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Imaging at a Trillion Frames Per Second, A TED Talk by Ramesh Raskar
Imaging at a Trillion Frames Per Second is an educational TED Talk presented by MIT Media Lab associate professor of Media Arts and Sciences Ramesh…
Skull Optical Illusions for Ship of Fools by Artist István Orosz
For a new edition of Ship of Fools, a late 15th century satirical book by Sebastian Brant, Hungarian artist István Orosz has made these Medieval-inspired…
Real-Life Walter White is Wanted For Manufacturing Meth in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
A real-life Walter White shares a name and drug related track record with the fictional chemistry teacher turned meth dealer on Breaking Bad. According to…
Krispy Kreme Launching County Fair Inspired Doughnuts
In US and Canada locations, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts will soon be launching two new county fair inspired doughnuts. According to Foodbeast, the flavors are Cotton…
Frank Zappa’s Entire Music Catalog Available Digitally for the First Time
The entire original music catalog from the Barking Pumpkin label by Frank Zappa is now in the hands of the Zappa Family Trust and has…
Portland Man Tracks Down His Stolen Bike on Craigslist To Catch Thief
Portland, Oregon resident and redditor Jake Gillum had his $2,500 carbon fiber Fuji bicycle stolen while he was on a date. Out of pure…
David Pogue Creates Fake Movie Trailer For an Epic Marriage Proposal
On August 15, 2012, New York Times tech columnist David Pogue made an epic marriage proposal to his girlfriend by creating a fake movie trailer…
Supercut of Agent Dana Scully Saying “Oh My God” on The X-Files
Johnny Lloyd Rollins make a shocking supercut of FBI special agent Dana Scully saying “Oh my God” on The X-Files. via i09
Pranksters Talk Baby Talk to Strangers In Grocery Store Parking Lot
Mediocre Films sketch comedian Greg Benson and fellow comedian/prankster Jack Vale have some fun with random strangers in a grocery store parking lot by talking…
Seven Psychopaths, A New Dark Comedy About a Kidnapped Shih Tzu
In the upcoming CBS Films dark comedy Seven Psychopaths, written and directed by Oscar winner Martin McDonagh, actors Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken kidnap Woody…