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by Lori Dorn on (#31FPR)
As in past years, an incredible series of giant flower sculptures were displayed during the annual flower parade of Corso Zundert, which takes place every first first Sunday of September in the small town of Zundert, Netherlands. The parade’s 20 sculptures are created in a yearlong process by volunteer teams of Zundert residents. Every year...
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by Justin Page on (#31FKP)
On a very hot episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, the one and only Henry Rollins sat down with host Sean Evans to tell high-octane stories about his life while eating progressively spicy wings. Man v. Food’s Adam Richman Tells Stories About His Life While Eating Progressively Spicy WingsSteve-O Tells Insane Stories...
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by Lori Dorn on (#31FFS)
While out camping in the beautiful Kaiser Wilderness of California’s Sierra National Forest, backpacker Amy Lippus captured a really interesting phenonmenon when a lake full of waterbugs made themselves known every time her camping partner said the word “hey†and make other noises. reddit commenter clippus offered some useful insight into what actually occurred. The...
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by Justin Page on (#31FFV)
Portland, Oregon artist and owner of Tenderfoot Studio, Pony Reinhardt, has created a beautiful collection of black and white line art tattoos heavily inspired by animals and nature.
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by Justin Page on (#31F8Z)
Before departing from Camp Atterbury in Indiana back in 2012, Master Corporal John Celestino from the 31 Canadian Brigade Group and an unidentified US National Guard soldier engaged in a friendly, yet very interesting one-on-one game of tug of war. Michelle Obama & Jimmy Fallon Competing in Fitness GamesA Wayward Fox in London Relentlessly Refuses...
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by Lori Dorn on (#31F91)
While enjoying breakfast, a customer at a Greggs casual dining restaurant in South Shields, UK captured the hilarious sight of a rather enterprising seagull who came right in through the automatic sliding doors, walked directly over to the lowest shelf available, scooped up a bag of chips and walked directly out the same door from...
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by Justin Page on (#31F93)
Self taught sfx makeup artist Ellinor Rosander and photographer Macs Moser of Ellimacs SFX released a frightening makeup tutorial on how to transform yourself into the Pale Man from Pan’s Labyrinth. The Pale Man Halloween Makeup Tutorial will take you through the process of creating a strange creature with a massive head, weirdo mouth and...
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by Justin Page on (#31F5C)
Auckland, New Zealand artist Hazel Zakariya has created a gorgeous series of food art in smoothie bowls featuring wild animals, portraits of popular TV show and movie characters, as well as drawings of Hogwarts houses from Harry Potter films.
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by Justin Page on (#31F5E)
Travis Greenwood has created Movie Heds, a fantastic novelty Twitter account that features Newspapaer headlines that have appeared in popular movies.
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by Justin Page on (#31EVZ)
Onnit has created a force-filled line of functional Star Wars themed fitness equipment that will allow you to train to become a powerful Jedi or Sith Lord.
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by Justin Page on (#31EW1)
On September 6th, a snake catcher in Australia was called out to a property in Doonan, Queensland to capture and relocate a nine foot carpet python that was found on someone’s deck. The man picked up the large snake and, before he could put it in a sack himself, it decided to help out by...
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by Justin Page on (#31ERT)
Amazing 12-year-old ventriloquist Darci Lynne graced the America’s Got Talent stage in the semi-final round to blow the judges and audience away once again with her amazing talent. Darci brought her elderly puppet Edna on stage to confess her love for Simon Cowell and sing him a heartfelt cover of the song “(You Make Me...
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by Lori Dorn on (#31DJ1)
Ukrainian pastry chef Dinara Kasko, who is known all over the world for designing absolutely gorgeous desserts that pair sleek geometric shapes with fantastic surface architecture, has created yet another amazing cake that appears as if it is covered in cherries, but the only cherries in the recipe are inside the cake.
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Justin Roiland Prank Calls Preacher Joel Osteen’s Megachurch Prayer Line as Rick of ‘Rick and Morty’
by Lori Dorn on (#31DEX)
While appearing as a guest of the H3 podcast, the very funny Justin Roiland prank called the prayer line at preacher Joel Osteen‘s Lakewood Megachurch in Houston, Texas, invoking his character Rick Sanchez of the animated series Rick and Morty. While posing questions, Roiland was surprised to find that the voice on the other end...
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by Lori Dorn on (#31CZN)
Team Candiru, a British production company focusing on natural history, captured wonderful footage of the rare and remarkable diving bell spider as she was spinning her web underwater and occasionally going back up to the surface for a little air. Argyroneta aquatica the Diving Bell Spider it the UK’s only fully aquatic species of spider....
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by Lori Dorn on (#31CWX)
French photographer Stephane Vetter captured and created an absolutely stunning panoramic eclipse composite with sparkling star trails. The photos were taken in near Lake Magone in Oregon during the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. According to Vetter, the process took a bit of time, but the resulting image was worth it. It was...
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by Lori Dorn on (#31CT8)
The first photo from the upcoming biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody about the history of Queen, directed by Bryan Singer, was released to Entertainment Weekly.
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by Lori Dorn on (#31CN1)
An 87 year old woman attending DragonCon in Atlanta, Georgia garnered a great deal of attention as she came in on a rolling iron throne, elegantly dressed as Olenna Tyrell of Highgarden and holding a sign that said "It Was Me".
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by Lori Dorn on (#31CG2)
The 2017 World Beard and Moustache Championships took place Saturday, September 1-3 at the Long Center in Austin, Texas.
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by Scott Beale on (#31C9Q)
Rob Beschizza of Boing Boing created this wonderful Shopping Cart Alignment Chart that accuratly categorizes people based on how they return their shopping cart. via Boing Boing Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors by Fred Armisen & Carrie BrownsteinShopping Cart LoungerMoonwalking With Shopping Cart at Walmart
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by Lori Dorn on (#31C9S)
In May 2017, a father and son rather excitedly and profanely reacted as a powerful microburst took out five trees one by one in the yard of their Greenville,Tennessee home. As this was happening, the son, named Alex, went out to retrieve his scooter, despite his previous declination. Dad:’Do you want to try and get...
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by Lori Dorn on (#31C2G)
In 2015, we wrote about the then 20 year old Hugo Cornellier, who had created a timelapse made up of 8 years worth of daily selfies, wearing the same expression. Since that time, Cornellier has been adding more daily selfies to the timelapse. This version concluded on his August 2017 wedding day. It’s that time...
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by Lori Dorn on (#31BVB)
While watching his dad run around their County Kerry kitchen in an attempt to catch a wayward bat, Irish filmmaker and comedian Tadhg Fleming took it upon himself to hilariously narrate the situation from a safe place in the utility closet. In doing so, he paid careful attention to his father’s rapid movements, his mam...
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by Justin Page on (#31BMY)
Filmmaker Devin Graham (a.k.a. “Devin Super Tramp“) teamed up with Subaru to film a group of thrill seekers (Marshall Miller, Jesse Hall, Carson Klein, Sean Chuma, and Hartman Rector) as they did incredible Slip ‘N Slide base jumps off of a 500 foot cliff. Devin also posted behind the scenes footage of the insanely awesome...
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by Lori Dorn on (#319VR)
An adorably lively little dachshund named Bernie bounced up and down as if he were on a trampoline until he could grab hold of the handle of a sliding glass door with his mouth. Once the handle was reached, Bernie very cleverly used the force of his own weight to open the doorjust enough for...
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by Lori Dorn on (#319SA)
In 2015, construction worker David Bradley was working with his rock crusher when he accidentally disturbed a coyote den underneath. After four pups ran out, Bradley continued on with his work when he discovered a fifth pup caught underneath. The tiny blue eyed coyote peeked his little head out, but his legs were trapped. Very...
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by Lori Dorn on (#319M5)
In an ominous trailer for the third season of the sublime USA series Mr. Robot, a befuddled Elliott (Rami Malek) wakes up in a place he doesn’t know, unable to remember anything that happened. While he was sleeping, however Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) and Tyrell Wellic (Martin Wollström) were busy planning the unstoppable demise of...
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by Justin Page on (#319FE)
On an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live that aired back in 2014, host Jimmy Kimmel featured a hilarious video where Hodor (Kristian Nairn) from Game of Thrones attempted to play the final round of Family Feud. Due to poor Hodor’s limited vocabulary, he botched the game and sadly walked off stage. The Cast of ‘Modern...
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by Lori Dorn on (#319FG)
Harman Productions has created an incredible compilation of past 22 presidents addressing the people of the United States as a whole (for a variety of reasons). The video begins with #23 – Benjamin Harrison and concludes with #45 – Donald Trump. It’s remarkable to listen how the American accent changed over the course of a...
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by Justin Page on (#319FJ)
Los Angeles filmmaker Andrew McMurry of Nukazooka created an action packed animated mashup that merges together the world of LEGO with the Grand Theft Auto video game series. Grand Theft Auto meets LEGO. Live Action Movie Trailer Based on the Video Game ‘Grand Theft Auto V’Grand Theft Auto: RISE, Video Game Inspired Live Action Short...
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by Justin Page on (#319CK)
While at 2017 Oktoberfest 2017in Bavaria, 38-year old tax inspector Oliver Strümpfel smashed his old Guinness World Record for the most beer steins carried a distance of 131 feet. In 2014, he was able to carry 24 steins. This year, Oliver managed to carry 31 beer-filled tankards stacked up in two tiers and then set...
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by Justin Page on (#3196Z)
Barney and friends perform the song “Playa Hater†by The Notorious B.I.G. in an amusing mashup by Mylo the Cat. Here is the original music video. Barney and Friends Perform the Song ‘Big Poppa’ by The Notorious B.I.G.Barney and Friends Perform the Song ‘Get Money’ by The Notorious B.I.G.Earl Sinclair, The Dad From the Television...
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by Lori Dorn on (#31971)
A wonderfully devoted cat named Nabi has taken it upon himself to protect his feline friend, a beautiful, disabled orange tabby whose back legs don’t work very well. The cats are feral and live outdoors, but locals ensure that both have plenty to eat and get their medicine. The relationship between the two is remarkably...
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by Justin Page on (#318ZT)
British inventor Colin Furze created a video where he demonstrates how to make an auto Nerf blaster firing system that shoots foam darts from your toy with the press of a button. This is 1 of 10 exciting projects from Colin’s upcoming book, This Book Isn’t Safe. It is available to pre-order from Amazon and...
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by Lori Dorn on (#318ZW)
Pusic, the funny cat who warmly greets his human at the door, very elegantly rang a bell in order to peruse a menu of yummy foods. Once he made his decision, Pusic again rang the bell to let his willing waiter know of his choice. Finding that he was still hungry, Pusic rang that bell...
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by Justin Page on (#318SH)
Helsinki, Finland artist Jonna Pohjalainen attended an Environmental Art workshop at the Pedvale Open Air Museum in 2006 and carved a collection of local fallen aspen trees them into giant colored pencil sculptures. According to Jonna, her Color Pencils work “shows us how it is connected with its surroundings and how it changes during different...
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by Justin Page on (#318PE)
The Electric State is a new narrative art book, created by sci-fi artist Simon Stålenhag, about a girl and her robot in the 1990s traveling west across the USA in an alternate reality. After a successful fundraising campaign on Kickstarter, Simon is now finishing the remaining pieces of art and writing text before he and...
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by Lori Dorn on (#318PG)
Over 50 graceful peacock spiders dance and preen to the iconic disco song “Stayin’ Alive†by the The Bee Gees in a colorful compilation created from footage taken by Australian photographer Jurgen Otto aka Peacockspiderman. These beautiful arachnids have also been seen waving around lightsabers and dancing to the song YMCA. A short compilation of...
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by Justin Page on (#318K1)
Finnish couple Lauri Vuohensilta and Anni Vuohensilta of the Beyond the Press channel inflated a giant weather balloon, given to them by Sent Into Space, with a leaf blower and captured footage of it exploding in slow motion. The slow motion shots were filmed with a Chronos 1.4 high speed camera. The Slow Mo Guys...
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by Sponsored on (#318G3)
This post was sponsored by Aqua Jet Razor via Syndicate Ads. Aqua Jet Razor is a new advance in shaving industry that uses water jets instead of shaving foam, for a perfect shave. The device promises to reduce both the irritation and waste produced by traditional shaving. The founders of Aqua Jet Razor have launched...
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by Justin Page on (#31876)
To celebrate Star Wars: The Last Jedi blasting its way into theaters on December 14th, 2017, The United Kingdom’s Royal Mail will be releasing a series of eight new collectible Star Wars stamps that feature new (Maz Kanata, Supreme Leader Snoke, Porg, BB-8, K-2SO) and classic droids and aliens (Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3PO) from the legendary...
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by Lori Dorn on (#316ST)
After getting in a nice luxurious scratch on his new post, a rather contented Simon’s Cat turned territorial when Simon’s kitten came out to play. Seeing the new post, the kitten attempted to take a turn at scratching, but the Simon’s Cat was in no mood and repeatedly tried to shoo Simon’s kitten away. Of...
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by Lori Dorn on (#316R5)
Martha Perkins, editor-in-chief of the Vancouver Courier in British Columbia, very tentatively stepped into the Lost Lagoon of Stanley Park, poked her hands in the water and very nervously lifted out a brown, brain shaped blob. Luckily, Celina Starnes of the Stanley Park Ecology Society was nearby to takeover and explain that the blob was...
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by Lori Dorn on (#316P9)
Music theorist and musician 12tone analyzed the iconic Pink Floyd song “Comfortably Numb†and explained how functional harmony was employed to tell the song’s story. The verses subsist of external dialogue happening around a rather disoriented Pink and are represented by a lack of musical resolution, while the chords of the chorus, which encompass Pink’s...
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by Scott Beale on (#316PB)
Walker White by Butcher Billy, a wonderful reinterpretation of Breaking Bad’s Walter White as the Night King, leader of the White Walkers on Game of Thrones.
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by Lori Dorn on (#316KT)
The fascinating animated series RealLifeLore takes a look at all the geographical and financial challenges that would arise should someone ever attempt to build a road around the world – connecting Europe, Asia, Africa with each other and with North and South Americas. What if we constructed a road around the world that connected most...
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by Lori Dorn on (#316HM)
In Warm Springs, Oregon on August 21, 2017, photographers ByoungJun Jeong, Young Sam Choi and director Professor JunHo Oh from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology captured absolutely amazing up close footage of the sun as it completely disappeared behind the moon during the 2017 total solar eclipse. In order to get such...
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by Lori Dorn on (#316FN)
Musician Sierra Hull used the steady beat of her old washing machine as a metronome for a little bluegrass song she plucked out on her mandolin. In case your metronome breaks…. We previously wrote about guitarist Aaron James McAvoy doing a similar thing. via reddit Musician Performs Don’t Stop Believin’ on Guitar to the Steady...
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by Lori Dorn on (#316AB)
The very talented Jun Yoshizuki of Jun’s Kitchen prepared a lovely meal of homemade tempura udon noodles with his beloved long haired orange cats Kohaku and Nagi standing at the ready. Kohaku was particularly excited by the carrots, which were fresh from Jun’s uncle’s garden. The garden I went to is my uncle’s garden. He’s...
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How Missing Title Card Information for ‘Night of the Living Dead’ Put Zombies Into the Public Domain
by Lori Dorn on (#3168F)
Filmmaker Kristian Williams aka “kaptainkristian†explains how the simple error of omitting the notice of copyright from the title card of his iconic horror film Night of the Living Dead, led to creator George Romero‘s ideas being widely shared in the public domain without any protection from copyright. This mistake cost Romero millions of dollars...
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