Back in 1513, Francois I, the newly crowned King of France, was presented with this awesome mechanical lion designed by Leonardo Da Vinci. Unfortunately, the lion automaton does not exist anymore, but the plans still do, so someone reconstructed it in 2009. Here’s a video of the beast moving. [Reuters | Via Neatorama]
Once again this year, I was present at Montreal Comic Con to cover the event for you guys… and for my pleasure, of course! This year was the biggest year I’ve seen. There was SO MANY PEOPLE attending the event, so many, in fact, that the people organizing the con should consider moving the event […]
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GET OVER HERE! The saga continues as Liu Kang and Ermac join the ranks of fighters introduced in the series’ first season, including Kenshi, Kung Lao, Kuai Lang, Stryker, Kitana, Mileena, Johnny Cage, Scortcheson and Sub- Zero. This new season uncovers the rivalries and histories of these fierce warriors as Raiden and his recruits clash […]
A student starts taking notes in biology class, gets bored after a while, and starts doodling some pretty awesome stuff in his notebook, and ends up creating a pretty awesome flip book animation. [ornana films | Via]
Cringe moments from everyday life. [BuzzFeedYellow]
That was so bad… it was actually kind of funny. I’m so sorry… [UCBComedy | Via UD]
Mental Floss: A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John looks at 107 words specific to certain regions such as Indiana’s “pitch-in dinner”, England’s “loo”, and Ireland’s “to rabbit on.” [Metal Floss | Via LS]
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David Cross has an interesting pastime: He calculates the price of fictional real estate. If you’ve ever wondered how a sentient sponge who works as a fry cook can afford to own the spacious pineapple he shares with his pet snail at 124 Conch Street, Bikini Bottom, then wonder no more: This infographic is nice, […]