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Musician Cooper Carter did an incredible job of playing all 28 parts of composer John Williams‘ iconic “The Imperial March” theme song from Star Wars on guitar by himself. Here is the original song. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Musician Plays the Brass Section of John Williams’ Star Wars Theme Song on Guitar by HimselfMusician...

To celebrate Star Wars: The Last Jedi blasting into theaters this week, The Warp Zone unleashed a force-filled parody where they add hilarious lyrics to the “Cantina Band” song in Star Wars: A New Hope. Star Wars Cantina Band Song on Chapman StickThe Bottle Boys Play the Star Wars ‘Cantina Band’ Song Using Beer Bottles...

During the Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency embarked on a series of mind control experiments under the codename Project MKULTRA. Not all the subjects were aware they were participating. One such subject, CIA employee Frank Olson, jumped to his death, seemingly while under the influence of LSD, but questions remain through current times. The...

Upon hearing a very festive but noisy fireworks show taking place outside, an unusually anxious Simon’s Cat desperately attempted to find a safe place where could hide and completely opt out. The nervous feline tried everywhere, even inside the cat tree, where the kitten was sleeping, but nothing happened except making the kitten nervous. It...

Great Big Story traveled to to Thailand to marvel at the incredible and unique Wat Samphran – a bright pink Buddhist Temple that stands at an impressive 80 meters (263 feet) high and features a 17 story green dragon wrapped around the exterior of the building with its noble head proudly raised above the roof....

In a holiday-themed episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill explain the meaning of the old English lyrics of several classic Christmas carols and point out proper grammar intended in each. While you’re caroling this season, here’s a few grammar points to watch out for....

The wonderfully entertaining and very funny Maymo the Lemon Beagle followed a trail of plush beagle puppies out into the living room until he came upon a big pile of the very same plush dogs. Maymo was ready to walk away when a slight movement caught his eye. Slightly startled, Maymo cautiously approached the pile...

On a very daring episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, YouTube’s own Casey Neistat sat down with host Sean Evans to talk about how his earliest job as a pot washer at a seafood restaurant inspired him to do what he loves most, making daring, outspoken and relevant videos. Neistat and Evans...

The normally reticent Sean “Diddy” Combs invited Joe Sabia of Condé Nast Entertainment into his home to answer 73 random questions for Vogue. Slowly coming down the stairs in a pink shirt and sunglasses, Diddy explained that he preferred to be the name Love, why he left New York for Los Angeles, his love for...

To celebrate the Christmas season and The Last Jedi landing in theaters this week, Christophe Haubursin and Mac Schneider of Vox created a video where they explain the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special and explore how it accidentally helped shape the Star Wars universe. A long time ago in living rooms across the US, a...

A post shared by Matthew Mohr (@moreismohr) on Dec 2, 2017 at 11:36am PST Artist and physicist Matthew Mohr has created “As We Are” an amazing interactive sculpture of a 14 foot human head made of LED screen ribbons that contains a photo booth located behind in its neck. When a person gets a picture...

Portland, Oregon stop-motion animator Kevin Parry of LAIKA (The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings) has created an amusing new video where he demonstrates 50 different ways of sitting while on a chair. Back in June, he showed off 100 different types of walks while on a treadmill. Animator Demonstrates 100 Different Types of Walks...

Italian illustrator and architect Federico Babina has created “INKONICITY,” an animation and collection of creative illustrations that depict iconic imagery and sounds of various cities around the world. Prints of Babina’s artwork is available to purchase from Society6. A post shared by federico babina (@fbabina) on Dec 13, 2017 at 3:24pm PST A post shared...

Darren Dyk of Beyond Slow Motion captured wonderful slow motion footage of Brandon Laufer performing all sorts of monstrous Air Chair hydrofoil backflips. Steve-O Does a Fire-Breathing Backflip and Pops a Balloon Filled With Water in Slow MotionSuper Slow Motion Video of Two Paintballs Colliding in Mid-AirAn Air Balloon Popping Underwater in Slow Motion

Great Big Story went to Traverse City, Michigan to find out a bit more about K-9 Piper, a specially trained, hardworking border collie and his determined mission to clear birds such as geese, owls, crows and gulls from the runways of Cherry Capital Airport in order to prevent aircraft bird strikes. Piper’s human partner and...

The Star Wars films might have looked quite a bit different, if George Lucas stuck to the original concept drawings that Ralph McQuarrie produced in the early stages. Graduating students from the DAVE School (Digital Animation & Visual Effects School) decided to bring McQuarrie’s classic illustrations to life with an amazing trailer that they worked...

BMX and scooter rider Ryan Williams sat down to tell the story behind finally landing the world’s first backflip nothing front scooter flip, titled the “Free Willy.” The jaw dropping trick consisted of Williams doing a backflip while the scooter frontflipped in mid-air, before reconnecting on the ramp. After 2 years and 100 attempts, Ryan...

David Windestal of RCExplorer and a group of his friends took a 3,152 piece LEGO Star Wars Super Star Destroyer, strapped it to a rocket sled, let it rip, and watched as it exploded into a wall at 67 MPH. They captured all of the rocket powered mayhem in slow motion. via Digg A ‘Star...

On a hilarious episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon became a troubled teenage Charlie Brown while acting out a dark Riverdale parody of Peanuts. Jimmy Fallon’s “Riverdale” parody “Peanuts,” featuring cameos from KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Madelaine Petsch and Cole Sprouse. It’s Black Friday, Charlie BrownJimmy Fallon and Rashida Jones Sing...

Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Annihilation, an upcoming sci-fi action horror film directed by Alex Garland based on the book of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer. The thrilling trailer follows biologist Lena (Natalie Portman) as she sets out with a team to explore a plagued area, known as the shimmer, filled...

In November 2010, Megan, then fiancée (now wife) of Randall Munroe, the illustrator behind the brilliant webcomic xkcd, received the devastating diagnosis of stage III breast cancer. Throughout her eight months of treatment, xkcd posted several comics about the diagnosis, treatment options, T-Cells, gaining perspective, getting tattooed for radiation, and fear of looking too far...

A post shared by Jae Yong Kim (@jae_yong_kim_nyc) on Jul 29, 2017 at 6:05am PDT Sculptor Jae Yong Kim has created a whimsical line of rather scrumptious looking, brightly colored, Pop Art glazed donuts that look good enough to eat, yet it isn’t suggested. These very real looking sweets are handmade of ceramic, then painted...

An interesting BBC report on the hidden history of London reveals how hospital stretchers that were once used on the battlefields of World War II have since been recycled and put to use as yard railings around the city. Reporter Jim Wheble took a closer look at the railings, noting the curve of the handles...

A post shared by Joanna Hedrick (@joanna_hedrick) on Dec 3, 2017 at 7:36pm PST Joanna Hedrick, a photographer who works at California State State University at Sacramento and is student of philosophy, creates really wonderful ground designs using the leaves that fall from the plentiful gingko trees that line the campus. Using a rake to...

Kuma Films captured incredible footage of Sofie Dossi, a teenage contortionist and hand balancer who made it to the finals of America’s Got Talent, putting on a spectacular contortionist act with her self-taught skills. The amazing young lady also showed off how she can shoot a flaming arrow using her feet. A post shared by...

The very mischievous, ever-hungry and rather cunning Simon’s Cat hilariously put together a helpful animated guide to understanding the odd behaviors of a pet human. By citing such quirks as self-involvement, lack of sharing, wastefulness, keeping secrets and a fear of spiders, Simon’s Cat tacitly notes that his human is very high maintenance. What do...

Designers Sophy Wong and Kim Pimmel joined forces to create SelfieBot, a Rasberry Pi powered instant camera that comes equipped with a cute face and a fun personality. The two creatives shared their full DIY SelfieBot tutorial on the Adafruit Learning System and back in September they showed off their project at Seattle Mini Maker...

Google has released “Year In Search 2017,” their annual recap of the top search trends from around the world. We previously wrote about their annual recaps of 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2013. Year In Search 2016, Google Takes a Look Back at Top Search Trends in the United StatesGoogle Zeitgeist 2013, The Year in Google...

“Thanks for the Stars” is a really lovely and befitting farewell by Alisa Stern‘s wonderful stop-motion puppet series “Doctor Puppet” (previously) to Peter Capaldi, the badass guitar-playing, sunglass-wearing Twelfth Incarnation of the beloved Doctor Who. Farewell Peter Capaldi, and thanks for everything you bought to Doctor Who. We will miss you! Just released a 12th...

TIMBER is an animated short film, created by Nils Hedinger, about a group of freezing logs who realize that their own bodies are the only fuel that they have for warmth. Things get out of control, when they begin sacrificing each other to the fire. via Vimeo Staff Picks The Inksect, A Short Film About...

In a touching Christmas advert for the Swiss supermarket chain Migros, a tiny worker known as a “Migroswichtel” (imp) who provides the electronic beeps at the cash register found himself alone, stuck under the glass by himself as the store closed and holiday parties took place all around town. Luckily, a forgetful cashier ran back...

On the latest episode of their Human Condition series, Great Big Story caught up with professional unicyclist Lutz Eichholz to learn more about how he has conquered mountains all around the world. Imagine shredding down some of the world’s most dangerous peaks—all on one wheel. Lutz Eichholz is a professional mountain unicyclist taking the unicycle...

Vat19 reviewer and avid Sporcle player Vat19Nvjds amazingly identified and typed in the names of of every country in the popular Countries of the World quiz in an astonishing two minutes and 59 seconds, setting a record for speed. Vat19Nvjds was rightfully proud of his achievement. Me BREAKING that world record and typing the name...

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology‘s (KAIST) humanoid robot, HUBO, hit the road in Daejeon, South Korea earlier this week to carry the Olympic torch during the final leg of the torch relay. To pass on the torch flame to the next runner, HUBO had to first use his built-in tools to cut through...

Welcome to the Hall of Fame, official #RockHall2018 Inductees. Class + @KlipschAudio Induction Ceremony details: https://t.co/0Hk6KLhq27 pic.twitter.com/UYTKvQ9SJZ — Rock Hall (@rockhall) December 13, 2017 At 7:00 AM on December 13, 2017, Rock Hall President and CEO Greg Harris announced the “Class of 2018″ inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The inductees include...

Producer Felipe Haurelhuk and editor Christiani Buffoni teamed up with Darth Blender to create a retro version of the latest Avengers: Infinity War trailer. They used clips from movies and television shows featuring Burt Reynolds as Iron Man, Jean-Claude Van Damme as Winter Soldier, Leonora Ruffo as Black Widow, and Chuck Norris as Punisher. A...

Rob Bliss, a thoughtful prankster and activist, demonstrated how to use the very convenient same day delivery benefits of Amazon Prime Now to help homeless people in desperate need of basic items. Bliss very respectfully approached people on the street and asked them what they needed. Most responded with requests for socks, shoes, blankets and...

CineFix released a powerful episode of their Homemade Movies series where they do a shot for shot remake of the Star Wars: The Last Jedi sneak peek trailer, titled “Awake.” CineFix also created a side by side comparison and a behind the scenes video. The Last Jedi will hit theaters on December 15th, 2017. A...

It’s a small world performed a fantastic electronic cover of the classic Star Wars theme song on calculators. Here’s the original song. Oscar Isaac Performs an Acoustic Cover of Bill Murray’s Iconic Star Wars Theme Song From Saturday Night LiveUkraine Accordion Duo Performs a Glorious Cover of John Williams’ Imperial March From Star WarsClassical Piano...

Inspired by the very accommodating Mr. Meeseeks from the sublime animated series Rick and Morty, ThinkGeek has created a molded square mug in the shape of the Meeseeks Box. When the lid of the box is removed, a Mr. Meeseeks is revealed, waiting inside to help. ..this mug comes with a removable lid – and...

Russian recorder artist Vladimir Cauchemar has put out a rather eccentric, but oddly mesmerizing music video to accompany his song “Aulos“. While the video is hard to describe, it does have a bit of a Beatle-esque feel to it, particularly with its non-sequiturial scenes, wonderful special effects and a fabulously firm embrace of the absurd....

YouTuber Marques Brownlee explains in easy to understand terms what the portrait mode is and offers several side by side comparisons of the various phones with the feature (iPhone X, Note 8, Pixel 2) that offer the function and how they compare to a gorgeous and expensive Hasselblad X1D camera. For the most part, the...

Comedian Daniel Koren spoke about his discomfort when a friend yawns while in his company and sees it as a judgement that makes him feel sad, boring and upset, something he doesn’t want to do to others. Being the talented musician that he is, Koren added in a micro song and dance routine before launching...

Filmmaker Sam Buchanan and producer Camila Carlow Buchanan (previously) have created “The Lion” a very humorous, but not unrealistic short film about a veteran voice over artist doing his job. All was going well, until a trio of clueless but demanding clients offered advice. The artist tried to implement their suggestions as best he could...

Los Angeles comedian and video editor Shawn Kohne (a.k.a. “TheUniBaller“) created a video that features people saying “that’s going to leave a mark” in 105 movies and TV shows from 1987 to 2017. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Supercut of the Phrase “It’s a No Brainer” in Movies and TVGuy Videos High Speed Police Pursuit...

The experts at ACS Reactions took an animated look into cilantro, the leafy herb that draws rather strong reactions from those who’ve tasted it. For those who love the taste, no problem. For those who don’t, there may be physiological and even genetic reasons why cilantro can taste either bitter or soapy. Cilantro bears the...

Darren Dyk of Beyond Slow Motion teamed up with Kevin Kohler (a.k.a. “The Backyard Scientist“) to create a slow motion video of objects being thrown at a wet window screen to form beautiful shock waves. The slow motion footage was shot with a Phantom v1611 camera at 18,000fps. The Slow Mo Guys Film a Hammer...

In honor of Star Wars: The Last Jedi landing in theaters later this week, Seattle artist and humorist Iain Heath (a.k.a. “Ochre Jelly“) recreated a cute little Porg using LEGO. Daisy Ridley Answers Star Wars Questions While Building a LEGO Millennium FalconStop Motion Animation of a Man Building Kylo Ren’s LEGO Star Wars TIE Fighter...

Filmmaker Ethan Brooks has created “Ghost Bikes“, a truly touching profile of Mirza Molberg, a member of the worldwide Ghost Bike Project. Molberg, a truly magnanimous person, not only creates many of the white bicycles found around New York City that memorialize the often-forgotten rider, but places it at the scene of the accident and...

A few years back, artist Jason Allemann of JK Brickworks built an old membrane keyboard using LEGO bricks. This year, he changed it up a bit by building a functioning custom mechanical keyboard out of LEGO. via JK Brickworks A Working Computer Keyboard Built Out of LEGOA Clever Machine That Ices Cookies With Festive Designs...