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One Week-Old Pygmy Goats Meet the Protective Resident Barn Cat For the First Time
Lady Bug and Princess Leia, the tiny baby goats at Sunflower Farm who taught themselves to leap within the first 24-hours of their lives, are…
Charlie Pellett, The Voice Behind New York City Subway Announcements
David Watson directed a really great New Yorker profile of Bloomberg Radio news anchor Charlie Pellett, the voice behind New York City Subway announcements. Anyone…
How To Properly Use Apostrophes in Writing
Laura McClure explains how to properly use apostrophes in writing in a new TED-Ed animated lesson. It’s possessive. It’s often followed by S’s. And it’s…
How To Correctly Verbalize Commonly Mispronounced Foods
DigToKnow has put together a list of commonly mispronounced foods, specifying the wrong way and the right way to verbalize each item on what appears…
Incredible Vertical Takeoff of a MiG-29 Fighter Jet
TheChangeInTime and TopFelya shot incredible video of a Polish Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29 “Fulcrum” fighter jet taking off down a runway then going straight up…
Walter’s Coffee Roastery, An Extremely Detailed ‘Breaking Bad’ Themed Cafe in Istanbul, Turkey
Walter’s Coffee Roastery in Istanbul,Turkey is a Breaking Bad-themed cafe. As evidenced by the yellow hazmat suits, the clear blue glass candy made in baking…
CAKE-tionary, Fans of the Band Cake Attempt to Wordlessly Draw the Titles of Cake Songs
During a recent performance at the Levitt Pavilion Steelstacks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, fans of the band Cake were challenged by Steelstacks director of marketing Jon…
How the Electric Type Pokémon Pikachu Could Kill Someone With His Shocking Abilities
In his latest video, Vsauce3 host Jake Roper explains how the Electric type Pokémon, Pikachu, could kill someone with his shocking abilities. Vsauce visual effects…
Bottle Boys Perform Cover of ‘Lean On’ by Major Lazer & DJ Snake on a Variety of Glass Bottles
Danish “bottleband” the Bottle Boys perform a wonderful cover of “Lean On” by Major Lazer and DJ Snake on a variety of glass bottles. Here’s…
An Infographic Mapping Out Over 120 Fictional U.S. Businesses Found Within the Marvel Universe
(larger) Mapping Marvel Businesses is a detailed infographic by the creative team at Empire Flippers that maps out over 120 of the fictional U.S. businesses…