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The San Francisco Salesforce Tower Turns Into the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Eye of Sauron on Halloween
On Halloween night 2018, the LED screen at the top of the rather distinctive Salesforce Tower in San Francisco turned a bright orange before revealing…
Two Adorable Goldendoodle Dogs Dress Up as Matching Ghosts to Go Trick or Treating for Halloween
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fabulous Duo of Doodles (@fabulous_doodle) on Oct 26, 2018 at 3:25am PDT Fabbe and Nisse are…
Art Students Cleverly Dress Up as Famous Paintings For the Annual Halloween Parade in Kawasaki, Japan
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amazing JIRO (@amazing_jiro) on Oct 28, 2018 at 3:28am PDT Participants in the annual Halloween parade…
The Notoriously Difficult ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ Impressively Performed Lightning Fast on Bass Guitar
Davie504, the incredible bassist who is constantly performing in new and creative ways, responded to a viewer’s question about the notoriously difficult-to-play classical piece “Flight…
Betty Boop Busily Prepares Her Home For a Halloween Party With the Help of a Well Dressed Scarecrow
In a spooktacular 1933 Halloween episode of the classic animated series Betty Boop, a chilly scarecrow gets an invitation to a Halloween party at Ms.…
Monsoon V, The Stunning Beauty of the American West Summer Skies Captured in a Gorgeous Timelapse
In the fifth installment of his ongoing “Monsoon” series, photographer Mike Olbinski again employed his sharpened storm-chasing skills across the American west and southwest to…
An Amusing Timelapse Showing How Two House Plants Occupy Themselves Over the Course of a Single Day
Darryl Cheng posted an amusing timelapse that shows exactly what two houseplants do to occupy themselves during the day.
The Intricate History of How Cemeteries Came To Be
In a funerary lesson for Ted-Ed written by educator Keith Eggener and animated by Gerta Xhelo, narrator Adrian Dannatt quite elegantly explains how cemeteries came…
Amazing Drone Footage of a Competitive Kayaker Successfully Riding Down a 110 Foot Waterfall
German competitive kayaker Adrian Mattern impressively took a ride down a 110 foot waterfall at Alexandra Falls in the Northwest Territories of Canada. This fall…
Makeup Artist Transforms a Cheerful UCLA Student Into the Steely Blue Eyed Night King From Game of Thrones
Talented makeup artist Meaghan Ashley transforms a UCLA neuroscience student named Matthew Quigley into the fearsome, steely blue eyed Night King from the HBO series…