YouTube description: Hips don’t lie. But a hip x-ray in the Soviet Union of the 1950s might not have been what it appeared to be. In fact, if it was round, it was likely a record. Let us explain.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 days 22 hours 1 minute ago • 323 views • 2:30

YouTube description: The history of the Earth from its formation to present day, covering major events throughout its 4-billion-year history. Estimates of average temperature, atmospheric composition,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 days 22 hours 1 minute ago • 528 views • 11:36

(H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 week ago • 244 views • 15:19

YouTube description: Today I'm a teach you how to make a one-man band so you can steal jobs from all the musicians around you!

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 weeks 4 days ago • 322 views • 13:28

YouTube description: Монголын Угсаатны Хөгжмийн Товчооны дэргэдэх Алтай хамтлаг. Бүтээлийн нэр: Jingle Bells - mongolian version Хөгжмийн... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 weeks 4 days ago • 396 views • 2:43

https://youtu.be/vfWUorR8D60 Christmas isn’t just a time for presents, cookies, and holiday cheer, but the hunting period of Iceland’s murderous monster feline, the Yule Cat. This giant, fluffy... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 weeks 4 days ago • 430 views • 10:04

YouTube description: There's a common myth about who pays their fair share, and who doesn't. (via www.digg.com)... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 weeks ago • 541 views • 5:51

YouTube description: Some familiar faces have returned to take us on a journey through a magical world that is eternally creating itself. If you like what I do and enjoy reading, here's a book I wrote: ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month ago • 650 views • 6:09

In which Nerdwriter explains a painting by Andrew Wyeth.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 1 week ago • 366 views • 7:37

(H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 1 week ago • 757 views • 14:24

YouTube description: Hair Love, an animated short film from Matthew A. Cherry, tells the heartfelt story of an African American father learning to do his daughter’s hair for the first time. (H/T... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 1 week ago • 217 views • 6:48

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. (via digg.com)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,012 views • 7:10

YouTube description: You are probably aware of the fact that elephants make trumpeting noises - but did you know that most of their communication is so low pitched that humans can’t even hear it? ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 4 weeks ago • 482 views • 6:05

YouTube description: Why does shaken soda explode? Does ice melt first in fresh or salt water? This video features experiments that have been shown to me by science teachers over the years. Does... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 4 weeks ago • 971 views • 13:59

YouTube description: It sounds ridiculous, but it's true. At the Cooper Union Foundation Building in New York, there's the world's first elevator shaft: constructed four years before the safety elevator... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 4 weeks ago • 720 views • 5:10

YouTube description: These world travelers might be, well, almost everywhere, but there is a still a lot we don't know about the famous paramecium.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 months ago • 151 views • 11:54

YouTube description: Do you remember the Big Mouth Bill Bass singing fish that was so popular back in the 90s? The owner of the Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club in Chicago bought more than 70 of them,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 months ago • 1,225 views • 3:04

YouTube description: The hippie aesthetic owes a lot to Art Nouveau.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 months ago • 923 views • 5:41

YouTube description: A cover of Les Yeux Noirs by Pomplamoose. CREDITS Lead Vocals: Nataly Dawn Accordion: Jack Conte Guitar: John Schroeder Drums: Ben Rose Upright Bass: Ellie Athayde Second... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 months ago • 789 views • 2:59