Laughing Squid

Dr. Erica Brozovskyof thePBSseries"Otherwords"explains why certain words are mispronounced on a fairly regular basis.

Eater visited Paul Giannone, the proprietor of Paulie Gee's Slice Shop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn to learn how their legendary pizza is made.

Alex Melton reimagined how the Van Halen song "Jump" would sound if it were written as an alt-pop indie rock song.

On the 'One Song podcast' Luxxury and Diallo Riddle spoke about the 1960s TV origins of the famous "I-I-I-I-I" in "Groove is in the Heart".

A rescued calico cat named Blarn waddles around her apartment, dragging her favorite blanket with her, just like Linus from "Peanuts".

Christian Nolen strummed his guitar while undergoing awake brain surgery at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida.

Mason Smith of the DadSocial turned his daughter's pink Power Wheels into a sporty mini Jeep Wrangler using the colors she requested.

The Boston Typewriter Orchestra performed "Selectric Funeral", their first song using electric typewriters.

Southern comedian Matt Mitchell amusingly acted out what Harry Potter might be like if he came from Alabama instead of England.

Smarter Every Dayexplains the strong emotion and unexpected joy of experiencing a total solar eclipse, and why you should travel to see one.

Comedian Jeffery Curry offered chiropractic therapy to a hapless life-size fake skeleton who was in need of good joint cracking.

The humans who live with a pair of calico cats named Kici and Mia put together a hilarious compilation of cats acting like jerks.

A very clever Chihuahua named Ambrose gets his human Kay's attention by toggling the springy doorstop that's attached to the wall.

An insightful videoessay byThe School of Life explains how the avoidance of self-scrutiny is the true cause behind obsessive thinking.

Edgar Ciancio placed a garden hose over a subwoofer and turned the music up really loud, making the water bend to the beat.

Bat in the Sun Productions created a live-action short where Batman and Superman join forces to battle Darth Vader on the Death Star.

Moonic Productions did a perfect impression of singer Brian Johnson when he reimagined "We Will Rock You" in the style of AC/DC.

The PBS Nova documentary "Building the Eiffel Tower" explores the fascinating history and extraordinary engineering behind the structure.

Jamie Dupuis performed a gorgeous, melancholic cover of the Simon and Garfunkel song "Bridge Over Troubled Water" on harp guitar.

The humans of a golden retriever named Campbell have created a hilarious series that parodies advertisements by personal injury lawyers.

Tasting History explained how the Michelin Tire Company became known as an arbiter of fine dining with their restaurant rating system.

The Paint Explainer presented an unbiased explanation of all 27 Amendments to the US Constitution in eight informative minutes.

An adorable English cream golden retriever puppy named Whalen has teeth that look like tiny ducklings marching across his lower jaw.

When Ryan Phillips ofLife With Pigs Farm Sanctuary was resting on the couch, a pair of pigs got comfy him. Then third pig tried to join.

Intense new footage shows Amazon driver Alexander Evans surviving a harrowing accident when an Amtrak train cut his van in half.

Jason Pargin explains the unwritten English grammar rule that dictate the order in which adjectives are used in a sentence.

Hydraulic Press Channelused their 150 ton hydraulic press to compress a week's worth of clothes so that they all fit into a small suitcase.

Randall MunroeofxkcdandHenry ReichofMinutePhysics explain why an umbrella made out of laser beams could not work.

Bartender Caterina Sevares captured the rather amusing reaction of a raccoon who stole the tacos she ordered for delivery from her doorstep.

Billy Joel worked DeepVoodoo to create a music video for his new song "Turn the Lights Back On" where he performs at four different ages.

Musician Nahre Sol played the very jaunty "Super Mario Bros" theme song in the style of six different classical composers.

Nitro Circus performed an amazing yet anxiety-inducing stunt where BMX bikes crossed perpendicularly with motorcycles in mid-air.

Team Maguire mashed up Breaking Bad with Monsters, Inc. by pitting Walter White against Jesse Pinkman for the most scares in the night.

Josh Turner captured stunning footage of his drone diving in and around Shanghai Tower, the tallest skyscraper in China.

Whole Potato hilariously dressed as Batman and lip-synched a portion of theQueensong "Bohemian Rhapsody" in a three-way mirror.

Laszlo Buringperformed a gorgeous acoustic cover of "Hotel California", by The Eagles, in the distinctive style of Johnny Cash's "Hurt".

OpenAI released a series of videos demonstrating the frighteningly impressive capabilities of Sora, their newAI powered text-to-video model.

Four incredibly talented acrobats of Hoops Desole Circus, amazingly jumped through a single hoop that passed back from one man to the next.

Matt Bucy deconstructed "The Wizard of Oz" and put the whole thing back together in alphabetical order, including the credits.

Brigita Kraovec, a talented rhythmic gymnast uses her incredible flexibility to incorporate gymnastic moves while dancing to songs.

The recipient of a donated heart sent a grieving father a Build-A-Bear with a recording of his late son's heart beating in his chest.

Kayaker Mark Kearney performed an intricate series of water flips and turns in order to get himself and his kayak across an Irish canal.

An enlightening Ted-Ed lesson written by Dr. Leon Claessens explains how humans and other invasive species led the dodo bird to extinction.

MusicianBernth,built a nylon string acoustic guitar out of colorful LEGO bricks to play his original song "Memory".

A very chatty umbrella cockatoo named Buster sat very close to one of the family's dogs and gave her a rundown of his day.

VFX video editorYonatan Bary repeatedly jumped off a rock into a pit with varying amusing remixed animated endings when he hit the ground.

A little girl amazingly kicked a soccer ball around the circumference of a concrete pipe and straight into her backpack.

"Visible Mending" by Samantha Moore is a touching stop-motion that features knitted mice talking about the importance of knitting.

Drummer Mike Malyan performed a snappy duet with his leaky kitchen sink, which was dripping into soapy water.

ThinkFloyd61 combined three animations from three different artists to create a lush music video for the 1968 Pink Floyd song "Julia Dream".