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In honor of Leo‘s exciting Oscar nomination for his role in The Revenant, Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell of Burger Fiction created a supercut video of every Leonardo DiCaprio movie ever. Note: We’re aware that he’s also credited in Poison Ivy (1992), but we choose not to include that film, because his scene was either […]

Daring adventurer James Kingston recently climbed the Marina 101 in Dubai, the tallest residential building in the world, and filmed a dizzying video in the process. Once on top of the building, Kingston then proceeded to climb a construction crane that reached out over the city. via Boing Boing

In episode 15 of his ongoing documentary series, titled No Small Parts, Los Angeles actor Brandon Hardesty looks into the unique life of actor Crispin Glover. Crispin is best known for playing the part of George McFly in the classic 1985 film Back to the Future. Fans of Brandon and his work can help support […]

My mom thinks she is a bird? Or something????????????? She should try to be a goat. Goats have more fun. #truedat #pennythegoat #goatyoga A video posted by Penny Lane (@penny_thegoat) on Feb 8, 2016 at 12:45pm PST A sweet little goat name Penny Lane, who lives in the sunny climes of Costa Rica, endeavors to […]

“The Maker” by Patrick Kehoe and Andy Corbett is a short film about a man who is deeply passionate about making toast. This is the simple story of one man’s enduring passion. We hope you can take a couple minutes to watch it and if you’re feeling particularly generous, to share it with friends. But […]

The Pnitty Mouse is a cleverly designed light-up computer mouse shaped like a cat paw, complete with squishy pads underneath. The whimsical mouse comes close to replicating the real feline feel for those who can’t otherwise bring their furry friend to work, but need the comfort they provide. (translated from Japanese) Modern people cases ranging […]

Bondic is a liquid plastic welding system that cures with ultraviolet LED light in just four seconds. The Bondic can easily repair damaged electronic cables, broken ceramics, torn fabrics, and more. The liquid plastic material can also be layered, molded, milled, and painted for more elaborate repairs. Sometimes glue—even of the super variety—just doesn’t hold up. […]

Jenn Fujikawa of justJENN recipes has shared a detailed set of instructions on how to create Rey‘s magical instant bread from Star Wars: The Force Awakens in under a minute. Like the blue milk Aunt Beru served in A New Hope, food is a comforting part of home life whether you’re living on a moisture […]

High school chemistry, pre-engineering teacher and mother Rorie Lizenby of Scottsburg, Indiana recently tapped into her creative side and transformed an old playroom into an incredible NES-themed game room for her children. The full collection of game room photos are available to view on Imgur. Game room pics photos by Tyler Lizenby via Nerd Approved

MinuteEarth explains how mushrooms and their spores help create rain by giving moisture in the air something to form raindrops and ice crystals around. The episode is the first narrated by MinuteEarth contributor Kate Yoshida.

Barcelona-based illustrator Mar Cerdà has created a magnificent collection of miniature paper dioramas featuring scenes from films by director Wes Anderson. She intricately displays scenes from movies like The Darjeeling Limited, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums, and more. Mar’s entire series of diorama photos are available to view on Instagram and her portfolio […]

Reactions explained the chemistry of matches while a match head ignites and burns in super slow motion. The process of lighting the match takes just tenths of a second, but a high-speed camera stretches that out into a two-minute video. To fire up the grill or the gas stove, we often reach for a match. […]

“The Sound of a Galaxy” is a new featurette that gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how five-time Academy Award winning composer John Williams‘ crafted the epic soundtrack for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The soundtrack is currently available to purchase on iTunes and Amazon.

“One of Those Days 3” is the third installment of Candide Thovex‘s ongoing series where the French pro skier captures first-person footage of himself engaging in a downhill ski run that is filled with all sorts of deathifying stunts. Thovex doesn’t hold back as he pulls off a tricky backflip into a snowy tunnel, flies […]

The Oatmeal has offered up a number of additional amusing suggestions for Facebook to complement the nice but rather limited brand new Facebook reactions. After all, whom among us haven’t thought about saying at least one of these things?

Thanks to Marshall Birnbaum for this drone photo Posted by Simon Beck's Snow Art on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 French artist Simon Beck travels around to the mountains of the world to create giant, elaborate and beautiful murals in the snow, using only his feet (in snowshoes) and the various props he can carry while walking. […]

On the February 23rd episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon and the amazing Kevin Spacey played a round of MasterClass Junior, a game in which they acted out three short scenes written by kids who were given the title House of Cards with no other context. The judges, also made up of three […]

Impossible Dogs by Grant Snider on Incidental Comics

Graphic artist Graham Phisher has made a very clever, but rather bleak remix of the video in which Boston Dynamics demonstrated the amazing abilities of its new version of the upright walking Atlas robot. By changing the video into black and white and reversing the order of the narrative, Phisher made it appear as if […]

Facebook has rolled out a range of new reactions to join the iconic Like button. The new options are Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, and Angry, and each reaction is represented by an animated button on a menu that pops up with the Like button is selected. Every day, people come to Facebook to discover what’s […]

Big Thick Ideas host Zack Willis shares some research that helps explain the phenomena of “esca-stopping,” or people stopping at the end of an escalator. Willis calls esca-stopping the new manspreading or shebagging, and it is another example of a frustrating travel faux pas. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

Throwing Rocks At The Google Bus, new book from author Douglas Rushkoff, addresses the very timely issue of the socio-economic split between ongoing advances in technology and and the staid manner in which these very advances are implemented and communicated throughout the population. When protesters shattered the windows of a bus carrying Google employees to […]

Designer Mao Yamamoto has created a clever set of earplugs in which one plug is shaped like the front end of a dachshund and the other is shaped like the back end. When put to use, the pair gives the funny illusion that a little doxie dog has marched right through a person’s brain. The […]

SciShow host Michael Aranda explains why humans and some species of animal sneeze. The simple and long-standing explanation is that a sneeze clears irritants out of the nose and sinuses, but Aranda points out that there might be more to it than that.

In honor of the Pokémon video game series turning 20 this week, Digg senior editor Bryan Menegus edited together a compilation video featuring over 100 of the games that has kept the fun-filled series going strong throughout the years.

A tiny baby bunny who was found half-frozen in the snow and lost the use of his legs most likely due to being bitten by a larger rabbit, is now able to scoot around the house thanks to a modified toy skateboard that cost one dollar. The humans at Overlook Acres, a fully functioning farm […]

“Is There a Pimple Cure?” by AsapSCIENCE explores how pimples are formed and treated. It also looks to the future and how science could help solve the problem in new ways.

In the 18th episode of their “100 Years of Beauty” series, WatchCut Video provides a visual history of the past 100 years of male beauty in the United States as modeled by Lester Shaw, whose hair,styling and makeup were done in correlation with the trends of each decade.

Doug Funny from Nickelodeon‘s classic cartoon Doug raps the song “Today Was a Good Day” in a mashup video by Mylo the Cat. For comparison, here is the original music video for the song in which Ice Cube has himself a good day.

In the latest episode of Cocktail Chemistry, a skilled mixologist demonstrates how to create a smoked cocktail using a sealable glass bottle, several applewood sticks and all the necessary ingredients for the cocktail itself. We’re going to start by filling the glass container with smoke, so prepare the area by removing any highly flammable objects […]

Talk show host Conan O’Brien recently sat down with YouTube star and gamer Felix Kjellberg, also known as PewDiePie, to play Far Cry Primal on a recent episode of his Clueless Gamer series. The two comedians took on the Stone Age, tamed a perverted badger, exchanged an awkward high-five, and told all sorts of hilarious […]

To celebrate the release of Deadpool in theaters, The Video Shop has created a supercut video of 400 moments in films that break the fourth wall. This is when characters break the fictional movie barrier and acknowledge the audience. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

Bill and Melinda Gates appeared on The Tonight Show and debuted a viral video to promote GatesLetter.com where they have posted their annual letter on behalf of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The philanthropic couple drops a fresh beat and hits the dance floor in the video to encourage viewers to read their letter which is […]

An incredibly foul-mouthed cockatoo named Pebble at the Saskatoon Parrot Rescue repeatedly berated her human with colorful profanity while he “fixed” a round cage by completely decimating it with his feet. All round cages suck for all birds! We rescue parrots, and this cage was one that Jojo came in. Pebble supervises! Pebble also knows […]

CinemaSins presents their take on everything that is wrong with Monsters University Another Pixar sequel that really does little justice to the original, Monsters University has plenty of sins.

A young boy was so overwhelmed by how cute the food was that his mother arranged into a smiley face for him that he tearfully refused to eat it.

View post on imgur.com The Unemployed Philosophers Guild is the maker of the “Little Thinkers” line of plush dolls of historical, artistic and literary figures such as Kurt Vonnegut, Edgar Allan Poe, Leonardo da Vinci, Eleanor Roosevelt, Karl Marx, Nikola Tesla and quite a great many more. Among this collection is a very unique frowning […]

Boston Dynamics released a video demonstrating a new upgraded version of its upright walking Atlas robot. Standing at 5′ 9″, the new model is shorter and lighter than its predecessor, but is fully equipped to operate indoors and out with a focus on mobile manipulation.

The Norwegian comedy group PistolShrimps have created “The Dating Games,” their great new Fake Trailers parody of The Hunger Games film series where Katniss Everdeen has to decide between Peeta Mellark and Gale Hawthorne. Team Gale or Team Peeta? #boys #boys #boys A photo posted by @pistolshrimps on Feb 21, 2016 at 7:59am PST A […]

Mode Video paid tribute to 100 years of women in film with a new three minute time lapse featuring a beautiful female model named Olivia Culpo, whose fashion, hair and makeup were recreated in accordance with each iconic era, decade by decade. The leading ladies, heroines, and bombshells of the movies have captivated us ever […]

Carbon3D has developed what it calls Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP), a unique method of 3D printing without layers that is 25 to 100 times faster than other 3D printing methods. Besides speed, the CLIP process has other advantages to traditional 3D printing including the ability to use a wide variety of materials, more uniform […]

DIY guru Becky Stern of Brooklyn demonstrates how to properly add new stickers to your laptop and shares some simple techniques for making them last longer in her fantastic new video. Fans of Becky‘s handy how-to videos can help support her future work on Patreon. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

Jason Steele of FilmCow is currently in the process of creating a 30 minute final episode for his animated “Charlie the Unicorn” series. Steele is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help with new software, hardware upgrades, and extra time for completing the project. Charlie the Unicorn is an animated web series about about a […]

ThinkGeek has created a ferocious T-Rex Oven Mitt that fits most adult human hands and comes with built-in ridges to help grip your prehistoric pans. The silicone mitt is available to purchase from their website. ‘Jurassic Park‘ taught us that dinosaurs are clever. So it’s only logical that they were the initial inventors of the […]

AiirSource has shared footage of U.S. Marines doing a great job of drifting their M1A1 tanks on a snowy and icy track in Rena, Norway as they train for “driving tracked vehicles in winter conditions” with the Norwegian Telemark Battalion. via The Presurfer

In November 2015, Ian Gordon of Muted Vocal played John Williams‘ iconic “The Imperial March” theme song from Star Wars in a major key and gave it a happy, upbeat sound. He also gave the main Star Wars theme song an injection of happiness by playing it in a minor key. Bit of background relating […]

Sploid has created a video cataloging all the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) jet aircraft in history. The video covers the earliest examples of VTOL design as well as successes like the Harrier Jump Jet and less useful designs like the Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar. image via Sploid

In the recent animated TED-Ed lesson “The Controversial Origins of the Encyclopedia”, educator Addison Anderson explains the complicated French history of the very first encyclopedia. The first encyclopedia contained 70,000 entries and over 20,000,000 words. It was broken into 35 volumes written over the course of 3 decades. It was also banned by Louis XV […]

On the February 20th episode Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon closed out his final show in Los Angeles with the legendary Carol Burnett, who joined him onstage with a glass of water. It was only after Fallon was given his water that Burnett agreed to sing with him her classic sign-off song “I’m So Glad […]

A robotic limb being developed by Georgia Tech can give drummers a third arm to play with. The device attaches to a drummer’s shoulder and responds to both gestures and the sounds of the music being played. The team at Georgie Tech is led by professor Gil Weinstein, and they are working to link the […]