Laughing Squid

A fascinating study showed that parrots could learn how to video call another parrot with gentle training by their humans.

On his final episode of The Late Late Show, host James Corden dreamed that other popular late night hosts had visited him in his sleep.

John DiMarco amassed a commanding video compilation of various iterations of Star Trek captains and crew members saying "Engage".

Desmond Doom shared how to write a song using the distinct Goth style of The Cure in just 60 seconds.

Honeybees are amazing little creatures who dance, produce honey, detect disease, and let out a polite "whoop" when bumping into one another.

Dimuthu Kodippili Arachchige and his team at DePaul University have developed a flexible robot that wiggles like a seal moving on land.

Paul of Camera Butter captured magnificent FPV footage of a terrifyingly beautiful snow avalanche descending a mountain on Vancouver Island.

The Glacier's Edge Council Boy Scouts created a clever recruiting billboard showing the difference between two leaves for toilet paper.

Ze Frank offers a humorous look at parasitic fungi and how they take over the live bodies of different insects with the intent of propagating.

Jack Coyne of Public Opinion sought to learn what happens when a toilet is flushed within the five boroughs of New York City.

Eightminutesupsidedown matched every sample the Beastie Boys used on their 1994 album "Ill Communication" to the original version.

Mel Blanc appeared alongside comedy partner Jack Benny in a 1974 episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."

Auralnauts assembled a slightly maddening loop of the distinctive Star Trek intro that never gets to the main theme.

Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and James Earl Jones recorded outgoing messages for a Star Wars themed hotline in 1979 with amusing outtakes.

Hilarious compilations of scenes where the actors on "The Carol Burnett Show" broke character because they couldn't help but laugh.

Global Data created a 3D animation that compares the scale size of modern vehicles that operated in the recent past or are used currently.

"How It’s Made" goes inside a factory to see how badminton birdies are specifically crafted to regulation standards.

ZZ Top made their TV debut on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in May of 1986, performing "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Tush".

Designer George Giavasis of Highline Design created a clever tennis ball catapult to be operated by his dog Olive.

Pen spinning champion Peter Davis explained 21 levels of his craft, with each level being increasingly complex than the previous.

Little White Lies compiled a scrumptious three-minute supercut of iconic film scenes featuring cake and other sweets.

An elegant German shepherd named Raylan acts as a doting surrogate mom when four blind/visually impaired kittens needed his assistance.

The Rockin’1000 performed three iconic 1970s rock songs, including "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Rebel Rebel" and "We Will Rock You".

40 Fingers played an incredibly lush acoustic cover of the iconic Dire Straits song "Sultans of Swing" while performing live.

David Friedman explained the historical concept of the "itinerant filmmaker" who repeatedly traveled from town to town to make the same film.

A clever raven named Odin lives at Tropical Butterfly House makes incredible artwork using a brush held in her beautiful beak.

Shelby and Caleb of Curious Refuge created a hilarious fan trailer reimagining the Star Wars franchise in the quirky style of Wes Anderson.

A teeny tiny tenrec named Briar took a satisfying dust bath in a teeny tiny bathtub at the Cincinnati Zoo.

DJ Shortkut explained 15 different levels of turntablism (record-scratching) to Wired, with each level being more difficult than the previous.

An affable mini-cow named Winston regularly gives kisses to a horse who particularly objects to his displays of affection.

Joel James films himself playing live covers of popular songs backward so that when he reverses the footage, the song comes out correctly.

Seventh-grader Dillon Reeves in Warren, Michigan, calmly stopped the moving school bus after the driver lost consciousness.

An American Pekin duck named Wrinkle, who ran the NYC Marathon, went to Petsmart with her human where she had fun.

A mother in Utah amusingly listed the seven adorable signs showing how the huskies in her home are raising her toddler daughter.

An adorable set of octopus tentacle earplugs with a plug that goes into the ear while the tentacle stays on the exterior.

Max Miller of Tasting History decided to make a batch of deviled eggs using a "Stuffed Eggs" recipe from 15th Century Germany.

Researchers found that young honey bees learn to do a special waggle dance to indicate food by watching their elders.

A tasty TED-Ed lesson written by Andrew Smith explains the history of popcorn and how it became a movie-watching staple.

Greg Krehel the EchinopsisFreak, captures gorgeous timelapse footage of the short-lived blooms of Echinopsis cactus flowers.

Justin Dodd of Mental Floss debunks dozens of common myths and misconceptions about 64 different animals.

Makita demonstrated their MW001G microwave oven, the world's first battery-powered, portable microwave oven.

Feline expert Hannah Shaw explained why cats, as obligate carnivores, should never be put on a vegan diet.

An adorable baby rhino named Edward at San Diego Zoo got a good brushing from his keeper who used a broom with a long red handle.

MK Timelapse followed the construction of the massive cruise ship the AIDAnova and captured it in an amazing cinematic timelapse.

Weird History Food looks at the wildly popular fast food chains in the US that did not succeed internationally.

Michael Lewis performed an amazing 27 flips in just 20 seconds while barefoot at a Los Angeles beach above the freeway.

A rescued pit bull named Storm is completely devoted to her family, particularly the little boy who was born in 2019.

Global Data compared the size of the sun to the immense size of the largest known star, Stephenson 2-18, in a celestial 3D animation.

A sleepy kitty named Haburu, who enjoys napping next to the hammers on an upright piano, was joined by his little feline sister.

The Popular Mechanics series "Made Here" tours inside the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield, California, to see how jelly beans are made.