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Chinese Scientist Works to Save the Ila Pika, An Endangered Species of Tiny Mammals That He First Discovered in 1983
The Ila pika, a tiny furry mammal that resembles a cross between a rabbit and a teddy bear that lives in the Tianshan mountains of…
An Adorable Newborn Hippopotamus Bobs in the Water With Its Mother at the San Diego Zoo
Funani, a mother hippopotamus at the San Diego Zoo, gave birth to a calf on March 23, 2015. Her adorable baby hippo has spent the…
‘A Decade of Doctor Who’, A Short Montage Featuring Memorable Moments From the Last Decade of the Series
In honor of the tenth anniversary of the Doctor Who reboot on March 26, 2015, visual effects expert John Smith has created a lovely montage…
Fearless Dachshund Gleefully Pulls His Skateboarding Human Forward With an Abundance of Energy
A fearless dachshund named Calloway gleefully pulls Chad Otterstrom, his equally fearless human, along on a skateboard with an abundance of energy through a skate…
New Hello Barbie Doll Will Use Siri-Like Technology to Play Games, Answer Questions, and Converse With Children
The new Hello Barbie doll by Mattel will use Siri-like technology to play games, answer questions, and converse with children playing with the toy. Hello…
The Two Johns of They Might Be Giants Discuss the Rebirth of Dial-A-Song on 100th Episode of the ‘RiYL’ Podcast
image via They Might Be Giants On the 100th episode of his RiYL (Recommended if You Like) podcast, fellow Laughing Squid tentacle Brian Heater recently…
A Delectable List of Little-Known Facts About Chocolate
On the most recent episode of The List Show by Mental Floss Video, host John Green lists 30 delectable facts about chocolate, the ambrosial treat…
Mario & Toad Go Too Far With Their Mean-Spirited Pranks on Luigi in an Animated ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Short by Dorkly
Andrew Bridgman of Dorkly has created a new animated Super Mario Bros. short (previously) in which Mario and his accomplice Toad go way too far…
OneShot, A Simple Mobile App For Editing and Sharing Screenshots on Twitter
OneShot is a new app created by San Francisco developers Ian Ownbey and Jason Goldman that brings simple screenshot editing and sharing to iOS.…
Moody Black-and-White Video of the ‘Teletubbies’ Set to the Song ‘Atmosphere’ by Joy Division
Boston musician Christopher G. Brown edited together video of the Teletubbies, removed the color, and set it to the song “Atmosphere” by Manchester post-punk legends…