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Fartscroll.js, A Script by The Onion That Makes Web Pages Fart as You Scroll
The Onion has created fartscroll.js, a script that makes web pages fart as you scroll. It’s available to download from Github. image via The Onion…
Keyprop, A Clever Key-Shaped Smartphone Stand
Keyprop is a very clever key-shaped smartphone stand that fits on a key chain. The stand works with most smartphones by mounting to the phone’s…
Telecast, An Online Video Discovery App for iOS
Telecast is a video discovery app for iOS created by Matt Hackett and others at Betaworks. The app’s goal is to make “watching video on…
Singing and Dancing Human Pile Drivers in Thailand
In this 2012 video a construction crew in Thailand drives a foundation pile into the ground in a most unexpected way—by singing and dancing on…
How to Do Yoga With Your Cats
In this video, cats Shorty and Kodi help their human “dad” do yoga with poses like Crescent Purrior and Cuddlecatasana. Previously, we wrote about another…
Big Hero 6, Disney’s First Animated Film Based on a Marvel Comic
Walt Disney Animation Studios announced plans on Thursday to release their first animated film based on a Marvel comic titled Big Hero 6. The film…
Workers Install Spire Atop One World Trade Center in New York City
1 World Trade Center from our vantage point in Jersey City for @todayshow pic.twitter.com/4Y3JdWZzGN — Anne Thompson (@annenbcnews) May 10, 2013 Today, workers installed the…
Coney Island Mermaid Parade Raising Funds To Avoid Being Cancelled Due To Hurricane Sandy Damage
For the past 30 years Coney Island has been home to the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, an annual summer art parade that has grown over…
The Story of How ‘Sesame Street’ Got Its Name
photo by Richard Termine for Sesame Street Susan Tofte, an archivist for Sesame Worskhop, has written an enlightening article that tells the story of how…
The Greys, Animated Portrait Illustrations of the Grey Alien Species by Vladimir Stankovic
The Greys is a brilliant series of animated portrait illustrations by Finland-based artist Vladimir Stankovic depicting the paranormal Grey alien species. You can view the…