Ryan Socash of It’s History dives into the intriguing, yet seemingly forgotten history of the Brooklyn Army Terminal, a historic warehouse complex in Sunset Park, Brooklyn that was built in 1919 and used as a supply warehouse for the US Army. The Terminal later was used by the Merchant Marines and Prohibition Agents. It also became the point…
Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined reimagined the often covered despairing Nine Inch Nails song “Hurt” set to the iconic sound of the peppy Beach Boys song “Surfin’ U.S.A.” The result is quite disconcerting, to say the least. Hurtin’ USA
Weird History Food explored the long effervescent history behind the invention of beer. The history of beer dates back thousands of years, and it has helped shape the course of civilization. At times, beer has even saved lives. There are so many amazing facts about beer that you probably don’t know – and they’ll definitely give…
Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers joined the late Taylor Hawkins‘ side band Chevy Metal to perform the classic AC/DC song “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” during a show at Harley’s Valley Bowl in Simi Valley, California. It seems that Grohl needed a bit of assistance with the…
Musician Brandon Acker, who plays and explains various traditional stringed instruments, had the opportunity to shred a solo on a lute during an original arrangement he composed for the Jared Dines project “The Biggest Shred Collab Song in the World 5”. Acker humorously approached the task, using medieval phrases to describe his achievement. To Shred or…
Prodigious filmmaker David Friedman spotlights a determined group of four amateur climbers who were the first to climb Denali (formerly Mount McKinley), a feat several people had claimed to have already conquered (but didn’t). This amazing feat began with a bet made in a bar. Meanwhile in Fairbanks, Alaska, a coal miner with no climbing experience…
Alternative Cuts imagines what it would have been like if Robert Oppenheimer had recruited Walter White and Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad to help build the atomic bomb.
Pumpkin, the lively bear who dove onto a children’s swing set, figured out, through trial and error, how to turn off the spout on a water fountain floating in the backyard pond where she was trying to cool off. Pumpkin’s cleverness amused homeowner Alena. Pumpkin the bear likes to cool off in out backyard pond. Watch her…
Rescued shelter cat Sir Indiana Bones is a valued employee of the Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma City. In fact, the little black cat thinks he runs the place. Indy’s the boss around here. You can’t hide anything from him. The museum employees thought having an office cat would be a great idea, so they…
The situation in the Japanese city of Nara during a downpour ? pic.twitter.com/Uy493dj91o — Tansu YE?EN (@TansuYegen) July 26, 2023 A number of the beautiful Sika deer of Nara Park in Japan cleverly took shelter under a concrete awning during a rainstorm, sharing the same space with humans of all ages. Neither the deer nor…
