In a modified version of the Stanford marshmallow experiment (in which children were told they would receive a second marshmallow if they could avoid eating a first for a certain period of time), researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory at the University of Chicago have determined that cuttlefish can pass
This is a chart of the ten Wikipedia articles that received the most page views in 2024. The results may or may not surprise you depending on how much you suspected people rely on Wikipedia for their political information. Honestly, I was more surprised that the search results page for
This is a well-edited video created by Paulo From TOKYO highlighting a typical work day in the life of Mai Kohagura, manager of a Taito Game Station in Tokyo. It was pretty fascinating to watch her routine from start to finish . Not only because I love game centers, but
This is a video of biblical scholar/The Flash fan Dan McClellan discussing where the H in Jesus H. Christ likely came from. You know I love a good origin story! Basically, it’s believed it came from a christogram (a letter symbol used to represent ‘Jesus,’ ‘Christ,’ or ‘Jesus Christ,’ e.g.
This is the entirety of The Clash’s 1979 album London Calling, but nothing but the lead vocals, as isolated by recording engineer ieatmdf. Wait — medium-density fibreboard? That can’t be a healthy diet. If you’re a Clash fan the video is definitely worth a listen — I particularly liked hearing
This is a chart of Gen Z’s most favorable brands according to a recent survey conducted by Morning Consult (links to much more in-depth analysis), with approval ratings between 72% and 86%. Apparently Gen Z (born roughly 1997 to 2012) is particularly picky about their brands and more likely to
This is an edit of Simon & Garfunkel’s classic ‘The Sound Of Silence’, but with the harmonies replaced with their mirror images (negative harmonies), for a different feel. That’s cool, but I’m partial to the original — it’s a great song to listen to when I’m brooding. Dammit, it’s just
This is a video compilation of cats reacting to the recently released third-person kitty adventure game ‘Stray’ being played (I have it lined up to start this weekend). One thing is for certain: they definitely recognize the characters as cats. So if the entire purpose of the game was to