Laughing Squid
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A Star Wars Edit That Seamlessly Splices the End of ‘Rogue One’ to the Beginning of ‘A New Hope’
Barre Fong created a wonderful Star Wars edit that splices the end of Rogue One to the beginning of A New Hope to make a…
A Happy Yellow Lab Swims Using the Breaststroke Rather Than the Doggie Paddle to Retrieve Her Ball
A very happy yellow Labrador retriever named Emma gleefully swam across a lake using a very graceful breaststroke (rather than the doggie paddle) with her…
Singularity, A Music Video Featuring Synchronized Robotic Dancing by World Order and SKE48
World Order collaborated with former lead singer Genki Sudo and the Japanese girl group SKE48 for their new music video, “Singularity.” The upbeat video features…
Artist Creates Realistic Miniature Models Exploring the Gritty World of Urban Architecture
Adelaide, Australia artist Joshua Smith has created an incredible collection of miniature models that explore the gritty world of urban architecture. Joshua has shared his…
How to Make a Steampunk Inspired Cherry Pie Featuring the Inner Workings of a Watch
In her tasty new tutorial video, Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin of Pies Are Awesome demonstrates how to make a steampunk inspired cherry pie featuring the intricate…
The Etymological Origins of Two-Part Words That Have One Part More Obscure That the Other
In an interesting episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain…
Harry Mack Spits Hot Fire While Freestyle Rapping About Tourists on Hollywood Boulevard
Talented Los Angeles musician and rapper Harry “Mack” McKenzie brought his A game and spit hot fire while freestyle rapping live on Hollywood Boulevard. Harry…
A Clever Cat Repeatedly Identifies the Location of the Ball in a Playful Shell Game With His Human
An adorable American curl kitty named Snow, who has tiny Totoro pattern on his tummy, is always able to identify where the location of the…
How Pandas Became an Integral Form of Chinese Financial and Diplomatic Currency
In an incredibly informative report for Vox, writer Dara Lind explains the concept of “Panda Diplomacy” and how these beautiful Ailuropodae have become an integral…
A ‘Mildly Interesting’ Guide on How to Build an Incredibly Slow Saw
DangerousAndAwesome has created an amusing, yet “mildly interesting” video guide on how to build an incredibly slow saw. He was able to “cram woodworking, 3D…