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Czech Company Creates Operational Flying Bicycle
Design and engineering company Technodat has created a flying bicycle in partnership with aircraft design company Evektor and bicycle-maker Duratec. In the video, the 220-pound,…
Google Announces Project Loon, A Moonshot Project to Provide Balloon-Powered Internet
Google has announced the latest moonshot project from the Google X labs, Project Loon. The project’s goal is to beam internet access to the…
Jack White’s Third Man Record Booth Allows Fans to Record Themselves Live Onto Vinyl
The Third Man Record Booth, from musician Jack White and Third Man Records, is a restored 1947 Voice-o-Graph machine that will record up to 2…
NYC TYPE, Community-Sourced Photos of New York City Signage
NYC TYPE is a site that displays a stream of community-sourced photos of signage in New York City. The site draws its imagery from Instagram…
A Happy Lion Enjoys a Yummy Treat of Vanilla Ice Cream in Celebration of His Birthday
On hot summer days at the Big Cat Rescue, a resident lion named Joseph is given vanilla ice cream as a special birthday treat,
Dada Day, A Comic That Celebrates the Art of Childish Nonsense
“Dada Day” is a comic by Grant Snider of Incidental Comics that “celebrates the art of childish nonsense.” Grant created this Father’s Day-themed comic for…
Rhett & Link Face-Off in a Funny & Competitive ‘Yo Daddy Battle’
“My daddy challenged the Hulk to a fight, but the Hulk got scared and turned into Bruce Banner.” “Yo Daddy Battle” is a funny music…
Game of Thrones’ Jon Snow Undergoes an 1980s Style Training Montage
In order to gain the respect of the Knight’s Watch, Jon Snow from Game of Thrones undergoes an inspirational 80s-style training montage in this video…
Fact or Fictional Celebrates Father’s Day With a ‘Game of Thrones’ Paternity Discussion
In celebration of Father’s Day, host Veronica Belmont and genealogy researcher Kris Williams discuss whether or not King Robert Baratheon from Game of Thrones really…
Project Kronos, A Fake Documentary That Explores the Beginnings of Human Interstellar Travel
Project Kronos is a short faux documentary film written and directed by Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull. The film is set in the not-so-distant future and explores…