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Google Translate App Takes on the Classic Ritchie Valens Song ‘La Bamba’ to Demonstrate How It Works
To demonstrate how the Google Translate app works, Google employees tested it on signs printed with the lyrics to the Ritchie Valens song “La Bamba.”…
Two Men Are Walking Every Block in New York City
“It’s the world’s greatest outdoor museum.” CUNY professor William Helmreich and Matt Green explain why they are currently walking every block in New York City…
Intricate Carved Crayon Sculptures of Well-Known Pop Culture Characters
Spokane, Washington-based Bryan Edmiston of Character Crayons has created a series of intricate carved crayon sculptures that portray well-known characters from pop culture. Crayon scupltures…
One-Week Old Baby Goats Repeatedly Climb On Top of Their Patient Mama As She Bakes In the Sun
Lady Bug and Princess Leia, two adorable kids at the Sunflower Farm repeatedly climb all over the back of their very patient mama Bonnie as…
How to Properly Wrassle Roasted Brussels Sprouts on Episode 12 of You Suck at Cooking
Episode 11 of You Suck at Cooking shows how to properly wrassle roasted brussels sprouts. Unfairly maligned, often antagonized, openly judged; performance art has had…
Excited Diver Discovers Gold Coins Worth Over a Million Dollars in a 1715 Spanish Shipwreck Off the Coast of Florida
Excited diver Eric Schmitt of Queen Jewels, LLC documents the moment he discovered gold coins and jewelry with a value of over one million dollars…
Awesome Parrot Sings ‘Everything Is Awesome’ Theme Song From ‘The Lego Movie’
Princess Yellow Feather, the awesome yellow-naped amazon parrot, sings The Lego Movie theme song “Everything Is Awesome” in a video uploaded by the Birds On…
Artist Adds Magical and Bizarre Illustrations to Photos of His Friends’ Feet
Artist Uttam Sinha (a.k.a. “Foot Footie Boy“) has created taken it upon himself to add all sorts of magical and bizarre illustrations to photos of…
Astronaut Terry Virts Demonstrates What Happens When Water and an Effervescent Tablet Are Combined in Zero Gravity
During his time on the International Space Station, astronaut Terry Virts demonstrated what happens when an effervescent tablet is dissolved into a floating ball of…
A Series of Impressive Tricks Performed by Pet Rats
Abby Roeser shows off some of the impressive tricks she’s trained her pet rats Blue, Puffin and Pepper to do using clicker training and treats…