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A wonderfully pampered Chinese Gray Gander goose named Jack is a constant companion to his two beloved humans who are happy to take their silly bird everywhere they go about in their hometown of Market Drayton, Shropshire in the English West Midlands. Jack has become so domesticated that he doesn’t even mind being on a...

YouTuber Ursinarium has created a video where every lightsaber sound from an epic battle in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is replaced with actor Owen Wilson saying “wow.” Ursinarium was inspired by a tweet shared by Josh Billinson. Star Wars, but all of the light saber sounds are Owen Wilson saying "wow" pic.twitter.com/t5Yll0AV4h —...

In a striking episode of Vox Almanac, video producer Phil Edwards headed to his childhood bowling alley in Howell, New Jersey to explain a little known secret regarding hidden oil patterns on the floors of each lane that guide bowlers to a higher score. Pro-bowler Parker Bohn III demonstrated how it’s done. Bowling isn’t just...

To celebrate the success of the Wonder Woman film at the box office and his return to Comic-Con this year, Conan O’Brien created a hilarious Wonder Woman themed cold open. It featured Conan landing on Paradise Island, being mistaken for a weird looking sea jelly, and getting rejected as a man by a group of...

London artist Simon Chong of Explosive Alan created an amazing animated crossover of the Archer and Bob’s Burgers television series that finds Sterling Archer visiting the Bob’s Burgers restaurant. There was an episode of Archer from 2013, titled “Fugue and Riffs” (S04E01), that did a similar Bob’s Burgers crossover. 7 months of animating, illustrating and...

A teeny-tiny snowball white kitten was left a bit disconcerted when her efforts to encourage her canine sibling to play went unnoticed. Despite the repeated batting of his nose, the really tolerant but drowsy dog made it perfectly clear that he would much rather take a nap than play. Iben the Kitten Attempts to Get...

The talented folks at Tourism Ireland have created the Northern Ireland Game of Thrones Tapestry, a giant 253-foot-long medieval style tapestry illustrating some of the most iconic scenes from the first six seasons of HBO‘s Game of Thrones series. The tapestry will go up on display at the Ulster Museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland starting...

Awaken is a gorgeously shot feature length documentary by filmmaker Tom Lowe that explores how humans from all over the world interact with nature and technology as well as time and space. Like his previous films, Lowe uses timelapse and other creative camera techniques to tell a powerful story. Shot over a 5-year period in...

In 2015, World Bird Sanctuary curator Paige Davis aka PythonPage and her buddy Mischief the White-Necked Raven gave a rather amusing but informative demonstration of the bird’s talking skills. Mischief, however, remained true to his name and repeatedly refused to say “hello”, but was happy to use the more colloquial “hi” for the camera instead....

ThinkGeek has released their new set of six ceramic Star Trek: The Original Series Tiki Mugs that include Mr. Spock, James T. Kirk, Dr. Leonard McCoy, a Gorn, a Klingon, and a Mugato. We’ve previously written about their collections of geeky tiki mugs. Be the hit of the landing party with these Star Trek: The...

Cute one-year-old twin babies, Noah and Micah, can’t help but to laugh hysterically while sitting on top of a their mother’s (Kelly Thomas) vibrating PowerFit machine. Kelly’s sister, Lauren, shot the video of her nephews having a great time and sent the footage to the Loving Ellie’s Belly Facebook page for everyone to enjoy. via...

In another creepy-crawly episode of Brave Wilderness series “Beyond the Tide“, the inquisitive Coyote Peterson went digging around in the mud with a local guide along the coast of Maine in search of a copper-toothed, venomous bloodworm. Upon locating several rather juicy specimens, Peterson asked one of his favorite questions, “Will it bite?” Just below...

Fox Searchlight released the first official trailer for The Shape of Water, a magical Cold War era romance film directed by the great Guillermo del Toro. It will follow a lonely, mute woman named Elisa (Sally Hawkins) who works as a janitor in a secret underwater government laboratory. Her life is changed after discovering a...

Earlier this month, real estate agent Thomas Lupski captured footage of a small plane making an incredible emergency landing on the Sunrise Highway in Yaphank, New York. The pilot was somehow able to successfully land on the highway, maneuver underneath an overpass, and safely make a stop on the side of the road without anyone...

Looper takes a look at what some of the cast members from Game of Thrones look like in real life. They features Vladimir Furdik‘s major transformation into the Night King, Conleth Hill sporting a head of hair when not in character as Varys, and the beautiful Gwendoline Christie‘s major changes for the part of Brienne...

A post shared by Adventures of Tupper & Lego (@tupperandlego) on Feb 8, 2017 at 5:03pm PST A young boy named Tupper and a gentle dog named Lego are the best of friends. They do everything together and can always be found side by side. Lego is especially diligent in her role as an autism...

Great Big Story visited with renowned marine biologist Dr. Andrea Marshall, who has dedicated her life to documenting and becoming friends with the gentle manta rays that populate the waters near the coast of Mozambique where she lives. Marshall shared her utmost love, respect and concern for these intelligent sea animals who are happy to...

In 2016, YouTuber Julian Cianciolo explained the often confusing task of reading sheet music in a rather humorous way, offering simple explanations for the most complex concepts and noting specific exceptions to the rules. The two main clefs, treble and bass, are connected by a middle note we call C. You’ll find that a lot...

While out on a walk near the mountain town Ymitos, Greece, a wonderfully gallant dog named Aragon led his human directly a box of tiny kittens who had been abandoned by an unknown person, like so many other vulnerable animals had before. Luckily, Aragon was with a Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS) volunteer who...

In a fascinating collaborative video from Vox and podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz, video producer Christophe Habursin explains how noise from increased boat traffic and explosive seismic surveying is affecting life underwater, particularly those marine animals (i.e. whales, dolphins) who rely upon sound as their primary sense. We often think of the ocean as a quiet,...

Dog trainer and security consultant Robert Zembrzuski and his amazing dog Milo” The Machine” of K9 Lenin in Luton, Bedforshire, England, very skillfully demonstrated a specific form of tactical crowd control in which Milo positions himself between Zembrzuski’s legs and the two walk, run and move perfectly in synch with one another. The two are...

Middle of Beyond has created a motion activated Alien Xenomorph egg storage container that “opens while emanating a green glow.” It is available to purchase from their shop. A Creepy Set of Glow in the Dark Alien Xenomorph Eggs Carefully Placed in a CartonAn Adorable Alien Xenomorph PlushHow to Make a Xenomorph Cryo-Stasis Tube and...

In a wonderful Ted Ed lesson written by educator Hanan Qasim and animated by Adriatic Animation, the purposeful pharmacological effect of caffeine is explained, specifically how it works in the human body to promote wakefulness. In the human body, caffeine acts as a stimulant for the central nervous system. It keeps us awake by blocking...

The late, great Ronnie James Dio is known for his powerful voice, his pioneering sound, his slight stature and his iconic use of an old Italian hand gesture to indicate the devil’s horns of heavy metal (also handy memory tool for major/minor pairs on guitar per Suke Cerulo.) What is lesser known about the musician,...

A post shared by JAXA (@jaxajp) on Jul 14, 2017 at 5:49am PDT The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency brought a cute spherical camera drone, called the Int-Ball, to remotely float around and watch over the astronauts while they work on the International Space Station. According to JAXA, the “camera drone can record video while moving...

A wonderfully sweet yellow Labrador retriever named Messy offered his neighbor, an anxious Siberian husky named Audi, an affectionately comforting hug over the wooden fence. Audi had escaped from his front yard when his human inadvertently left the gate open and immediately ran over to see his reassuring canine friend. Oranit Kittagul, Messy’s human told...

Improv Everywhere conducted their fourteenth MP3 Experiment in New York City’s Battery Park and it featured thousands of people listening to synchronized instructions before engaging in an epic ping pong battle with tuned percussion tubes. For our latest mission, thousands of people followed secret, synchronized instructions delivered via headphones in New York’s Battery Park. Participants...

Volcom and Stab teamed up to install a 100-foot floating dock, named “The Dock,” in the middle of a ocean surf break in Bali, Indonesia and invited a group of talented surfers to have some fun on it. They captured footage of Balaram Stack, Imaikalani Devault, Noa Deane, Ozzie Wright, Mitch Coleborn, and Yago Dora...

Zebra Corner has inserted a “Real Person” named Mahk into a new commercial for the 2017 Buick Envision small luxury SUV. Here is the original commercial. Grandma is not safe. A ‘Real Person’ Named Mahk Is Inserted Into the Blind Panel of Chevy’s ‘More Awards’ CommercialA ‘Real Person’ Named Mahk Is Inserted Into the Blind...

While out walking on with his human Mark Freely along the harbor in Port Jefferson, Long Island, a heroic English golden retriever named Storm saw something that needed his attention and plunged into the water to investigate. As Storm made his way back to shore, it became clear that he was rescuing a tiny fawn...

The creative husband and wife wedding photographer team Judy and Gavin Holt has created “The Sequel: Gender Reveal,” scary horror movie gender reveal trailer to announce to their family and friends that they are having a second child. We wrote about their creepy pregnancy trailer from 2015 announcing their first Holt baby. via reddit Creative...

Simon Peterson (a.k.a. “The Peterson“) has created a fantastic video that takes all of us on a “pop culture nostalgia trip to the year 2006.” A complete list of the music and video clips that Simon used is available to view on his Remember blog. A Pop Culture Nostalgia Trip to the Year 1995Remember 2006,...

French filmmaker Fabrice Mathieu has created “Raiders of the Lost Darth,” a mashup of Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Star Wars films series. This is a special edition of his mashup from last year, titled “Raiders of the Lost Dark,” which includes more special effects and cameos. Indy Solo is back...

As a tribute to Jogwheel‘s classic Microwave This series on YouTube, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys created a super slow motion video of an airbag exploding in a microwave. The slow motion segments were filmed at 1,000fps and 2,00fps with a Phantom Flex4K camera. Gav and Dan pay tribute to...

A beautiful and determined Bengal cat decided that she wanted to get away from all the noise downstairs and skillfully carried her matching bed up the stairs and around the curve despite the fact it was at least twice her size. A Clever Cat Skillfully Opens a Dresser Drawer, Jumps In and Closes It From...

In a vivid episode of “Things You Might Not Know“, the ever-curious Tom Scott explained why computers aren’t able to capture the true intensity of rich pigments as he mixed up a batch of “The World’s Pinkest Pink” powdered paint by artist Stuart Semple. There are all sorts of complicated and clever ways that computers...

National Geographic has created an absolutely gorgeous, mesmerizing video that slows down the frantic beating wings of brightly colored bee hummingbirds to a pace that allows the human eye see how remarkably they fly, feed and shake themselves off. The video accompanies a longer article about documenting the movement of these fascinating creatures. The wings...

British Airways teamed up with Comic Relief to present a really amusing safety video that features various British celebrities who are auditioning for coveted roles in said safety video while reading the script aloud and thereby getting the job done. Included amongst these celebrities are Chiwetel Ejiofor, Gordon Ramsay, Thandie Newton, Sir Ian McKellan, Jim...

A very determined 21 year old British man named Ed Pratt, who began an amazing worldwide trek upon his unicycle in 2015, very admirably took on the challenge of riding his cycle 3,400 miles across China to raise money for the School in a Bag organization. This incredible trip concluded almost six months after he...

To celebrate his millionth YouTube subscriber, Binging With Babish host Andrew Rea gave viewers a behind the scene look at his show setup and created the hilarious, super-sized entrée from the Saturday Night Live classic “Taco Town” parody commercial. Andrew made a crepe, pizza, multiple tacos and smashed them all together before deep-frying it all...

Dutch 2-year-old Senn Swieters was on track to take first place during a walking bike race in Klazienaveen, Netherlands earlier this month. As young Senn was about to cross the finish, he decided to change plans at the last second and turn around to race across the course again. via POPSUGAR Moms POV Footage of...

A post shared by Sophi (@sophifromtaipei) on Jul 10, 2017 at 9:25am PDT In a wonderful ad campaign for the 29th Summer Universiade Games, the subway cars of Taipei City, Taiwan were transformed into realistic immersive venues mimicking those of the scheduled sports. This includes a swimming pool, a football (soccer) field, a running track...

For their wonderful Real Happiness Project, the filmmakers of BBC Earth and creators of the incredible nature documentary Planet Earth II have repurposed ten hours of footage from their travels to create a soothing visual soundscape of relaxing mountain from around the world. As part of the Real Happiness Project we want to take you...

A playful litter of teeny tiny kittens hiding the front hedges adorably poked their heads out from the bushes each time their human rustled the branches and then popped right back down into the leafy lattice. The game was either one of peek-a-boo or whac-a-mole, depending on one’s perspective, but very amusing nonetheless. Kitt-a-Boo, A...

A photographer who goes by the name Ginger Beard captured incredible footage of a small bird that appeared to float in mid-air across the lens of his Hikivision EXIR Turret IP Network camera. This amazing effect was created by setting the frame rate at the same speed as the flapping of the bird’s wings. Ginger...

Bagel Seeds pic.twitter.com/xMw7j6KEha — Correct Names (@CorrectNames) July 11, 2017 Correct Names is an amusing account on Twitter that shares their “correct names” for everyday objects and animals. They refer to Cheerios as bagel seeds, an Apple charging cable is apple juice, and human teeth are mouth scissors. Barcode Horse pic.twitter.com/7cgNzxMcyV — Correct Names (@CorrectNames)...

When the employees of Argonics in Louisville, Colorado arrived at work and saw that their front door had been smashed to pieces, they thought they had been robbed. Despite the damage, however, it appeared that nothing was missing. The curious employees then reviewed security camera footage which revealed a rather unruly billy goat repeatedly ramming...

Princess Zelda Needs You Los Angeles artist Fernando Reza created a breathtaking new set of seventeen Legend of Zelda themed World War II propaganda posters. Each poster is available to purchase from his website. We previously wrote about Fernando’s Super Mario Bros. propaganda posters. The Triforce To Victory The Waves The Moon The Deku Tree...

The Minecraft Redstone Wall Torch, created by the GeeLabs at ThinkGeek, looks like it is straight out of the popular video game and lights up and area with a simple click of a button. You can sit it upright on a flat surface or mount it at an angle on a wall. Whether you use...

Father and son team Dan and Lincoln Markham of What’s Inside examined an actual stop light and then cut it open to find out exactly what is inside. We CUT OPEN a Stop Light!! Super interesting!! This was really interesting and educational! Always wondered how traffic lights work! Father and Son Throw Things Off a...