YouTube description: Kittie Weston-Knauer loves a challenge, so best not get in her way. She started BMX racing at 40 years old, initially competing against men and later working with the sport’s... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months ago • 150 views • 3:20Videos (237) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
--- Do earwigs climb into your ear? The quick answer is no. Earwigs are not interested in climbing into your ear to lay their eggs or otherwise. They’re no more likely than any other bug to accidentally... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 151 views • 4:21YouTube description: In 1966 an SR-71 "Blackbird" disintegrated at 78,000 feet. The pilot's first thought was "No one could live through what just happened. Therefore, I must be dead."... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,634 views • 14:09YouTube description: Canned fish has been around for over a century and has been enjoyed around world. Still, no one loves their fish more than Portugal, where old traditions of fishing, canning and... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months ago • 449 views • 3:30Are you tired of your shoe laces coming undone - and always at the most inconvenient time! Use this simple change to how most people tie shoes and having loose laces will be almost entirely eliminated!... continue reading
posted by BSR 5 years 7 months 1 week ago • 25 views • 2:01I may be one of the largest repositories of random, useless knowledge but I had absolutely no idea this happened.
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 581 views • 12:17YouTube description: Denmark has been consistently ranked in the World Happiness Report among the top three happiest countries in the world, owing, in part, to the presence of a stable government, access... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months ago • 421 views • 4:45Here's a fast method to find the center of boards and other objects without using a tape measure or figuring math! In 2 minutes you'll learn how to use a speed square or combination square (VERY common... continue reading
posted by BSR 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 26 views • 2:27"Brexit Britain is fed up with experts. These days we only listen to the bloke down the pub. So in this controlled experiment, we put three experts in a pub and recorded the results for your viewing pleasure. ... continue reading
posted by radx 5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 72 views • 58:34YouTube description: The type of sushi you’re probably most familiar with is haya-nare, a quick form of sushi made and consumed within a day using vinegared rice and raw fish. But there’s a second... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 562 views • 2:55Bill Gates introduces the Indigo, the remarkable invention that uses no electricity, no ice, and no batteries to store vaccines at the precise temperature required to remain effective.
posted by newtboy 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 858 views • 2:22Featuring conductor Paige Dashner Long and the Florida Flute Orchestra, playing "Tico Tico No Fuba."
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 28 views • 2:25YT: As far as I can find, no-one has actually made a International Standard Cup of Tea - ISO 3103 or BS 6008 - for the internet before. Lots of people have talked about it, but that's easy. Making one?... continue reading
posted by Fantomas 6 years 2 weeks ago • 429 views • 3:34YouTube description: This is Barsha Pump, it's a new water pump created by aQysta. "Barsha" means rain in Nepalese and the pumps are being made available across Nepal, Indonesia, Zambia and 9 other countries. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 739 views • 3:19No one signed up to read to Sting, so the library put out a call for 4-8 year olds. Now he's booked solid, so I gotta ask, Sting....why the long face?
posted by newtboy 6 years 2 months ago • 278 views • 1:41YouTube description: In Göttingen, Germany, there's a four-tonne steel ball that can be raised up a 14-metre tower -- and then dropped in less than two seconds, crashing back to earth. It makes tiny,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months 1 week ago • 724 views • 3:34YouTube description: Olympic ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson is no stranger to soaring through the skies. She’s been taking flight for 15 years, jumping from dizzying heights and sliding downhill at... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 336 views • 2:23YT - ThePanthNetwork Published on Feb 20, 2012 This video answers the questions "What is Pantheism?" and "What do Pantheists believe?" Please watch this video with your volume up, as it does not... continue reading
posted by Buck 6 years 3 months ago • 66 views • 3:26