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Twitter Takes a Look Back at 2014 With a Recap of Major Events and Celebrity Perspectives
Twitter takes a look back at 2014 with a recap of major events that were talked about on the site as well as celebrity perspectives…
The Cartoony and Bizarre Mission Patches Used by United States Spy Satellite Launches
Back in 2013 we posted about a bizarrely menacing octopus insignia that was emblazoned on an Atlas V rocket. The rocket (and the octopus) were…
Film Directors Steven Spielberg and Alfred Hitchcock Face Off in a New Episode of ‘Epic Rap Battles of History’
Film directors Steven Spielberg (Nice Peter) and Alfred Hitchcock (EpicLLOYD) face off in a new episode of Epic Rap Battles of History created by Nice…
Cautious Pit Bull Barks Fearfully at an Innocent Pineapple Until Her Human Shows Her That It’s Safe
A very cautious pit bull named Stella barks fearfully and incessantly at an innocent pineapple. According to her human Jolene Creighton, Stella was terrified of…
Hilarious ‘Saturday Night Live’ Commercial Parody Tries to Make Christmas Mass Sound Extreme
A hilarious Saturday Night Live commercial parody tries to make Christmas mass sound extreme by promoting “St. Joseph’s Christmas Mass Spectacular.” The commercial highlights things…
Surveillance Camera Captures a Fastidious Elephant Picking Up Litter and Properly Putting It in the Trash
A surveillance camera captured the sight of an elegantly fastidious elephant as she picks up litter from the ground and properly puts it the trash…
‘Last Year’, A Multiplayer Survival Horror Video Game That Pits Stereotypical Teens Against a Killer
Last Year is a multiplayer survival horror video game by developer James Wearing that pits stereotypical teens against a killer. The game, which takes much…
Artist Transforms Used Paintbrushes Into Charming Painted Figures
Artist Rebecca Szeto transforms used paintbrushes into charming miniature painted figures. Szeto creates each figure, or “paintbrush portrait” as she calls them, by first carving…
A Pasta Machine Slicing Rotini in a Hypnotic Never-Ending Loop
In this hypnotic animated GIF, a pasta machine slices fresh rotini in a never-ending loop. The machine appears to be a commercial grade pasta extruder…
Thoughtful Giant Tortoise Helps an Overturned Buddy Get Back on His Feet
While at the the Taipei Zoo (previously), visitor Audi Yu captured this lovely footage of a thoughtful giant tortoise gently helping an overturned chelonian get…