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In the rather unsettling preview of “Arkangel” from the fourth season of Black Mirror, a little girl gave her mother a big scare when she briefly disappeared from a park and reappeared shortly afterwards. After a rather frightening encounter with a backyard dog, both mother and daughter find themselves in a sterile laboratory where the...

In 2015, a beautiful and rather vociferous Kookaburra at Kangaroo Point in Brisbane, Queensland Australia let out a truly impressive call that lasted over 20 seconds. A Tired Human Meows Loudly at His Sleeping Cat in Revenge for a Week of Being Awoken Way Too EarlyA Lyrebird Mimicking a Laser Sound EffectThe Incredible Mimicking Lyrebird...

When Dillon Hill found out that his best friend Chris Betancourt was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he decided to quit college and help Betancourt fulfill a custom bucket list for as long as they could. The two had been friends for a long time when Hill began dating Betancourt’s sister. When she took her own...

When YouTuber DreamCastle_629 got into a car accident that left the horn constantly sounding off. Rather than complain about the incessant, repetitive noise, the young man decided to make up a somewhat silly song to go with it. While not particularly complex, the song is a catchy and well sung. So like, I kinda got...

On the day before Thanksgiving 2017, a surprisingly graceful little Asian elephant named Lily went for a relaxing dip in the pool at the Oregon Zoo. While she enjoying her swim, her human caretakers carefully threw cut slices of apples into the water for Lily to discover. They also left a number of apple slices...

Hi-Fructose announced their new book project, the Hi-Fructose: New Contemporary Fashion Book, that will be filled with 300-pages worth of wearable art and fashion by talented artists from around the world. It is currently available to pre-order from Amazon with a release date of January 30th, 2018. We’re pleased to announce an interesting upcoming book...

Veritasium host Derek Muller traveled to a Mercedes-Benz facility in Stuttgart, Germany to test drive a replica of the world’s very first automobile, patented by Karl Benz in 1886. LEGO Heavy WeaponsLEGOLAND Dubai Unveils Giant LEGO Replica of the Burj Khalifa, The World’s Tallest BuildingNintendo and Mercedes-Benz Offer New GLA-Class SUV as a Free Downloadable...

Danish archer Lars Andersen posted a awesome new video where he fires all sorts of very dangerous “turning arrows” around real people and various other objects. It can be done with ordinary arrows, but it is far easier to learn with an arrow where there is air resistance at the tip of the arrow. You...

Seanders shared footage, taken during halftime of a Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game, of circus performer Cornell Freeney putting on an amazing gymnastics performance in his German Wheel. The Ohio State Marching Band Honors 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address During Halftime ShowThe Ohio State University Marching Band Video Game Tribute‘Lord of the Ring’, A Video...

Roadie built a custom electric skateboard that he uses to ride on abandoned railroad tracks. via reddit Rail Rider, A Go Kart for Railroad TracksNew York City-Based Group Proposes Opening Up the City’s Abandoned Railroad Tracks for Recreational UsePBS Explores an Abandoned Philadelphia Railroad Tunnel That Could Become a Public Park

Kevin Kohler (a.k.a. “The Backyard Scientist“) and engineer Nick Householder teamed up for an episode of the Science Channel‘s Street Science series and built a giant mousetrap powered car in one day. The Backyard Scientist Builds an Intimidating Giant Mouse Trap That Smashes EverythingA Rocket-Powered Knife Easily Slices a Toy Car and Whole Chicken in...

To celebrate Halloween and Star Wars: The Last Jedi landing in theaters next month, father Colby Powell of Lafayette, California joined forces with his family and friends to build a massive light-up Millennium Falcon that measures approximately 29-feet-long. Powell and his crew mounted the iconic movie spacecraft on top of their roof for all to...

ThinkGeek is featuring a disturbing, yet amazing candle based on the scene showing Gestapo agent Arnold Ernst Toht’s face melting in the classic 1981 Indiana Jones film, Raiders of the Lost Ark. Many special effects are achieved using CGI today. Not so much back in 1981. We can still remember the first time we saw…...

Warner Bros. released the first trailer for Smallfoot, their upcoming animated comedy film written and directed by Karey Kirkpatrick and based on a story by Sergio Pablos. The film follows a group of Yetis who freak out over Migo’s (Channing Tatum) news of a fearsome human. Smallfoot is set to stomp into theaters on September...

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OK Go has released a single from their Hungry Ghosts album entitled “Obsession” and in usual fashion, they accompanied the song with an incredible timelapse music video featuring the members of the band interacting with colorful pieces of paper coming out of 567 printers. The effect is highly mesmerizing, flashy and brilliant to experience. The...

For much of the year, Simon’s Cat and Simon’s kitten live in opposition to one another, but on special occasions such as Thanksgiving, the two sneaky felines are happy to team up and steal from their beleaguered human his yummy dinner, one morsel at at a time. Taking turns, both cat and kitten distracted Simon...

In 1971, the brilliant Jim Henson and his stable of Muppets appeared on The Dick Cavett Show and essentially took over the production of a wonderfully amusing and informative Thanksgiving special. Throughout the show, Henson gave interviews, offered a look behind-the-costumes and demonstrated how the Muppets were brought to life. Jim Henson Explores the Process...

On this Thanksgiving 2017 eve, the non-alien parasite occupied Mr. Poopybutthole of Rick and Morty took a nostalgic stroll through his photo album that he shared in order to reveal exactly who and what he has to be thankful for this year. Enjoy these warm and squishy moments as we explore all that Mr. Poopybutthole...

Firebox is featuring a glass Star Wars decanter modeled after the iconic stormtrooper helmet from 1977 film, Star Wars: A New Hope. When they’re not being drummed on by a bunch of scruffy little Ewoks, Stormtrooper helmets make pretty classy drinks decanters. Based on the iconic helmet molded by Andrew Ainsworth at Shepperton Design Studios...

Bangkok case modder Jengki Wmp of World Media Plus (WMP) built an astonishing life-size set of Iron Man Mk. 45 armor that contains a working custom PC. He won first place for the “Most Beautiful Case” at Deutsche Casemod Meisterschaft 2017. images via World Media Plus via MIKESHOUTS, The Awesomer ‘Castaway’, A Detailed Action Figure...

Tel Aviv, Israel designer Chen Bikovski of Popup Lighting has created a new collection of pop-up book inspired aluminum owl lamps that reveal their majestic wings with light when turned on. The owl lamps are a follow-up to Bikovski’s charming line of peacock, deer head and cactus wall lights. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Charming...

A post shared by Maxwell Tilse (@maxwellillustration) on Oct 17, 2017 at 9:34am PDT Maxwell Tilse, a very talent Australian artist who has since relocated to London, England, has created an extremely detailed series comprised of hand drawn cutouts of traditional British pubs. Tilse very cleverly captured images of the miniature being held up against...

Czech Republic driver Libor Václavík of Tatra Trucks hopped into the heavy-duty 4×4 Tatra Tactic 810 prototype truck and set a new world record for climbing uphill over a gigantic obstacle called the “Brutt Monster”. He was able to make it over the 24.6-feet high obstacle that features a 55 degree incline. via Digg Record...

Team BlackSheep drone pilot RensenFPV captured spectacular footage, edited by Aufmschlau.ch, of a drone flying through “Long Range Paradise” (Part 1 and Part 2). First-Person Video of a Drone Flying Into a Cliff and Plummeting to the Ground in 4KPhotographer Tapes Superman Toy to Drone and Captures Footage of the Superhero Flying Over Victoria Park...

In a cleaving episode of Amazing Places, host Tom Scott visited the town of Staufen, Germany, like many of its neighbors, is sitting upon shifting earth after an overreaching geothermal drilling project in 2007 hit the high pressure water table. The water leak seeped into the anhydrite (calcium sulfate) layer between water table and ground...

In 2016, Scottish artist Ewan McClure brilliantly captured himself painting his own portrait from the back of the canvas using his reflection in a mirror in front of him. McClure captured this amazing feat as a timelapsed by positioning a camera behind a two way mirror. Mirror Technique – my new approach to painting a...

Weta Workshop released a video featuring a vibrant behind the scenes look at how they created the amazing hyper-stylized armor and weapons for Thor: Ragnarok. This may be our most colourful job yet. Our costume and prop crews made super cool helmets for Thor and Hulk, the colorful Grandmaster Guard armor, the striking blue costume...

Buttered Side Down, a “comedy skit series following the exaggerated perspective of an idiot,” released a new amusing video where an “idiot” puts his head in the microwave, drinks cleaning supplies, electrocutes himself, and tries to learn quantum physics in a desperate attempt to gain superpowers. Previously the idiot found an evil magic staff and...

Earlier this month, someone in North Carolina captured (vertical) slow motion footage of a daring man jumping from one side of a road to another. I just wanted to jump the road. The SLOMO Video FestivalCat Repeatedly Jumping to Great Heights in Slow MotionSuper Slow Motion Video of Dogs Catching Treats

As soon as it started snowing in a Redmond, Washington park, a really cute dog in a bright green collar named Bleu opened his mouth and did his best to catch the falling snowflakes. While Bleu wasn’t able to keep up with the snow fall, he was as adorably motivated as he possibly could be....

Stranger Things stars Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson) and Joe Keery (Steve Harrington) sat down with Wired to answer the web’s most searched questions about the themselves during an Autocomplete Interview. Joe and Gaten answer hard-hitting questions like, “Is Gaten Matarazzo now?” and “Is Joe Keery legit?” Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) Chats With Jimmy Kimmel About the...

On November 16, 2017, Christie’s held an auction for a gorgeous Leonardo da Vinci painting entitled “Salvator Mundi“. This “male Mona Lisa” is believed to be the “last da Vinci” available. After 19 minutes of bidding, the painting fetched over $450 million, the largest amount ever to have been paid for a work of art....

After his humans returned home from grocery shopping, a rather cheeky emu named Eemie (aka Gollop) in Adelaide, South Australia, ran right over and insisted upon helping them remove the items from the back seat of the car. Eemie took great care with his job, carefully selecting one item at a time, before dropping it...

Musician Nathan Mills of Beyond The Guitar got into the Rick and Morty spirit by performing a classical guitar cover of the Evil Morty song, “For the Damaged Coda” by Blonde Redhead. Here is the original song. A Heavy Metal Version of the Rick and Morty Theme SongA Pleasing Classical Guitar Cover of the Super...

Stockholm graphic designer Viktor Hertz has created a series of square vinyl album cover prints that feature wonderful minimalistic pictogram illustrations of popular song titles. He is currently raising funds on Kicktarter to help with printing and shipping costs. Hertz also made a custom Spotify playlist filled with the songs that he chose for his...

Venezuela artist ChocoToy has created a series of illustrations that imagine the awesome kids of Stranger Things as adorable toy-like characters. They are all available to view on Behance and Instagram. A post shared by Ilustracion/bags/love (@chocotoycute) on Nov 2, 2017 at 12:36pm PDT A post shared by Ilustracion/bags/love (@chocotoycute) on Nov 7, 2017 at...

Tian and Teague of the DIM SUM CLUB have designed the SIXOVERONE a bottle opener, that can open up to six beverages at once. They are currently raising funds on Indiegogo to help with production costs. SIXOVERONE is the only bottle opener that can open up to six bottles at once. You can also open...

A post shared by ???? ???? (@mimles) on Oct 30, 2017 at 3:45am PDT Vancouver, Canada makeup artist Mimi Choi created amazing optical illusions that transform her hand into a hot dog and her face into a hamburger and an entire pizza. A post shared by ???? ???? (@mimles) on Nov 2, 2017 at 11:43pm...

While attending Dubai Air Show 2017, aviation blogger Sam Chui took an inside look at the world’s largest, most luxurious, and only privately owned Boeing 787 Dreamliner jumbo jet. Deer Jet’s remodeled “Dream Jet” features a gigantic main lounge area, dining spaces, a beautiful master bedroom with a 42-inch television, a dressing room, and a...

A watchful rhinoceros at a zoo in the Czech Republic kept a careful eye on a very friendly, sociable black cat rubbed up against her baby inside their enclosure. The concerned mum needn’t have worried as the little feline was just trying to make friends with the calf. The cat even gave her a little...

Mike Perduto posted an exciting video earlier this month where kids from Lil’ Racers Power Wheels lined up in their battery-powered vehicles and engaged in a fun-filled race down the Orlando Speed World Dragway. The cute Orlando, Florida race took place during The Stick Shift Mafia‘s Cash Days 17 event. via ViralHog Power Tool Drag...

Kansas City rapper Mac Lethal created an impressive video where he performed an insanely fast 400 word rap in one minute with a conure parrot, named Carrot, on his shoulder. Mac Lethal Does an Insanely Fast Tongue Twister Rap Featuring Every Letter of the AlphabetMac Lethal Throws Down an Insanely Fast Rap to Order a...

The Weather Channel set up in a perfect location to live stream the Georgia Dome, former home of the Atlanta Falcons, being imploded after 25 years of service. The cameraman thought that he had an ideal view of the implosion, but an Atlanta MARTA bus ruined their day by pulling up in front of the...

While sitting on the floor in front of television, the sweetly concerned English bulldog named Khaleesi, who tried to warn a girl she was not safe in the 2015 gothic romance film Crimson Peak, did her very best to save Leonardo DiCaprio from a bear attack in the film The Revenant. According to her human,...

The 2017 Christmas advert for Heathrow Airport tells the wonderfully heartwarming story of their adorable mascot teddy bear couple as they fall in love, start a family and grow old together, shown through touching vignettes of flights taken throughout the years. For over 70 years we’ve been reuniting families for Christmas. A lot’s changed in...

In a 1992 skit from The Ben Stiller Show, actor Bob Odenkirk of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul portrayed the now late Charles Manson as a Lassie-like companion to a young boy named Timmy. When Timmy was bitten by a snake when he reached under a rock, he sent Manson back to the house...

While attempting to deliver a unifying opening monologue for the HBO fundraising special Night of Too Many Stars, sorely missed comedian Jon Stewart found himself being interrupted by a buzzer wielded by former Daily Show alum Stephen Colbert, who had more than a few choice words for Stewart’s choice of words. As they quibbled, the...

Old Spice released a “Ye Olde Exploding Yule Log” that continuously explodes all over the place inside of a fireplace for one full hour. Terry Crews pops up in the flames every once in a while to stir things up. It’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holidays and...

Cape May, New Jersey artist Christopher Genovese of FreakShop created an amazing collection of handmade museum quality busts that depict various pop culture icons like Walter White, Larry David, and Darth Vader. They are all available to purchase from his Etsy shop. images via FreakShop submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Remarkably Detailed Popsicles of Pop...