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A Beautifully Disquieting Animation That Illustrates the Chilling ‘Children’s Story’ by Tom Waits
In 2006, filmmaker Matt Rosemeier of Katmaidog Productions posted a beautifully disquieting animated short that illustrated a chilling tale entitled “Children’s Story” by Tom Waits…
A Looping Short Film That Explains the Different Types of Time Travel Used in Popular Culture
“Infinity Squared” is a short film by Jake Roper of Vsauce3 that explains different types of time travel used in popular culture. To really drive…
An Appropriately Menacing Heavy Metal Version of the Classic Europe Song ‘The Final Countdown’
Perhaps in honor of the New Year, the highly creative Leo Moracchioli of Frog Leap Studios in Oltedal, Norway growled out an appropriately menacing heavy…
Amazon’s Alexa Gives a Young Child a Surprising Response After Misunderstanding His Question
Amazon‘s Alexa digital assistant gives a young child more than they asked for after a family connects their new Echo Dot. Why!?!? We just got…
A Recap of Everything Mike Boyd Taught Himself to Quickly Learn in 2016
The very determined Mike Boyd has taught himself, among other things, to play violin, pick a lock, solve a Rubik’s Cube in under two minutes,…
Cozy Cactus Tree, A Plush Customizable Desert Oasis for Felines With a Taste for the Southwest
The Hollywood Kitty Company in Cleveland, Ohio, who has created all sorts of interesting kitty homes, has created the Cozy Cactus Tree, a plush customizable…
Kind Sanitation Workers Help Out the Family of a Little Girl With Cancer Who Always Waves to Them
In a truly touching story of human generosity, a pair of amiable garbage men named Brandon Olsen and Taylor Fitz, who work for Hometown Sanitation…
iPhone Meets Its End in a Vat of Molten Aluminum
An iPhone meets its end in a vat of molten aluminum in a video by The Backyard Scientist Kevin Kohler. Kohler collaborated with Brandon Baldwin…
The Reasons Poop Is Usually Brown and What Other Colors Could Indicate About a Person’s Health
Human poop can come in a variety of colors, but is typically brown in a healthy person. In an episode of Today I Found Out,…
A Super Mario Bros. Stop-Motion Animation Made Using Hundreds of Rubik’s Cubes
The Synchronicity professional juggling studio created an awesome Super Mario Bros. themed stop-motion animation using hundreds of Rubik’s Cubes. via RocketNews24