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Join NOW!…so here’s a video of a duck who has just received a new prosthetic foot. The duck, named Buttercup, was born with a backward-facing left foot, which was amputated and replaced with a peg leg. His quacks of confusion/joy when the peg leg is replaced with a new, state-of-the-art fake foot are almost enough to […]
...moreIn honor of the cute essay we’re running this morning, here are some photos of an extremely cute baby elephant. Still not smiling? How about now? If you’re not into cuteness, you can always check out these modern-day recreations of ancient technologies. Speaking of ancient, did we just discover a new species of human? Meet […]
...moreThis is all very serious. Everything in the world is going to be ok because this link is filled with tiny pandas. Polish sound postcards. The Royal Shakespeare Company is building a full-scale replica of their theatre and shipping it to New York. Let’s talk a little bit about forced perspective. I heart a good […]
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