The Russian Olympics Committee and the City of Moscow have installed a special ticket machine at Vystavochnaya station that accepts 30 squats as a payment. The new ticket machine is used to promote the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and a healthier lifestyle.
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Mind-Blowing ‘Body Evolution’ Video Dramatically Alters Woman’s Body With Photoshop
‘Body Evolution’ by GlobalDemocracy.com is a shocking time-lapse video that demonstrates just how unreal our standards of beauty have become. The time-lapse starts with a model and in just 35 seconds she is stretched and toned into a ‘perfect’ model.
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Test How Old Your Ears Are With This Hearing Test
Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE put together this quick test to see how old your ears are based on the frequency you are able to hear. How high can you hear? Be sure to use headphones and adjust the quality of the video to 1080p.
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Comedian Eric Buss Takes A Ride On The ‘Bubble Wrap Bike’
What Happens When Two Monkeys Are Paid Unequally
Frans de Waal, a Professor of Primate Behavior at Emory University, displays what happens when two capuchin monkeys are paid unequally. After receiving a rock as a payment the monkey on the left is given a cucumber, but when he sees the monkey on the right being paid in grapes, he becomes irate and rejects the pay.
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