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by Lori Dorn on (#68PZ0)
Weird History recounts why 1991 was a pivotal year in rock and how its albums evolved and changed how audiences listen to music.
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Laughing Squid
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Updated | 2025-04-22 00:01 |
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by Lori Dorn on (#68PWZ)
After learning he couldn't buy the giant keyboard Razer brought to CES, Glarses decided to make a bigger and better one for himself.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68PX0)
Wired visited Jack White's Third Man Pressing in Detroit, Michigan, to learn more about the work that goes into making a vinyl record.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68PTP)
Weird History looked at the food in England during the Elizabethan era and how diets varied between the working class and the aristocracy.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68PR7)
Rhetty for History visually reminisced about the most popular fashions of the 1970s, such as bellbottoms, leisure suits, and hot pants.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68PNY)
1961 British Pathé Footage goes inside a cartographer's studio to find out how maps were made as England's roads were paved cross-country.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68PE6)
André Larsen sent his drone diving from the top of the Burj Khalifa, known as the world's tallest building, down to the very bottom.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68NRE)
Joshua Woo, who does a mean David Bowie impression, performed the Depeche Mode song "Enjoy the Silence" in the style of the late performer.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68NMN)
PBS Eons host Kallie Moore explains how the barnacle baffled biologists for many years despite their ubiquity in maritime environments.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68NMP)
Justine Dorn of Early American showed how dishes were washed in the early 19th century, when houses didn't have running water.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68NJH)
Weird History Food looks at the toothy history of the famous Little Debbie brand, noting its humble beginnings and its iconic mascot.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68NDZ)
Just Rolled In made an amusing compilation of cars needing repair that were making the sounds of animals and other interesting sources.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68NE0)
Sun Chaser Pictures captured ethereal timelapse footage of the Kaweah River and the surrounding nature of Sequoia National Park.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68MET)
"Donks" by Felix Colgrave is a colorful animated short about plastic toys that rearrange themselves while stranded on the ocean floor.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68MEV)
Jens Heidler of Another Perspective explained how he would look at honey under a microscope and document his findings in 4K.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68MAX)
Tom Blank of Weird History Food compiled a list of groundbreaking inventions, innovations, and realizations discovered by accident.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68MAY)
A boxer named Bruno and Baby Arthur make an inseparable pair who do everything together, including taking naps inside Arthur's crib.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68MAZ)
Bikes and Beards was inspired by the engineer who split the rear wheel of his bicycle and decided to do the same with 2 Honda CBR 250s.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68M6F)
Musician Anna Lapwood explained how a pipe organ works on the gorgeous instrument at St John's Smith Square in London.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68K8Z)
Artist Bobby Duke came across a plastic dragon skeleton at an antique store and was inspired to make his own version with a 3D pen.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68K90)
Ukrainian artist Rita Zolotukhina uses flowers and other natural botanicals to outline beautiful tattoos with her Liveleaf Tattoo process.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68K4M)
60 Second Docs met with Geert Chatrou, three time world whistling champion from The Netherlands, who has the ability to whistle any song.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68K29)
Jens Heidler of Another Perspective mixed powdered vitamin C with water and put it under a powerful microscope with prismatic results.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68K00)
Process X went inside a Japanese foundry to document how their storytelling manhole covers are made using both automation and artistry.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68K01)
David Harbour and Lily Allen gave a tour of their beautiful townhouse in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, which they renovated from top to bottom.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68JY4)
Architect Michael Wyetzner offered his expert insight into the five most common apartments found in New York City.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68GKW)
Brandon Toews of Drumeo took a deep dive into the incredible multi-faceted genius of legendary drummer Stewart Copeland.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68GEZ)
Shawn Kohne, who tied all Adam Sandler‘s movies into one "Sandlerverse" in 2016, went back down the same rabbit hole with a second volume.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68GCV)
Michael Imperioli invited Architectural Digest into his ornate NYC home, which showcases the interior design talents of his wife Victoria.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68GA4)
PBS nature series "Dogs In the Wild" focuses on the fennec fox, and how this smallest wild dog in the world survives the desert.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68G7X)
Global Data created a soaring 3D animation comparing the scale size of the tallest existing and planned skyscrapers in the world.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68FBQ)
Luca Stricagnoli played the Israel Kamakakawiwo’ole version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on acoustic guitar with "reverse slide".
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by Lori Dorn on (#68FBR)
Talented musician Vinheteiro amusingly plugged his Melodica into a vacuum cleaner to see how it would sound with suctioned air.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68F9J)
Hikers in the Scottish Highlands near Loch Fyne looked down to see a rare ice disc spinning at foot of the waterfall below.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68F7K)
For his "Sympawnies" series, composer Noam Oxman draws sheet music in the shape of cats, dogs, and other adorable creatures.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68F7M)
Four dogs at Medical Detection Dogs set the World Record for most medical conditions detected by sniffing out an impressive 28 diseases.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68EA7)
James Quail of Dorothy designed an elegant metallic print that maps out the history of jazz as a circuit diagram of a 1950s phonograph.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68EA8)
Wired spoke with Josh Jacobs, a talented slinky expert who uses a vivid Hyperspring to perform a variety of masterful tricks.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68E46)
Movie Insider explores the work of NAC Effects to learn more about how they create realistic moving vehicle scenes for TV and movies.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68E47)
There I Ruined It reimagined the Lady Gaga song "Poker Face" as an upbeat Western Swing tune played by an old-timey string band.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68E1G)
A melodious cockatiel whistles songs to his human after hearing them only once. Included in this list is "September" by Earth Wind & Fire.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68DZ5)
Jack Croft, head chef and owner of Fallow Restaurant wore a GoPro during a busy Friday afternoon lunch service to show what the job entails.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68D09)
Sam Kench of Brickwall Pictures remarkably named one iconic film for each year of the 145 years since the birth of cinema.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68CY4)
Rhetty for History looked back on sodas discontinued over the last 60 years, some recognizable today and others that are lesser known.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68CVS)
Paul Goldstein captured beautiful footage of three tiny lion cubs bravely leaping across the Ntiakntiak River in Kenya.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68CSK)
Alternative Cuts Studios made a second mashup of "Breaking Bad" and "Hell's Kitchen", which was almost as potentially lethal as the first.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68CQA)
Humboldt penguins bravely crowd surf grumpy sea lions in a clip from the David Attenborough-narrated series "Seven Worlds, One Planet".
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by Lori Dorn on (#68CM1)
Burl of Burl's Art melted down 38 pounds of recycled cans (~1000 cans) to build a sleek and shiny all-aluminum guitar.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68BH6)
Compassionate Canadian oil worker Kendal Diwisch freed three kittens from the ice using lukewarm coffee from his truck.
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by Lori Dorn on (#68BH7)
Global Data created a celestial 3D animation comparing the scale size of astronomical objects in our known universe.
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