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The Specific Ingredient That Makes Chocolate So Potentially Lethal for Dogs and Other Animals
Simon Whistler, host of the informative video series “Today I Found Out” explains why the specific alkaloid theobromine makes chocolate so potentially lethal to pets,…
Polo Legend Nacho Figueras Helps Teach Conan O’Brien How to Play the Horseback Sport
On a recent episode of Conan, host Conan O’Brien met up with polo legend Nacho Figueras to get a few lessons on how to play…
How to Make a Harley Quinn Checkered Cake
In celebration of Suicide Squad smashing its way into theaters recently, Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies demonstrated how to make…
A Yawning Brown Bear Slowly Takes a Seat Next to a Group of Riverside Photographers in Alaska
Alaska Department of Fish and Game employee Drew Hamilton captured the amazing sight of a very slow-moving brown bear who eventually took a seat next…
Tested Checks Out Creatures Designed and Sculpted by Dominic Qwek at San Diego Comic-Con 2016
While at San Diego Comic-Con 2016, Tested editor Norman Chan met up with talented artist Dominic Qwek to check out a collection of creatures and…
The Rise and Fall of Anakin Skywalker
Tom Fisher has compiled scenes from the Star Wars films to give us a look at the epic rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker. We…
Crazy Russian Hacker Makes a Farting Swamp Volcano by Dropping Dry Ice Into Slime
Taras Kulakov the “Crazy Russian Hacker” created a farting swamp volcano in his laboratory by dropping dry ice into slime. The slime temporarily traps the…
Cooperative Shiba Inu Engages in a Handshake Height Measurement Contest With Her Human
A sweet Shiba Inu named Koharu is like most dogs and can always be bribed with treats. Such was the case in which her human…
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Filmmaker Sets Olympic Tennis in Interesting Scenes Thanks to the Field’s Green Background
The Olympic tennis final being played on a giant green screen. Filmmaker Graham Hughes took advantage of the bright green background around the tennis courts…