A Brief Guide to Medieval Swords [Infographic]
An informative infographic about the history of medieval swords by graphic designer Yuexin Huo. Be sure to click on the picture to get a larger version! [Source: Yuexin Huo]
Category Archives: Culture
Everything You Need to Know About Modern Day Marvels
From Mental Floss: On today’s episode of Scatterbrained, we’re getting futuristic! We learn some surprising facts about skyscrapers located everywhere from New York City to Shanghai. Our extensive history of robots will take you all the way back to ancient Babylonia. Then we jump ahead in time again to learn about Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada. […]
The Similarity Trap: When Two Words or Traits Look Similar but are of Different Origins
When two words from different languages sound similar enough, we often assume that they are related, but sometimes, they are not. Learn more about what is called “The Similarity Trap” in this episode of Minute Earth. [Minute Earth]
8K TVs On The Way
Samsung is to sell 8K televisions by the end of the year. Meanwhile some 4K set owners can while away the wait for widespread content by turning their home into a licensed art gallery. The 8K sets are likely to be officially launched at a tech show at the end of August and then put […]
Time’s Up: An Anti Harassment PSA Featuring Donald Glover [Video]
What you can and can not do at work is not black and white, it can sometimes be confusing! What is considered sexual harassment? To help us understand some of the nuances of what sexual harassment in the workplace is, Rashida Jones of Time’s Up asked Donald Glover to narrate her new animated PSA, created […]
70 People Reveal How To Count Money in Their Country [Video]
Watch as 70 people from 70 countries reveal how to count money in their country. I did not think that the techniques they use would vary that much compared to we do here in Canada or in the United States. [Condé Nast Traveler]
Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons Teach You Millennial Slang [Video]
Watch as Kiersey Clemons teaches Nick Offerman some millenial slang words. This is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a while! Nick Offerman is so funny! [Vanity Fair]
Heroes, Villains & Redheads Make Emoji Debut
Those with red hair, white hair, curly hair or no hair at all are finally recognized in the latest ‘official’ emoji update. Superheroes and villains also make an appearance. The latest Unicode Emoji update takes effect tomorrow and hair makes up almost a third of the 161 new entrants. The range includes the four new […]
How Do Vending Machines Tell the Difference Between Fake Coins and Real Coins?
I have wondered for quite some time how vending machines tell the difference between actual coins or fake money and slugs. It’s actually pretty straight forward, but cool to see anyway. Definitely a cool insight into how these machines work (and also, for those wondering, the amazing Skittle vending machines you see in photo above […]
The Difference Between England and New Zealand [Video]
Youtuber “How to Dad” is back today to tell us, in a rather hilarious awkward way, all about the differences between England and New Zealand. [How to Dad]