Bicycle Riders Die On the Way to a Picnic

    Ever wonder what happens when 10 “monkeys” try and go for a picnic nine blocks away? They all die. One by one. Why? Because they didn’t follow bicycle safety laws, of course. This disturbing PSA from the 60s is just about as creepy as it gets. A group …

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Paralyzed By Sleep

Imagine waking up in the middle of the night…completely unable to move. It’s terrifying, but a very real phenomenon. It’s been stated that nearly 8% of the general population experiences sleep paralysis. “Your mind wakes up, but your body doesn’t,” explains a researcher at the Sleep Paralysis Project.  Most often occurring during …

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Anxiety Disorders: Common, Terrifying, Debilitating

  Did you know that anxiety disorders are the most common type of mental illnesses in America? Nearly 20% of the adult population (ages 18 and over) are affected by some form of anxiety disorder. Because these types of mental illnesses are so widespread, there is a very good possibility …

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Man Base Jumps Mount Everest and Sets World Record

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Nearly 60 years to the day after the first ascent up Mount Everest, Russian extreme sport star Valery Rozov (48) flew off the north face of Mount Everest – the world’s highest BASE jump ever – 7220 meters (23,688 ft) above sea level. The ascent began on the Chinese side …

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Drone Captures Stunning Surfing Footage

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In June 2014 a group of surfers spent 11 days surfing the Mentawai Islands, a chain of about seventy islands and islets off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. The conditions were excellent. Paul Borrud was able to capture exceptional footage and interesting video angles using Phyllis, his drone. …

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Man Turns a Carrot into a Clarinet

Linsey Pollak turns a carrot into a clarinet using an electric drill, a carrot, and a saxophone mouthpiece.  He builds and plays it in a meer 5 minutes.

Linsey Pollak is an Australian musician, instrument maker, composer, musical director, and community music facilitator.