Better living through robotics. Does the world really need a robotic butt? Maybe not, but, in 2012 Japanese engineer Nobuhiro Takahashi and his colleagues at the University of Electro-Communications in Chofu decided to build one anyway. What did he call his incredibly odd invention? SHIRI, which is a fairly crude Japanese slang term for “buttocks.” […]
It’s a huge break in the music business: being asked to sing on a duet with a major pop star, and the song becomes a hit. But what became of those lucky musicians?
Monsieur de Grandpre and Monsieur de Pique, two French gentlemen vying for the affections of Mademoiselle Tirevit, who had been dating both men at the same time. When the two found out they weren’t Tirevit’s one and only, they agreed to a duel…in a pair of gas-filled balloons over Paris.
Well, sort of. Here are some hit movies that later cut out their most salacious bits to appeal to a wider audience.
Video games hit big in the early 1980s, and then so did the gavel.
The music industry is notoriously difficult for artists to thrive in. And as these examples show, not even being a platinum-selling artist ensures that your music will be heard.
Garfield made its debut in newspapers on June 19, 1978. To celebrate his birthday, here is a look at the dark and fuzzy underbelly of America’s favorite comic strip cat.
It takes the average bathroom reader one minute and fifteen seconds to read the average page of a Bathroom Reader. Here are some more examples of how long things take (or took).
Here are some more odd celebrations to hold you over until the 4th of July.
Our latest book, Beer-Topia is in stores now. It’s a heady brew of beer miscellany, and here’s an exclusive taste.
Better read this article about the speediest runners, swimmers, and bicyclists before it zips away.
Brewing up some coffee can be a bit of a pain. In zero gravity, it’s even more tricky. Here’s how astronauts do it on the International Space Station.
In 1950, a fearless feline may have possibly climbed an infamous mountain.
Putting potties in elevators may sound totally crazy but there’s a good reason why officials in Japan think that it might be a good idea.
Scientists say that they’re closer than ever to bringing back dinosaurs. What could possibly go wrong?
The Surreal Life (2003–06) was a VH1 reality show that mixed Big Brother and The Real World. Instead of everyday strangers living in a house together, the housemates were all minor celebrities. And it had one other distinction: it produced more spinoffs than any other show in TV history.
Want to go on a theme park “dark ride” but live too far away from a theme park? Make one your self!
Beer is made from barley, water, yeast, hops…and whatever other weird ingredients craft brewers feel like throwing into the mix.
