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For those not able to view the 2024 solar eclipse in person, NASA is broadcasting a livestream of the April 8th event as it happens.

Ariella Michal and her flatmate performed an amusing cover of "The Imperial March" from Star Wars using only a kazoo and a squeaky door.

Postmodern Jukeboxteamed up with Ashley Campbell to perform a 1920s New Orleans "Second Line" cover of "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover".

Cosmic Eye by Danail Obreschkow takes viewers on an amazing journey that zooms out at progressive distances away into outer space.

British astronomer Nevil Maskelyne used a telescopic adapter for his camera to capture the the oldest known footage of a total solar eclipse.

A little mouse peered out from the stove, saw that no human was around and stealthily stole a cookie from the open bag on the counter.

iFilmThat created "The Costanza Breakups", three AskReddit-inspired vignettes about couples breaking up for really annoying things.

Cameron Duke of MinuteEarth explained the long history of solar eclipses and how humans learned to track when they will occur.

AdventuresOfSly quite amusingly added the comical claymation team of Wallace & Gromit into very serious scenes from "The Matrix".

Steve-Omet up with Steve Wozniak to ride their Segways to the Los Gatos Apple store where Woz could use his Apple employee discount.

Shoppers at a Chinese mall in Shenzhen were surprised when a giant pack of Siberian huskies was accidentally let loose from a pet cafe.

Threadwood Animation created "Magical Cat" an amusing online series about a claymation cat doing the wonderfully silly things that cats do.

Whilecat cafesare all the rage, not many include a friendly capybara who gets along with all of the felines like Capy Neko Cafe in Tokyo.

NASA enlisted talented artists to create a series of wonderful posters commemorating the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

While dog-sitting her best friend's dog, a woman named Marielle had no idea what the release word that gave him permission to eat.

Nick Mason announced the winning music videos for Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" 50th Anniversary animated video competition.

A guinea pig stretched out quietly on a blanket next to the keys of the piano, where her human plays classical music that lulls her to sleep.

I love languages! shared a video showing how old English regional dialects, such as Northumbrian, Mercian, and West Saxon were spoken.

A very startled cat named Timon gave his human a very fixed look of disbelief when he saw a bear in his yard for the very first time.

Parkour athlete Nico Fischer aka "Elevator-Man" skillfully scaled a narrow hallway, jumping back and forth between the walls like Spider-Man.

Film collective Total Refusal compiled the daily work of the NPCs in "Red Dead Redemption 2" were doing to earn a living.

Mattias Krantz 3D printed an incredible 100 guitar picks in one giant pick with a handle that looked cool but didn't work as well.

The Haneline Twins humorously performed a cover of the AC/DC song "Back in Black" using a metal pan hitting a helmeted head for percussion.

Willie Nelson and Kermit the Frog performed a wonderful duet of "Rainbow Connection" during a live show at a Luck Reunion in Luck, Texas.

New Mind took a look at the history of the zip tie, a ubiquitous modern invention with origins that go back to the late 19th century.

Dr. Joren Whitley, a caring chiropractor to both humans and animals alike, gave a much needed adjustment to a giraffe with neck pain.

The Paint Explainerprovided an explanation of various types of computer viruses and the damage they cause.

A little parrot named Richard grabbed a spoon with his beak and eagerly stirred his human's afternoon coffee with great zeal.

Popular Science compiled an amusing 3D animationthat compares individual Pokemon characters matched with animals of the same weight class.

MusicianAndre Antunesadded aheavy metal guitarsoundtrack to a classic clip of Pastor TD Jakes repeatedly preaching the words "Wake Up".

Brickit is a clever app available that uses machine-learning to pick out and design new builds from piles of leftover LEGO bricks.

Shane Reimche of Eugene, Oregon narrowly escaped being impaled by a runaway circular saw blade that skidded towards him at full speed.

It's Historyexplores how Liberty Island, then known as Bedloe's Island, was a military site that housed Fort Wood during the War of 1812.

An astute African grey parrot in Vietnam, very cleverly sorted and stacked puzzle pieces onto pegs by their color and their shape.

Fireboxis selling a set of oven mitts that look like the crust of freshly baked bread on the outside and a soft, hearty loaf on the inside.

Border collies Roy and Ty ofQuack Pack USA herded a waddle of ducks straight through the space underneath a girl doing a backbend.

Ryan Cook captured his process of carving an elaborate toucan out of a single block of ice in a fascinating one-minute timelapse.

Home Suite Hotels started a wonderful program that gives adoptable senior dogs "jobs" as greeters at their hotels around South Africa.

Polyphonictakes a look at the music of the 1990s and 2000s, noting how the iconic guitar solo began its descent from popular music.

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The aptly named Speedbag Bard performs percussive covers of various types of songs with punches on a speed bag.

Moiya McTier, PhD of the PBS series "Fate & Fabled" explained the mythology behind the phrase "turtles all the way down".

Music producer veridiz created bouncy 8-bit synth cover of several seminal Pink Floyd albums, including "The Dark Side of the Moon".

A rescued baby squirrel enjoyed going to work with his human, custom jeweler Todd Alan who allowed him to inspect every piece of jewelry

A clip from "Spyin the Ocean", a robotic spy iguana byJohn Downer Productions dove down to the seafloor search for foodwith other iguanas.

A funny dog amusingly tried to take a bite of a sandwich that a character on a TV show held under the table with an outstretched hand.

TheRockin'1000 performed a rousing cover of the Pink Floyd song "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" at a stadium in Cesena, Italy.

The Invisibility Shield Company has debuted the 2nd generation of their optical cloaking shield that allows people to hide in plain sight.

Creative Machines Lab at Columbia University developed a robot named Emo that anticipates smiles and mimics a human expressions.

Kurzgesagtput together an animationexplaining how a devastating volcano in India caused the beginning of the end for dinosaurs.