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A Visualization Comparing the Size of Cities Worldwide
3D animator Alvaro Gracia Montoya of MetaBallStudios (previously) created a fascinating visualization that compared the size of cities around the world. Montoya used urban area…
Scientists 3D Print Microscopic Star Trek USS Voyager and Other Objects That Move on Their Own in Liquid
Scientists at the Leiden Institute of Physics in The Netherlands studied natural catalytically propelled colloidal microswimmers (microcosms that move in liquid). They noticed that these…
Morgan Freeman Plays a Smooth Talking Disc Jockey on a Classic 1971 Episode of ‘The Electric Company’
While he was part of the regular cast of the classic public television series The Electric Company, the great Morgan Freeman played a number of…
Active Dog Happily Works Out With Her Beloved Human
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tesla & Tycho (@teslatheminiaussie) on Oct 7, 2018 at 1:07pm PDT The very clever little miniature…
Brent Spiner Pledges to Change His Ways While Trying to Outdo LeVar Burton in the Short Film ‘Brentwood’
In the hilarious short film “Brentwood” about the ongoing (fictional) feud between the great Brent Spiner (Lt. Commander Data) and the equally great LeVar Burton…
Mandalorian Characters Perform ‘Green Child O’ Mine’, A Hilarious Baby Yoda Parody of ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’
The Merkins (previously) with guest vocalist Alvi Robinson of The L.A. Maybe and The Star Wars Guy, hilariously dressed up a various characters from The…
Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon Creates a Bespoke Unisex Fragrance That Smells Like Old Books
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Powell's Books (@powellsbooks) on Oct 29, 2020 at 4:02pm PDT The legendary Powell’s Books in Portland,…
Japanese Artist Creates Zipper Shaped Ship That Unzips the Middle of the Sumida River in Tokyo
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yasuhiro Suzuki (@mabataki_suzuki) on Oct 28, 2020 at 9:59am PDT Japanese artist Yasuhiro Suzuki has created…
Talented Band of Siblings Performs a Wonderfully Soothing Cover of the Fleetwood Mac Song ‘Dreams’
Infinity Song, a band of talented siblings in New York City, performed a wonderfully soothing cover of the iconic Fleetwood Mac song “Dreams”. The mellow…
18 Year Old Indian Girl Breaks Own Two-Time Guinness World Record For Longest Hair on a Teenager
Nilanshi Patel, an 18 year old in Gujarat, India has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest hair on a teenager after setting the…