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The Ancient Origins Behind Punctuation
Linguist Rob Watts of RobWords looked back into the ancient past to trace exactly when punctuation was put into regular use.

Songs Hilariously Recreated With Names From LinkedIn
Linkedin Lyrics hilariously recreates popular songs using names found on the career-oriented social media site LinkedIn.

Dog and Human Play an Adorably Lazy Game of Fetch While Lying on the Floor
A golden retriever named Hudson B. Mason played an adorably lazy game of fetch with his human as they faced each other on the floor.

Why You Should Never Run From a Charging Bear
The experienced guides of Scenic Bear Viewing in Homer, Alaska explain why you should never run from a charging bear.

An Antique Music Cabinet That Automatically Plays Three Violins and a Piano at the Same Time
The Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model BÂ Music Cabinet is a vintage music cabinet that features three self-playing violins and a piano.

Realistic Miniature Needle Felted Dogs and Donkeys
Materials artist "Curly Jo" Hobbs creates highly realistic dogs, donkeys, and other animals out of needle felted wool.

Glissotar, A Unique Wind Instrument That Is Like a Combination of a Saxophone and Violin
Glissonic Instruments introduced the Glissotar, a unique wind instrument that has a haptic magnetic strip instead of tone holes.

Musician Plays Guitar Using a Fishing Reel
Andrea Chiarini taped a fishing reel to his guitar and spooled it with his left hand as his right hand played an Italian folk song.

What Casual English Speech Was Like in 1586
Simon Roper read from the 1586 book "Familiar Dialogues" by Jacques Bellot examining the sentence structure of each phrase.

Metal Drummer Uses a Noisy Fan as His Backup Band
Drummer Tom Mueller amusingly used a noisy yet rhythmic fan to accompany him as a backup heavy metal band.
