Laughing Squid
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Gymkhana Nine, Daring Rally Racer Ken Block Drifts and Speeds Through an Abandoned Industrial Park
Hoonigan Racing and Forza Horizon 3 have released “Gymkhana Nine,” the ninth installment of rally driver Ken Block‘s ongoing high-speed automotive series. This time around,…
The Wild Fermentation Process That Makes Sourdough Bread Taste So Good
By way of a viewer question, SciShow host Michael Aranda talked about the history of sourdough bread and the thing that makes it different from…
Alaskan Man Scatters Shrimp to an Incredible Flock of Hungry Bald Eagles in Dutch Harbor
Alaskan musician Jesse Peck faced an incredible flock of hungry bald eagles and scattered pieces of shrimp from a bowl until it was all gone.
A Neglected Dog Loses 35 Pounds When His Overgrown Matted Fur Is Shorn by His Rescuers
A sweet but neglected dog named Lazarus, who had been saved from a “poop-filled barn” by volunteers at Big Fluffy Dog Rescue in Virginia, lost…
Facebook Auto-Generates a Cheery Slideshow of a Near-Fatal Car Accident
Facebook auto-generated a cheery slideshow for Josh Gibson of his near-fatal car accident. The Facebook feature used photos Gibson took after the accident to create…
Survivors Read From the Suicide Notes They Wrote In a Powerful Movember Awareness Ad
In a truly powerful suicide awareness ad, several Australian men, all suicide survivors, read aloud from the notes that they had each intended to leave…
Ellen DeGeneres and First Lady Michelle Obama Visit CVS to Shop and Cause Trouble
Ellen DeGeneres and First Lady Michelle Obama visited a CVS to do some shopping, cause some trouble, and help reintroduce Michelle to normal everyday life.…
Pipe Guy Street Musician Smashes Old PVC Pipe Instruments to Pieces and Unveils New Setup
Jake Clark (a.k.a “Pipe Guy“), a street musician who plays electronic dance music by beating on PVC pipes with a pair of flip-flops, made room…
A Really Excited Puppy Jumps for Joy When He Realizes That He’s Arriving at the Dog Park
A sweet little puppy named Scrattie was calmly riding in the car with his humans when he suddenly understood that they were arriving at the…
An Enormous Inflatable Moon Breaks Free and Rolls Rampant in Fuzhou, China
Huge moon balloon blown away in Fuzhou, E China, as #TyphoonMeranti approaches. Moonless #MidAutumnFestival? pic.twitter.com/5YqrYAuRdk — China Xinhua News (@XHNews) September 14, 2016 An enormous…