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Great Big Story visited with Wim Kruiswijk, a genial man who has enjoyed his walks on the beach near his home in Zandvoort, Netherlands for over 30 years. While on one of these walks, Kruiswijk found a fabled message in a bottle to which he promptly responded. Since that time, this affable beachcomber has found,...

ThinkGeek has created a scientifically precise set of Erlenmeyer Flask Martini Glasses that feature the same conical shape and long neck of the original version, but tapers out into a wide mouthed martini glass. Additionally, each glass has a different color of fluid at the bottom of the glass to easily identify which is yours....

Kal Spelletich, a San Francisco robotics artist and longtime friend of Laughing Squid and Noisebridge co-founder Mitch Altman combined their talents to create an incredible interactive robot installation that was live-streamed in April 2017 and required the participation of audience members to work. The two large split brained robots, named Romulus and Remus, were controlled...

In 1994, a scandal arose in the most unlikely of places when Olympic-hopeful ice skater Nancy Kerrigan was smacked by a baton across her legs and was taken out of commission for a little while. The story became very popular in the court of public opinion, who overwhelmingly blamed a likely suspect, Tonya Harding another...

A post shared by Casey Elise Christopher (@imogenthekitten) on Oct 14, 2017 at 7:39am PDT Los Angeles photographer Casey Elise, who previously captured the quiet elegance of adoptable cats who are blind or have limited eyesight in hopes of finding them a new home, has put together another striking photo series in which she posed...

While appearing on the Tonight Show and at host Jimmy Fallon‘s suggestion, actress Millie Bobby Brown quite eloquently rapped a comprehensive recap of the first season of Stranger Things from her character Eleven’s point of view. Earlier in the show, Brown talked about shopping for Halloween costumes, kissing on camera and the Kardashians. http:// Millie...

During the 1999 induction ceremony into the Television Hall of Fame, a very dignified Fred Rogers suddenly leaped up onto the stage when he saw his longtime friend Jeff Erlanger in the lights. The two had met in 1981, when Erlanger came onto the set of Mister Rogers Neighborhood to talk about his having to...

4,626 individuals gathered at the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan last month to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Waldo (Wally), the beloved character from British author and illustrator Martin Handford popular Where’s Waldo? children’s books. London College Students Set Guinness World Record...

A post shared by ?????? ????????? (@ecokorolev) on Feb 10, 2017 at 11:52am PST Czech artist Veronika Richterová creates absolutely wonderful sculptures that are crafted out of recycled PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) drinking bottles. Amongst the themes of Richterová’s sculptures are of animals, insects, cacti, oceans, flowers and more decorative pieces such as chandeliers. When I...

The environmental friendly folks at GoSun have created the GoSun Go, a portable solar stove that uses the power of the sun to cook food. The amazing stove, which is still able to cook on a cold or cloudy day, always stays cool to the touch and is small enough to fit into a backpack....

A post shared by Velocity Motorcars LLC (@velocitymotorcars) on Sep 12, 2017 at 8:06pm PDT Velocity Motorcars brought to life a custom 1967 VW Bus that’s heavily inspired by Doc Brown‘s iconic DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future. The beautiful vehicle features a working flux capacitor, a custom dashboard filled with time traveling...

Noting that the iconic Glass Cube of the 5th Avenue Apple Store is under repair, the comedy collective Improv Everywhere decided to create a similar buying experience by turning a glass subway elevator at 23rd Street into a fake Apple store. There they planted troupe members as hopeful buyers waiting in line for the “first...

Sony has announced that they are releasing a new and improved edition of their discontinued robotic dog AIBO. The robot pup will be able to respond to voice commands, wag its tail, do tricks, and convey emotions through its two OLED eyes. Sony is accepting pre-orders from their store in Japan and the AIBO pet...

Online novelty retailer Archie McPhee has released a wonderful Librarian Action Figure, which portrays the bibliosoph as a superhero who promotes literacy as a super power. The company’s Director of Awesome, David Wahl explained that the figure was based on “America’s Librarian” Nancy Pearl. Although the figure has a detachable cape, the reality is that...

The Stranger Things cast of Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), and Sadie Sink (Maxine “Max” Mayfield) appeared live on Good Morning America to chat about the second season of their hit Netflix series. Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) Chats With Jimmy Kimmel About the Second Season of Stranger ThingsHow Stranger...

On a special Halloween episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, guest host Dave Grohl (dressed as David Letterman) and Kristen Bell (dressed as Thomas Magnum from Magnum, P.I.) teamed up to perform a mashup of the songs “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” from Frozen and Metallica‘s “Enter Sandman.” Here are some more clips from...

“Kill the Lights” by Darren Pearson is an amazing long exposure animated film short that captures stop-motion animated light paintings of some really happy skeletons playing music, dancing, skating running, setting themselves on fire and partying really hard, as they move around an ever-changing selection of nighttime landscapes. Skeletons come to light at night in...

The Eleven Bleeding Nose Candle by Firebox has the appearance of being a ceramic face of a sweet little girl, but light a red candle behind that face and she becomes the enigmatic Eleven from Stranger Things, whose incredible psionic powers cause her nose to bleed. The Eleven Bleeding Nose Candle is easily the strangest...

While on their regular routes, drivers for UPS get to know their human customers by name. It’s also not unusual for the driver to encounter a friendly dog or two who also become part of their daily life. UPS Dogs on Facebook and on UPS Dogs on Instagram are adorable places for driver and customers...

The short film “The Best Gravediggers in the World” by MEL Films takes a deep look into the relatively unknown, but incredibly fascinating world of competitive grave digging. The annual event, which takes place in Trencín, Slovakia and is sponsored by funeral homes all over Europe, is a not chance only for these workers to...

Naughty Dog and Sony Interactive Entertainment released a new trailer at PlayStation‘s Paris Games Week 2017 for The Last of Us Part II, their upcoming post-apocalyptic survival video game, a sequel to their popular 2013 game The Last of Us. The violent trailer features new characters getting threatened with knives while strung up by a...

On this Halloween day, weatherman Alex Deakin apparently lost his head just before going on air. Luckily he found it and held it football-style under his arm while delivering the week’s forecast from the Met Office – the National Weather Service for the United Kingdom. Here's a peek behind the scenes of our #Halloween forecast,...

On July 2, 2017, a single drone was spotted flying in the direct flight path of Gatwick Airport in London, England. Not wanting to take any chances, all incoming traffic was put into holding patterns. Some flights with fuel concerns were diverted to another airport, while the arriving flights stacked up. The drone disappeared and...

During episode one of Beyond Stranger Things, a Netflix series enlightening viewers on the creation of Stranger Things, host Jim Rash shared an unseen collection of audition tapes for the cast of kids. via HYPEBAE, DesignTAXI David Harbour (Jim Hopper) of Stranger Things Originally Wanted to Play the Role of ElevenWinona Ryder Talks About How...

Two brave little boys in Cobram, Victoria held a long strip of paper as a man repeatedly cut it in half with an Australian stockwhip. As the strip of paper got shorter and shorter, the two kids stayed calm and were amazed by the man’s control. Daniel Clowes: Mister Wonderful & The $40,000 ManMissing: Little...

To celebrate the autumn season, caretakers at the Oregon Zoo set out giant gourds of squash (including pumpkins) inside the elephant area and invited the beautiful pachyderms to come out and squish the squash, which they gleefully performed without hesitation to great audience acclaim. Once the gourds were sufficiently gored, the elephants enjoyed the yummy...

Kevin Rose has released Oak, a convenient iOS app that seeks to teach those with busy lives, the basic principles of meditation and mindfulness. Unlike other similar apps, Oak encourages users to learn introductory forms and movements, incorporating the practice daily until they feel confident enough to practice on their own. Progress is shown through...

Musician Aaron Grooves performs both the “Overworld” and “Underworld” theme songs from Super Mario Bros. on a marimba with four mallets. via reddit Super Mario Bros. Theme by GameboysSwedish Man Plays the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Video Game Theme Song Using Finger SnapsMariachi Band Performs the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Theme Song at a Wedding

A post shared by Simon Davies (@simon.a.davies) on Oct 27, 2017 at 1:44pm PDT Pastry chef Simon Davies of the wonderfully unconventional Chicago tasting restaurant Alinea put a gorgeously transparent spin on the traditionally autumnal treat of pumpkin pie. The resulting Crystal Clear Pumpkin Pie is a amazingly surreal sight to behold. While not giving...

A post shared by justmops (@justmops) on Oct 30, 2017 at 12:09pm PDT A beautiful Hungarian puli named Keki and her beloved human created a very clever Halloween costume that put her adorable dreadlocks to use in a most convenient way. Riding along a Covington, Kentucky sidewalk in a bright yellow utility bucket on their...

Artist Jason Allemann of JK Brickworks built a spooky LEGO chocolate machine to help him hand out candy to the kids on Halloween. With the use of a remote control, Allemann can choose to either close the skeleton hand or make the giant spider leap forward at the candy. A post shared by Jason Allemann...

Korean speedcuber SeungBeom Cho set a new world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube in 4.59 seconds at ChicaGhosts 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Patrick Ponce set the previous record last month with 4.69 seconds. via reddit Teenager Sets New World Record Solving a Rubik’s Cube In 4.69 SecondsRubik’s Cube Champion Sets New World Record Solving...

British Columbian digital design student Ben Marken of Dragonfly Fabrication created a double barrel candy corn wrist shooter. Marken shared the tutorial for his candy corn launcher, as well as the 3D printable models used to make it, on Thingiverse. via Make: A Wonderful Animation by PES of a Crackling Candy Corn ‘Fireplace’ Loop Remastered...

Dutch photographer and filmmaker Frans Hofmeester filmed his lovely daughter, Lotte, once a week from the time she was an infant until she was 18. Hofmeester created a stunning timelapse video that shows Lotte aging from a baby to a young adult in a little over five minutes. The time-lapses confront us with our mortality....

Paris, France freeride mountain biker Antoine Bizet captured POV footage on a GoPro camera of his exhilarating first downhill canyon run at the Red Bull Rampage 2017 challenge in Virgin, Utah. The crowd went wild when Bizet knocked out an amazing double backflip. A post shared by Antoine Bizet (@antoinebizet) on Oct 30, 2017 at...

Members of the United States Army Field Band paid a visit to Dr. Paul Cohen, a teacher and musician who has in his possession an incredible collection of rare and antique saxophones of all sizes and shapes. Each of the band members picked out an instrument that looked interesting and played it best he could....

In an inspirational episode of Amazing Places, host Tom Scott visited the California desert town of Slab City, to find out the story behind Salvation Mountain, a colorful memorial to one man’s devotion. In the 1990s, Leonard Knight was looking for a way to demonstrate his faith and somehow came up with the idea of...

Knowing how much their big, fluffy Persian cat enjoys boxes, very considerate humans made a little car out of a shoebox, tied a string onto the front and took him for a little ride. Although the ride stopped after a couple of minutes, the stubborn little kitty absolutely refused to leave his beloved custom box....

For Halloween 2017, Jesse Wellens and model Carmella Rose dressed as Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia and rode around New York City on a custom Star Wars Speeder Bike built by Lithium Cycles. Vlogger Casey Neistat captured the entire adventure on video, including footage showing how it was all made. A post shared by Jesse...

In another of their very insightful video essays, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism dug into the classic series Friends. looking specifically at how the platonic relationships between the characters were often portrayed as familiarly romantic whenever there was a responsibility to be met, an argument, a tender moment or moving out of an apartment....

Jibo is a digital assistant that, like the Amazon Echo and Google Home, is always-on with a listening capability to answer questions, search the Internet, set alarms and play music. What makes Jibo different is a video screen, an embedded camera that uses facial and voice technology to recall personal interactions with specific individuals. Jibo is...

98demake, the YouTube channel that turns modern games into their late 1990s equivalent, is back to give us a glimpse at what Studio MDHR‘s indie platformer video game, Cuphead, might have looked like if it was made back in 1992. A post shared by @98demake on Oct 26, 2017 at 5:23am PDT New ‘Cuphead’ Video...

“Mojave Forsaken” is a creepy timelapse video by filmmakers Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinović that goes on a magnificent nighttime journey through ghost towns of the Mojave Desert. The new video is part of their SKYGLOW project, a photo book and video series focused on the night sky. Flanking the infamous Death Valley to the...

In a fortifying episode of the PBS video series It’s Okay to Be Smart, host Joe Hanson explains how the surprising science that originated from a bowl of Cheerios such as cereal clumping, surface tension and the Meniscus Effect, helps to explain how certain insects interact with water. How does the physics of cereal clumping...

Hot Toys has created an amazing collection of figures for their for ongoing Movie Masterpiece series. Their latest Star Wars themed creation is a beautiful porcelain pattern version of a stormtrooper, which is available to purchase from Sideshow Collectibles. This very special Star Wars collectible: a sixth scale Stormtrooper figure is inspired by the highly...

Omar von Muller, a very skilled animal trainer and dedicated human to the Jumpy the Dog, shared a wonderful video of Lucy, another talented dog, as she propelled herself across a park on while standing amazingly upright upon a skateboard. Lucy also knows how to count and even dances the Merengue with von Muller. Jumpy...

A post shared by Denis Cherim (@denischerim) on Aug 31, 2017 at 12:46am PDT Turkish world traveling photographer Denis Scherim who is currently doing an artist-in-residency program in Taiwan, has created “The Coincidence Project“, a stunning photo series that focuses on the synchronicity of subject and surroundings – the intersecting lines that create a geometric...

Christian Ihlo (a.k.a. “Mr.Puzzle“) demonstrates how to disassemble and reassemble the Pento T, an incredibly difficult wooden puzzle designed by Jean Claude Constantin. Not only the most difficult but also one of the most beautiful jigsaw puzzles ever build. Wait until you see the parts interlock and high in plain sight. A real masterpiece that...

New York City filmmaker, photographer and creative director Daniel Soares has created “The Normal People,” a short film that takes a look inside The Race of Gentlemen in Wildwood, New Jersey. Every year people from all over the world meet in Wildwood, NJ to race their bikes and hotrods from the 1920’s and 1930’s on...

While playing upon a miniature pool table, an adorably eagle eyed calico expertly sunk a couple of shots into both the corner and side pockets one-by-one, as her human put new balls on the table. The kitty could have become a serious pool shark if only she didn’t keep looking for the sunken balls after...