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This Man’s Brooklyn Apartment Holds A World Class Art Collection

Eric Edwards started collecting baseball cards and comic books as a kid. He then moved on to things like signed celebrity photographs, antique clocks, audio equipment, and records, records, records (40,000+). But the subject of the fascinating short documentary The Collector by Mark Zemel is Edwards’ 1,600-piece collection of African art, which the former AT&T executive keeps in his Brooklyn apartment. The incredible collection – which includes everything from ceremonial masks and antique weapons to architectural elements and ancient Nubian artifacts – is 44 years in the making and spans the entire African continent – all 54 countries.

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Proud Backyard Chef Shows Off Outstanding DIY Barbecue Set-Up

From his waterwheel-powered rotisserie to his four-storey filing cabinet full of spuds and corn, this guy is killing it.

This Might Be the Strangest TV Ad Ever Made for a Candy Bar

Everybody keeps secrets, even from their loved ones. This advertisement takes that theme to a bizarre extreme.

How Stainless Steel Knives, Forks and Spoons Are Made

From grinding serrations to spoon bowls, this short video details how our everyday eating implements are made.

Short Film Uses Beauty of International Banknotes to Tell Strange Story of Money

Corrie Francis Parks animates pieces of paper currency and grains of sand to create a visual poem on global economics.