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How they created the tornado in the Wizard of Oz (video)

And a neat video of them testing the tornado that they would use in the Wizard of Oz. Amazing for 1938.
5/23/2013 7:00am by John Aravosis 14

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Knowing he only had months to live, this 18 y.o. kid wrote a beautiful song

Clouds by Zach Sobiech, who died today of bone cancer at 18 years of age. Amazingly catchy song and sad story.
5/20/2013 8:58pm by John Aravosis 3

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5/20/2013 11:24am by John Aravosis 73

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If you could see inside other people’s hearts (poignant video, watch it)

A powerful video about “empathy,” from the Cleveland Clinic. Seriously worth a watch.

5/19/2013 6:00pm by John Aravosis 18

Fun with colonoscopies (video)

A guy discovers the unique qualities of paper while waiting for his wife’s colonoscopy.

5/18/2013 10:00pm by John Aravosis 10

John Merritt, neat wood-carving guy (video)

This video of John Merritt, woodcarver, starts out slow, and then gets awfully interesting. He’s amazingly good.

5/18/2013 6:51pm by John Aravosis 10

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The periodic table of elements, in song (video)

I had no idea the periodic table of elements had gotten so big.

5/18/2013 1:17pm by John Aravosis 9

Miyoko Shida, the incredible power of concentration (video)

I’d call this a balancing act, but that wildly understates how cool this video is.

5/17/2013 8:45pm by John Aravosis 9

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Today is “Bike To Work Day” – Here’s the world’s best commute (video)

Are there any rides to work quite as beautiful as this one? Perhaps a few, but this one is great.

5/17/2013 5:55pm by Chris in Paris 39

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Young girl and boy rock down to Pearl Jam and Nirvana (video)

We’ll be dealing with guns at the 8 o’clock hour, and global warming at 10, so let’s start with a smile :)

5/16/2013 7:00am by John Aravosis 1

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