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Pringle, The Camera-Loving Bearded Dragon Lizard Who Dresses Up in Costumes and Poses With Tiny Props
Pringle is a four-year-old bearded dragon in Melbourne, Australia who surprisingly loves the camera. Pringle also doesn’t mind being dressed up in costumes by his…
Comedian Kurt Braunohler Rides a Jet Ski From Chicago to New Orleans in the New Comedy Central Series ‘Roustabout’
The new Comedy Central series Roustabout follows comedian Kurt Braunohler as he rides a jet ski on the Mississippi River from Chicago, Illinois to New…
‘Underwater Diving Dogs’, Slow-Motion Footage of Swimming Canines Doing the Doggy Paddle
In this teaser for the highly anticipated BBC series premiere of Pets – Wild at Heart, diving dogs are shown swimming in slow motion to…
STEM System by Sixense, A Wireless Motion-Tracking Platform for Virtual Reality
The STEM System by Sixense is a wireless motion-tracking platform that is designed specifically for use with virtual reality. The platform supports up to five…
A Map of the United States Illustrating Which Cuisines Are Disproportionately Popular in Each State
Huffington Post associate infographics editor Alissa Scheller created a map of the United States showing which types of cuisines are disproportionately popular (compared to popularity…
Shy Winter White Ermine Rises Up From Its Hiding Place Inside a Hollowed Tree in a Hesitant Game of Peekaboo
A Michigan man named Chris Cooper caught this wonderful footage of a curious but shy winter white ermine (short-tailed weasel) slowly rising and setting from…
Tennis Pros Venus Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova Play While ‘Ball Dogs’ Fetch and Retrieve Stray Game Balls
During a friendly game at the ASB classic in Auckland, New Zealand, tennis pros Venus Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova relied upon some of the cutest…
Close-Up Video of a Hermit Crab Changing Shells Inside of an Aquarium
Bournemouth, UK-based photographer Steve Guntrip has posted some cool close-up video of a European hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) changing shells inside his aquarium tank. The…
Vox Explains Race as a Contrived Social Construct Rather than a Biological Determination
In the animated Vox video “The Myth of Race, Debunked in 3 Minutes,” journalist Jenée Desmond Harris explains that the nebulous concept of race is…
Radio-Controlled Plane Captures Stunning Underwater Scenery After Crashing Into the Ocean
MrLiftHog accidentally captured some gorgeous underwater scenery on a GoPro after crashing a radio-controlled plane into the ocean at Cape Range National Park in Australia…