Laughing Squid

Otherwords explained how certain words accidentally made their way into the dictionary due to typos, misspellings or messy handwriting.

Nerdstalgic looked at the many faces of Batman, noting how he has grown increasingly darker since his 1939 DC Comics introduction.

Mixed Signals looked at the history behind the "Wilhelm Scream", a famous sound effect widely used to portray abject fear.

Algal the Bard performed a lively Medieval tavern cover of the Green Day song "Basket Case" on instruments from the Middle Ages.

Rowen J. Coleman looked at the dynamic authenticity that William Shatner brought to his role as Captain James T. Kirk on "Star Trek".

The Art of Storytelling looked at the complex moral arc of Anakin Skywalker that led to his rebirth as Darth Vader.

Dominic Walliman of Domain of Science created a map of the widely diverse kingdom of fungi, illustrating how they go beyond mushrooms.

A TED Ed lesson written by Carolyn Bean explains why truffles, the fruit of fungi, is one of the most expensive delicacies in the world.

1440 eloquently explained the immigrant history behind burritos and the mystifying regulations that classify them as sandwiches.

Puddles Pity Party, the towering velvet voiced clown, performed a beautifully emotive cover of "Where Is My Mind?" by the Pixies.