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Ukrainian Parliament Candidate ‘Darth Vader’ Turned Away From Voting at Kiev Polls
A candidate for the Ukrainian parliament who had his name legally changed to “Darth Vader” was turned away from voting at a polling station in…
Jim Carrey Perfectly Parodies the Matthew McConaughey Series of Lincoln Commercials on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Jim Carrey perfectly impersonated Matthew McConaughey during a recent appearance hosting Saturday Night Live in a parody of the series of commercials McConaughey recently filmed for the Lincoln…
Star Trek: The Original Series Zip-Up Hoodies
ThinkGeek has released three zip-up hoodies that each look like a uniform top worn on Star Trek: The Original Series. The “command yellow, sciences blue,…
A Google Street View Tour of the New York Transit Museum, Located Inside a Historic Subway Station
Google is celebrating the 110th anniversary of the New York City Subway System with a Street View tour of the New York Transit Museum, a…
Symphony Performs an Orchestral Version of ‘Killing In the Name’ by Rage Against The Machine
A talented symphony performs an orchestral version of the classic Rage Against the Machine song “Killing In The Name” arranged by composer Nick Proche. Nick…
‘Furry Potter and The Goblet of Cookies’, A ‘Sesame Street’ Parody of the ‘Harry Potter’ Series
“Furry Potter and the Goblet of Cookies” is a Sesame Street parody of the Harry Potter (previously) series. The video stars Cookie Monster as “Furry Potter,” who must…
‘To Meh With You’, A Shot-For-Shot Remake by ‘Glove and Boots’ of Mr. Big’s 1991 Music Video for ‘To Be With You’
Internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Gorilla of Glove and Boots (previously) have created “To Meh With You,” a funny shot-for-shot remake of the 1991…
Audi Q3 Driver Parks in an Extremely Tight Spot in a New Ad
An Audi Canada ad show the 2015 Q3 is squeezed into an extremely tight spot in a parking garage.
An Elaborately Choreographed Music Video for the Song ‘I Won’t Let You Down’ by OK Go That Uses Robots and Umbrellas
The band OK Go (previously) has released a new video for their song “I Won’t Let You Down” off the album Hungry Ghosts. In the video the band…
Japanese Rocket Sets the Guinness World Record for ‘World’s Heaviest Firework’ at 1,014 Pounds
A 1,014-pound rocket launched during a fireworks show in Saitama, Japan on October 11th, 2014 secured the title of “World’s Heaviest Firework” with Guinness World…