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Alcoholic Monkeys Stealing Cocktails from Caribbean Beach-Goers

In 2009, the BBC television show Weird Nature went to the West Indies island named St. Kitts to film vervet monkeys snatching cocktails from beach-goers…

The Least-Funded Kickstarter Campaigns of All Time

Mad Magazine’s The Idiotical takes a look a The Least-Funded Kickstarter Campaigns Ever.

Inner Message Ring, Jewelry that Imprints Inside of Wearer’s Finger

Jewelry designer Jungyun Yoon has created the Inner Message ring, a beautiful ring that imprints the inside of the wearer’s finger with a custom message…

The Sexy Vegan, Chef Brian Patton Combines Comedy with Good Food

Brian Patton, aka The Sexy Vegan, is the executive chef for Los Angeles-based vegan food-delivery service, Vegin’ Out. He also hosts an instructional cooking video…

Trippy Dole Banana Spot Features Pink Floyd’s The Great Gig in the Sky

Dole created this trippy banana commercial featuring a clip from the song The Great Gig in the Sky from Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of…

Animatronic Cat Ears

Instructables user abetusk has created Animatronic Cat Ears which were inspired by the neurowear “Necomimi” brain controlled cat ears. They have preset motion settings and…

The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, Early TV Pilot Aimed at Adults

Postcard sent to press and friends to announce the air date. In 1975, a half-hour variety show titled The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence piloted…

The Car Horn Concertmaster, Video About the 1000 Car Horn Symphony

“The Car Horn Concertmaster” is a short video about the “1000 Car Horn Symphony”, a performance art piece by artist Zefrey Throwell. The February…

Rideable Bicycle Replicas, Beautiful Working Replicas of Antique Bicycles

Boneshaker Boneshaker Standard Excelsior Standard Alameda-based company Rideable Bicycle Replicas makes beautiful working replicas of hiwheeler bicycles (aka penny-farthings) and other unique bicycles, tricycles, recumbents,…