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A Ceramic Mug Featuring ‘World’s Best Final Boss’ and a Pixelated Trophy
ThinkGeek has a ceramic mug with “World’s Best Final Boss” printed on one side and a pixelated first place trophy on the other. The mug…
Explorers Lewis & Clark Face Off Against Excellent Adventurers Bill & Ted in ‘Epic Rap Battles of History’
In the latest episode of Epic Rap Battles of History, real-world explorers Meriwether Lewis (Link Neal) and William Clark (Rhett McLaughlin) face off against fictional excellent adventurers…
‘Riker’, A Goofy Reimagining of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Centered Around Commander William T. Riker
Film editor Jan van den Hemel and Andrew Hussie edited clips from the series Star Trek: The Next Generation into a short episode of a…
Master Chief From ‘Halo’ Takes on ‘Call of Duty’ Players in Real Life
Australian twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou of popular YouTube channel RackaRacka directed and edited an irreverent video that pits Master Chief from the Halo…
‘Redneck Avengers: Tulsa Nights’, A Bad Lip Reading Parody of ‘Marvel’s The Avengers’
“Redneck Avengers: Tulsa Nights” is a Bad Lip Reading parody of Marvel’s The Avengers. In the parody, the characters are given radically different accents than they…
Italian Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti Celebrates Towel Day on the International Space Station
On May 25, 2015, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti (previously) celebrated Towel Day, a holiday that serves as a tribute to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the…
An Amusing Mashup of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ and ‘Mario Kart’
Kris Sundberg of design studio Brick House Interactive has created an amusing mashup of the recent film Mad Max: Fury Road and the classic Mario…
A Trio of Newborn Baby Goats Stay Warm on a Chilly Evening in Cozy Coordinating Sweaters
A trio of newborn baby goats at Denmans Critters Farm kept warm on a chilly evening in a set of coordinating colorful sweaters. Their mother…
Canadian Man Sets Guinness World Record Set for ‘Farthest Flight by a Hoverboard’
A Canadian inventor named Catalin Alexandru Duru has set the Guinness World Record for the “Farthest Flight by a Hoverboard” at 275.9 meters using a…
Trilobite Plushie, A Cute and Cuddly Paleozoic Pal
The Trilobite Plushie by the Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, New York is a cuddly stuffed replica of Greenops boothi, a trilobite that lived 380…