Laughing Squid
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How a High Profile Theft and an Enthusiastic Critic Made the Mona Lisa So Famous
Vox writer Phil Edwards explained how a high-profile theft and an enthusiastic critic made the “Mona Lisa” such a famous painting. Many writers have chronicled…
Running the Seasons, A Hyperlapse of One Man’s Year of Training While Shifting Through Seasons
The Hyperunner strapped a GoPro HERO4 camera to his head and created a wonderful hylerlapse video of one years worth of his training around town…
Strange Friends, A Series of Action Figures Featuring People Wearing Archie McPhee Animal Masks
Online novelty retailer Archie McPhee has just released Strange Friends, a series of odd-looking action figures that feature everyday people wearing a variety of Archie…
8-Year-Old Sky Brown Becomes Youngest Girl Ever to Skate in the Vans US Open Pro Series
8-year-old skateboarding prodigy Sky Brown from Miyazaki, Japan recently made history by being the youngest female ever to compete in the 2016 Vans US Open…
Stranger Things Kids Perform ‘Uptown Funk’ at the 68th Emmys
Jimmy Kimmel recently surprised his audience before the 68th Emmys by bringing the kids of Stranger Things out on stage to perform the song “Uptown…
Hamdog, A Hamburger and a Hot Dog Combined Together in a Single Bun
Perth, Australia inventor Mark Murray has patented the Hamdog, a tasty combination of a hamburger and a hot dog in one bun. Mark first pitched…
Life Noggin Questions Whether Humans Should Bring Extinct Species Back to Life
Life Noggin questioned whether humans should bring extinct species back to life. The video explores the ethics of the question as well as the science…
The Speed of Every iPhone Compared Side by Side
Everything Apple Pro did a side-by-side speed test comparison of every model of the iPhone from the original through the recently released iPhone 7 line.…
Woodworker Fixes and Rebuilds His Damaged Screen Door With Creativity and Stop Motion
Woodworker Frank Howarth of Frank Makes fixed and rebuilt elements of his damaged screen door in a video that used creative camera techniques like time…
World’s Smallest MAME Arcade Cabinet Is ‘A Lot of Trouble to Build and Only Marginally Fun to Play’
Adafruit showed off the world’s smallest MAME arcade cabinet, built using a Raspberry Pi Zero. Although impressive for its diminutive size, Adafruit’s Phillip Burgess was…