Christmas Squid Wrapping Paper

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A Realistic Still Life Painting of Fuzzy Fat Cheeked Cat

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hosico Cat (@hosico_cat) on Oct 21, 2018 at 2:46am PDT An absolutely adorable big eyed, short legged cat name | Continue reading


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An Instructive Five Minute Lesson Showing How to Safely Drive a Car With a Manual Transmission

Rally champion Wyatt Knox of Team O'Neil Rally School offers up an instructive five minute lesson showing how to safely drive a car with manual | Continue reading


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Why Certain Sections of the Manhattan Skyline Are Completely Void of Skyscrapers

In an altitudinous episode of the Cheddar video series "Cheddar Explains", the reasons why certain sections of the Manhattan skyline are completely void | Continue reading


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OSU Engineers Dress Their Bipedal Ostrich Inspired Robot as a Star Wars AT-ST for Halloween 2018

The researchers at the Dynamic Robotics Lab at Oregon State University (OSU) hilariously dressed up their incredible two-legged ostrich-inspired agility | Continue reading


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Comedian Michael Rapaport Insults a Frowning Big Eyed Persian Cat in a Profanity Laced Voice Over Video

When comedian Michael Rapaport came across this adorable video of Wilfred Warrior, a beloved big eyed, frowning chinchilla Persian, he provided a | Continue reading


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A Unique Kinetic Wall Clock That Gradually Expands and Contracts With Each Passing Hour of the Day

London design studio Animaro has created the Solstice, a beautifully unique kinetic wooden hanging wall clock that interacts with the environment. The | Continue reading


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What Fall Looks Like

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How John Coltrane Constructed Complex Key Changes in His Iconic ‘Giant Steps’ Using the Circle of Fifths

In a snappy episode of the Vox series Earworm, video producer Estelle Caswell takes a look at the iconic John Coltrane jazz instrumental "Giant Steps". In | Continue reading


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An Early Prototype of Apple Pay

Early prototype of Apple Pay. pic.twitter.com/zlLK6AL7WZ— Per Buer (@perbu) November 8, 2018 Per Buer shows off an early prototype of Apple Pay. via | Continue reading


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The Oddly Beautiful Results of a Colorful Blob of Jello Struck by a Tennis Racket Shown in Super Slow Motion

In 2015, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of the Slo Mo Guys, filmed themselves in super slow motion hitting blobs of jelly (jello) with a tennis racket. The | Continue reading


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Comedian Mark Malkoff Stays Awake For 48 Hours Straight While Volunteering for a Very Good Cause

From October 23 through October 25, 2018, comedian and The Carson Podcast host Mark Malkoff stayed awake for an amazing 48 hours straight while offering | Continue reading


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Grandma Caterpillar Putting on Lipstick

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Game of Thrones Characters Realize What They’ve Been Fighting For in Teaser For the Series Final Season

In a deliciously provocative teaser trailer for the highly anticipated 8th and final season of the Game of Thrones series, a rather vengeful Cercei | Continue reading


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The Employees of Marvel and Disney Pay Tribute to the Larger Than Life Legacy of the Late, Great Stan Lee

There will never be a world without Stan Lee. He's the heart of the Marvel Universe. On Monday, November 12, the great Stan Lee took his last breaths and | Continue reading


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Why Films Are Perceived to Have Certain Subtexts Even Though the Director Didn’t Intend it That Way

In a nuanced episode of one of his insightful video essays, from the series Now You See It, host Jack Nugent explains through the use of interviews with | Continue reading


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An Exquisite Wooden Kinetic Sculpture That Mimics the Graceful Movements of a Swimming Sea Turtle

Motion artist Derek Hugger, who created the breathtaking hummingbird kinetic sculpture "Colibri", has followed up with another exquisite kinetic sculpture | Continue reading


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The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Discovers a New Species of Deep Water Sea Squirts

While on a deep sea mission within the Monterey Bay, researchers from MBARI discovered a brand new species of deep water sea squirts (tunicate) that | Continue reading


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How Abandoned and Eroding Victorian Mansions of the Gilded Age Came to Symbolize Impending Doom

In a portentous video essay for Vox, producer Coleman Lowndes explains why the highly decorated, overly trimmed Victorian mansions (McMansions of their | Continue reading


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The Bizarre Story of Sir Alfred, The Stateless Man Who Lived at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris for 18 Years

Half as Interesting shares the bizarre story of Sir Alfred Mehran, an Iranian national who was rendered stateless due to his participation in protests | Continue reading


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Improv Everywhere Transforms a Pair of Unused NYC Pay Phone Booths Into Outdoor Co-Working Spaces

Director Charlie Todd and the NYC comedy collective Improv Everywhere hilariously took a disgusting pair of unusable pay phone booths at 24th Street and | Continue reading


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Why New Yorkers Preferred a Less Attractive But Properly Scaled Subway Map Over a Modern Redesign

In August 1972, renowned Italian designer Massimo Vignelli created a beautifully modern streamlined map of the New York city subway that matched the | Continue reading


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Stan Lee Thanks His Fans

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An Enormous Ocean Sunfish Gets a Full Body Cleaning Using Fish That Happily Nibble Parasites Off Its Skin

In a fascinating BBC Earth video, nature host Liz Bonnin joined a team that traveled down deep into the waters of the Galápagos Islands and captured the | Continue reading


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The Evolution of Stan Lee

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeff Victor (@jeffvictorart) on Nov 12, 2018 at 11:17am PST The Evolution of Stan Lee by Jeff Victor | Continue reading


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Stan Lee Opens Up About the Voracious Childhood Reading Habits That Led to His Marvel Storytelling

The late, great legendary comic creator Stan Lee sat down with the New York Times in 2017 and opened up about his early inspirations (including a bottle | Continue reading


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An Absolutely Stunning Classical Guitar Cover of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Performed in Its Entirety

Musician Nathan Mills of Beyond The Guitar who has performed amazing acoustic covers of songs from television and film performed a stunning classical | Continue reading


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Wonderfully Whimsical Faces Made Out of Bread

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sabine Timm (@virgin_honey) on Nov 1, 2018 at 6:12am PDT Artist Sabine Timm has created a wonderfully | Continue reading


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The New York Times Digitizes Over a Century’s Worth of Archival Photographs Into High Resolution Images

After a flood in 2015 that put a great deal of their archive at risk, The New York Times decided to digitize over a century's worth of photographs which | Continue reading


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Taki Zaru (2004-2018), Beloved Laughing Squid Co-Worker Known For His Good Looks and Shy Nature

It is with great sadness we share the heartbreaking news that Taki Zaru, the beloved feline co-worker of Laughing Squid passed away on Friday, November 9, | Continue reading


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Illustrator Matt Furie Talks About the Origins of Pepe the Frog Which Didn’t Include Becoming a Symbol of Hate

During the 2018 XOXO Festival in Portland, OR, illustrator Matt Furie took to the stage to talk about his most iconic character, Pepe the Frog. Furie | Continue reading


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How Pilobolus Dance Theater Creates Illusory Images From the Strategic Positioning of Dancers in Shadow

In a penumbral episode of Wired Masterminds, artistic directors Matt Kent and Renee Jaworski of Pilobolus Dance Theater share how they used shadow and | Continue reading


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A Montage of Tenacious New Yorkers Attempting to Cross the Street During the 2018 NYC Marathon

Jeff Seal, a comedian, filmmaker, urban explorer and self-described idiot partnered with the Libbey Brothers, to create a hilarious montage of tenacious | Continue reading


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Newly Arrived Children From Eritrea Joyously Dance Outside During Their Very First Canadian Snowfall

A pair of children, who emigrated to Canada with their family from their native Eritrea, joyously danced outside in their winter coats while flurries | Continue reading


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Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sketching Science (@sketchingscience) on Jan 7, 2017 at 9:49am PST Sketching Science provides a definitive | Continue reading


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Determined Squirrels Figure Out How to Navigate a Difficult Obstacle Course After Several Failed Attempts

In an adorable clip from the PBS special A Squirrel’s Guide to Success, some very determined little sciuromorph logically figure out how to navigate a | Continue reading


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Lucas the Spider Runs Into the House to See if He Has a New Friend When the Bell on His Web Starts Ringing

In September 2018, the sweetly determined animated arachnid Lucas the Spider spun a homemade web with a tinkly bell attached in the hopes of making some | Continue reading


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Guitar Playing Astrophysicist Explains How the Foundations of Music Are Correlated to the Universe

Musician and astrophysicist Matt Russo spoke at the University of Toronto for TED talk about how the basic foundations of music are directly correlated | Continue reading


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How Johnny Cash’s Raw 1968 Performance at Folsom Prison Reinvigorated His Flailing Music Career

The very knowledgeable music essayist Polyphonic takes a look at the iconic Johnny Cash live album At Folson Prison, which was recorded live in 1968 at | Continue reading


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NASA Juno Probe Captures a Stunning Close Up Image of a White Oval Shaped Anticyclonic Storm on Jupiter

The NASA team working with the Juno probe have captured absolutely stunning ongoing photos of the swirling cloudscape that surround the planet of Jupiter. | Continue reading


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Playful Border Collie Prefers to Skate On a Shiny Rock Around a Slippery Parking Lot Instead of Fetching It

A very playful and clever border collie named Archie hilariously fooled his waiting human, who wanted him to fetch a shiny rock that was kicked up during | Continue reading


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Amazing Anthropomorphic Robots Made of Recycled Metal That Play Real Instruments in a Punk Rock Band

Industrial artist Kolja Kugler of The Wild Waste Gallery in Berlin, creates amazing anthropomorphic robots made of upcycled and recycled metal parts. | Continue reading


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A Brilliant Stop Motion Video for the Said the Whale Song ‘UnAmerican’ Made Using 2,250 Pieces of Paper

Said the Whale, a California-inspired band in Vancouver, B.C. has created a brilliant stop motion music video for their single "UnAmerican" that was | Continue reading


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David Attenborough Goes on a Fascinating Journey of Endangered Natural Habitats in Netflix’s ‘Our Planet’

In the upcoming Netflix series Our Planet, Sir David Attenborough does what he does best - narrating a beautiful documentary about the planet upon which | Continue reading


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Ronald Reagan Quips ‘Missed Me’ in West Berlin Speech When a Popped Balloon Sounds Like Gunfire

During a 1987 speech at Tempelhof U.S. Air Base in West Berlin, Germany, President Ronald Reagan heard the sound of a popping balloon that sounded like | Continue reading


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A Hilarious History of Music According to Spike Jones

In a 1952 episode of the classic television show Four Star Revue, legendary musician Spike Jones and his talented orchestra, offered a hilarious history | Continue reading


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Mesmerizing Composite Photos Merging Animals With Surreal Interpretations of Their Natural Environments

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luisa Azevedo (@hey.luisa) on Sep 16, 2018 at 10:39am PDT Portuguese art student Luisa Azevedo creates | Continue reading


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Queen’s Freddie Mercury Opens Up About His Love of Performing For an Audience in a Rare 1982 Interview

In 1982, the late great Freddie Mercury of Queen sat down with Entertainment Tonight for a rare one on one interview during which he spoke about his love | Continue reading


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