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An Intensely Focused K9 Police Dog Tries to Rip the Head Off a Jack-in-the-Box After It Pops Up
A post shared by Redondo Beach K9 Team (@redondobeachk9team) on Aug 9, 2018 at 5:28pm PDT A focused police dog named Ammo who works for…
British Musician Performs a Brilliant Brass Cover of the Toto Song ‘Africa’ on Five Different Horns
Seb Skelly, a very talented 22 year old musician who lives in North London, performed an amazing multi-track, brass sextet cover of the much-covered song…
David Gilmour of Pink Floyd Shares How He Creates His Brilliantly Distinctive Guitar Sound
In a wonderful clip from a BBC documentary, the legendary David Gilmour of Pink Floyd talks about his brilliantly distinctive sound that he creates on…
How XOXO Became the Accepted Shorthand For the Affectionate Phrase of Hugs and Kisses
In a osculate episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains how XOXO became the accepted shorthand for the term hugs and kisses.…
Why People Find Comfort in Lonely, Desolate Places
In a geographic episode of their wonderful animated series, the very perceptive School of Life explains why certain people eschew more populated places for more…
How an Effective Story Can Be Told in a Film Without the Main Character Undergoing a Life Changing Arc
In a cinematically defiant video essay, Sage Hyden of Just Write explains why, despite common teachings, a good story doesn’t have to require the main…
The Hard Driving Riffs That Make ‘Killing in the Name’ by Rage Against the Machine So Powerful
The very talented doodling music theorist 12tone braved the hard driving riffs of the anthemic Rage Against the Machine song “Killing In the Name” in…
Seth MacFarlane Hilariously Sings Cyndi Lauper Songs in ‘Family Guy’ Voices As He Sits Beside Her
On the Graham Norton Show, Seth MacFarlane covered Cyndi Lauper songs in voices of "Family Guy" characters while sitting next to Lauper.
A Tiny Island In the Gulf of Maine That Remains a Disputed Gray Zone Between the U.S. and Canada
We recently posted about the tiny country that once existed between the United States and Canada which was thought to be resolved in 1835 and…
Marvel Studios Is Celebrating Their 10th Anniversary by Screening All 20 MCU Films in IMAX Theaters
Marvel Studios is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a film festival featuring all 20 films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe screened in IMAX theaters from…