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That’s How! An Illustrated Children’s Book by Christoph Niemann
That’s How! by Christoph Niemann is a wonderfully illustrated children’s book that explains how things work in a most humorous way.
Charlie the Unicorn Art Car Being Built For Burning Man 2011
Ken and friends are building an art car for Burning Man 2011 based on the legendary video “Charlie The Unicorn”. They have setup a Kickstarter…
The World’s Tallest Tree Is In An Undisclosed Location in California
To be fair, the tree in the photo montage above is the World’s Second Tallest Tree at 369 feet. It was the world’s tallest known…
The World’s Most Complicated Rube Goldberg Machine
Engineering students at Purdue University have built a Rube Goldberg-style machine that runs through 244 steps, a world record. The machine was constructed for the…
Behind The Scenes at The Threadless Photo Department
Our friend Grover Sanschagrin, co-founder of professional photography community PhotoShelter, takes a look behind the scenes at the photography department at Threadless, an innovative, community…
Mr. Toots, A Cute Unicorn That Farts Deadly Rainbows
Freddie Wong finds out that winning stuff online is not always worth it when Mr. Toots arrives.
The Swallowing Plates by Lisa Wood
Does the name Chevalier Jackson ring a bell?  No?  Then you’re probably not a laryngologist or obsessive fan of Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum and its collection…
Dungeons and Dragons Themed Perfumes
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, who create “magickal, pagan and mythological” scents, have released the RPG Series — perfumes inspired by Dungeons and Dragons. The Halfling…
Little Thor, A Parody of “The Force” Darth Vader VW Commercial
“Little Thor”, a promo for the Marvel film Thor that is a parody of “The Force” Darth Vader VW commercial. submitted by Rob Meech
Lost Horizon Night Market #5 In The New York Times
“All the World’s a Stage, Even the Back of a Truck” is a great NY Times write-up by our friend Jessica Bruder (who is also…