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Inside Shady Maple Smorgasbord, the Largest Family-Owned Buffet in the United States
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (224+ words) Food vlogger Shane Uriot, who previously went to pizza places in New England, visited the Shady Maple Smorgasbord in East Earl, Pennsylvania, in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country. This family-owned buffet is considered to be the largest in the…...
An Agile Robotic Hand That Can Tighten and Loosen Screws in Seconds
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (117+ words) The Linkerbot L30 is an incredibly agile robotic hand that can tighten and loosen different types of screws in seconds. The L30 is biometric, tendon-driven, and uses adaptive grasping, all of which allow it to have the same or better flexibility in…...
Clumsy Baby Ostrich Learns to Walk With Help From Her Dedicated Keeper
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (103+ words) These Somali ostrich chicks are only weeks old, but one is struggling to stand. With the help of dedicated keepers, she's slowly finding her strength. Reteti Sanctuary explained why keepers, instead of parents, are teaching ostrich chicks to walk. Ostrich…...
An Amusing Look at the Unique Physiology of Geckos
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (114+ words) In an amusing episode of the'True Facts'series, narrator'Ze Frank'recounts the unique physiology of geckos, noting how these little lizards are so different than the rest of their species. About 200 million years ago, some real "do it your own way" sorts…...
A Multi-Layered Mashup of Queen’s ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ and ‘Tubthumping’ by Chumbawamba
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (84+ words) A Multi-Layered Mashup of Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls' and "Tubthumping' by Chumbawamba'Laughing Squid The talented and award-winning DJ Cummerbund combined the classic Queen song "Fat Bottom Girls" with songs by various artists to create a seamless, multi-layered mashup. The songs…...
Water Loving Cat Waits Impatiently in the Tub for His Monthly Bath Time
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (171+ words) Water Loving Cat Waits Impatiently in the Tub for His Monthly Bath Time'Laughing Squid An incredibly hydrophilic fluffy cat named Ash loves his monthly bath time so much that he waits impatiently in the tub for his human Ali to…...
How a 1960s British 'Cowboy' Instrumental Became a Staple of Early New York City Hip-Hop
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (238+ words) The music and audio channel'Mixed Signals looked at how the British "cowboy" instrumental "Apache" traveled from London to the United States to become a staple of the early 1980s and 1990s Hip-Hop songs in New York City, specifically The Bronx. The original…...
What Happens Inside Your Body When You Eat a 'Do Not Eat' Silica Gel Packet
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (135+ words) What Happens Inside Your Body When You Eat a "Do Not Eat" Silica Gel Packet'Laughing Squid In a desiccating TED-Ed lesson written by Vivian Jiang and animated by Denys Spolitak, narrator Addison Anderson explains what happens to the human body…...
Marine Biologist Spends 92 Days Removing Hundreds of Deadly Barnacles From a Debilitated Turtle
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (138+ words) Marine Biologist Spends 92 Days Removing Hundreds of Deadly Barnacles From a Debilitated Turtle'Laughing Squid Marine biologist Tabitha Siegfried of the Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center spent 92 days carefully removing hundreds of barnacles from a loggerhead turtle named Syrena, who had a severe case…...
The Tallest Building in Every US State
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (115+ words) The Tallest Building in Every US State'Laughing Squid Ken from This House virtually toured the United States, noting the tallest buildings in each state. Starting in alphabetical order, Ken talks about each building's specific location, architectural details, when and how…...