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Cane Wars: The Candy Awakens, Finn Uses a Candy Cane Lightsaber to Battle a Candy Cane Stormtrooper
Charlie Proctor and Alfredo Tognetti created the awesome 5 second video, “Cane Wars: The Candy Awakens”, as a submission for this month’s “candy canes” animation…
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Cast Members Talk With Graham Norton About Accents and Keeping the Film a Secret
Just a few days ago, Star Wars: The Force Awakens cast members Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Gwendolyn Christie joined host Graham Norton…
MinutePhysics Explains How the Earth’s Tilt and Rotation Make December 22 the Longest Day of the Year
MinutePhysics explains how the Earth’s tilt and rotation make December 22 the longest day of the year. Despite the winter months having fewer hours of…
A Wonderfully Detailed Train and Trestle Expertly Carved Into the Graphite of a Carpenter Pencil
Artist Cindy Chinn has created a wonderfully detailed and tiny carving of a train, trestle and bridge carved into the entirety of a carpenter pencil,…
Animation Studio LAIKA Celebrates 10th Anniversary With a Look Back at Its Stop-Motion Films
Animation studio LAIKA celebrates its 10 year anniversary with a look at its past films and its upcoming release "Kubo and the Two Strings".
Slow Motion Video of a Katana Slicing Through Raw Eggs
Taras Kulakov, known as the Crazy Russian Hacker, shared slow motion footage of a katana slicing through raw eggs. Kulakov partnered with the YouTube channel Zombie Go…
Young Star Wars Fan Finds Love When a Girl Moves in Next Door in a Cute Christmas Ad for a German Supermarket Chain
The German supermarket chain, Kaufland, released a cute Christmas commercial about a young Star Wars fan who finds true love when a new girl moves…
Lexus Rolls Out One of Their NX Crossover Vehicles on a Set of Tires Meticulously Carved From Ice
Lexus recently rolled out one of their NX crossover vehicles on a set of perfectly carved ice tires. The tires were created by sculptors from…
Cafe on the Greek Island of Lesbos Generously Offers Shelter to Stray Dogs During Cold Winter Nights
This past week, Eustratios Papanis, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of the Aegean, posted a wonderfully heartwarming photo of dogs peacefully relaxing…
100 Years of Men’s New Years Eve Attire Shown Decade by Decade in a Three-Minute Time-Lapse
In a new three-minute time-lapse fashion video by Mode, a naked well-muscled male model named Matty Watts dons (and removes) 100 years of men’s New…