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A Very Happy Pug Really Enjoys Getting Bathed in the Sink by His Construction-Savvy Human
A very happy pug named Barry really enjoys getting bathed by his human David Stanton. David normally does construction videos but wanted to give his…
Honda Releases a Series of Odd Music Videos Featuring Toys Like Skeletor and Gumby
“Jingle Bros” Car manufacturer Honda has released a series of odd music videos featuring toys like Skeletor and Gumby. The music videos–called “Honda Toy Tunes”–follow…
Ninita the Pygmy Marmoset Likes to Eat, Climb, Play and Be Combed With a Toothbrush
A pygmy marmoset named Ninita likes to eat, climb, play, and be combed with a toothbrush by the gentle humans at the Rare Species Conservatory…
An Exciting Seven-Minute Mashup of 197 Movie Trailers From 2014
Toronto, Canada-based film enthusiast Louis “The Sleepy Skunk” Plamondon (previously) has created an exciting seven-minute mashup of 197 movie trailers from 2014. The full list…
The 2014 Chemistry Advent Calendar, Festive Flasks to Celebrate a Different Molecule Each Day Until Christmas
Chemistry blog Compound Interest has released the 2014 Chemistry Advent Calendar, a tree-shaped calendar made of flasks that celebrates a different molecule each day leading…
Legendary Comic Creator Stan Lee Rants About Obvious Car Commercials That Only Show The Vehicles Driving Around
Legendary comic creator Stan Lee rants about obvious car commercials that only show the vehicles driving around on a recent episode of Stan’s Rants (previously)…
‘Hush’, Smartphone-Enabled, Noise-Masking Earplugs That Create a Soothing Sleep Environment
Three engineers in San Diego, California, all named Daniel, have created Hush, a set of noise-masking earplugs that work with an app to create a…
Geeky ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘Star Wars’, and ‘Dr. Who’ Sweatshirt Designs Inspired by Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Holiday Mix Vol.1 Sterling, Virginia-based artist Drew Wise has created a geeky series of Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars, and Dr. Who sweatshirts inspired…
Frustrated Father Creates Instructional Video to Teach His Teenage Children How to Turn Off the Lights
Frustrated father Will Reid (previously) has created another instructional video to teach his teenage children how to turn off the lights when they leave a room.…
‘Mousr’, A Robotic Cat Toy That Uses Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Learning to Mimic Real Prey
Think Pinky with a brain Three graduate students in the electrical engineering program at the University of Illinois have created Mousr, an interactive robotic cat…