The Rise and Fall of Towering Powdered Wigs
An hirsute TED Ed lesson written by Stephanie Honchell Smith explains how powdered wigs came into and out of fashion.
Rejected Baby Donkey With an Adorable Bray Becomes Part of a Loving Human Family
A little donkey named Cash found a loving forever home with the Weldons, the family who found him and raised him as their own after his mother rejected him.
Engineer Builds Increasingly Complex LEGO Machines to Knock Down Increasingly Wider LEGO Towers
Brick Technology built a series of remote controlled LEGO machines in an attempt to knock down increasingly wider LEGO buildings.
Why Aerosmith’s ‘Sweet Emotion’ is the Perfect Takeoff Song When Flying on a Plane
EYNTK recommends playing the song "Sweet Emotion" when flying, since it perfectly matches up with the time it takes an airplane to take off.
Personified Big Box Stores Argue About the Best Way to Check Out Customers
Alabama comedian Matt Mitchell amusingly personified big box stores having an argument about the best way to have customers check out.
A Beautifully Introspective Short Film About Being Fitted for a Prosthetic Leg
"Fitting" by Caitlin McMullan is a beautiful introspective film about being fitted for a custom made prosthetic leg.
How the Word ‘Dude’ Originated With the British Insult ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’
Dr. Erica Brozovsky, PhD of the PBS series "Otherwords" explained the etymological origins of the word “dude”.
How Machine Learning AI Can Help Humans Communicate Directly With Animals
Vox producer Laura Bult spoke with animal researchers to find out how machine learning AI is helping humans communicate with animals.
Why Air Is a Crucial Ingredient in Great Sandwiches
Helen Rosner, a food critic for The New Yorker, explained how the manipulation of air is the secret to a masterful sandwich.
Preparing the Original 1895 Recipe For Corn Flakes
Max Miller of Tasting History prepared the original corn flake recipe as prescribed in 1895 by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg.