In this episode of “This is Mental Floss”, show host John Green looks at some of history’s greatest hoaxes including “Balloon Boy” (the boy, by the way is now in a metal band), “Lonelygirl15” and “War of the Worlds.” [Mental Floss]
Noah Webster: the man who changed the way people spell in North America… up to a point. [MerriamWebsterOnline | Via IHC]
The world just wasn’t designed for lefties. This senseless oppression must come to an end! [BuzzFeedYellow]
James May discusses what exactly a seconds is. He also delves into how time as we know it could have been totally different. This is because the second had many ‘rivals’ over the years that never got their way. [Head Squeeze]
Yeah, I know, you’ve probably all seen this, but if you haven’t, this is a piece of gaming history that you absolutely have to watch. Back in 2000, there was a game named Summoner, and during the game’s credits, if the player pressed (X), this hilarious cut scene started playing. And even today, 13 years […]
Amazon has overturned a decision to withdraw a book that used the term “space marine.” A games firm had complained about the book, claiming it violated a trademark. The book by MCA Hogarth is titled “Spots the Space Marine: Defense of the Fiddler” and is described in the blurb as “Pollyanna meets Starship Troopers.” The […]
A paper-letter animation about the history of fonts and typography. 291 Paper Letters. 2,454 Photographs. 140 hours of work. Created by Ben Barrett-Forrest [Ben Barrett-Forrest | Via TA]
A weekly show hosted by John Green, where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John looks 50 common misquotations and misattributions. In response to this video, I’ll just leave this here: [Mental Floss on Youtube]
The history of frozen food as explained by Minute Earth! [Minute Earth]
On a quiet Sunday morning, I had the chance to meet up with Baba Brinkman, the sole peer-reviewed rapper in the world. Between sips of one-sugared coffees we discussed his life, but mostly his work which he promotes as consciousness-raising, provocative and irreverent. In fact, irreverent is his favorite word, and it describes everything he […]