Laughing Squid

ArtistRudy Willingham created real-life memes using cutouts and stickers that became fully realized within the context of the environment.

Tori Calamito of "The Oz Vlog" explained why Dorothy seemed closer to the Scarecrow than the other characters she met along the way.

Joan Jett and The Black Hearts played an electrifying cover of "Love Is All Around" from the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" on "Letterman" in 1996.

The Gaze made up a clever song about the career of French artist Jean Baptiste Verany and his iconic chromolithographs of cephalopods.

The Historian took a look back at groundbreaking series of early television, each genre transformed the media into a powerful platform.

Kel Felts creates wonderfully whimsical realistic needle felted mice (and other animals) that wear custom outfits that are also made by hand.

A deep diving TED-Edlesson written by Anna Rothschild explained how the long search to find the elusive giant squid came to an end in 2012.

PBS Nova explained how the Pakicetus, a small, furry prehistoric four-legged carnivore, was a direct ancestor to whales and dolphins.

Heavy Metal Hamsters is an AI generated band of pint sized rodents that play original hardcore songs and classic covers.

Weird History Food looks at the origins of pasta noting that various forms were being "invented" around the world at the same time.

A bearded dragon named Chuck has cleverly developed a system of head bobs and slaps to communicate what he wants to his human Brittany.

DAMODA Intelligent Control Technology set a new Guinness World Record for the largest drone display which was created using 7,598 drones.

Costco partnered with LEGO to offer an official LEGO Carry-on and Backpack Luggage Set with bags that look like giant LEGO bricks.

1440 explained how Wall Street in New York City became synonymous with securities trading, banking, and finance.

12Tone took a look at the classic Pink Floyd song "Have a Cigar" and how it expressed their frustration with the music industry.

ArtistNoah Scalin created beautiful collages of extinct birds of the United States using commercially produced stickers.

Kristin Thuv from Norway won the World Jigsaw Championship by completing a 500 piece puzzle in just under 38 minutes.

Artist Rudy Willingham amusingly suggested how to cleverly decorate a car by using custom-printed stickers to create clever illusions.

An eye-opening TED-Ed lesson explains the incredibly misogynistic origins and history of "hysteria" and how it was applied to women.

Architectural Digest toured a unique 6,000 square foot townhouse in Brooklyn that was completely built using 18 shipping containers.

A clever black cat named Cezanne will stand on human Thiago's head whenever he is showering so he can drink from the shower head.

Cameron Duke explains the safety mechanisms that exist in venomous and toxic animals so that they don't accidentally poison themselves.

Randall MunroeandHenry Reich of "What If" explain what would happen if a water glass was literally made half-empty due to vacuum pressure.

Kim & Aliya created an amusing parody about a determined woman named Landra Fontaine who works as a photographer creating CAPTCHA images.

1440 shone a light on the long history around the use of solar energy and posits why it still remains an untapped resource.

Mark's Middle-Aged Metal performed an amusing heavy metal song about mowing his suburban lawn during the summer.

"Pillow Flight" is a charming short film byfilmmakerFernando Livschitzthat reimagines NYC bridges, traffic and buildings as pillows.

Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips listened and reacted to the Willie Nelson cover of their song "Do You Realize??".

Ice-T and Body Count partnered with David Gilmour in a powerful updated hip hop version of the iconic Pink Floyd song "Comfortably Numb".

James Earl Jones read a response letter by Kurt Vonnegut to Xavier High School students who contacted him as part of a 2006 school project.

warmbru curiosity explored why, after centuries of wearing hats, the trend fell out of favor in the middle of the 20th century.

Coleman Lowndes of Vox explained how Kodak took the expensive and complex hobby of photography and put it into the hands of the general public.

Czech musician Jakub Machulda sweetly serenaded his baby daughter with gentle acoustic songs as she rested in the curve of his guitar.

Come to Cheesus explained the history of butter, what's involved in the process, and how it eventually gave way to industrialization.

Weird History Food took an amusing look at the ever-evolving menu at Taco Bell over the decades since its founding.

Bill McClintockcreated a highly danceable mashup that primarily combines Guns 'n Roses, Bee Gees, and Leo Sayer.

Kristina Dutton captured stunning mosaics of butterfly wings as seen under electron microscopes in the award-winning short film "Biopixels".

Origins of Everything recounted the fascinating and somewhat gruesome history behind the invention of the battery.

CBS 8 San Diego shared classic footage of the city's first X-Fest in 1983, which was hosted by alternative rock radio station 91X.

Sarah Ransom captured adorable footage of a sweet little fawn lovingly cleaning the head of her dog on the porch of her Kentucky farm.

Catzclaws shared an underneath view of a fluffy white cat and a fluffy white hamster thoroughly enjoying a gourmet meal on a glass table.

Dawn Fagancaptured adorable footage of several mini-donkeys crowding around her husband Dean as he sang to them.

Nashville musician Mike Drassler performed an amazing cover of the iconic Star Wars Cantina Band song on pedal steel guitar.

Anthony Parker suggested that heavy metal might have been invented in 1875 with "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg.

Second Wind created a tribute to James Earl Jones, noting how he overcame a stutter to have one of the most recognizable voices in acting.

When a hungry kitten came onto their property, a pair of rescued wild mustangs alerted their human that a fellow creature needed her help.

Dr. Erica Brozovsky of Otherwords explained how a long term method for teaching reading to children became an issue during COVID.

Matt Hobbs wrote and performed an adorable song about the "Couch Indentation" that his little dog Leni makes when napping.

A little dog named Minion was so upset that a little orange cat had taken over his beloved bed that he physically grabbed it to shake her out.

Film Retrospective gave a meticulous accounting of how The Beatles recorded 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".