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‘The Big Race’, Mercedes Benz Super Bowl Ad Puts an Animated Spin on the Classic Fable ‘The Tortoise and The Hare’
Slow and steady, my a… Mercedes Benz‘s new Super Bowl ad puts an animated spin on Aesop’s classic fable of “The Tortoise and The Hare”…
‘Totino’s Super Bowl Activity Pack For Women’, An SNL Sketch Poking Fun at How Women Keep Busy During the Big Game
Last night, Saturday Night Live had a little fun at the expense of the upcoming Super Bowl with “Totino’s Super Bowl Activity Pack For Women“,…
Apollo the Cockatiel Plays an Adorable Game of Peek-a-Boo With His Encouraging Human
A tiny cockatiel named Apollo played an adorable game with his encouraging human Kris P, chirping out the word “peek-a-boo” in a lyrical voice each…
Curious Kitten Quickly Gets Overwhelmed By a Boxful of Eager Ducklings
A very curious kitten innocently climbed into a box of weeks-old ducklings and very quickly became overwhelmed by the eager anatine babies who were just…
Silly Pug Navigates Slippery Hardwood Stairs By Climbing the Steps in Reverse
An silly pug named Otto carefully climbs the slippery hardwood steps of his home by going up backwards, taking one step at a time. According…
Feisty Tabby Cat Without Front Legs Topples a Village Made From Building Blocks While In Pursuit of a Laser Beam
Mercury, the feisty tabby catwho never lets the fact that he doesn’t have front paws stop him from doing anything he wants to do, successfully…
Maymo the Lemon Beagle Conquers an Advancing Army of Robot Toys and Goes Nuts For a Bag of Ice
Maymo the Lemon Beagle—whose silly adventures we’ve posted in past—takes on an advancing army of robot toys, challenging each of them until they all fall…
London Design Studio Opens a Room-Sized Ball Pit for the Winter Months
To add a bit of whimsy to the English winter, the London office of design studio Pearlfisher unveiled Jump In!, a room-sized ball pit installation…
A Fun Line of Custom LEGO Friends Mini-Dolls Turned Into Characters From Film and Television
Doctor Who Jon Lazar (previously), a New York-based social media consultant, has created a fun line of customized LEGO Friends mini-dolls (which have different proportions…
The Main Drain, A Simple Urinal Attachment for Home Toilets
The Main Drain is an adjustable urinal that can be attached to an existing toilet. The urinal attaches to the toilet bowl (no tools are…