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Duncan Groove Kendama, A Ball and String Toy Combined With a Yo-Yo
The Kendama is a Japanese wooden ball and string toy that takes a great deal of skill and practice to successfully operate.
Fallout 76, Bethesda Cryptically Teases Next Chapter of Their Post-Apocalyptic Video Game Series
Bethesda has released a cryptic teaser trailer for Fallout 76, the newest addition to their ongoing post-apocalyptic Fallout video game series. The trailer begins in…
A Tearful Seven-Year-Old Girl Joyously Meets the Man Who Donated Bone Marrow That Saved Her Life
On the day before Mother’s Day in 2015, Adriana Aviles, the four-year-old daughter of Major League Baseball player Mike Aviles, was diagnosed with leukemia. After…
Compassionate City Councilman Rescues Stranded Cat From a Median on the Long Island Expressway
While driving along the very busy Long Island Expressway on May 18, 2018, New York City Councilman Francisco Moya, who represents District 21 in Queens,…
Millennium Falcon and TIE Fighter Picnic Blankets
Merchoid is featuring officially licensed Star Wars Millennium Falcon and TIE Fighter picnic blankets for families and friends to enjoy at a park or a…
Eighty², Awesome Illustrations of 80 Characters From 57 Popular 1980s Movies
Toronto, Ontario art director Scott Park has created Eighty², featuring awesome illustrations of 80 characters from 57 popular 1980s movies. Prints are available to purchase…
A Red SOLO Cup is Lifted Out of a Carbon-Freezing Chamber in a Hilarious Star Wars Parody
“Solo in Carbonite” is a clever handcrafted Star Wars parody, created by Toronto conceptual photographer Justin Poulsen, where a Red SOLO Cup (Han Solo) is…
50 Different Ways to Enter a Room
Portland, Oregon stop-motion animator Kevin Parry of LAIKA (The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings) demonstrates 50 different ways to enter a room. Parry previously…
New Zealand Father Points Out the Differences Between England and New Zealand
How to DAD creator Jordan Watson of Auckland, New Zealand has returned to point out some of the funny differences between England and New Zealand.
A Pesky Crow Tries to Torment a Sleepy Simon’s Cat
While drowsing outside atop a fence on a beautiful spring day, Simon’s Cat was rudely interrupted by a pesky crow who landed on the same…