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A Fold Apart: Origamist Robert Lang’s Incredible Paper Creations

April 20, 2017April 12, 2017 0 Comments fun, life, science

(via Great Big Story)  Twenty five years ago, physicist Robert Lang worked at NASA, where he researched lasers. He also

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A North Carolina Squirrel Eats Tiny Ice Cream Cones Every Day

April 17, 2017April 17, 2017 0 Comments fun, happy, ice cream

(via Atlas Obscura) The world can be a dark and mysterious place, with secrets and wonders both glorious and terrible.

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The Japanese Hotel Staffed By Robots

April 13, 2017April 5, 2017 0 Comments fun, interesting, technology

(via Amusing Planet) In the last few weeks, we have been hearing a lot about how robots have been replacing

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Playing Against Type: The Typewriter Orchestra

April 11, 2017April 5, 2017 0 Comments fun, music, odd

(via Great Big Story) The Boston Typewriter Orchestra is making mechanical typewriters “sing” again. Since 2004, this six-man ensemble has

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12 Unusual Drive-Through Services

April 11, 2017April 3, 2017 0 Comments fun, unusual

(via mental_floss)  While drive-through windows are often found attached to fast food restaurants and banks, sometimes unlikely businesses also tempt

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9 Famous Puppeteers of the 20th Century

April 7, 2017March 28, 2017 0 Comments entertainment, fun, history

(via mental_floss)  Puppetry has been a form of entertainment since at least ancient Greece, carried on through the antics of

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The Writer Of ‘Groundhog Day’ Has Been Living His Movie For The Past 24 Years

March 28, 2017March 28, 2017 0 Comments culture, entertainment, fun, music

(via Vulture)  For Danny Rubin, who wrote the beloved movie and the new musical, every day is Groundhog Day. “I’m

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Penny Pinching: A History of Coin Elongation Machines

March 20, 2017March 13, 2017 0 Comments fair, fun, history

(via mental_floss)  Visitors to the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago had an opportunity to see a lot of new ideas

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Happy Pi Day 2017

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 0 Comments fun, holiday, mathematics

(via The Mirror) Math lovers – this is your day. March 14 – or 3/14 – is Pi Day in

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McDonald’s Engineers a New Type of Straw for Slurping Shamrock Shakes

February 28, 2017February 21, 2017 0 Comments engineering, fun, holiday

(via mental_floss)  The Shamrock Shake has been a seasonal McDonald’s specialty for decades, but even the classics can benefit from

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Found: The Owner of a Message-in-a-Bottle Sent in 1983

February 9, 2017January 30, 2017 0 Comments fun

(via Atlas Obscura)  In 1983, the USS Coral Sea CV-43 Catapult One was cruising the Atlantic Ocean. The ship had

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Making an Animatronic Gorilla Head Is Complicated and Cool

February 3, 2017January 23, 2017 0 Comments craft, fun, interesting, technology

(via Popular Mechanics & Lustre Effects)  Have you ever wondered what goes into making a lifelike animatronic animal? The hair,

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