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Moving a Large Historic Swiss Building on Rollers
A 19th-century 3-story brick office building was placed on rollers and moved nearly 200 feet over 17 hours. captured by Patrick Gautschy.
Performance-Enhancing Drugs for Writers
Performance-Enhancing Drugs for Writers on Incidental Comics

Google Ass, A Gadget for Another Part of Your Body
“Strap it to Your Butt” Google recently released a point of view video showing what it looks like to use their Google Glass augmented reality…

Supercut of the Phrase “It’s a No Brainer” in Movies and TV
For Slacktory, Debbie Saslaw edited a supercut video of people saying “It’s a no brainer” in movies and television. No one says it in real…

Giant Melting Popsicle Ice Sculptures
“Calamidad Cósmica” (“Cosmic Calamity”) was a 2011 installation of giant popsicle ice sculptures that were allowed slowly melt in front of viewers. The installation was…

19th Century Illustrations of Marine Mollusks
These fantastic color plates of marine mollusks are from the 1833 scientific atlas, “Voyage De La Corvettte L’Astrolabe.” The five volume atlas documents the scientific…
Charles McDonald, A One-Armed Competitive Bicycle Racer
Cincinnati.com featured Charles McDonald, a Kentucky man who started competing as a bicycle racer in 1998, a year after losing an arm in an accident.…

Selfless Portraits, Strangers Drawing Each Other’s Facebook Pics
Shaun from California, Drawn by Cari from Noord-Holland, Netherlands “Selfless Portraits” is an art project where strangers across the world draw each other’s Facebook profile…

Big Night for Mini Abe, Tiny Lincoln Gets Buff & Ready for the Oscars
"Big Night for Mini Abe" is a funny short by Illinois Office of Tourism about a miniature Abraham Lincoln getting buff for the 2013 Oscars.

Kyle MacLachlan Talks Portlandia, Twin Peaks & Sips Pop Rocks Wine on “Geeking Out”
For the latest episode of the celebrity web interview series “Geeking Out” on Official Comedy, the show’s host Kerri Doherty talks with Kyle MacLachlan…
