Let's Start Growing: 'Lemon Caviar' That Sells For $150/Pound
This is a short insightful video about finger limes that produce 'lemon caviar' and can sell for as much as $150/pound. For reference, I'm worth about 10¢/pound,...
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Science Teacher Demonstrates Slow Moving Waves In A Variety Of Hanging Motorized Loops
This is a video of science instructor Bruce Yeany discussing and demonstrating the movement of waves with a variety of different hanging loops, both limp and in...
Scientits Put 3D Glasses On Cuttlefish To Study Their Depth Perception
Because apparently some scientists haven't abandoned hope for developing x-ray vision glasses just yet *breathes sigh of relief* a group of researchers from the University of Minnesota...
So, We've Come To This: University To Offer Diploma Program In Becoming A Social Media Influencer
Because this is the world we live in, the Mohammed bin Rashid School for Communication at the American University in Dubai will now offer "a full-time diploma...
Cat Knocks On Door With Back Leg To Bet Let Inside
This is a video of a cat that's learned how to knock on the front door of its home with a rear leg to be let inside...
Pet Cockatiel Imitates iPhone Alarm Going Off
This is a video of Shamubird the cockatiel imitating an iPhone alarm going off. Cool I guess, but of all the sounds I'd like a pet bird...
Oh, You Know, Just A Pet Owl Riding A Segway
This is a short video of a pet owl riding a Segway MiniPRO around a plaza. He actually seems to know what he's doing too. Something that,...
Kindergarten Greets Children On First Day Of School With Pole Dancing Performance
Children and parents at Xinshashui Kindergarten in Shenzhen, China were recently greeted on the first day of the new school year by -- at least in my...
Science: An Investigative Look At How A Lawnmower Cuts Grass
This is a ten minute video of Destin from Smarter Every Day discussing how a lawnmower is able to cut something as easily bendable as grass, with...
People From 70 Different Countries Say Hello And Goodbye
In this episode of Condé Nast Traveler's 'Many People from Many Countries Say Things', people from 70 countries demonstrate the common ways to say hello and goodbye...
Video From A GoPro Inside A Bowling Ball Shot Out Of A Cannon
This is a video of Youtuber gabenandee's daughter's 7th grade science fair project (with a fair amount of help from her father) whose hypothesis was presumably, "I...
Zoom And Enhance: NASA Releases A Beautiful 4K Tour Of The Moon
This is a video released from NASA that takes us on a 4K tour of the moon, thanks to all the data collected by the Lunar Reconnaissance...
Father Proudly Films Daughter Driving For First Time, Including Crash Into Garage
NOTE: Some loud fatherly yelling during the accident around 1:10. This is a video of a proud father filming his daughter Natalie taking the convertible out for...
It's A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood: Mister Rogers Honored With A USPS Forever Stamp
The United States Postal Service has just announced it will be releasing a Mister Rogers Forever Stamp on March 23rd to celebrate his legacy and the contributions...
Fun Reads: The Scots Language Translation of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone
These are several pages of the Scots language edition of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (previously: a predictive text Harry Potter chapter). It's available for purchase...
Playing In A Hot Tub Full Of Fluidized Sand
This is a video of Mark Rober discussing the physics of fluidized beds, "a physical phenomenon occurring when a quantity of a solid particulate substance is placed...
Good To Know: Merriam-Webster Dictionary Editor Discusses The Proper Plural Of Octopus
This is a video of Merriam-Webster Dictionary associate editor Kory Stamper discussing the proper plural form of 'octopus'. The short answer? SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER: Octopuses. The long...
I Think I Learned: Teacher Demonstrates The Marble Tracks He's Built To Teach Physics Principles
This is a video of Pennsylvania physical science teacher Bruce Yeany demonstrating a bunch of the marble tracks he's built over the years to teach students various...