Laughing Squid

Ted Ed lesson by Jonathan Morris explains the discovery of coffee by herded goats in 850 CE and offers a brief history of the beverage.

Chilean professional cyclist Felipe Vergara bravely rode his bicycle down some very steep urban steps at an incredible speed.

The wonderful people at The Gentle Barn put together a heartwarming video showing signs that indicate that cows and pigs are happy.

Soren Madsenperformed a zippyfingerstylecover ofThe Beatles' classic song "Lady Madonna" on classical guitar.

The Cleverlys performed a fabulous bluegrass cover of "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles, while playing live at Larry's Country Diner.

Tasting Historyprepared a typical meal of what immigrants would eat when they landed at Ellis Island at the turn of the 20th Century.

Bentley the tuxedo cat adorably moves his head at strange angles and speaks in tongues whenever his human scratches his little behind.

Randall MunroeandHenry Reichexplained why a nuclear submarine would not work as a spaceship despite its sturdy airtight, watertight hull.

Travel vloggerThe Tim Travelertoured the streets of Paris, noting the Meridian Line that passes through the Paris Observatory.

A very playful cat named Ben, sat on a golf course green in Switzerland and adorably prevented every putt from going into the hole.

A devoted dog named Echo alerted his human that he detected an oncoming epileptic seizure and helped his human get safely through it.

Dustin BallardofThere I Ruined Itshowed how he creates his hilarious song mashups and parodies with the use of AI technology.

Practical Engineeringlooked at the Leaning Tower of Pisa and how persistent engineers in the 1990s kept the 12-Century structure standing.

Laszlo Buringperformed The Doors' haunting narrative "Riders on the Storm"in the distinctive style ofDire Straits at a much quicker tempo

During 2003 airings of Star Wars movies in Chile, viewers were subjected to beer ads that were embedded into scenes of the films.

The engineer behindBrick Technology used his two cats, Cookie and Muffin, to accurately measure out a feline-carrying LEGO train.

The Paint Explainerdebunked a fairly comprehensive listof common misconceptions over the course of nine pictorial minutes.

Corridor Digital utilized AI animation tools to insert Danny Devito's irascible character of Frank Reynolds in place of Hugh Jackman' for Wolverine.

A golden retriever stuck her nose under the fence post and stared at her faded tennis ball on the other side not realizing the gate was open.

MusicianFrench Fuse encouraged his pet cockatiel to bang a drum as he played the Red Hot Chili Peppers song "Can't Stop" on guitar.

The Who released studio footage of the band recording the song "Who Are You" in May 1978, shortly before the tragic death of Keith Moon.

Ryota Togishibuilt himself a thin grilled cheese sandwich by layering ultra-thin slices of bread with cheese that he put into a panini press.

A sleepy Labrador retriever stared at his reflection in the mirror for about 30 seconds before growling at the unfamiliar dog in the mirror.

Legendary pedal steel guitarist Russ Pahl performed the Daft Punk song "Within" on a singing steel guitar of his own invention.

A younger brother confesses to paintball misdeed 20 years ago during the "Best Man" speech at his older brother's wedding.

A Boston Terrier named Daphne twirled with joy along with her exited humans after she learned how to use the doggie door for the first time.

Arvind Sanjeev created "Ghostwriter", a vintage typewriter that uses Open AI's ChatGPT to answer queries manually typed in by users.

Quantastic put together a funny compilation of LeopARTnik's clever doodles where he draws arms on birds doing some very human things.

A thick-set Blanc de Hototbunny and a petite wild cottontail rabbit adorably circled around each other after meeting for the very first time.

The Melodicka Bros and vocalist Elena Rocchetti performed a sad cover of the bouncy Cyndi Lauper song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".

A 1964 "Candid Camera" episode features a young Richard Lewis meeting with a guidance counselor who said he was best suited for manual labor.

Stephen Messer explained to The Wall Street Journal how to spot the difference between real videos and those generated by Open AI's Sora.

Carl Nelson of the Imagination Station in Toledo, Ohio showed how smaller beakers of oil completely disappear into larger beakers of oil.

Xiaomanyc taught himself how to speak perfect corporate jargon and went into midtown Manhattan to surprise locals with his fluency.

A very intelligent raven named Gosha quite cleverly used a stick to retrieve an elusive treat that his human stuck deep inside a tube.

Foggy Mountain Spaceship performed a uniquely wonderful cover of the "Overworld" and "Underworld" Super Mario Bros. themes on banjos.

The Paint Explainer offered a comprehensive listof popular marketing tricks and techniques over the course of ten colorful minutes.

Kurzgesagt explained that there is so much matter out of our observable realm that the infinite universe may paradoxically be finite.

The German game show "Schlag den Star" had athletes Alexander Zverev and Silvio Heinevetter compete to cut vegetables exactly in half.

Dr. Erica Brozovskyof thePBSseries"Otherwords"explains why certain words are mispronounced on a fairly regular basis.

Eater visited Paul Giannone, the proprietor of Paulie Gee's Slice Shop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn to learn how their legendary pizza is made.

Alex Melton reimagined how the Van Halen song "Jump" would sound if it were written as an alt-pop indie rock song.

On the 'One Song podcast' Luxxury and Diallo Riddle spoke about the 1960s TV origins of the famous "I-I-I-I-I" in "Groove is in the Heart".

A rescued calico cat named Blarn waddles around her apartment, dragging her favorite blanket with her, just like Linus from "Peanuts".

Christian Nolen strummed his guitar while undergoing awake brain surgery at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida.

Mason Smith of the DadSocial turned his daughter's pink Power Wheels into a sporty mini Jeep Wrangler using the colors she requested.

The Boston Typewriter Orchestra performed "Selectric Funeral", their first song using electric typewriters.

Southern comedian Matt Mitchell amusingly acted out what Harry Potter might be like if he came from Alabama instead of England.

Smarter Every Dayexplains the strong emotion and unexpected joy of experiencing a total solar eclipse, and why you should travel to see one.

Comedian Jeffery Curry offered chiropractic therapy to a hapless life-size fake skeleton who was in need of good joint cracking.