets: How Do They Work? by MinutePhysics
In this video, MinutePhysics host Henry Reich explains how magnets work, why they attract, and why they repel. How do magnets work? Why do they…
What Fictional Languages Like Elvish, Dothraki, Klingon, and Na’vi Have in Common With Real Languages
Linguist John McWhorter explains how constructed languages (conlangs) like Elvish in The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones‘ Dothraki, Na’vi from Avatar, and Klingon…
Creator of ‘Breaking Bad’ Vince Gilligan Announces His Next Nutty Project on ‘Conan’
On a recent episode of Conan, Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan appeared on the show and made the announcement that his next big project would…
Mark Malkoff Finds Out What Kids Really Think of Social Media
In this video, comedian Mark Malkoff talks to young kids about social media and they tell him what they really think of it. We have…
Channel 4 Releases Trailer For the Final Episode of ‘The IT Crowd’
Channel 4 has released a trailer for the final episode of their award-winning British sitcom The IT Crowd written and directed by Graham Linehan. The…