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MinuteEarth explains through amusing animation, exactly why the brains of domestic animals (pets, farm animals) are far smaller than the brains of their wild counterparts. Much of it has to do with the fact that the domestic animals feel safe in their surroundings, which allow them to let down their guard far more easily and...

Filmmaker Rebecca Stern has created “WELL GROOMED“, a fascinating film that goes inside the vivid, somewhat startling world of creative dog styling competition at the Groom Expo in Hershey, Pennsylvania. While working in their assigned booths, people transform their beloved poodles into living works of art. Using hair styling tools, (pet-safe) makeup and dye, the...

While appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote her new movie Ferdinand, a very chic, red-lipsticked Kate McKinnon hilariously vocalized various “sounds of exertion” such as stepping on a Christmas ornament, squeezing into a pair of tight pants and falling down two flights of stairs. Later in the show, McKinnon performed an...

Bridge Constructor Portal is Headup Games and ClockStone STUDIO‘s upcoming Bridge Constructor spin-off video game that will task users with getting a truck from one side of the screen to the other while being taunted by Aperture Science‘s angered AI computer system, GLaDOS. Bridge Constructor Portal is currently scheduled to be released on December 20th,...

Nearly 300 YouTube creators, musicians, and surprise celebrity guests from around the world teamed up to recreate popular trends and memes that captured people’s attention over the past year in the annual celebratory YouTube Rewind video, “The Shape of 2017.” #YouTubeRewind is back and we’re in love with The Shape of 2017. This year, you...

The rather ominous trailer for the fourth season of Charlie Brooker‘s brilliantly speculative dystopian Netflix series Black Mirror gives a small peek into the six episode anthology in which the overarching themes appear to be that of independence, positivity and acceptance of one’s fate as expressed in the old adage “everything happens for a reason”....

Hammer has created a colorful series of artisan keyboard keys that each come with a spinnable top designed to look and function just like the classic hand-held fidget spinners we have all come to know and love. The vibrant keyboard keys are available to purchase from the Massdrop website. Nope. Your eyes do not deceive...

YouTuber euverus created a fascinating dynamic computer model that measures and scores 30 different ways to address traffic flow from four directions. Using two sets of data points from the Steam community , euverus seamlessly stitched together each example flawlessly. via Digg A Circular Wave Tank Generating Water Spouts and Other Impressive Aquatic PhenomenaA Demonstration...

Taiwanese artist Yen Jui-Lin has created an adorably quirky collection of little wooden toy characters with help from his two children. They are available to view on Instagram and Facebook. A post shared by yen jui-lin (@yenswood) on Aug 6, 2017 at 4:32am PDT A post shared by yen jui-lin (@yenswood) on Nov 27, 2016...

Filmmaker Luís Sá has created a brilliant animation that perfectly captures both the elegance and eloquence of the iconic author George Orwell as he meticulously describes his personal method for making the perfect cup of tea. Jolly good, chaps. I decided to animate this splendid audio clip of our very own George Orwell, explaining how...

In a new animated episode of Hero Swap by How It Should Have Ended and KLOMP! Animation, they swap out Pennywise the Dancing Clown in IT with the clumsy Star Wars Gungan known as Jar Jar Binks. The word “Hero” being used loosely of course. Forrest Gump Takes the Place of Neo in ‘The Matrix’...

On an episode of AMC‘s Talking With Chris Hardwick, special guest Bryan Cranston sat down and told Hardwick the story about the one time that he was able to make Jerry Seinfeld laugh. It all took place during the 105th episode of Seinfeld, titled “The Jimmy,” when Cranston got into character as “dentist to the...

My kid did an interview with her cat pic.twitter.com/PCdnBTiRNs — Paul (father of the more famous Gabi) Duane (@MrPaulDuane) December 4, 2017 Gabi Duane, the 10 year old daughter of Irish writer and director Paul Duane, took a cue from her dad’s work and conducted a rather imaginative and hilarious written interview with the family...

A post shared by Lonesome Town (@lonesometown9) on Nov 29, 2017 at 8:59am PST Anonymous street artist, who goes by the name Lonesome Town, travels around Los Angeles and paints sad clown faces on random discarded objects on the street. Their artistic sorrow-filled journey is available to view on Instagram. A post shared by Lonesome...

Engineer William Osman whose wonderfully quirky and creative projects we’ve posted in the past, shared a devastating video showing the complete destruction of his Southern California house caused by the raging Thomas Fire that swept across Ventura County with little abandon. While going through the charred bits of his home, Osman saw what did (and...

The AquaClimb is a fun series of custom made poolside mounted climbing walls that act as a safe alternative to diving boards and slides. Various versions of the aquatic climbing walls, which require no climbing gear, are available to purchase from the AquaClimb website. Energize Your Pool Scene with AquaClimb. A safe, fun alternative to...

Las Vegas video editor Robert Jones cleverly edited 75 movie scenes with bands to perform the song “Pour Some Sugar On Me” by Def Leppard. Here is the original music video. A ‘Home Alone’ Parody Music Video for the Song ‘Get Back’ by DUM in Which Band Members & Movie Characters Swap FacesFiery Music Video...

In a truly fascinating episode of “Things You Might Not Know“, host Tom Scott traveled to the Nottingham village of Gotham (pronounced Gautam) to recount the city’s unique history in which the residents of the 16th century pretended to be crazy in order to avoid visits by the King. This branded them simultaneously a village...

A feisty black cat named Pepé was keeping her human Brad Johnsen company while he was taking a bath, just hanging out quietly in the background. The little feline decided that she’d had enough, however, once he started singing about her and took some drastic action of her own in order to shut him up....

With the holiday season upon us, lucky owners of the Tesla Model X have discovered the wonderful Christmas mode built as an Easter Egg right into their cars. This cheery mode consists of a coordinated music and light show that during which the signature Falcon Wing doors raise and meet at the top of the...

In September 2016 we wrote about the Twinkling Stars Skirt by ThinkGeek a wonderful piece of clothing that ensures the stars will be out whenever it’s being worn. Since that time, this sparkly skirt has undergone some improvements to make it lighter and easier to wear They’ve replaced the long string of lights with LED...

The very talented and adventurous musician Rob Scallon went to his local Dollar Tree, purchased a tiny, toy guitar for a dollar, hooked it up to some electronics and rocked out rather respectably on an original heavy metal song that featured the distinctly tinkly sounds of the tiny toy axe. Rocking out on a budget....

A trucker caught dashcam footage of a fire truck smoothly drifting across four lanes of rush hour traffic on a Dallas, Texas highway while responding to an emergency. The rear axle steering of the truck allowed the back end to remain straight forward down the road, while the front cut across to the far left...

Textor released facinating video of their TS700 Involute Blade Slicer slicing bulk amounts of pepperoni and bacon at extremely high speeds. The rotating blade can easily cut through meats, up to 17 inches wide, at speeds of up to 2000 RPM. Capable of delivering high volumes of perfect meat and cheese slices in a wide...

While diving off the coast of Phuket, Thailand, a videographer with a sharp eye caught the amazing sight of an octopus emerging from a hole in the ocean floor and tossing away a crab shell with some force. The tidy little octopus had thoroughly enjoyed the contents of that shell earlier and seemingly wanted to...

Life Noggin narrator Pat Graziosi aka Blocko posits the question “Could You Actually Have An Anxiety Disorder?” and proceeds to explain via colorful animation, the causes of anxiety, the different forms of anxiety, the difference in brain chemistry for those who suffer from anxiety, how to relieve the symptoms of anxiety and how anxiety is...

In honor of Star Wars: The Last Jedi hitting theaters on December 15th, Joey Shanks of Shanks FX created a fascinating stop motion animation of a man using force powers to build a LEGO version of Kylo Ren‘s deadly TIE fighter spacecraft. ‘Shanks FX’ Recreates the Millennium Falcon Scene From ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’...

While on location in the Galapágos Islands for BBC Earth’s Blue Planet II, Rachel, one of the show’s directors, found out how friendly the area wildlife can be when a pelican showed up at her tent and refused to leave. No matter what Rachel did to try and shoo the bird away, the mischievously stubborn...

Los Angeles freelance trailer editor Clark Zhu created a moving mashup of movie trailers from 2017 featuring over 230 different films. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips A 2017 Movie Trailer Mashup Featuring 231 FilmsA Trailer for Disney’s 1991 Film Beauty and the Beast Made in the Style of the 2017 Live Action RebootA Mashup Movie...

Cookie Monster raps along to the song “Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check” by Busta Rhymes, with help from the Sesame Street gang, in an amusing mashup by Adam Schleichkorn (a.k.a. “Mylo the Cat“). Here is the original music video. ‘Gimmie Some More… Cookies!’, A Mashup of Cookie Monster Performing the Busta Rhymes Song...

In June 2017, we posted a three part look at Barrow, Alaska, the most northern town in the United States and the people who live there. His and Hers Moments, a nomadic couple who travels all over the United States in an RV, spent some time in Barrow and documented a trip to the local...

Triple-X Motorsports created a spectacular compilation of people crashing their plastic toy cars while engaging in dangerous downhill racing at Rednecks With Paychecks Off-Road and Carter Off-Road Park. via Black Flag Extreme Barbie Jeep Racing, A Dangerous Downhill Challenge in Plastic Toy VehiclesThrill Seekers in Brazil Engage In an Exciting Downhill Roller-Cart RideA Racing Helmet...

Sesame Street star Mr. Snuffleupagus joined Vanity Fair to read and react to amazing facts about the universe. All-new episodes of Sesame Street air every Saturday on HBO. Sesame Street Introduces Julia, A Four-Year-Old Character With AutismJoe Mangrum on Sesame Street’s Word on the Street PodcastShocking Facts About ‘Sesame Street’ That You May Not Have...

YouTuber Juan Jose Picon captured the performance of an amazing street artist who very skillfully manipulated her red-skirted, red-lipsticked mouse marionette through an amazing number of different dance styles (including tap dancing and twerking) to the Luis Fonsi song “Despacito” A Cappella Group ‘Shir Soul’ Uses Colored Dreidels to Assign Vocal Roles While Performing a...

Robert Carlson of 5 Mad Movie Makers created an awesome video where a toy Thomas the Tank Engine and a group of his steam locomotive friends perform all sorts of sick stunts on wooden train tracks. Compilation of Thomas the Tank Engine CrashesHow the Thomas the Tank Engine Theme Is a Perfect Backing Track to...

An absolutely adorable hedgehog named Mr. Pokee showed off his new blue knitted socks while getting a yummy belly rub. Mr. Pokee lives in Wiesbaden, Germany with his human Talitha and has accompanied her on many a holiday. Traveling with Pokee started when I decided to go abroad for a semester. At that point Pokee...

In the 22nd episode of his ongoing documentary series, entitled No Small Parts, host Brandon Hardesty dives deep into the amazing career of the incredibly versatile, multi-talented Keith David whose golden voice has resonated across stage, film, television and many other forms of modern media. Keith David is perhaps best known for his roles as...

Storm chasing filmmaker Dustin Farrell has created “Transient“, a stunning timelapse that compiles gorgeous footage of lightning bolts striking across the clouds and piercing through the sky to make contact with the ground. Farrell spent many days and drove many miles across the Great Plains during the summer of 2017 to capture such amazing, hardwon...

Filmmaker, actor, writer and comedian Jordan Peele sat down with the cameras of Vanity Fair and humorously addressed some of the more colorful fan theories (and conspiracies) that popped on reddit about his brilliant film Get Out. While some of the theories were obvious and others that were way out there, there was one that...

Videographer Swede Mason has put together a hilarious mashup that traded in the prominent visage of David Byrne in the video for the iconic Talking Heads song “Once In a Lifetime” with that of Donald Trump, providing a rather interesting take on the lyrics. And you may ask yourself What is that beautiful house? And...

A post shared by Lauren Ko (@lokokitchen) on Nov 24, 2017 at 12:01pm PST Seattle pastry artist Lauren Ko creates beautiful handmade pies and tarts that look absolutely scrumptious, with lovely designs she creates with pie crust and fruits. Each of these gorgeous culinary works are also given names that describe just how good they...

Louis Plamondon (a.k.a. “Sleepy Skunk“), a movie trailer editor based in Los Angeles, created a fantastic 2017 movie trailer mashup featuring trailers from 231 films. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips A Trailer for Disney’s 1991 Film Beauty and the Beast Made in the Style of the 2017 Live Action RebootA Shot for Shot Comparison of...

Professional engineer Paul Klusman has created a amusing new video where the classic film, Star Wars: A New Hope, is reenacted with dressed up cats. Klusman, the man behind the “An Engineer’s Guide to Cats” series, featured plenty of fake lasers, escalators, percolators, hand puppets, and homemade props in his purrfect movie remake starring fellow...

A thrilling new behind the scenes featurette has been released for Star Wars: The Last Jedi that features cast members training for their very physical roles in the upcoming film. The Last Jedi is set to battle its way into theaters on December 15th, 2017. Behind the Scenes Look at Star Wars: The Last JediMark...

Determined Scottish YouTuber Mike Boyd of the Learn Quick series challenged himself to quickly learn how to break a wine glass using only his voice. It took him approximately 4 hours and 29 minutes over the period of 14 days. A post shared by Mike Boyd (@mikeboydvideo) on Dec 4, 2017 at 4:08am PST Determined...

A post shared by Boogie Parker (@thesouthparkers) on Dec 1, 2016 at 7:41pm PST Boogie Parker, the wife of South Park co-creator Trey Parker, posted hilarious and adorable behind the scenes footage on Instagram last year of Trey helping their daughter Betty Boogie Parker recite dialogue for Ike Broflovski, the cute little potty mouth character...

The cast and director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi appeared on a special episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!. At one point in the interview, Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) explained to Jimmy Kimmel how the “I Am Your Father” scene transpired and also did a spot on impression of Harrison Ford (Han Solo). Star Wars:...

On the latest episode of their Frontiers series, Great Big Story caught up with 77-year-old Tatsuo Horiuchi who picked up art after retiring. Instead of painting with a standard paintbrush, however, Horiuchi produces all sorts of incredible Japanese landscapes with Microsoft Excel. When Tatsuo Horiuchi retired, he decided to try his hand at art. But...

Beirut pranksters Alex Stifler and Jad Khawandi of HowAboutBeirut frightened all sorts of random strangers around town by pretending to drop a tall stack of connected boxes on top of them. Rebirth 2013, A 32-Foot-Tall Stack of Junked CarsTwins Prank Strangers by Pretending to Teleport While Getting Their Photo TakenAn Autonomous Robot That Can Pick...

Two very curious cats approached a moving metronome with extreme caution, desperately wanting to know what it was, but afraid of its movement. Every time the metronome ticked, the larger calico cat would twitch in perfect time. Once she got her nerve up, however, the calico reached out to swat the thing. When the metronome...