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‘Jump’, A Videographer’s Whimsical Backpacking Trip Across Turkey With His Sister
“Jump” is a whimsical short video by videographer Ari Fararooy about a two-week backpacking trip across Turkey with his sister where her back is the…
Elated Dog Gets a Relaxing Spa Treatment From His Human While Luxuriating in a Soapy Bath
An elated dog luxuriates in a soapy bath while his human gives him a relaxing spa scrub treatment and an envious dog anxiously awaits his…
Tripp and Tyler Share a Clever Collection of Life Hacks to Make Life Easier
Tripp Crosby and Tyler Stanton of Tripp and Tyler (see previously) team up to share a clever collection of life hacks that are sure to…
Apple Expected to Announce the iPhone 6 and iWatch at a Live Streamed Event in Cupertino, California
Apple is live streaming an event being held today, September 9th, 2014 at The Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, California where the…
Profile of a Spanish Retiree Who Builds Tiny Working Engines by Hand
José Manuel Hermo Barreiro is a retired naval mechanic in Galicia, Spain who builds tiny working replicas of car, plane, and boat engines by hand.…
Superman & The Flash Challenge Each Other to a Footrace to Find Out Who Is the Fastest DC Superhero
Superman and The Flash challenge each other to a footrace to find out, once and for all, who is the fastest DC superhero in an…
Indian Man Sets the World Record For Most Consecutive Pinky Pull-Ups
Maibam Itomba Meitei of India earned his place in the Guinness Book of World Records after managing to perform 16 consecutive pull-ups using his pinkies…
An Illustration Featuring the Meaning of Pokémon Names in Other Languages
“Pokemon in Other Languages” is an illustration by Manchester-based artist James Chapman (see previously) that features the meaning of various Pokémon names from the Pokémon…
How to Open a Wine Bottle Using a Wall and a Shoe
Host Billy Wagner demonstrates how to open a bottle of red wine when a corkscrew isn’t handy using a shoe, a wall, and some blunt…
A Heavy Metal Version of the Electronic Music Classic ‘Popcorn’ Played on Guitar
Peruvian guitarist Charlie Parra del Riego has created a heavy metal version of the Gershon Kingsley synthpop classic instrumental “Popcorn”. The song, which first appeared…