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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...

SIDEKICK Mounts are lightweight POV mounts, created by Daren Norman of Patch Me Up, for GoPro (HERO and Session), BeHD, SJCamHD, and GitUp action cameras that easily clip on to the end of a cap’s visor. Norman and his team are currently accepting pre-orders on Kickstarter. The mounts will ship “worldwide by the end of...

In a clever ad entitled “The Belluminati“, the fast food chain Taco Bell had a bit of fun with the mysterious legend of the Illuminati and the Taco Bell Dollar Menu, connecting the two via the Eye of Providence pyramid that appears on the back of the the United States one dollar bill. There’s a...

A post shared by Kyle Conner (@virtualkyle) on Jan 3, 2018 at 8:20pm PST Kyle Conner of Raleigh, North Carolina captured great footage of his friend Ben Spreen using a Tesla Model X electric SUV to help tow a semi truck uphill that got stuck in the snow. It just goes to show the amazing...

JPCMHD presents a compilation video featuring their picks for some of the best Japanese television commercials released in 2017. Weird and Funny Japanese Commercials From 2017Some of the Best Japanese TV Commercials (2015)The Best Japanese Commercials of 2016

In the 1980s, Wendy’s restaurants created a series of spectacularly hilarious employee training videos that each feature a different music genre from the era. The trainers sing their heart out while teaching future elite Wendy’s members to server cold and hot drinks, become a master of the grill, and prepare their chili meal. via reddit...

Comedian Gus Johnson released a video where he gets into character as an “adult” named Mitchell Robbins who becomes deathly afraid while hilariously trying to warm up some soup in a frightening microwave. His fear lead him to becoming very irritable, slapping his head on cabinets, and acting like an amusing fool. Talented Performer Hilariously...

Never one to skimp out on the creativity of his music videos, the very talented Sxip Shirey employed the incredible illustration of Rafael de Leon to create a hand drawn 360° video to accompany the song “Last Walk Through the City” from his album entitled A Bottle Whiskey and a Handful of Bees. The very...

An adorably smiling, tail wagging red fox who was hiding behind a tree, kicked around in the dirt for a bit before rolling over onto her back and inviting her human to come in closer so as to provide her with some yummy tummy rubs. Adorable Red Fox Ecstatically Wags Her Tail While Getting A...

In a really informative episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott handed the screen over to deaf vlogger Rikki Poynter, who explained about different forms of sign language used in different countries and cultures, even if the same spoken language is used in more than one country. For example, Poynter explained that...

A frisky horse named Snipes at KrisKel Performance Horses gleefully pranced and romped around in the New Hampshire snow with his favorite toy – a plush platypus – twirling around in his mouth as he made his way around the field. Earlier, Snipes spent a bit of time getting that platypus from off of the...

In 2016, musician Chris Fury of ||Parallel Shred|| performed a an amazing cover of the iconic Nirvana anthem “Smells Like Teen Spirit“, but flipped the key from minor to major, thus giving the song an oddly bright and joyous sound that certainly doesn’t exist in the original. What would the guitar to Nirvana’s “Smells Like...

Two beautiful horses who were eager to go outside and get a bit of exercise, exited the barn in their usual fashion only to realize how deep and cold the snow was in their usual path only seconds into their walk. As if they were of the same mind, the horses turned around at the...

The Action Lab took on a new challenge where they documented what happened when they inflated and deflated Vac-Man, an action figure created as the nemesis of Stretch Armstrong, in a vacuum chamber. Who is Vac-man? It is Stretch Armstrong’s Nemesis that you can lock in place by sucking the air out of him. Due...

Philadelphia computer programmer and father Brad Williams of WebDevStudios measured his baby son’s (Lucas Royce Williams) growth for a year with cheesesteak sandwiches. Williams photographed the adorably tasty journey and shared it all on Instagram and his blog. A post shared by Brad Williams (@williamsbaa) on Dec 27, 2015 at 10:50am PST A post shared...

The first trailer has been released for FredHeads: The Documentary, a feature-length documentary directed by Paige Troxell that follows the hardcore community of Freddy Krueger fans who are all very much into Wes Craven‘s A Nightmare on Elm Street. There is an Indiegogo campaign running to help with the documentary’s production. A post shared by...

Father and son team, Dan and Lincoln Markham of the What’s Inside? channel, used a knife to cut open Ravean‘s electric heated down jacket. After clearing out all of the down material, they found out what’s inside and how it worked. Father and Son Cut Open Creepy Robotic Face Bank to Find Out What’s Inside...

In a classic clip from the sketch comedy series Second City Television (SCTV), a rather dapper Rick Moranis in character as Gerry Todd, struts around a golf course clad in blue jacket, white shirt with a colorful cravat, red pants and white shoes singing a fabulous lounge cover of the song “Turning Japanese” by The...

While his human was relaxing under a big, comfy blanket, reading a book on the couch, a frenetic little fennec fox took it upon himself to start running in circles around her over and over again. The studious human paid no mind to the petite vulpine until he jumped off the sofa and off to...

Netflix Japan released an action-packed trailer for Godzilla: Monster Planet, a Japanese anime film featuring Godzilla co-directed by Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita. The futuristic animated movie tells the story about a brave young refugee and his crew returning to Earth, after civilization moved elsewhere in space, to eliminate the monster threat that has been...