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A Mashup of the ‘Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens’ and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Teaser Trailers
Renato Gaiarsa has created a wonderful mashup of the newly released trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens and the feel of Marvel’s…
How to Make an Extremely Simple Electric Train
AmazingScience demonstrates how to make an extremely simple electric train using a few magnets, a battery, and some copper wire.
Filmmaker Captures Gorgeous Footage of Colorado Birds of Prey in Their Natural Habitat
Filmmaker Jacob Schwarz, in cooperation with Harmonic, has created a gorgeous video of beautiful birds of prey in their natural habitat using footage that he…
Playful Red Panda Climbs All Over Her Caretaker and Knocks the Blue Hat Off His Head
An adorable red panda at the Maruyama Zoo in a snowy Sapporo, Japan, climbs all over her caretaker and playfully knocks the blue hat off…
More Large Scale Drawings in Snow by Sonja Hinrichsen
Snow Drawings at Catamount Lake, 2013 Back in 2012, we posted about the stunning large-scale outdoor snow drawings of artist Sonja Hinrichsen. Hinrichsen has since…
Australian Shepherd Puppy Wakes Up to Sing Along to ‘Let It Go’ and Goes Back to Sleep Once the Song Ends
A sleeping Australian Shepherd puppy named Oakley wakes up when he hears the opening notes to the popular song “Let It Go” from the equally…
Japanese Food Replica Company Releases Line of Hyperrealistic Fake Food Jewelry
Hatanaka, a Japanese manufacturer specializing in highly realistic plastic food replicas for restaurants, recently entered the fashion business with their line of food replica jewelry…
Thoughtful Dad Builds Multi-Level ‘Cataquarium’ on Thanksgiving to Give Shelter to Stray Cats Left Out in the Cold
On Thanksgiving, Eric Scheel‘s really thoughtful dad built a “Cataquarium”, a multi-level window enclosure, in order to give shelter the stray cats who were stuck…
Neal Cassady’s Long-Lost Letter to Jack Kerouac That Inspired the Literary Style of ‘On The Road’
This is the long-lost letter that inspired Jack Kerouac to change his writing style. pic.twitter.com/ZAhYjEfuCL — NPR (@NPR) November 24, 2014 Jack Kerouac already…
Video of Muppet Characters Edited to Look Like They Are Singing ‘Hip Hop Hooray’ by Naughty By Nature
Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear appear to sing the Naughty By Nature song “Hip Hop Hooray” in a video edited by Mylo the Cat.…