How to Make a Paper Airplane Fly Endlessly Using a Ring of Personal Fans
Dominic of ViralVideoLab (previously) demonstrates how his unique Aerofoil profile paper airplane could fly endlessly in circles using the moving air generated by a ring…
The Conflicting Origins of Thousand Island Dressing
Great Big Story goes behind the scenes to learn the real origin story of the tangy-sweet Thousand Island salad dressing. While both versions take place…
South Bend, Indiana Firefighters Set Up Ladders to Help Trapped Raccoons Escape a Burning Warehouse
Fast-thinking fire fighters from the South Bend Fire Department in South Bend, Indiana, very thoughtfully set up an arrangement of ladders that allowed a family…
How the Generational Need for Inexpensive Orderly Convenience Led to Manhattan’s Iconic Grid
In a geometric episode of Vox Almanac Road Trip Edition, host Phil Edwards explains how the city of Manhattan wound up with its now-iconic grid,…
Why ‘No Problem’ Presents a Conversational Problem
In his newly rebooted series Language Files the impressively linguistically educated Tom Scott talks about phatic expressions – those brief, conversational responses used in everyday…
Bouncy Cover of ‘Papageno’s Song’ From Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ Played on a ‘Skweeze-Ball’ Bottle Organ
Leonard Solomon, an extremely talented and inventive musician, performed a very bouncy cover of the Papageno aria from the classic Mozart opera The Magic Flute…
An Eager Beaver Named Huckleberry Happily Learns How to Turn In a Circle in Exchange for Yummy Treats
A sweet little beaver named Huckleberry at Animal Wonder Montana quite eagerly learned how to turn in a circle once he found out there were…
Heartfelt Spontaneous Memorials Offer Comfort to a Dayton, Ohio Community After a Senseless Shooting
During the early morning hours of Sunday, August 4, 2019, a 24 year old man in full body armor fired a .223-caliber rifle with a…
A Compassionate Man Creates a Special Cart for His Beloved 13 Year Old Dog Who Has Arthritis
so my 13 year old dog has arthritis in her back legs and has a hard time walking, so here’s what my dad made for…
An Oscar Mayer Hot Dog Ice Cream Sandwich With Candied Hot Dog Bits and Spicy Dijon Mustard Gelato
Like French’s mustard-flavored Cool Haus ice cream, the folks at Oscar Mayer announced that they have partnered with il laboratorio del gelato to create a…