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Star Wars Fans Spent Six Years Building a Full-Size Replica of the Millennium Falcon Cockpit
Greg Dietrich, Jake Polatty, and a group of Star Wars fans have spent the last six years building a highly detailed, full-size replica of the…
A Lilting Cover of the Classic Elvis Presley Song ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’ Played on a Kalimba
While hanging out in his backyard with his beloved dog Maple, the very talented multi-instrumentalist AcousticTrench (previously) played a beautifully lilting cover of the classic…
How Betty Draper’s Inability to Change With the Times Led to Her Ultimate Demise on ‘Mad Men’
As part of their ongoing analysis of the well-defined characters of Mad Men, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of Screenprism took a look at the…
A Wonderful Compilation of an Affectionate Group of Lions Greeting Their Beloved Longtime Human
Kevin Richardson aka the Lion Whisperer posted a really wonderful video compilation that showed how an affectionate group of lions, many of whom he’s known…
Spot on Impressions of Marvel Characters
Cardiff voice actor and writer Scheiffer Bates performs spot on impressions of characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Deadpool, Iron Man, and Groot were only…
A Caring Humpback Whale Physically Protects a Vulnerable Diver From an Incoming Tiger Shark
While snorkeling out in the open ocean, renowned marine biologist Nan Hauser was caught by surprise when a giant humpback whale moved in closer towards…
How Deadly Bacteriophage Can Conquer Even the Most Anti-Biotic Resistant Strains of Bacteria
In a highly informative but slightly ominous animated essay, the ever-philosophical design house Kurzgesagt explains the rampant existence of profoundly deadly bacteriophage (phage) and why…
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Robot Tries to Escape in a Intense Parody by the Auralnauts
The agile Atlas robot runs for its life as it tries to escape its makers at Boston Dynamics in an intense parody created by the…
The Clever Ways That Squids Evade Predators
In a tentacled Ted Ed lesson written by scientist Carly Anne York and animated by Reza Riahi and Jérémie Balais, narrator Addison Anderson explained the…
A Desperate Realtor Tries to Negotiate the Sale of a House That Has a Goblin Living Under the Stairs
In an amusing sketch by Jack and Dean, a young couple who are being shown a house that was for sale, decided to make an…