Laughing Squid
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Koko (1971-2018), The Highly Intelligent Gorilla Who Learned to Communicate Through Sign Language
Koko, the incredibly loving and highly intelligent western lowland gorilla who learned how to communicate with humans through a modified form of American Sign Language…
Shanks FX Recreates the ‘Opening of the Ark Ceremony’ Scene From Raiders of the Lost Ark
To celebrate the 37th anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Shanks FX demonstrates how to he recreated the “opening of the ark ceremony” scene…
Steve Carell Battles Bully Nazis With Dolls In Uplifting Trailer for Welcome to Marwen
Universal Pictures released the official trailer for Welcome to Marwen, an upcoming live-action animated comedy drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. The uplifting film tells…
A Beautiful Rescued Blind, Deaf Cat Rides Around Her Human’s House on a Roomba-Style Vacuum
A post shared by Lisa Krakosky (foster mom) (@orlando.kittens) on May 17, 2018 at 2:48am PDT An absolutely beautiful rescued blind, deaf, toothless seven year…
Celebrities Teach Drinking Slang Words and Phrases From Around the World
On an intoxicating episode of the Vanity Fair series, Slang School, celebrities (Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgarton, Charlize Theron, David Oyelowo, Mark Wahlberg, Natalie Portman, Margot…
The Sons of Apollo Creed and Ivan Drago Face Off in New ‘Creed II’ Trailer
MGM Studios released an official trailer for Creed II, the upcoming eighth installment in the Rocky film series directed by Steven Caple Jr. and a…
A Hilarious Bad Lip Reading of the Yugely Historic Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un Summit in Singapore
Always one to keep up with current political headlines, Bad Lip Reading delivered an absolutely hilarious spin on the yugely historic Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un Summit,…
A History of Recorded Sound As Prologue to the 1982 Australian Introduction of the Compact Disc
In 1982, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation show Towards 2000 offered to their audience a short lesson on recorded sound before introducing the compact disc to…
Gorgeous Beachside Wooden Sculpture of a Woman Opening Her Heart to Visitors of Tulum, Mexico
A post shared by Daniel Popper (@danielpopper) on May 22, 2018 at 10:44pm PDT Daniel Popper, an installation artist from Cape Town, South Africa has…
A Tiny Pair of Feisty Goats Visit a Couple of Beautiful but Painfully Shy Giraffes Inside Their Enclosure
In the ongoing Oregon Zoo series “Tiny Goats Visit“, a feisty hircine pair of dwarf goats named Ruth and Sonia (both for the Supreme Court…