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Persistent Vizsla Dog Eagerly Tries to Get at a Single Tater Tot That’s Just Out of His Reach
A persistent two-year-old Vizsla named Argus eagerly tries to get at the remaining breakfast Tater Tot that’s sitting on the counter just out of his…
‘The Great Dogzini’, A Magician With a Dog’s Head and Human Hands Performs a Few Magic Tricks
The Great Dogzini, a conjurer with a dog’s head and the skilled hands of magician Jose Ahonen, performs basic sleight-of-hand tricks using silks, cards and…
‘Tales from the Borderlands’, An Episodic Video Game Series by Telltale Games Set After the Events of ‘Borderlands 2’
Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic video game series by Telltale Games that’s set after the events of Borderlands 2. The humorous series…
Nick Offerman Presents His Handcrafted Wood Emojis on ‘Conan’
On a recent episode of Conan, actor and master carpenter Nick Offerman presented a commercial parody for his series of handcrafted wood emojis. Apart from his acting career,…
The First-Ever English Translation of the Original, Uncensored Brothers Grimms’ Fairy Tales
The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition is a collection of Grimms’ famous fairy tales translated into English…
A Sleeping Cat Makes a Nice, Comfy Pillow For Another Sleeping Cat
A clever orange tabby cat named Tora uses his napping pal Mimi as nice, comfy pillow upon which to rest his sleepy little head. This…
Daredevil Rock Climbers Create a Giant Rope Swing Over the Side of a 250-Foot Utah Canyon
In a video by GoPro, daredevil Matt Hecker and a team of rock climbers create a giant pendulum rope swing over the side of a…
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Presents a Special ‘Sesame Street’ Edition of ‘This Week in Unnecessary Censorship’
On a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, host Jimmy Kimmel presented a special Sesame Street edition of his popular recurring bit “This Week in Unnecessary Censorship”…
Skateboarders Perform High Speed Street Tricks Inside New York City Subway Stations and Cars
In a clip from the skate video Tengu: God of Mischief by Colin Read, street skaters perform a slew of high speed tricks inside New…
The Candy Hierarchy 2014, A Definitive Ranking of the Year’s Best Halloween Candy
Ben Cohen and David Ng conducted a survey of more than 1,200 people on the topic of which Halloween candies induce joy and which induce despair. The data…