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Weird History explains how common items took on specific hues that have lived on, whether by accident or by what was available at the time.

An irritated octopus lashed out at a diver's camera when he followed the cephalopod into a hiding place amongst the underwater rocks.

A tiny baby flamingo adorably and repeatedly attempted to stand on one leg with an adult flamingo watching the progress.

ComediansJay ForemanandMark Cooper-JonesofMap Men take an amusing look at how North became known as the top of the world.

Postmodern Jukebox teamed up with Wild Bill to perform a jaunty ragtime rockabilly cover of the Bee Gees disco hit "Stayin' Alive".

A persistent Siamese cat named Wilbur latched onto the bow of her human's violin as soon as she heard the first few notes played.

The Kiffness joked about how "Seven Nation Army" was written as he collaborated with the angry man who repeatedly punched a car window.

Curious Refuge used AI to combine the two blockbuster summer movies "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" into one, creating "Barbenheimer - The Movie".

Digital artist Design Geo created a wonderfully cheeky illustration depicting inexpensive fast food items as high-end luxury brands.

Chet Phillips reimagined six fictional vehicles in science fiction and cult classics as front covers for vintage issues of "Modern Mechanix".

Tom Scott visited the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, Montana to learn how containers are deemed bear-resistant.

Isak Finnbogason captured incredible footage of the Litli-Hrutur volcano fissure within the Fagradalsfjall massif in Iceland.

Artist Caleb Screpnek rescued a pair of tiny abandoned kitten siblings who stick very closely to him, especially while he works.

The MSG Sphere, the world's largest spherical entertainment venue, lit up its spectacular LED screens for the first time on July 4th.

There I Ruined Itreimagined Johnny Cash singing the "Barbie Girl" lyrics to the tune of his iconic song "Folsom Prison Blues".

Mallory Crusta of Cats.com shared several fascinating facts about black cats noting how they have been misunderstood throughout history.

Veterinarian Linnett Lee brought home a rejected malnourished baby raven who grew up and refused to leave her home.

Sean Longmore created a wonderful Barbenheimer mashup poster in honor of the simultaneous release of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer".

Ben Yurcisin and a friend tried to reunite a tiny gosling who had been following them along the Hoboken waterfront with his family.

Insider visited the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta to learn how their immense and numerous tanks are given a thorough daily deep cleaning.

Photographer Amy creates amazing portraits of various musicians using magnetic black tape from the inside of cassettes.

Mike of Downie Live visited the Train Mountain Railroad Museum in Chiloquin, Oregon, to ride the longest seated model train in the world.

The Indian Oakleaf is a butterfly that reveals vivid colors when its wings are outspread looks like a dead leaf with closed wings.

David Attenborough elegantly explains how the cuttlefish hypnotizes dangerous prey with a natural bioluminescent light show.

1960s folk band The Swingin' Six starred in a musical PSA that aired in September 1967 explaining the new zip code system.

Process Kwent inside a music shop to showcase the detailed process of constructing traditional Korean bamboo flutes.

Danielle Dufault of Animalogic talked about the Maned wolf, a gorgeous long-legged wild dog that looks like a cross between a fox and a deer.

Tom BlankofWeird Historyponders why bidets are so popular in many countries yet not at all in the United States.

Director Wes Anderson spoke to Kodak about how he created the distinctive desert town for his film "Asteroid City".

60 Second Docs spoke with Linda Miller Nicholson, a Seattle artist who makes wonderfully colorful plant-dyed pasta art.

Musician Bernth expertly shredded heavy metal licks on a sitar noting the incredible bendability of the instrument's strings.

Ethan Chlebowski demonstrated two ways to slice an onion, showing how each affects flavor, taste, texture, and aroma.

DJ of The Bear Essentials explained how to get back into a canoe after it tips you over and dumps you into the water during a solo trip.

Researchers are finding that certain sponges, such as the Venus Flower Basket can think and communicate using light.

Alasdair Beckett-King amusingly parodied films that use time travel as their central theme, noting their biggest problem.

The greatRick Astley performed an amazing cover of the AC/DC song "Highway to Hell" while playing drums at Glastonbury 2023.

Irvin, a once shy but now sassy donkey at Solstice Sanctuary in Wisconsin enjoys chasing his humans and other animals around the farm.

Tom Scott traveled to San Diego to meet with Al Johnstone, the owner and designer of a unique hilltop rotating circular home.

Mallory CrustaofCats.comshared several intriguing facts about tabby cats, noting that tabbies are not necessarily of the same breed.

Dustin BallardofThere I Ruined Itcompiled an evocative song that features various musicians singing the word Hey".

BBC Earth spoke with Ben Buford of MBARI to learn more about how the deep sea Humboldt squid uses light to communicate.

Popular Mechanics visited Noriko Watanabe, a shokuhin sampuru artist to learn how she makes such delectable visual feasts with resin.

Levi Tillemann captured wonderful and rare footage of a lounging leopard seal who was singing aloud while lolling about on an iceberg.

Javier Gallego Ramirez captured heartwarming footage of a 99 year old man who draws faces in the dirt with his cane.

Sky Elements Drones created a truly incredible drone LED light show for the Fourth of July 2023 while setting a Guinness World Record.

Mac, a playful elephant at Imire Rhino & Wildlife Conservancy, grabbed a hat from a woman's head with his trunk and pretended to eat it.

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Researchers at Florida Atlantic University developed a soft robotic glove to help piano players who had strokes regain hand mobility.

A May 1977 clip from the classic BBC series "Tomorrow's Word" explains how Denys Fisher developed the Spirograph drawing toy.

Two googly-eyed electric toothbrushes and three credit card machines from Device Orchestra performed the Haddaway dance hit "What Is Love".