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A Tiny Owl Takes a Ride on a Robotic Toy Horse
Much to the amusement of humans at the Kobe Fukurou Owl Cafe in Kobe, Japan, a tiny owl named Momo-chan saddled up and took an…
New Google Calendar Goals Feature Helps Users Find Time to Complete Personal Objectives
Google has announced a new Goals feature in Google Calendar that helps users find the time to complete personal objectives. Users can add goals like…
Steak & Eggs, A Catchy Parody of a Disney Song About Cooking Breakfast
“Steak & Eggs” by musician Aaron Ridge is a parody in the style of a Disney song about cooking breakfast. Ridge recorded the song in short clips…
Why Digital Encryption Is So Important Even If It Locks Police Out of a Criminal’s Phone
CGP Grey explains why digital encryption is so important even if it locks police out of a criminal’s phone. The video compares digital encryption to traditional…
Godzilla Terrorizes and Destroys Japan in a Powerful New Trailer for ‘Godzilla Resurgence’
The Toho film studio has released a powerful new trailer for Godzilla Resurgence, the upcoming 31st film in the Godzilla franchise co-directed by Hideaki Anno…
Clever Octopus Makes a Daring Aquarium Escape Through a Drainpipe Leading to the Ocean
A very clever male octopus named Inky made a daring escape from the National Aquarium of New Zealand through a small opening in his enclosure,…
An Honest Trailer For The Jungle Book (1967)
Screen Junkies gives their Honest Trailers treatment to the original 1967 animated Disney film The Jungle Book. Before you catch another live-action remake of a…
A Brief History of the More Than 150 Years of Tension Between the United States and Cuba
Vox covered the history of more than 150 years of tension between the United States and Cuba in a brief six-minute video. Recent political developments have…
Rapper Froggy Fresh Continues the ‘Stolen Bikes’ Saga With a Third Installment In the Series
Can’t we get them bicycles back? Cuz them little kids they ain’t got no bikes. Rapper Froggy Fresh continues his “Stolen Bikes” sage with the…
Meow, An Adorable Parody of the Adele Song ‘Hello’ Promoting Cat Adoption at the East Bay SPCA
The East Bay SPCA in Northern California has created “Meow“, an adorable if not tearjerking parody of the Adele song “Hello” that speaks from a…