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Giant Illustrated City Maps Made For Coloring Both Inside and Outside the Lines With Family and Friends
The very talented folks at OMY Design have created a wonderful line of giant, illustrated city (and country) maps that are made to be colored…
How Separate Ancient Feline Source Populations at Different Times Led to Modern Cat Domestication
In a fascinating episode of the PBS Digital Studios series Eons, host Blake de Pastino explains how modern cats originated from two very different ancient…
Amazing Classic Footage of Nirvana Rehearsing and Performing at Their MTV Unplugged Show in 1993
In 1993, the late, great Kurt Cobain and the members of Nirvana came to New York City for their momentous MTV Unplugged performance. In honor…
Ragged, Fractured Travelers Make Their Way Across Venice in Powerful Sculpture Series by Bruno Catalano
In a truly powerful and rather timely sculpture series by Bruno Catalano (Previously) entitled “Les Voyageurs” (“Travelers”), ragged, fractured travelers make their way across different…
Sculptor Creates an Incredibly Realistic Bust of the Late Great Stan Lee in a Four Minute Timelapse
Sculptor Steven Richter, who quite skillfully built a model of the Wicked Witch of the West out of crayons that he melted down to wax,…
Stop-Motion Animation of a LEGO Pizza Being Made
Animation channel Bebop has created an enticing stop-motion animation showing all the preparations involved in making a homemade pizza. The onions were chopped, the pepperoni…
The Incredibly Satisfying Sound of a Giant Roll of Bubble Wrap Winding Through an Industrial Shredder
Ben of PressTube hit proverbial ASMR gold by feeding a 50 meter roll of bubble wrap through a high speed industrial shredder.
Fargo Brewing Company Puts Photos of Adoptable Dogs on Their Cans to Help Them Find Forever Homes
In a neighborly effort to help rescued dogs find their forever homes, The Fargo Brewing Company in Fargo, North Dakota repackaged a batch of their…
Adorable Dog Rides a Roomba Dressed as Harry Potter
The aptly named Potter the Pomsky who is part Husky and part Pomeranian, happily rode around the living room on his “Muggle Broom” Roomba while…
Conan O’Brien Is Subjected to a Grueling Inquisition to Determine Whether or Not He’s Actually Boomer
With the rising popularity of the very timely and rather glib “OK Boomer” meme about being out of touch, talk show host Conan O’Brien, was…