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An Animated History of Nomenclature Listing the Most Popular Names From Around the World
The wonderfully plain-spoken animated statistical series The Infographics Show explained the history of nomenclature, citing the likely origins of the very first names and the…
An Adorable Baby Boy Breaks Out Into a Big Smile the First Time He Hears His Father Play Guitar
An adorable baby boy named Spencer was propped up on the corner of the couch and watched intently as his father Vince began playing a…
An Amusing Timelapse of a Man Lip Syncing ‘Halo Džozefina’ Over the Course of Three Years
YouTuber oOtoke created an amusing timelapse that encompassed over 1,000 photos over three years of him lip-syncing the song “Halo, Džozefina” by singer Djordje Marjanovic.…
A Wonderfully Satisfying Video of 15 Pounds of Gold Slime Being Sent Through an Industrial Shredder
Ben of PressTube has made a new video where he sends 15 pounds of gold slime into an industrial shredder. It left quite a mess…
Hilarious Impressions of a T-Rex and a Velociraptor
Bilfinger Industrial Services HSE supervisor Graham Sims posted videos of scaffolder Jack Lewis doing hilarious and very accurate prehistoric impressions of a Tyrannosaurus rex and…
A Majestic Green Eyed Bengal Cat Who Enjoys the Great Outdoors With Her Beloved Human
Suki is a gorgeously majestic Bengal cat from Canada who loves going on road trips with her beloved human. Together the two of them visit…
Actor Chris Pine Performs a Soulful A Capella Version of the Gloria Gaynor Song ‘I Will Survive’
Vocally speaking, Chris Pine is a total expert. pic.twitter.com/da8LelLdFI — W magazine (@wmag) September 5, 2017 While visiting the offices of W Magazine in…
A Helpful Five Part Video Series Showing How to Gently Tame and Socialize a Terrified Feral Kitten
In early 2017, caretakers at the foster organization Kitten School demonstrated how to gently tame and socialize a terrified feral kitten named Dormouse in real…
66 Year Old Bodybuilder Sees Color for the First Time in His Life With a Gift From His Family
A bodybuilder named William Reed, who was born with achromatopsia and had only seen the world in black and white for his 66 years, received…
The Remarkable Transformation of a Tiny Newborn Baby Panda During the First Thirty Days of His Life
Zoo Beauval in Saint-Aignan, Centre, France shared an absolutely wonderful compilation that showed the remarkable transformation of a tiny newborn baby panda named Mini Yuan…