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Context spoke with Kevin Beresford of the Roundabouts Appreciation Society who wondered why the United States has so few traffic roundabouts.

In a 1970 news promo for the ABC Evening News with Howard K. Smith and Harry Reasoner, the day's issues are presented in an intense animation.

Dr. Emily Zarkaof Monstrumexplains the mythology of Puca, a shapeshifting trickster of Celtic lore that inspired the "Donnie Darko" rabbit.

Linguist Dr. Geoff Lindsey analyzes the verbal register of vocal fry, noting that it's been around for a lot longer than we actually think.

Hank Green of SciShow explains how new scientific advances in chemotherapy are seeking to make cancer treatment a tiny bit easier to bear.

A kind man from The Yass House cares for the stray cats he finds on the streets of Morocco and fosters them to find homes in US or Canada.

Process Discovery captured wonderful footage showing how Tiffany lamps are constructed with each piece of glass cut by hand.

Dorothy released "Inside Information" an illustrated boombox print that celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.

Peter Capaldi and Matt Berry performed a fiery reading of an exchange between the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the Zaporozhian Cossacks.

Dean Peterson traveled from Los Angeles to New York City on a cross-country Amtrak train to find out what it was like to make such a journey.

Tomosteen created a fun stop motion animation featuring a skeleton named Boneswho makes tiny pizzas inside a tiny shop for delivery.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, Tracklib compiled the most iconic hip-hop samples from every year between 1973 and 2023.

The NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer captured stunning footage of a glass squid diving in the twilight zone waters of the Semidi Islands in Alaska.

Michael Wyetzner of Architectural Digest talked about five important bridges that helped shape the future of New York City.

Scientists at UC Berkeley used intracranial electroencephalography to record brain waves to reconstruct "Another Brick in the Wall".

The Slow Mo Guys used a piece of ballistic gel as transparent skin to see how a tattoo machine works in super slow motion.

In a submersive episode of"True Facts",Ze Frankhumorously looks at the anatomy of fish that use suction to capture their prey.

Renowned "Cat Daddy" Jackson Galaxy, offers excellent advice for reducing stress in cats when their humans go on vacation.

Michael WyetznerofMichielli + Wyetzner Architectsspoke toArchitectural Digestabout the historical evolution of American diners.

Jack Carden posited the moral ethics of returning a grocery shopping cart while wheeling said cart across a variety of challenging terrains.

The B1M takes a look at the Interborough Express, a proposed MTA project that would connect underserved neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens.

Moyun performed a definitive cover of "Beat It" on a traditional Chinese guzheng while dressed in the distinctive style of Michael Jackson.

Anson Mount shared how he recorded the new version of Star Trek's opening monologue "Space...The Final Frontier" as Captain Pike.

Tommy Brennan cleverly employed AI in recreating the voice of David Attenborough to narrate a short BBC documentary about his tuxedo cat.

SciShow host Savannah Geary cheerfully explained how parrots communicate and what they understand when mimicking humans.

An absolutely adorable rescued Ragdoll munchkin cat named Nonna greets her human Haley with a "hello" meow everyday.

"Weird Al" Yankovic and filmmaker Eric Appel spoke with Variety about the star studded pool scene featured in "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story".

Weird Historylooks back at why some cities in the United States changed their original names to what they are in the present day.

Pee-wee Herman hilariously traded fabricated stories with Tommy Flanagan the Liar inside a jail cell on Saturday Night Live in 1985.

Bill McClintock combined the KISS song "Detroit Rock City" with the J. Geils Band song "Freeze Frame" to create a jittery tribute.

Voyageurs Wolf Project compiled almost two years of footage of incredible number of large carnivores who visited Voyageurs National Park.

A very amiable bearded dragon named Percy, who lives in Manassas, Virginia enjoys going for walks on a leash like a dog.

An informative animation that explains the difference between space rocks such as asteroids, meteors, comets, and meteoroids.

Chef Eric Sze explores the newest Chinatown culture of Flushing, Queens in NYC in a tasty episode of the Vice News series "Counter Space".

1926 footage shows daring wing walker Gladys Ingle climbing from one plane to another to change out a faulty tire in mid-air.

Postmodern Jukebox and Stella Katherine Cole performed an uptempo cover "Uptown Girl" in the vintage style of Judy Garland.

Dr. Lindsay DeMarchiexplains why it is important to put your phone in "airplane mode" while flying in a soaring Ted Ed lesson.

Roddy McDowall documented parts of the process in which Don Cash transformed him Cornelius from the classic 1968 film "Planet of the Apes".

Tim Lihoreau of Classic FM reimagined the 1997 Aqua song "Barbie Girl" in the classical style of Mozart for the opening of "Barbie".

RobWords spoke with linguists who studied which languages sound the most beautiful and which sound the least attractive.

Kitchokudo performed a medley of Super Mario Bros. theme songs, reinterpreting the bouncy originals in a serene, soft jazz style.

Olly Richards examined a number of intricate accents among English dialects worldwide that may be difficult for outsiders to understand.

Brittany Weatherby shared her wonderful story about adopting a beautiful senior cat named MK who hugged her when they first met.

David Attenborough explains how a clever cuttlefish disguised himself as female so he could mate in the presence of a larger territorial male.

A rescued crow named Jake thinks he's part of the rabbit family living at Silverwoods Dairy Farm in West Yorkshire, England.

Tom BlankofWeird Historyexplained the history behind Hamburger Helper, including Lefty, the company's iconic white-gloved ambassador.

Voxsenior producerEdward Vega explains why airplane seat pitch, colloquially known as legroom, has decreased over time.

The Quiet Nerd tricked the squirrels of the forest into charging his phone via a hamster wheel that generated electricity for a battery.

James Dalzell Hodgeof Jam2Go explains how to geolocate songs based on their lyrics such as "Hey There Delilah" by The Plain White T's.

Tom Blank of Weird History explains why certain commonplace gestures, interactions, and habits in US culture don't translate well in other countries.