In 1521, the explorer had already become the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean, as part of his goal of sailing around the world. However, in the Philippines, we was killed by chieftain Lapu Lapu and the Battle of Mactan. The song “Magellan” tells the story through filipino novelty singer, Yoyoy Villame.

Contact juggling is a form of object manipulation that involves the rolling of one or more completely transparent balls on the hands and arms to create visual illusions, such as that of a ball fixed in space. It was developed by Michael Moschen who popularized it with the 1986 film, Labyrinth. In this video, you [...]

During World War I and II, the idea of “Victory Gardens” was introduced to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort. In addition, these gardens were also considered a civil “morale booster” — in that gardeners could feel empowered by their contribution of labor and rewarded by the [...]

Phun is a playground for the creative mind where toys can be easily created. It can also be used as an educational tool to learn about physics concepts such as restitution and friction.

Don’t be put off achieving your destiny, even if you have experienced failure in your life. This video mentions well known people who had failed, but kept pressing on until they became successful.

In this clip, Carl Sagan talks about the great library of Alexandria. He discusses the great written works which once existed in this library.

The NeoCube is neat science toy composed of 216 individual high-energy magnetic balls, which can be formed into BILLIONS of shapes and patterns.