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Former Champion Speller Grows Up to Become the Official Word Pronouncer For Scripps Spelling Bee
In an interview somewhat reminiscent of the 73 Questions series, Great Big Story visited with Dr. Jacques Bailly, a foremost expert phonologist, and tossed out…
A Vocally Appreciative Rescued Bear Gets a Very Thorough Summer Brushing by Her Human Keeper
A very vocal rescued bear named Maddie welcomed the sight of Susan Kowalczik, her human keeper, who was armed with a big brush.
Kind Woman Rescues a Mouse and Frog That Were Stuck Next to Each Other in Her Swimming Pool Trap
While cleaning out the trap in her backyard pool, a kind woman noticed a tiny mouse and a tiny frog sitting on the very top…
Filmmaker Creates Surreal Animation of Son’s Brain Scan Slices With a Soundtrack of Original Music
In 2016, Stuart Hilton‘s son Stanley had his brain scanned in slices for some scientific reason. Being the creative filmmaker he is, Hilton animated theses…
A Fabricated Robotic Creature Searches a Gorgeous Mechanical World to Find Its Own Sense of Self
In the absolutely brilliant stop-motion animation “Fabricated” which took filmmaker Brett Foxwell ten years to create, features a gorgeous mechanical world brought to life. As…
An Adorably Impatient Cat Loudly Honks at His Human to Open the Dryer Door for Him
A cat used his unique honking meow in order to alert his human to open the dryer door so he could take a nap on the nice warm sheets.
Beautiful Desserts Decorated With Realistic Buttercream Plants, Flowers and Succulents
A post shared by Leslie Vigil (@_leslie_vigil_) on Aug 17, 2018 at 10:52am PDT The very talented Leslie Vigil of Tasteful Cakes in Corona, California,…
Amusing Brass Statue of Man in a Hard Hat Poking His Head Out of a Sewer in Bratislava, Slovakia
Back in May 2016 while visiting Vienna, Scott and I took the Twin City Liner down the Danube to Bratislava, Slovakia. While exploring the city…
A Stunning NASA Visualization of the Sun Crossing Over the Moon Set to Debussy’s ‘Clair de Lune’
The Scientific Visual Studio at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has gorgeously combined the quiet, moving lull of Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” with stunning…
SEER, An Emotionally Expressive Robot With Big Eyes and Functioning Eyebrows
Japanese artist Takayuki Todo has created SEER (Simulative Emotional Expression Robot), a wonderfully expressive robot that can simulate emotion with intentionally large eyes inside a…