Laughing Squid
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Two Bering Strait Islands Are Only Two Miles Apart But Are Separated by 21 Hours in International Time
In a mercurial episode of Half as Interesting, Sam from Wendover called attention to a pair of islands that sit between the United States and…
Silicon Valley’s Zach Woods Gives Hilariously Bad Tips on How to Survive in the Woods
GQ traveled deep into the wilderness with Silicon Valley star Zach Woods to hear some of his hilariously bad tips on how to survive in…
Colin Furze Builds a Bicycle Frame Out of Springs
British inventor Colin Furze took the frame of an old bicycle, tore it apart, and rebuilt it with heavy duty springs. He demonstrated how it…
Incredible 720p HD Footage of a Nirvana Performing ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ on Halloween in 1991
Incredible 720p HD footage from the film “Live at the Paramount” shows Nirvana performing a really raw and honest set of songs from their now-seminal…
A Beautifully Designed Decanter That Gracefully Bows To Pour When a Glass Is Detected Underneath
British designers Keivor John and Richard Harvey of Harvey & John collaborated with Last Drop Distillers to create Pours, a beautifully designed decanter that detects…
An Intense Animation That Imagines What Might Have Happened During the Last 48 Hours of Pompeii
"A Day in Pompeii" is an incredibly intense visualization that recreates what may have occurred during the last 48 hours of Pompeii.
Barefoot Musician Performs Incredible Piano Cover of Toto’s ‘Africa’ Using Every Part of the Instrument
The very talented and barefoot Peter Bence performed a highly percussive piano cover of "Africa" by Toto using every part of the instrument.
A Rescued Raccoon Tentatively Attempts to Play With a Prickly Hedgehog in His Human’s Backyard
A rescued raccoon named Tito noticed that there was another creature in his human’s backyard and needed to check it out. Tito first sniffed at…
The Scooby Doo Project, A Blair Witch Project Parody That Aired on Cartoon Network in 1999
The Scooby Doo Project was a live action animated comedy short that aired during and after Cartoon Network‘s Halloween Scooby-Doo marathon in 1999. The Blair…
‘Fail Whale’ Designer Yiying Lu Explains How She Designed and Certified the Official Dumpling Emoji
Yiying Lu, the talented designer behind the famous piece “Lifting A Dreamer” aka “Twitter Fail Whale”, who was just named one of the Most Creative…