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Celebrating National Ice Cream Month

July is National Ice Cream Months, and next Sunday the 20th is National Ice Cream Day, so celebrate accordingly. Why do Americans eat so much ice cream? Duh. Americans like ice cream because it's full of milk, sugar, and fat, all delicious things. Plus it's nice to have something cold to eat on a hot day, and we have plenty of those. Besides, there's nothing more American than overconsumption. Laurence Brown, as is his habit, researches all those American things that we never think much about. In this video he goes over the history of American ice cream. It was Thomas Jefferson that popularized the dish in the US (as he did macaroni and cheese). Brown reveals that American ice cream also benefited from the country's huge size, when ice was harvested in cold areas and transported to the whole nation, even the hot parts. This video has a one-minute ad at 3:04. 

Realization

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The Sound Illusion that Makes Dunkirk So Intense

You've heard the sound many times -it appears to rise, and rise, and rise in tone, but it never reaches a climax, or else takes way longer than you think it should to reach a climax. This is called the Shepard tone. This video from Vox explains how the Shepard tone works, and why it's so effective in creating tension in a movie, like the Hans Zimmer soundtrack for the Christopher Nolan historical film Dunkirk. (via TYWKIWDBI)

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Looking For Complete Nutrition

But all I can think about is Krispy Kreme. (via Bad Newspaper)

True Facts: Turtle Spiders Of The Sea

The first thing we learn about horseshoe crabs in this video is that they aren't crabs at all! Neither are they turtles, nor spiders, but resemble all those things. Horseshoe crabs are a threatened species, so Ze Frank explains what we can do to help these creatures survive and thrive. 

The Changing Room Illusion

This illusion by Michael A. Cohen won second prize in the Best Illusion of the Year competition in 2021. It sure fooled me. Even when I went back and watched one small region, the differences snuck up on me. Only when I focused on a single element did I notice a change. (via TYWKIWDBI) 

Heirloom

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Neuralize This!

Not every member of the Men In Black is a man. Not every member is anywhere near competent. (via Kuriositas) 

Cup of Tea

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Marvel Superhero Three-Point Landings

If you are a superhero who can fly, or even just leap tall buildings in a single bound, you still have to come down to earth sometime. The standard way to do it is to land with bent knees for shock absorption, feet apart for stability, one hand down for safety, and the other arm flung wide because it's hella photogenic. That gives you the standard superhero landing that we've all become familiar with. It takes some practice, and you get the idea that they learned this from each other. However, it doesn't always go that smoothly (2:45). Marvel Entertainment put together this compilation of epic landings in the MCU films. If you remember them, you're enough of a fan that you'll want to see them again. (via Laughing Squid) 

Persey

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Cat Burglar

Zolthux has at least three cats and a sophisticated sound-activated burglar alarm system. What could possibly go wrong? We found out, because he also has security cameras. Just a few more sleepless nights and he'll learn to clean the table off before he goes to bed. (via Tastefully Offensive)

Revenge

Oh so evil, but you have to admire its cleverness. This comic is from Randall Munroe at xkcd. 

Divorce

From 1959. (via Undine)

Skeletor and Evil-Lyn Have a Discussion

The bad guys from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe reenact a scene from the 1992 movie My Cousin Vinny. This nonsense is brought to you by Adam Schleichkorn, better known as Mylo the Cat.  (via Neatorama) 

Fast Service

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We're Kinda Different

Kids that appear different often get bullied. We've all seen campaigns to fight this tendency, to encourage acceptance of others, and to boost the confidence of those who don't quite fit in with the crowd. This animated song by Ben Meinhardt takes that concept to a higher plane by making the protagonist a small marshmallow with a butt where his torso would normally be. The idea is so ridiculous, you can't help but laugh. This little guy has his talents, like playing the trumpet. But the reactions from the people around him tear at his self-esteem anyway. Over the course of the song, we get to see the pure and innocent soul underneath that butt. (via Kuriositas) 

Camping

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