The Whistling Bird Language of the Turkish Mountains
Great Big Story went into the remote mountains of Turkey where the main language isn’t spoken but whistled instead. This language, called kus dili (bird…
An Incredibly Detailed Cake That Looks Exactly Like a Taco Bell Crunchy Beef Taco
Talented cake designer Natalie Sideserf of Sideserf Cakes (previously) in Austin, Texas challenged herself to make a sweet baked version of the very distinctive and…
The Members of Rush Talk About Their Instrumental ‘YYZ’ Which Was Inspired by the Toronto Airport
In a clip from the Moving Pictures Deluxe Edition DVD, music legends Geddy Lee, Neal Peart, and Alex Lifeson of Rush separately talk about the…
The Vulkan Bigård Project, Two Modern Hexagonal Beehives Located on a Rooftop in Oslo, Norway
The Norwegian design firm Snøhetta (previously), in partnership with Aspelin Ramm, Scandic, Sparebankstiftelsen DNB, and ByBj Birøkterlag created a wonderfully modern space for bees to…
Uniquely Talented Girl Simultaneously Plays Two Separate Melodies on Two Recorders Using Her Nose
Japanese student Haruka quite impressively performed the very popular song “Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana” (“The One and Only Flower in the World”) by…
6 Year Old Boy Makes Little Clay Koalas to Raise Money For Injured and Displaced Animals in Australia
Like so many of us around the world, six year old Owen Colley of Massachusetts, was absolutely devastated by the number of animals injured and…
An Amusing Typewriter Performance With an Orchestra
During a 2011 performance of the humanitarian orchestra “Voces para la Paz” (Voices for Peace), percussionist Alfredo Anaya quite amusingly rolled a manual typewriter through…
‘The Sound of Silence’ Mirrored Into Negative Harmony
Musician Steve Cruickshank has transposed the classic Simon and Garfunkel song “Sound of Silence” into its negative harmony mirror.
Incredible Electric Fan Instrument That Can Be Played Either Like a Guitar or an Upright Bass
Electronicos Fantasticos is a highly inventive band fronted by electronic artist Ei Wada. Each of the band’s instruments is made by the Open Reel Ensemble…
How the Construction of NYC’s Central Park Led to the Demise of a Thriving 19th Century Black Neighborhood
In an eye-opening episode of the Vox series Missing Chapter, host Ranjani Chakraborty met with New York City historian Cynthia Copeland in Central Park to…