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Actress Laurie Metcalfe’s Amazing Ability to Play Comedic Roles Just As Easily as Dramatic Roles
In an episode of the IMDb series No Small Parts, host Brandon Hardesty takes a look a the long and varied career of Laurie Metcalf,…
The Complex Logistics and Careful Measures That Are Taken to Ensure Safe Passage to Antarctica
Wendover Productions combined his interest in air travel with that of international borders and created a fascinating video essay about the complex logistics and sometimes…
Testing the Accuracy of the Tesla Model S Autopilot by Going Around the ‘Curve of Death’ in the Rain
Journalist and author Mike Elgan of A Digital Nomad tested out the autopilot accuracy of a Tesla Model S car by allowing it to maneuver…
The Gorgeous Sight of a Giant Cacophonous Flock of Snow Geese Flying Over the Mississippi River
In late February of 2018, a sharp-eyed resident of Montrose, Iowa captured the absolutely gorgeous sight of an enormous flock of snow geese sounding off…
A Little Dog Adorably Jumps Double Dutch Ropes Being Turned by Two Other Dogs and a Human
When SEC Country reporter Ryan Young was covering a Florida Gators game, he captured the wonderful sight of two dogs and a human turning double…
A Thrilling Deleted Scene From Star Wars: The Last Jedi Featuring Finn and Captain Phasma
On an episode of The Star Wars Show, hosts Andi Gutierrez and Anthony Carboni shared a thrilling deleted scene from The Last Jedi featuring Finn…
Big Cat Expert Turns His Back on Leopards and Cheetahs to See How They Differ in Ambush Styles
In a follow up to his first video about turning his back to big cats, Dolph C. Volker, a big cat expert and author of…
The World’s Strongest Man Brian Shaw Reveals What He Eats in a Single Day to Reach 9,000 Calories
Four time World’s Strongest Man champion Brian Shaw shared a full day at his house of preparing and eating 6 meals (9,000 calories) as he…
Bioluminescence Expert Attracts Jumbo Squid With a Lighted Device That Appeals to Their Empathy
BBC Earth Unplugged spoke with Edith Widder, a bioluminescence expert who works with marine organizations to learn more about deep sea life on the ocean…
A Herd of SpotMini Robots Scavenge Through an Uninhabitable Wasteland in Planet Earth Parody
Nicolas King (a.k.a. “NIXOLAS“) teamed up with fellow artists Vojislav Milanovic, Ramtin Ahmadi, and Nawaz Ahmed to create an amusing animated Planet Earth parody. The…