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The Sumisu family created a clever Indiana Jones cosplay that recreates the iconic scene where Indie outruns an enormous rolling boulder.

Experienced outdoorsman Bora Cakir demonstrated a simple water tap that can be made using two straws and a resealable bottle.

A howling beagle named Pinto scared off an an alligator that was approaching the screen door of his artist human Natalia's home in Florida.

A intelligent raven named Gosha played a mean game of tic-tac-toe, outsmarting his human with very clever strategy.

Jon Nelson of WFMU, compiled a wonderful three hour radio show featuring the great Dr. Johnny Fever of "WKRP in Cincinnati" as the DJ.

A pair of black cats at the Diorama Restaurant inOsaka, Japan, lie in wait for a model train to come through the tunnel before pouncing.

Elias Herrera tried to make himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with an adorably nosy cow named Bruce standing over his shoulder.

A little boy who was holding a chicken, gave a kiss to each and every animal before taking them for a ride on his tiny tractor.

There I Ruinedreimagined the lyrics of Jay-Z's "99 Problems" set to "I Get Around' by the Beach Boys with catchy yet disconcerting results.

Japanese designer Kabanbaka creates adorable shoulder and crossbody bags, totes, and purses that look like smiling sea creatures.

Leeanna Gabbrielle gave a pampering spa day to a weakened baby cow on one of the hottest July days in southeast Texas.

A once-human alchemist deliberately turns himself into monstrous creature in the short film "An Alchemist's Confession" by Cory Williams.

Inspired by "Oppenheimer" Thomas Blanchard created "Trinity", an artistic reimagination of a nuclear explosion made using household items.

Nerdstalgic takes a deep dive into the strategic art of starting a film with the final scene, which in turn involves the audience further.

The History Guy reflects on the long history of mirrors, going far back into ancient history, due to the very human desire to see oneself.

GuitaristAndrea Boccarusso played through the history of thrash metal, playing the different styles as it evolved over the decades.

Wired spoke with the incredibly affable Kurt Steiner, the Guinness World Record holder for the most consecutive stone skips on water.

Hirotaka Sato turned Madagascar hissing cockroaches into cyborgs by placing microcomputers on their backs to remotely control movement.

The caretakers at Peak Wildlife Park spoon fed their small animals, capturing their delightful responses from the spoon's point of view.

"Weird Al" Yankovic parodied the series "Is It Cake?" by presenting different items to the camera and asking "Is it real or is it cake?"

Jason Kingsley OBEofModern History TVexplained the difference between taverns, inns, and alehouses during the Medieval period.

Postmodern Jukebox and Jack Amblin performed "It's Not Unusual" in the snappy style of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' dance music.

Walton Goggins shared a wonderful timelapse of award-winning makeup artist Jake Garber turning him into The Ghoul from "Fallout".

A devoted rooster excitedly runs alongside the family dogs so he can be the first to greet his human when she gets home from work.

Kurzgesagt colorfully posited whether alien beings in the Milky Way could maintain a terraformed empire or end up like the Oceania islands.

In a cute clip from the BBC Earth series "Mammals" a sneaky pika boldly stole home building materials from hard working neighbors.

Bertie Gregory captured never-before-seen footage of emperor penguin chicks jumping off a 50 foot cliff in Antarctica into the water below.

Coast Fest shared an amusing video of a vacuum cleaner sounding just like Damon Albarn's opening lines on Blur's "Song 2".

David Newell, Mr. McFeely on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", recalled the day in 1974 when Julia Child cooked "Spaghetti Marco Polo" with them.

The Paint Explainerlooked at the major flags of the world and provided detail about the design of each over the course of 16 minutes.

Boston Dynamics introduced their new, all-electric Atlas humanoid robot, noting its superior real-world application to previous iterations.

James McCartney and Sean Ono Lennon, sons of Paul and John, have released "Primrose Hill", a new song that they wrote together.

Mrs. B demonstrated how a pair of arrows facing in one direction changed to the opposite direction when viewed through a glass of water.

Clark Lupton mounted a 1984 Polaroid Sun 600 camera onto his drone, which was fitted with a remote motor to click the shutter to take photos.

Mind the Map explained why several cities across Germany have deliberately installed fake bus stops that don't have pickups.

Yeti Pictures created "Miniwood", a marvelous compilation of movie scenes from the past 40 years recreated with action toys and figures.

As part of theirWhat If?"series,Randall Munroe and Henry Reichexplained what would happen if everyone in the world jumped at once.

Bob Weir sat down with veteran reporterDan Rather of The Big Interview to talk about the origins of the Grateful Dead.

Doppelgangers of Beavis and Butt-Head, unwittingly derailed a news interview about AI in a hilarious Saturday Night Live sketch.

Dr. Danail Obreschkow of Scientificus explained the concept and chaos of a "Three-Body Problem" through a precise simulation.

JamesofThe Action Lab explained how astronauts are able to drink in space using a cleverly designed vessel that does not rely on gravity.

Rescued rats named Kuzko and Kronk have learned how to drive tiny custom-built motorized cars with help from their humans.

The Kiffnesscollaborated" with a vocal little orange cat named Calla to create the existential ditty aptly titled "I Go Meow".

Red Sidecreated a fascinating3D animationcomparingthe speedof animals that starts with a snail and ends with a cheetah.

Every day, a really sweet cat named Fiddy brings her newly adopted human beautiful pink camellia flowers that signify devotion.

On the season finale of "Hot Ones", Conan O'Brien discussed his late night career, demanding more heat while eating increasingly spicy wings.

Ryan Gosling reprised the his SNL role of Steven, a man who in 2017 was deeply disturbed by the movie "Avatar' using the Papyrus font.

Peter Pringle gave a haunting performance of The Exaltation ofInanna in its original Sumerian on a scale replica of the Gold Lyre of Ur.

Peter Waldner flawlessly performed several classical pieces on an Apfelregal, a gorgeous and historic bellowed wind reed organ.

Charles Berthoudplayed the iconic 1980s a-ha song "Take on Me" on three different basses (including his cool fretless bass) in a variety of styles