Laughing Squid
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Quick-Thinking Dog Rushes Into a Shallow Pond to Save His Human From Drowning
A quick- thinking dog rushed into a shallow pond to rescue his human whom he believed to be drowning. Once above water, the dutiful canine…
How to Tie a Variety of Different Tie Knots Ranging From Simple to Complex
Custom shirt company ShirtsMyWay has compiled a handy list of 30 different ways to tie a tie knot complete with video instructions for each. The…
How to Clean Out and Slice a Bell Pepper With Ease Using a Knife
Dave Hax (previously) shows clean out and slice a bell pepper with ease using a knife in his most recent instructional video. Dave makes it…
Inventive Slitted Snow Goggles Made of Wood by the Iñupiat People of Alaska
image via Portland Art Museum The Iñupiat people of Alaska live in an area often covered in snow. While store-bought sunglasses are generally used today…
‘Dji. Death Sails’, An Amusing Animation About a Grim Reaper Who Is Too Distracted by a Treasure Chest to Do His Job
Dji. Death Sails, the follow up to the award-winning short film Dji. Death Fails, is an equally amusing 3D animation by director Dmitri Voloshin and…
‘PBS Game/Show’ Explores Empathy and the Importance of Gay Characters in Video Games
In the latest episode of the series, PBS Game/Show host Jamin Warren explores empathy and the importance of gay characters in video games. Specifically, Warren…
‘Cute Enemies’, Art Show Celebrating the Cute Side of Pop Culture Villains at Leanna Lin’s Wonderland in Los Angeles
Boba Fett by Dela Longfish Cute Enemies is a group art show, curated by artist Tony Bui of Genuine Haha, at Leanna Lin’s Wonderland (previously)…
SciShow Answers the Question ‘Will We Ever Run Out of Dinosaurs?’
SciShow host Michael Aranda answers the question “Will we ever run out of dinosaurs?” Aranda talks about the history of paleontology and the pace at…
Hilariously Strange Manipulated Photos of Birds With Big Mouths Instead of Beaks
Artist Sarah DeRemer has used a bit of digital manipulation to create freakish bird creatures with gaping mouths instead of beaks. She calls them, rather…
A Group of Playful Pandas Comically Wrestle With Each Other to the Delight of the People Watching
A group of very playful pandas comically wrestle with each other much to the delight of a people visiting the pandas’ home at the Chengdu…