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Postmodern Jukebox and Singer Karen Marie Perform ‘Creep’ by Radiohead as a Classic Soul Song
Pop song re-interpreters Postmodern Jukebox and Illinois-based jazz singer Karen Marie have reimagined Radiohead’s debut single “Creep” as a classic soul number. The song is…
Daewoo Begins Testing Robotic Exoskeletons for Shipyard Workers in South Korea
The Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering facility in Okpo-dong, South Korea has begun testing a prototype version of a robotic exoskeleton that will let dock…
Sounds From a Fight Scene in ‘The Matrix Reloaded’ Replaced With Old School 8-Bit Video Game Sounds
Actor and video editor Phillip Raupach took a fight scene from the 2003 sci-fi action film, The Matrix Reloaded, and replaced all of the sounds…
Veritasium Offers Five Physics-Based Tricks That Can Be Performed With Everyday Objects
Veritasium host Derek Muller presents a quintet of tricks anyone can perform with household items like canes, teabags, and smartphones that cause objects to behave…
The Entire ‘X-Men’ Film Series Summed Up in Under Three Animated Minutes
Max Knoblauch and Bob Al-Greene of Mashable do a great job of summing up the entire X-Men film series in under three minutes in a…
‘Ultimate Close Call Compilation’, A Tense Video Collection of Near Collisions
“Ultimate Close Call Compilation” from FailArmy is three-and-a-half minutes of nail-biting close collisions between pedestrians and cars, cars and motorcycles, skiers and dogs, and a…
Five-Year-Old Noah Ritter is ‘Apparently’ Tracked Down for a Fun Follow-Up Interview With ABC News’ Gio Benitez
After his show-stealing interview with WNEP Newswatch 16 co-anchor Sofia Ojeda at a county fair in Pennsylvania, five-year-old Noah Ritter was “apparently” tracked down by…
Minnesota Youth Charity Builds a Life-Size Human Foosball Game for a Fundraising Tournament
Brownton Area Resources for Kids (BARK), a Brownton, Minnesota charity for youth activities, created a life-size game of foosball with human players out of wood…
Chris Pratt’s ‘Forgot About Dre’ Rap Set to the Actual Music for the Song
YouTube user treytech took the recent video of Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt rapping Eminem‘s verse from the song “Forgot About Dre” by…
A Crowd of Passengers at a Perth, Australia Transit Station Tilt a Train to Free a Man’s Trapped Leg
A large crowd of passengers at the Perth, Australia Public Transit Authority station joined forces to help tilt a train car after a man slipped…