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YouTuber Emills01 posted a very cute video of their 22-month-old little daughter adorably mistaking a statue of Batman for her “dada.” Comment from discussion When you're trying to get your dada's attention but he just stands there like a statue…. via reddit Chinese Terracotta Warriors With American Pop Culture Character HeadsA Pet Turtle Lets Out...

Fiona, the wonderful baby hippo who was hand-raised by humans at the Cincinnati Zoo, spent a lovely day in the company of her mother Bibi. Previously the two could only spend limited time together, but the two have been getting on so swimmingly, that the zoo lets them spend even more time together. Fiona has...

The amazing Steve Onotera aka SamuraiGuitarist offered up some helpful guitar tips. Included in this list are such subjects as flying with a guitar, properly wrapping a guitar cord, slowing down a song to learn it, creating an ad-hoc capo with a chopstick and putting a clock on a pedal board. Keep a clock on...

A group of teeny tiny blue baby chameleons contentedly hung out on a human’s hand, marveling at the giant world around them as they adorably climbed up and down the person’s fingers and reached out to touch one another while trying to keep their delicate balance. A Surprisingly Relaxed Chameleon Calmly Rests for a While...

In 1966, The Beach Boys released the pioneering album “Pet Sounds”, which showed the world that they were more than a radio friendly beach band. This incredible isolated vocal track from the song “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” really proves the just how genius their harmonies were, even without the instruments. via Twisted Sifter The BBC...

Upon seeing a big mama bear and her three little cubs frantically trying to break into an Incline Village, Nevada house, local realtor ALB Tahoe recruited his young nephew to play his violin in order to calm the ursine family and make them go away. At first the bears ignored the music, but eventually went...

In anticipation of the upcoming 2017 solar eclipse on August 21st, The New York Times put together a short film entitled “Eclipses Throughout Our Universe” to explain what happens during a solar eclipse, how it is seen throughout different spots above the Earth and how it affects the rest of the universe. About twice a...

An adorable talkative little rose-ringed parakeet in Denham Springs, Louisiana, repeatedly kissed his human’s daughter good night and thanked her each time. He also chattered on about not being an eagle, being a good boy and telling the girl that he loved her. The bird has been with the family since a very young age...

The Spaghetti Monster Colander is another wonderfully whimsical design by Lior Rokah Kor of Ototo that looks a lot like the distinct icon of Pastafarianism, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, particularly when put into use. The colander is available for pre-order with a September 6, 2017 release. Don’t let his pretty eyes fool you, this spaghetti...

In a cautionary episode of SciShow, the energetic new host Olivia Gordon explained why theobromine, an alkaloidal component in chocolate, is safe for most humans but deadly to dogs (and cats) due to their inability to metabolize the alkaloid quickly enough before it turns to poison. It’s hard to say ‘no’ to puppy eyes, so...

Tbilisi, Georgia video editor David Garuchava of The Garo Studios has created “Oathbreaker,” a powerful tribute to Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his painful evolution on Game of Thrones. We’ve previously written about David and his amazing Game of Thrones videos. The Kingslayer, A Supercut Tribute to Jaime Lannister’s Difficult Journey on Game of ThronesKing...

Carlisle, Cumbria tattoo artist Richard Batey of Immortal Art Studio created a hilarious chest tattoo for trucker Kenny Ollerenshaw that makes it look like he’s a tiny man driving his own body. via Daily Mail Online, Lost At E Minor, DesignTAXI Venezuelan Man Dramatically Alters His Appearance to Look Like Red Skull, Captain America’s Sworn...

Hans Nilsson, the City Council Chairman for the Swedish municipality of Eda captured absolutely gorgeous footage of a stunning full-grown male white moose who looked like he was dipped in white paint from hoof to antlers as he crossed a river. Nilsson had been in search of this unique animal for quite some time. After...

To celebrate the upcoming total solar eclipse taking place on August 21st, videographer and artist Scott A. Stevenson (a.k.a. “WorldScott“) created a stunning timelapse video featuring three phases of a solar eclipse that took place in November 2012. Shot in November, 2012 near Cairns, Australia a total of 1,990 images in ultra high definition were...

For his third appearance on America’s Got Talent, the wonderful Puddles Pity Party performed a rousing version of the Lorde song “Royals”, a song that he’s previously performed with Postmodern Jukebox. While P3 is always a star to us, the infamously skeptical Simon Cowell was less than impressed. Luckily, however, Howie Mandel and Mel B...

British Pathé posted archival footage from 1955 that gives us a look at how a “famous North London firm of geographers” in London made terrestrial globes, spherical maps of the world, with a “technique of building up layers of paper and plaster onto a solid ball of wood.” C/U of a strange shelving system which...

The brilliant folks at Balloon Guy Entertainment has created a an wonderfully ferocious balloon sculpture of a monster from the children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are, for the Millard County Fair in Delta, Utah. image via Balloon Guy Entertainment via Technabob A Balloon Artist Gets Angry & Turns Into a Balloon Version of the...

12-year-old ventriloquist Darci Lynne walked back onto the America’s Got Talent stage to amaze the judges and audience once again. She brought a cute little mouse out this time to sing an adorable cover of The Jackson 5‘s “Who’s Lovin’ You” for Mel B. In May, Darci and her puppet “Petunia” performed a lovely rendition...

On a web slinging episode of Odin Makes, host Odin Abbott demonstrates how to make a real life version of the Portal Gun, a popular device from the Portal video game series, our of foam. Odin posted the pattern for his build on Imgur. How to Make a Low-Budget Weighted Companion Cube From the Portal...

Adventurous YouTuber and fighter pilot Linkerius created a great video last year where he demonstrated the effects of “Water vs Gravity” by pouring and drinking water while doing barrel rolls in his jet. What we learn from this video: Science is awesome. Drinking water is healthy for you. Pilots have a great view from their...

A post shared by Fangirl Quest (@fangirlquest) on May 2, 2016 at 9:29am PDT Helsinki writers and photographer Tiia Öhman and Satu Walden of Fangirl Quest created an incredible Game of Thrones Filming Locations Guide. The two creative adventurers traveled to real world locations, where memorable scenes from Game of Thrones took place, and captured...

Italian sculptor Daniela Forti has created an absolutely gorgeous line of beautiful tentacled jellyfish sculptures made out of colorful dripped glass that’s been put through a specific fusion process that alters the molecular structure. These ethereal sculptures are available for purchase through Artemest. …completely hand-made using the vetrofusione technique, where the glass is exposed to...

While visiting San Francisco last month, we happened to catch my friend Loid‘s wonderful band Mongolounge playing a set at the Bay View Boat Club. Mongolounge performs Devo songs in the style of a lounge band and is part of the triad of Devo bands led by Loid that also include Mongoloid and Cookie Mongoloid....

A post shared by Kristina Makeeva?Kotleta?Timon (@hobopeeba) on Aug 4, 2017 at 4:26am PDT Russian photographer Kristina Makeeva travels the world to capture absolutely stunning photos that feature models in gorgeous flowing dresses interacting with landscapes and backdrops that coordinate together. Makeeva stated on Bored Panda, “A girl in a dress is probably one of...

As the very moment his human alerted him, an eager doggie named Rudy ran through the house, down the stairs and gleefully bounded out the front door to get on the Doggie School Bus as quick as he could. This is the Real Effect of how Our Furry Friends get very excited when the Doggie...

YouTuber Polyphonic took a deep dive into the iconic but somewhat under-appreciated Beach Boys song “Good Vibrations” and broke down the musical brilliance found within each section of the song. Referring back to an insightful essay by Greg Panfile, Polyphonic looked the chord structure, the key, the bass line, the special effects and the vocals...

Manchester, England artist Jordan Bolton, who we have written about in the past, has done an incredible job of recreating costumes from popular films and putting them on display in tiny shop windows. Jordan shared more from his series on Tumblr and Instagram. Prints are available to purchase on Etsy. A post shared by Jordan...

While standing over 14,000 feet atop Mount Evans, the highest summit of the Front Range in Colorado, a rather breathless Tom Scott explained the process of prominence by which a mountain is determined to be a mountain rather than a hill. …in formal terms, we solve it by measuring prominence. Prominence works like this: imagine...

While going through our archives recently I unearthed this profile of Laughing Squid by Brad Wieners from the September 2001 issue of Yahoo’s defunct magazine Yahoo! Internet Life (it was last published in 2002). Back then when Brad interviewed me our main focus was The Squid List, the San Francisco Bay Area events list we...

Los Angeles filmmaker Andrew McMurry of Nukazooka created “Spider-Man: Web Mods,” a special effects video about Spider-Man (Kristof Waltermire) saving a lady in trouble (Raven Duda) by trying out all sorts of new web mods on his enemies. The friendly neighborhood Spider-Man makes short work of his foes by shocking, burning, blowing up, and blowing...

Adam Savage of Tested ventured onto the set of Alien: Covenant and met up with the head of fabrication, Marea Fowler. Adam got a up close look at the creepy animatronic Xenomorph head that was worn by the movie’s creature puppeteer. Alien: Covenant is now available to purchase on DVD and Blu-ray from Amazon. Seeing...

The film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism has created a wonderful series of videos that center around symbols, such as sigils, banners, colors, animals are used strategically to represent the specific houses of Game of Thrones. Included in this series are House of Stark, House of Lannister, House of Baratheon, House of Targaryen and House...

In the “New New New New Doctor” by the wonderfully talented animator Leigh Lahav, the 13th iteration of Doctor Who quickly finds out what life is going to be like as a woman after so very many years as a man. I think Missy left me a letter for if this ever happens! Dear Doctor..*hysterical...

Rob Scallon, a very talented musician, employed only a single note and 13 seconds of footage to create a fascinating cover of the over six minute, iconic Queen anthem “Bohemian Rhapsody” through editing. Each note is just speeding up or slowing down that original note to get different pitches, hence why the high notes are...

In a remarkable documentary from 1954, the amazing Helen Keller, who learned to read and communicate despite being both deaf and blind, verbally shared her regrets about not being able to speak clearly. Keller had learned to speak by reading lips by touch, but had not, in her own estimation, done enough to “speak normally”....

The Auralnauts have created a hilarious video tutorial on how to make a blockbuster movie trailer that will captivate the masses. They made sure to include the “low bwaaa” sound effect at the beginning of the trailer, an unexpected song cover, and an extended visual effects money shot held a little too long. The History...

An ambitious man takes on a large group of logs by quickly splitting them in half with two axes. Thank goodness for steel toe boots. via RM Videos The County UnfairNew Axe Cop Trailer Features Nick Offerman as the Voice of Axe CopAXE Peace Ad Campaign for Super Bowl XLVIII Promotes Making Love, Not War

A lively little orphaned bush pig named Molly at the DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, South Africa kept her eye on the ball, simultaneously playing both defense and offense in an adorable soccer (football) game with a very accommodating human. According to the sanctuary, Molly is quite the personality who keeps...

How It Should Have Ended created their animated interpretation of how Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 should have ended. It features character art and animation work by Daniel Baxter with background artwork by Otis Frampton. Since it hit theaters we started building this episode. Some HISHE’s take longer than others and this one was...

The Pry.Me, the world’s smallest keychain bottle opener, created by Concept180, is a tiny titanium bottle opener that is the size of a penny. It is available to purchase from the Laughing Squid store for $10.99. A bottle opener is just a practical thing to have on your keychain. However, they’re often so bulky they...

A daring man strapped a camera to his boat to give us a look at how quickly he and his passenger could cruise through shallow waters, even over small patches of land in a couple spot, while down in a valley. Quick-Thinking Dog Rushes Into a Shallow Pond to Save His Human From DrowningScientists Believe...

How a Car Works has created “Garage Nightshift,” a stunning stop motion video featuring the teardown of a Mazda MX-5 Miata engine. via reddit A Stop Motion Teardown of the PlayStation 4 Filled with Interesting FactsTap To Retry, A Papercraft Stop-Motion Animated Short by Neta CohenLEGO Stop Motion Animated Remake of the Mall Car Chase...

Rachel and Jun (of Jun’s Kitchen), who visited the Kitsune Mura Fox Village in 2015, travelled with a friend to the Mount Kinka Squirrel Village in the Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The two women donned gloves to feed the adorably friendly and hungry residents of the park. The day’s adventure was captured in wonderful high-definition footage....

In an informative episode of Life Noggin , narrator Pat Graziosi aka Blocko explained the concept of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), with the help of an animated Mayim Bialik of The Big Bang Theory. The two took turns talking about disorder, explaining the symptoms, the cause, how it’s often misdiagnosed and how it is...

An adorable little corgi puppy did his very best to convince a rather reserved chicken to come play with him. The hyperactive dog repeatedly jumped, nipped at the air and even pressed his little body into the confused bird, with only a little bit of a reaction. Luckily, a playful duck walking by was happy...

Stephanie Shadrick captured hilarious footage of her husband as he tried to set aside his strong southern drawl and speak in a neutral American accent. His attempts were hilarious and quite successful, although the word “oil” presented a bit of a stumbling block. My husband learning to speak without a southern accent. Absolutely hilarious! via...

Food artist and director David Ma has created a wonderful films series in which all sorts of yummy recipes being in the style of famous directors. Included in this series are Tarantino inspired spaghetti and meatballs, s’mores by Wes Anderson, waffles by Michael Bay and pancakes by Alphonso Cuaron. via Thrillist Film Director Portraits That...

An absolutely adorable trio of baby raccoon hilariously pushed, pulled and nipped at each other while competing for a turn to play on the wheel of a bicycle that was hanging from an exterior brick wall. Raccoon Cleverly Knocks on a Glass Door With Rock Between Her Paws When Cat Food Bowl Is EmptyA Trio...

Chap-Hop superstar Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer has released “No Character to Clear”, from his album There’s An Intro Going On. The wonderful music video was directed by Steve Harcourt of Free Seed Films. A post shared by @gentlemanrhymer on Aug 13, 2017 at 1:11pm PDT A post shared by Steve Harcourt (@slackwagon) on Aug 13,...

While speaking at a TED event, Marc Raibert, founder and CEO of the groundbreaking robotics company Boston Dynamics introduced the audience to an amazing four-legged robot that fetches like a dog, climbs walls, opens doors and more. Named the SpotMini, this adorable creation is a smaller version of the original Spot robot, but specifically being...