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A Compilation of Recognizable Instrumental Songs That People Often Have Trouble Naming
“79 Instrumental songs everyone knows, but no one knows the name of” is a two-part video series that features clips of recognizable instrumental songs that…
How Different Tools and Ingredients Affect the End Result When Baking the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie
Tessa Arias of Handle the Heat thoroughly researched how different baking pans, ingredient ratios, and amounts of dough-chilling time affected the result when baking chocolate…
Siamese Cat Calmly Watches Over Three Bearded Dragon Lizards as They Try to Eat their Dinner
When she’s not hanging out with her best friend Forbi, a very serene Siamese cat named Cleo calmly watches over three slightly nervous bearded dragons…
Artist Atsushi Koyama Creates Incredibly Detailed Oil Paintings That Combine Human Figures and Mechanical Diagrams
Mechanical diagrams of engines, lenses, and other complex contraptions are combined with finely rendered human figures in the astonishingly detailed works of Japanese artist Atsushi…
An Animated Video That Sums Up the Video Game ‘Skyrim’ in 25 Seconds and Stars the Heavy From ‘Team Fortress 2’
Ferhod has created an animated video that sums up Bethesda Game Studios‘ popular video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in 25 seconds and stars…
Disco the Parakeet Is Learning New Phrases and Wants to Know ‘Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road’
“Beam me up Scotty, but don’t call me Shirley.” Disco the Parakeet, the incredibly vocal budgerigar (“budgie”), can’t stop talking about a new joke that…
John Oliver Provides a Series of Handy Excuses to Ditch Any New Year’s Eve Plans on ‘Last Week Tonight’
John Oliver returned for a web exclusive clip of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver to provide a series of handy excuses to ditch any…
‘Out Here in Outer Space’, A Rap Song for Children About Space by Little Scrubs
“Out Here in Outer Space” is a rap song for children about space by Little Scrubs. The animated video features MC Long Neck, a rapping…
Le Cob Bath, A Luxurious Bathtub Inspired by Le Corbusier’s Iconic LC4 Chaise Lounge
Australian design studio Omvivo has created Le Cob Bath, a high design bathtub inspired by the iconic LC4 chaise lounge created by famed architect and…
‘We Can Dance 4’, The Latest in a Series of Supercuts of People Dancing at Parties in Movies
“We Can Dance 4” is the latest in a series of supercuts by editor of Robert Jones of people dancing at parties in movies. The video…