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Kid President Shares Ten Things Every Mom Needs to Know

“Put down your phone.” In “An Open Letter To Moms from Kid President,” the young but very wise Kid President shares ten things every Mom…

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…