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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Opens at Universal Studios Hollywood
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter has opened at Universal Studios Hollywood. The grand opening ceremony featured the Hogwarts School Choir, John Williams and the…
Busy Wasps Build Beautiful Rainbow Nest Using Colorful Construction Paper Provided by Biologists
Italian biology student and blogger Mattia Menchetti captured remarkable photos of the natural phenomenon of polistes dominula (paper wasps) building a beautiful nest from the…
Ricky Gervais Reprises His Role From The Office in the New Feature Film ‘David Brent: Life on the Road’
Ricky Gervais is reprising his role as David Brent from The Office in the new feature film David Brent: Life on the Road. In the film,…
Comedian Gets Hilarious Reactions While Reading Books With Fake Covers on the NYC Subway
Comedian Scott Rogowsky drew stares and attention while reading books with fake titles and covers on the subway in New York City. Rogowsky’s library included titles…
Simone Giertz Collaborates With Adam Savage to Build a Humorous Popcorn Machine Helmet
As the newest member of the Tested team, Swedish engineer Simone Giertz once again put her amazing skill and her great sense of humor to…
New Edition of ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ Featuring Wonderful Illustrations by Jim Kay
image via Amazon Pottermore has shared a sneak peek at the new edition of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets novel that…
A Live Performance of ‘The Piña Colada Song’ by Rupert Holmes Remixed With Death Metal Vocals
Musician and composer Andy Rehfeldt, whose work we’ve previously posted, has created a wonderfully disturbing video remix of “Escape” (The Piña Colada Song) in which…
Star Wars Fan Builds an Incredible Life-Size AT-ST Walker From Timber, Plastic, and Scrap Metal
Mr Kernish recently took a trip into a random stranger’s back yard, who he appropriately gave the name Kuat for security reasons, to take a…
How to Make Taco Bell’s Entire Classic Menu
Josh and Mike Greenfield of the Brothers Green cooking and music show created a new series where they show how to make Taco Bell‘s entire…
Fun Facts About the Internet
Mike Rugnetta share 38 fun facts about the internet on episode 414 of “The List Show” on Mental Floss.