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An Orphaned Baby Rhino Mews and Squeaks at the Prospect of Being Left Alone
Morgan Pelt shared an adorable video of an orphaned baby rhino who, after his bottle of milk, mewed and squeaked at being left by himself.
Film Map, An Updated Street Map of Los Angeles Labeled With Over 900 Popular Movie Titles
The Dorothy Collective has released an updated version of their 2012 imaginary Los Angeles street map, titled “Film Map,” labeled with over 900 popular movie…
A Merriam-Webster Dictionary Writer Explains How She Interprets and Describes the English Language
In a highly definitive episode of Vox Almanac, the very knowledgeable Kory Stamper, who works as a dictionary writer for Merriam-Webster, explains how new words…
Gru Meets His Long Lost Twin Brother Dru in a New Trailer for Despicable Me 3
Illumination Entertainment has released the second trailer for Despicable Me 3, an upcoming sequel to Despicable Me 2 (2013) and third installment in the Despicable…
Sesame Street Characters Perform Some of the Most Famous Quotes in Movie History
Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and other Sesame Street characters perform some of the most famous quotes in movie history for Vanity Fair.
Exciting POV Footage of GoPro Athletes Riding Down a Giant Drainage Ditch in a Tandem Kayak
GoPro athletes Benny Marr and Rush Sturges captured exciting POV footage, using HERO cameras, of their climb to the top of a giant drainage ditch…
A Musical Tabby Cat Gazes Lovingly at His Musician Human Whenever They Play Piano Together
Whenever Turkish musician Sarper Durman sits at his piano to play a tune, his beautiful tabby who loves music, sits on his lap with his…
The Simple Design Flaw That Caused the 1981 Hyatt Regency Collapse
Engineer Grady Hillhouse from Practical Engineering fills in for Tom Scott in an episode of Things You Might Not Know to explain the simple design…
Common English Words That Have Been Abbreviated to Convey Larger Phrases
In an interesting episode of their informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the etymological…
Selina Meyer Faces Life After the Presidency in the Season Six Trailer for HBO’s Veep
Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) faces life after the Presidency in the season six trailer for HBO‘s Veep. The new season premieres on April 16, 2017.…