A weekly show hosted by John Green, where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John looks at common spelling and grammar errors such as “Stationery vs. Stationary,” “Good vs. Well” and “Loose vs. Lose.”
[Via mentalfloss]
For 365 days, Paul Miller disconnected from the internet. We’d like to tell you it was an idyllic journey of self-discovery, but that isn’t quite the truth. On the eve of Paul’s return, we follow him on a road trip as he prepares for his return and takes a look back at the last twelve months.
[Via TheVerge]
Trivia whiz Ken Jennings has made a career as a keeper of facts; he holds the longest winning streak in history on the U.S. game show Jeopardy. But in 2011, he played a challenge match against supercomputer Watson — and lost. With humor and humility, Jennings tells us how it felt to have a computer literally beat him at his own game, and also makes the case for good old-fashioned human knowledge.
[Via TED]
Juggler Ravi Fernando is able to juggle with three Rubik’s Cubes and solve them at the same time. Truly amazing.
[via youtube]
Italian filmmaker Giacomo Sardelli has collected messages from astronauts on the International Space Station and created this short-film that he calls “Further Up Yonder.” Messages that might be accompanied by perspective on things.
[Via vimeo]
Santa visited millions of childeren last night. This is of course a tremendous achievement, but how does he do it? And would some of our other favourite superheroes be able to pull off the same thing? For the answers to these questions, check the infographic below.
[Submitted and created by MoG reader Martin Delaney for fancydresscostumes.co.uk]
Especially for the non-Dutch readers of this blog: What’s the difference between Holland and the Netherlands?
[Via CGPGrey]
