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You know what we could probably never, ever get bored of? Watching videos of octopi. Elephants are cool, penguins are cute, heck, we even have a soft-spot for the noble unicorn, but there are few things as simultaneously beautiful, intelligent, mysterious and fascinating as a big red octopus. We suspect that you’ll agree with us [...]

557 years ago today, in the picturesque Tuscan hilltop town of Vinci, the illegitimate child of a wealthy notary and a lowly peasant was born. Named Leonardo after the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle of the same name for his precocious abilities as a swordsman, Leonardo da Vinci soon left Vinci and its ninja academy and [...]

Who doesn’t love a good nature video? Seriously, tell us who doesn’t like watching footage of the incredibly rich and diverse lives sustained by the oceans and streams of the Earth and we’ll give them a talking-to. Even better, we’ll sit them down with their eyes propped open (like in A Clockwork Orange) and make [...]

The Detroit Auto Show opened yesterday, offering a hint of what America’s auto industry might resemble in its very uncertain future. As The New York Times notes, Detroit’s Big 3 are finally facing the music and pushing a predominantly hybrid fleet this year. To our surprise, the Times piece questions whether consumers will be easily [...]