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For a number of years, we’ve been writing about the goofy antics of the baby giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan, China. Now these beautiful bears are coming to the big screen in an IMAX documentary feature film entitled PANDAS. The film, which is coming to theaters on...

Comicbook.com posted a hilarious gag reel for Thor: Ragnarok that features director Taika Waititi introducing a funny new Marvel film intro, dancing around on set, and having loads of fun with cast members. All of the good times and lighthearted directing made for one amusing superhero film. Thor Loses His Hammer and Battles Hulk in...

YouTuber Austin McConnell, a man who knows words, humorously explained through animation the fascinating history of ten different letters that are no longer part of the American English alphabet. While some of these symbols still exist in modern lexicon, such as ampersand (&) and ash (æ),the others either faded away with time or just never...

Netflix released the first trailer for Altered Carbon, their upcoming thrilling cyberpunk murder mystery series created by Laeta Kalogridis, based on the novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan. The series takes place in a dystopian world where human consciousness can easily be digitally loaded via memory stick. A former Envoy soldier, Takeshi...

Dani Ochoa performed a brilliant cover of the Star Wars Cantina Band song just by writing a formula on a piece of paper with a pencil. She also did a similar cover of the “The Imperial March”. Make sure to turn up the volume and mute any other sounds for the full effect. Surf Rock...

A post shared by Canan Esen (@nanacnese) on Feb 22, 2017 at 4:23am PST Artist Canan Esen creates absolutely beautiful watercolor portraits and illustrations of marine and animal life, many of which are considered to be threatened/endangered. Included in this category are elephants, reindeer, sperm whales, humpback whales, Orcas, and sea turtles. With the sale...

In March 2017, Brainfoo created an instructional video where they demonstrate how to make a tiny and very sharp katana using household items and tools. via The Awesomer How to Make a Miniature Bow and ArrowHow to Make Amazing Optical Illusions Using Household ItemsHow to Make a Ghost Trap From ‘Ghostbusters’ Using Cardboard and Tape

“MOWAGON” is a creative timelapse video, pieced together by Hamish Waterhouse from “millions of tiny photos taken on a Fujifilm X100T,” that takes a tour of Waterhouse and Hannah Chisnall‘s 1978 Dodge MOWAG B300 van, in order to help sell thier quirky vehicle which is currently located in Columbia. A post shared by Hamish Waterhouse...

A tenacious little ferret was so fiercely determined to open up a dresser drawer that she used every single part of her long body and a variety of different motions to make this happen. While ferret did fall off at the end, per her human, it will be there waiting for her when she’s ready...

Jacob Collier, an incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist, partnered with Wired to sit down to explain and discuss the concept of harmony with people at five different ages and at five different levels of expertise. The conversations ranged from a young boy who quickly grasped this musical idea all the way to Collier playing a gorgeous duet...

Looping Japan 2017 is a beautiful series of animated GIF illustrations, created by artist Clara Christine Wijaya, that were each inspired by sights taken in during her trip to Japan last March. Wijaya posted more animated illustrations and the photos that inspired them on Behance, Instagram, and her Facebook page. I went to Japan for...

A post shared by Natasha (@ebdogs4096) on Jan 11, 2018 at 7:09am PST Natasha Jones, an employee at the Einstein Bagel Company in Melbourne, Florida who works the drive-thru window, has taken it upon herself to document the adorable facial expressions of the dogs in the cars that come through. Some are curious, others are...

Red Bull posted a thrilling new video, titled “Moonline,” that follows French professional speed riding and speed flying athlete Valentin Delluc as he majestically flies at night, during a full moon, over the Bossons Glacier in Chamonix, France with his LED illuminated wing. Valentin Delluc is a pioneering speedrider who’s flown down a French glacier...

In response to a viewer submitted question, SciShow host Hank Green explained what dogs see when they watch television with their humans, particularly focusing on the physical differences between human and canine eyes in terms of image perception. …regardless of breed, what dogs see on the screen is definitely not what we see. Dogs’ visual...

Swedish sculptor and stop-motion animator Alexander Unger (a.k.a. “Guldies“) has created “Going Fishing,” a splendid stop-motion clay animation about a person setting up camp and fishing on top of their project desk. The animation is filled to the brim with new stuff I’ve never tried before. I animated with branches and leaves, paper, clay, fabric,...

Two methanol-fueled snowmobiles competed in a super fast drag race during the Snow Outlaws 2018 Michigan Madness event on January 5th in Mancelona. Jason Asselin posted an awesome video of driver Mike Allen and the Stilson Racing team taking their methanol-powered Arctic Cat snowmobile, called “The War Eagle,” to a first place finish. Power Tool...

The OCTO Citrus Reamer is a whimsical design by Almond Studio for Ototo that’s shaped like a petite blue octopus. This little cephalopod will get quite the workout as it sinks into a halved citrus fruit thrashes out its juice for use in cocktails, lemonade and other recipes. Octo is available for pre-order for its...

It’s a small world performed a wonderful electronic cover of the Game of Thrones theme song on four musical calculators.. Here is the original song. A Musical Mashup of 20 Iconic Television Show Theme Songs Performed in Two MinutesMusical Mashup of the ‘Game of Thrones’ Theme Song & “This is a Man’s World” by James...

Paper airplane artist Luca Iaconi-Stewart sat down with Wired to explain how he spent the past decade, on and off, carefully creating a highly-detailed paper model of a Boeing 777 airliner using manila folders, X-ACTO blades, glue, and straight edges. What began as a school project years ago has morphed into an oft torn apart...

In a fascinating clip from the BBC Earth special Cats Uncovered, the way cats use their whiskers is examined through an experiment with a very playful cat who was more than willing to demonstrate his skills with a fishing rod toy. What the researchers found was that cats rely on their whiskers to assist them...

On an adventurous episode of their Human Condition series, Great Big Story traveled to a battlefield to watch excited participants engage in Boxwars, a battle between combatants who are heavily armed with custom designed cardboard armor and weapons. Ready for combat? Grab some cardboard, tape and hot glue for a battle of epic proportions. Welcome...

“60 Years of Logos: Chermayeff and Geismar” is a wonderful film by Dress Code for their client AIGA that tells the story of the legendary founders of Chermayeff & Geismar (Now Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv), the design duo who, over the past 60 years, have created some of the world’s most iconic logos. Amongst...

In a vigilant TED-Ed lesson by Emma Bryce, animated by Bruna Bey and Ricke Ito, narrator Addison Anderson explains how all of the components of the human body’s immune system work together to defend against any threat of disease, infection or illness on a daily basis. This system is a vast network of cells, tissues,...

In an adorable preview for the BBC One series Big Cats, a tiny rusty-spotted kitten, the world’s smallest species of wild cats, curiously explored his brand new world in the Sri Lankan forest. The tiny feline made his way through the woods, literally testing the waters of a stream, before charging forward to cross. A...

Musician Jon Hart performs amazing fingerstyle covers of multi-track songs with just himself and his guitar. Amongst the songs he’s covered are “Money” by Pink Floyd, “The Chain” by Fleetwood Mac, “Bittersweet Symphony” by The Verve and “Three Little Birds/One Love” by Bob Marley. Hart amazingly covers each instrumental role (bass line, rhythm and percussion)...

In a nuanced episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain how a non-native speaker of any language may have difficulty speaking that language without an accent because they don’t having the right set of sounds within their native vocabulary arsenal, but...

The teaser trailer for the fifth season of the hit HBO show Silicon Valley shows a great deal of change for Pied Piper gang. With Erlich gone, their living situation is tenuous even as Richard’s company grows in size and esteem. The Pied Piper crew is back and getting reckless in a brand new season...

In a vivid episode of the PBS series It’s Okay To Be Smart, host Joe Hanson explained how certain animals like flamingos get their color from what they eat (carotenoids), before moving on to posit the question “Why Is Blue So Rare In Nature?”. After examining the wings of butterflies and feathers of birds, Hanson...

In 2010, two adorable little Scottish fold kittens named Dusky and Cheese Puff, who both appear to be quite fond of fresh fruit, politely took turns at greedily consuming the same strawberry being held by their human. Dusky, the longhaired kitten, was more aggressive in the eating, while Cheese Puff was happy to just lick...

YouTuber Angel Nene has created a really wonderful video series in which photos of celebrities are seamlessly morphed into live 3D timelapses and accompanied by soundtracks appropriate for each time period of their respective careers. In one such video video for The Beatles, Neme captured the Fab Four aging together using a wonderful compilation of...

Don Komarechka, a Canadia photographer and author of the book SSky Crystals: Unraveling the Mysteries of Snowflakes, captures absolutely striking macro images of individual snowflakes that contain colorful patterns inside. These colors and patterns can be caused by malformations as the flake develops, a change in thickness, moisture and even external forces like wind. Komarechka...

YouTuber and gamer Hin Nya created a spectacular Aliens themed roller coaster ride in Frontier Developments‘ construction and management simulation video game, Planet Coaster. They released a 15 minute guided tour of their thrilling ride that takes viewers through major plot points and scenes from James Cameron‘s classic 1986 film. via reddit BATMAN: The Ride,...

A post shared by Marcus Kleveland (@marcuskleveland) on Jan 8, 2018 at 7:43am PST Professional snowboarder Marcus Kleveland posted a great video that shows him performing an incredible flurry of snowboard tricks onto and off of a high rail, while cruising down the slopes. Kleveland often shares his mind blowing snow adventures on Instagram. A...

An adorable tabby striped cat with folded ears and a big white belly sat upright on a wooden shelf staring out into the room with big unblinking eyes in a manner quite reminiscent of an focused owl perched upon a tree branch, watching the prey down below. Long Haired Cat Trots Along In the Distinctive...

Kyiv, Ukraine artist Alexey Kondakov has created a wonderful series of collages using Photoshop where he inserts people from classical paintings into the modern world. Kondakov’s entire collection of images are available to view on Instagram and Facebook. A post shared by Alexey Kondakov (@alksko) on Dec 24, 2017 at 7:34am PST A post shared...

On January 10, 2016, the world learned that David Bowie, the beloved, incredibly talented, musical genius had passed away due to the devastating effects from cancer. In the two years since, director Francis Whately has compiled archival footage, recordings and interviews last five years of Bowie’s life and put it into a documentary aptly entitled...

For his latest project in Tested‘s One Day Builds series, creator and prop master Adam Savage made a 3D-printed prop replica of Rick Deckard‘s binoculars from Blade Runner 2049. Adam Savage Built a Carrying Case from Scratch in One Day for his Blade Runner Gun Prop ReplicaA Blade Runner M2019 Blaster Water PistolAdam Savage Goes...

A post shared by Open Bionics (@openbionics) on Dec 23, 2017 at 2:35am PST The amazing folks at Open Bionics created a 3D-printed bionic arm for Paralympic swimmer Kate Grey and captured awesome footage of her catching a ball and picking up a marble with her left hand for the very first time, right after...

Scott Bradlee of Postmodern Jukebox teamed up with musician Casey Abrams to perform a wonderful duet cover of Randy Newman‘s song “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from the movie Toy Story. Their cover is available to purchase on iTunes. A Piano Cover of ‘Friend Like Me’ From Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ in Memory of Late Actor...

A bearded dragon named Evan was just chilling out in his terrarium when he surprisingly returned a wave hello in imitation his human, who was concerned that the lizard wasn’t moving. According to Evan’s human, that wave was the last thing he expected when going to check on him and tried to contain his excitement...

Alek V of the KGB Survivalist channel created a video in 2014 where he demonstrated how to easily find true north, without a compass, using the sun and the shadow is makes on a simple stick. Be sure to mark a spot when you start for it will be your west mark, after 20-30 min...

Williamsburg, Virginia father Mark Bundy, who is busy blowing leaves around the yard, falls over when his two kids surprise him by jumping out of a giant leaf pile. We previously wrote about Bundy using a leaf blower to push his son around on a tricycle. via Tastefully Offensive Father Uses a Leaf Blower to...

DoodleChaos has created an amazing chain reaction marble run with magnets synchronized to “Waltz of the Flowers” by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Marbles Competing Against Each Other in a 750 Foot Race in the SandAn Amazing Mini Golf Themed Marble MachineA Colorful Marble Race on a Sand Hill Track

The Commuter stars Liam Neeson and Patrick Wilson sat down with Wired to answer the web’s most searched questions about the themselves during an Autocomplete Interview. The Commuter is scheduled to be released in theaters on January 12th, 2018. Is Liam Neeson retiring? Is Patrick Wilson related to Will Arnett? Did Liam Neeson voice Buzz...

Tripp Crosby and Tyler Stanton of Tripp and Tyler act out the numerous annoyances of airline travel in real life with passengers waiting forever to board an SUV, smashing the person behind them by reclining back in their seats, and getting annoyed by the pilots (drivers) startling interruptions. The hilarious video, sponsored by Upside Business...

While attempting to speak at the Banham Zoo in Norfolk, England, a rather pensive BBC reporter named Alex Dunlop became hilariously overrun by a troop of ring tailed lemurs who happened to find the newsman quite irresistible. BBC News reporter Alex Dunlop found himself mobbed by lemurs while trying to report on an animal count....

In an adorable video by Cut, three willing yet unwitting contestants comprised of two women and one man, were asked to match six different dogs to their matching humans on sight, without any other information whatsoever. In the end the women were able to match most of the dogs correctly while the man tried his...

Taras Kulakov the “Crazy Russian Hacker” took a close look at the Eagle Cap-Off, a unique stainless steel mechanical bottle opener that easily pops off tabs when the user squeezes its two handles together. The weird, yet satisfying device is available to purchase from the Eagle Cap-Off website. A post shared by Eagle Cap-Off (@eaglecapoff)...

A post shared by LEGACY BLN Graffiti Art Store (@legacystorebln) on Apr 17, 2016 at 9:16am PDT Neighborhood activist and street artist Ibo Omari of Die kulturellen Erben e.V. in Berlin, Germany, has created “#PaintBack“, an empowering artistic campaign that transforms hateful swastika graffiti into amazing works of street art. Working with other graffiti artists...

Back in April 2017, Brice Dudouet of CARTON Compagnie released a video where he played a very catchy version of John Williams‘ classic “Cantina Band” song from Star Wars: A New Hope on a barrel organ. via Geeks Are Sexy Star Wars Cantina Band Song on Chapman StickThe Bottle Boys Play the Star Wars ‘Cantina...