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Ke Huy Quan talked about his childhood in Vietnam, his arrival in the US, his first role, his 20-year break from acting, and winning an Oscar.

Mark Rober extolled the many virtues of Zipline, an autonomous drone company that quietly delivers groceries and saves lives.

When Johnny Carson appeared as a guest on "Late Night with David Letterman" in 1985, he brought his own desk to be more comfortable.

Musician Mike Burton talks about how he put his talent and love for music into making a living as a freelance songwriter and rapper on Fiverr.

Slovenian mixologist Kevin Kos prepared and tasted three versions of the iconic Gin and Tonic cocktail from three different timelines.

The Jackson 5 performed their hit song "I Want You Back" While appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show in December 1969.

Movies Insider visited the set of "Everything Everywhere All At Once" to learn how the amazing marital arts fight scenes were created.

Mister Rogers sang his joyous theme song to the somber tones of "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals in a diametric mashup.

The cast of The Matrix and an oatmeal-eating Wilford Brimley sang the lyrics to "Ice Ice, Baby" in an AI-generated parody by Auralnauts.

Lukasz Czepiela made a phenomenal bullseye landing in his small plane on a tiny helipad on the top of a 56 story hotel in Dubai.

Chris Notap shared simple but helpful hacks that keep shoelaces tightly tied no matter how much one's feet are put into use.

The late, greatly missed Robin Williams made a wonderfully manic debut on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in October 1981.

David Byrne picks up his oversized suit from the cleaners in a promo for the 4K release of the 1984 Talking Heads film "Stop Making Sense".

Sam Denby of Half as Interesting describes how the New York City Subway Lost and Found system functions and how well it works.

Andrea Boccarusso impressively performed 58 iconic guitar riffs, one for every year between 1965 and 2022.

Ze Frank of True Facts offered amusing awards for incredibly odd animal behavior provided by photographers and scientists.

A Ragdoll cat named Kit, who lives primarily indoors, adorably scratches at the door to go outside and play in the snow.

Derek Muller of Veritasium visited the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory to experience the world's strongest magnet.

Great Big Story visited Biomimic Studio, where animatronics expert Gustav Hoegen brings life to iconic characters from Star Wars.

101 Things I Learned About Fiction from Film put together a video essay observing how creative writing is featured in Wes Anderson films.

Zimy Da Kid inadvertently captured amazing 360° footage of the inside of the mouth of the tiger shark who tasted his camera.

Jake Carlini created a novel set of rollerblades using starter bikes made for children, attached ski boots, and took them for a ride.

A border collie who once had a fear of cats, became a loving substitute mom to two sets of kittens whom her human brought home to foster.

Fabrice Mathieu used classic Sci-Fi films to create "Attack of the Giant Bubbles", a campy animation featuring the mysterious spy balloon.

Postmodern Jukebox teamed up with Effie Passero to cover the iconic KISS song "I Was Made For Lovin' You" as a Spaghetti Western theme song.

Stephen Colbert sat down with Steven Spielberg and John Williams to discuss how two iconic music notes were invisible actors in "Jaws".

RobWords looks at the periodic table's etymological origins of popular elements, noting how they originate from various sources.

An adorable pet otter named Kotaro lovingly carried his favorite toy mouse around the house and up the stairs in one paw.

Harry Kersh of Food Wars took his American co-host Joe Avella went on a mission to find the best full English breakfast In London.

Desmond Doom explained how to craft a Bauhaus song in a minute using a sinister bassline and evil David Bowie vocals.

Teemu_V put together a nostalgic hour-long, chronological compilation featuring every recurring character's debut in "The Simpsons".

Jackson Galaxy explained funny yet seemingly weird feline behaviors that The Dodo presented to him through different videos.

Global Data created an underwater 3D animation that compares the scale size of living and extinct sea creatures across the nautical spectrum.

Tom Blank of Weird History Food recounts the origins of specific items typical to breakfast in the United States.

A pair of golden retrievers named Alfie and Albert adorably jumped and twirled repeatedly in an adorable dance for their dinner.

Weird History Food looks at the crispy history of KFC, the American fast-food giant formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Guitarist Bernth shredded a wild death metal riff on banjo for his aptly named single "Banjo Death Shred".

Grammy Award-winning percussionist Larnell Lewis demonstrated for Wired 13 increasingly difficult drum playing levels.

Every day, a devoted dog faithfully walks his little human to the school bus at the start of the day and then back from the bus after school.

In the final episode of "Everything Is a Remix", Kirby Ferguson looks at the formidable role AI takes in supplanting creative jobs.

SciShow discussed how research shows crows and ravens are learning to use tools and apply intelligent problem-solving techniques.

An adorable clip from "Wild Dogs Biting Back" shows the birth of wild dog puppies who meet the rest of the pack after a few days.

Christophe Haubursin of Vox put on his glasses to look at the increasing rate of myopia (nearsightedness) among children worldwide.

Ian McLeod created a timelapse of his son Cory during the first 21 years of his life, to which Cory added on nine years through age 30.

A hydrophilic yellow lab showcased his love and talent for diving during the "Paws in the Pool" event at a water park in Frisco, Texas.

Marcin Wichary created an interactive typewriter simulator that lets users experience a little bit of what life was like before the computer.

BC Wanderer captured fascinating footage of a friend counting out perfectly round ice spheres formed by a waterfall in Hope, British Columbia.

New York City subway conductor Natasha Dinnall talked to the CNBC series "Make It" about her 30-year career with the MTA.

Brew tells the animated story of artists who built and furnished a 750 square-foot apartment inside the Providence Place Mall.

Hank Azaria employed the voice of Moe Szyslak to recount his long history with "The Simpsons" on "Late Night with Seth Meyers".