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Forklift Operator Picks up a Coin and Drops It in a Soda Bottle With Expert Precision
A forklift operator picks up a coin and drops it in a soda bottle with expert precision. via Boing Boing
‘The Animal That Wouldn’t Die’, A Short Film That Tells the Story of the Seemingly Immortal Hydra
“The Animal That Wouldn’t Die” is a short film produced by the NPR science blog Skunk Bear that tells the story of the hydra, a small…
Wily African Grey Parrot Focuses Intently On a Child’s Remote Control Car As It Goes Around the Track
A wily African Grey parrot focuses intently on a child’s remote controlled car as it goes around, knocking it off its track as much as…
Russian Worker Feeds Cookies to a Gentle Russian Bear Through a Service Window
A worker in Kolyma, Russia feeds cookies to a gentle but insistent Russian bear through a service window, although the worker seemed to push his…
Burning Moments, A Short Video of Surreal Sights From the 2014 Burning Man Festival
To mark his first Burning Man experience, videographer Ari Fararooy collected various surreal moments that he filmed at the 2014 festival and assembled them into…
A Stunning LEGO Homage to the Classic 1993 Video Game ‘Doom’
LEGO builder Iain Heath — known also as Ochre Jelly — has created a stunning LEGO homage to the classic 1993 video game Doom. The…
The Founder of the ‘Save Elephant Foundation’ Speaks Eloquently About What Rescuing Elephants Means to Her
Sangduen “Lek” Chailert, the founder of the Save Elephant Foundation, speaks eloquently about what rescuing elephants means to her, using an example of a specific…
A Fascinating Look at the History of Emoticons
Emoticons like the classic colon-parenthisis smiley face “:)” may seem like a product of the modern Internet Age, but a recent video by Mashable explains…
‘Anonymous Gods’, Screenshots of Google Street View Automatically Blurring the Faces of Statues
In her series “Anonymous Gods,” artist Marion Balac documents the wonderfully absurd instances when Google Street View automatically applies its face blurring effect to statues…
Bill Hader Does an Arnold Schwarzenegger Impression of His Daughter & Imitates ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast on ‘Conan’
While promoting his new movie The Skeleton Twins on a recent episode of Conan, Bill Hader did a hilarious Arnold Schwarzenegger impression of his two-year-old…