This is a visualization created by climate data scientist Neil Kaye using a world map to detail what percentage of the world’s population is asleep or awake at any given hour (assuming nightly 8 hour sleep periods). I learned a lot by looking at it. Mostly, that when the US
Seen here channeling his inner Dog The Bounty Hunter, this is a video of billionaire Richard Branson delivering an inspirational message to children from his recent trip to suborbital space aboard the Virgin Space Ship Unity. In his own words while I daydream about floating in space instead of a
Because being able to smoothly recover from a misstep is the sign of a true master, this is a minute compilation of gymnasts making mistakes in their routines and playing them off the best they can. And they do well. As a matter of fact, are we even sure these
These are several videos of shoebill storks (obviously named because their bills look like shoes — ones you don’t want to put a foot in) bill-clattering and sounding like machine guns in the process. Man, those birds are nuts. Maybe not as crazy as my bird, but yes, I did
This is a video of 25-year old International Chess Federation (Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE) master Alexandra Botez challenging three of the best hustlers in New York City’s Union Square Park. She takes the first two easily before losing to ‘Russian Paul’, who’s widely considered the best in the park
This is a video of the blindfolded dodge a swinging water balloon on a string TikTok challenge but with a twist. In this case, never actually releasing the balloon to swing and watching the guy in the hot seat think he’s doing a fantastic job dodging it (“I told you
This is a video from Loudonville, Ohio of a man in a ghillie suit scaring a woman in a canoe as she drifts by looking at her phone because nature is boring. Some more info from somebody who’s in on the prank: “The swamp monster/sasquatch (known as Krazy Kurt) hides
This is a selfie video captured by steeplejack (a tradesman who scales buildings to inspect/repair them, originally named for climbing church steeples) James Marksbury while hanging onto the top spire of the Chrysler Building in New York City at approximately 1,000-feet. For reference, I’m just over 6’1″, so he’s at