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a daily dose of unique and curious things
Musician Serenades His Dog With a Kalimba Cover of ‘Here Comes the Sun’ on a Beautiful Autumn Day
Multi-instrumentalist AcousticTrench (previously) stepped outside into a field of flowers on a beautiful autumn day and played “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles on…
‘No Reading Allowed’, A Clever Book That Looks at Homophones and Homonyms in a Humorous Way
No Reading Allowed: The WORST Read-Aloud Book Ever by authors Raj Haldar (rapper Lushlife) and Chris Carpenter is a really clever book that takes a…
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…