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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…
A Plush Interactive Huggable Robotic Companion That Provides Comfort to Young Cancer Patients
The Huggable is a plush interactive robotic that helps to mitigate the stress, pain, and anxiety of treatment for pediatric cancer patients.
‘Game of Smurfs’, An Animated Mashup by ADHD of ‘The Smurfs’ and HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’
FOX’s Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) has created “Game of Smurfs,” an animated mashup of The Smurfs and HBO‘s hit television series Game of Thrones. It…
Autonomous Robotic Ants and Butterflies Designed to Operate in Cooperative Groups
German automation company Festo has created a pair of impressive autonomous robotic insects capable of operating in large groups. BionicANTs are six-legged bots designed to…