Laughing Squid

Luthier Mark Erlewine shared his experience tuning up and repairing Trigger, the iconic Martin nylon string guitar belonging to Willie Nelson.

A little red-cheeked cockatiel named Tacchan tapped out a rhythmic song on a metal storage bin on the wall with his beak.

Jack Nicholson hilariously accepted the BAFTA Best Actor award from the set of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in 1975.

Ze Frankoffers an amusinglook at the lifecycle of opossum, noting that playing dead is an involuntary defense that fools predators.

The premiere episode of the Howtown features a fascinating discussion about the types of colors dogs can and cannot see.

David Scott ofThe Kiffness created a beautiful musical tribute to the vocal "I Go Meow" cat after learning that she had passed away.

A little cat named Ninja hilariously attempted to go to the second level of the house by climbing the underside of the open riser stairs.

OtherwordshostDr. Erica Brozovsky, PhD explained why certain baby names that were once popular, just sound old to modern ears.

DJ Cummerbundseamlessly stitched together the Alanis Morissette song "You Oughta Know" with Joan Jett's "I Hate Myself for Loving You".

In a brief but tastyTED-Edlesson, author Vivian Jiang explains the ancient origins of ice cream and how it became so popular in modern times.

dudettewithsign shared a creative, yet passive-aggressive way to respond to upstairs neighbors who stomp around too much.

Dylan Sheridan attached a MIDI controller to the handle of a paint roller so that it would play sampled sounds as the roller moved.

A cute little snake watched what was happening on television while curled up in a blanket on her human's lap.

Fhonda Hatmaker shared an amusing video of her husband singing "Phone, Keys, Wallet" to the Queen song "Another One Bites the Dust".

A young Led Zeppelin performs their now-classic songs "How Many More Times" and "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" for Danish TV in March 1969.

Postmodern Jukebox with singer Tia Simone performed a 1960s Motown cover of the song "What I Like About You" by The Romantics.

Randall MunroeofxkcdandHenry Reichof MinutePhysicsexplained when the last light would go out should all of humans disappear from Earth.

A bulldog named Theo, who is obsessed with the metal bowls that he carries around the house, received a box full of his favorite items.

Laszlo Buringplayed the classic Eagles song "Hotel California" in the highly distinctive bluesy style of the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Lucie Frost explained how the Brooklyn Dodgers got their name from residents who would have to dodge trolley streetcars to get to games.

HanahakiBlank created a mashup of anime films from the 1980s and 1990s that pays tribute the latest technology of the time.

Bloxsyperformed a medley of guitar riffs from highly distinctive rock songs from the 1990s, playing each in order of the year released.

Andrea Lovecreated a short stop motion animation featuring a needle feltedlighter sparking a flame and lighting a scrap of paper on fire.

Lee Stevens and paleontologist Roger Benson of the American Museum of Natural History talked about how dinosaurs are named.

Mel Brooks spoke about the argument he had with Gene Wilder about the "Puttin' on the Ritz" scene in 'Young Frankenstein'.

Wyatt Saab, a collector of classic wax cylinder recorders, invited a banjo player to perform into the recorder to see how it would come out.

The full 17 minute version "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" recorded by Iron Butterfly on May 27, 1968 at Ultrasonic Studios in Hempstead, Long Island.

Luna Lee performed a beautiful version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" (US National Anthem) on a traditional Korean Gayageum.

Matt Ciliberto amusingly plays classic rock intros by hitting a ball against his guitar with a hockey stick at different intervals.

The Piano Music Bros. compiled a colorful depiction of the evolution of piano music by Mozart from the age of five through 35.

A hilarious parody by CBC Comedy features a CEO speaking about being so inspired by driverless cars that he came up with the riderless bicycle.

Tom Ayling explained how books evolved from their original square to their current rectangular shape due to new and different materials.

British musician Oli Parker performed a flawless jazz trumpet cover of the classic Eminem song "Real Slim Shady".

Michael Moth of the MalaMala Game Reserve captured wonderful footage of a dedicated lioness lovingly showing her cubs how to climb trees.

Alex Gomberg, afourth generation seltzer man, opened the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum dedicated to the history of the famous fizzy water.

Linguist Arika Okrent wrote a TED Ed lesson regarding complicated nature of the English language and its random inconsistency of spelling.

Weird History Foodexplains the long immigrant historyof bagels and donuts, primarily addressing why these unrelated baked goods both feature holes in the middle.

A wonderfully maternal golden retriever named Harlow watches over her little humans like a soft and furry nanny.

Multi-instrumentalist Tracy Newman explained the 5-string banjo and played the Appalachian folk song "Cripple Creek" on public TV in 1965.

A 1981 Japanese ad for the Honda City compact car and the Honda Motocompo Scooter features the English Ska band Madness.

A robotic spy octopus byJohn Downer inspired a real octopus to do an impression of a number of different sea creatures including the spy.

Joe Fowler and Tyler Swartz attempted to outrun the New York City subway by foot on the streets of Manhattan.

Patrick Santos adds drum tracks to various classical music pieces, making it seem as if percussion was part of the original compositions.

Merriam Webster explained Redundant Acronym Syndrome Syndrome, where the last word of an acronym or abbreviation is added.

A little dog named Lilikoi who lives on Fakarava Island in French Polynesia with her human Emma, goes swimming with nurse sharks every day.

Inspired by the Strandbeest, Aat Dirks and Ad Lakerveld created the Pedaalbeest, a walker that is propelled forward by pedaling backwards.

Alice Cooper's fictional daughter tries to use the lyrics of "School's Out" against him in a 2004 Staples back-to-school commercial.

Crew member Frank Prentice recalled the harrowing moments just before the he realized the Titanic was sinking in a 1979 BBC interview.

Pygmallionaire cleverly designed a 3D printable king that collapses when checkmated during a game of chess.

A hungry husky named Kira adorably licked the screen of a television that was playing a scrumptious close-up video of bacon sizzling in a pan.