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a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Life Affirming Circular Experimental Dance Video Set to the Sébastien Guérive Song ‘OMEGA II’
Thomas Blanchard, an incredibly imaginative color artist, used the simplicity of black and white to convey the hypnotic nature of the Sébastien Guérive song “OMEGA…
An Interview With a Man Who Plays Dead for a Living
Actor Chuck Lamb who has become famous for his multiple roles as the “dead body guy” in a number of films and television shows, told…
Beautiful Rendition of ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ Performed on One of the World’s Largest Pipe Organs
Musician Jonathan Scott of the Scott Brothers Duo performed a beautiful rendition of “In the Hall of the Mountain King” by Edvard Grieg on a…
Sleek Glass Cabin Shaped Like the Outline of a House
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alexander Nerovnya (@alex_nerovnya) Russian architect Alexander Nerovnya creates beautifully sleek, glass-fronted cabins, several of which are…
An Informative Video Showing How Wigs Are Made
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Artistic Viral (@artistic_viral) An informative video that was taken by user R136618 (Döuyin) shows the various…
Why the Names of British Locations Often Sound Different From The Way They Are Spelled
In a tongue-twisting episode of Map Men, comedians Jay Foreman (previously) and Mark Cooper Jones spell out the history of British location names that don’t…
Residents of NYC Building Gift Penthouse Rent to Cleaning Woman Who Worked There for 20 Years
View this post on Instagram A post shared by George ?? Lopez (@georgelopez) A woman named Rosa, who has worked cleaning houses in a New…
Gem Collector Cracks Open an Agate Revealing a Wonderful Pair of Twin Cookie Monster Faces
Gem collector Mike Bowers cracked open an agate from Brazil and was surprised to find a pair of Cookie Monster faces staring back at him.
Puddles Pity Party Performs an Earnest Heartfelt Cover of the Classic R.E.M. Song ‘Everybody Hurts’
Puddles Pity Party, the velvet-voiced clown, sang a heartfelt cover of the classic R.E.M. song "Everybody Hurts".
Playing ‘Tainted Love’ on a Hand-Punched Card Fed Through a Hand-Cranked Music Reader
Comedian Andy Riley found that he had some time on his hands during the lockdown, so he promptly hand-punched the Soft Cell song “Tainted Love”…