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Adorable Bernese Mountain Dog Puppy Is Completely Unbothered by a Bout of Hiccups
An adorable 10-week old Bernese Mountain Dog puppy is completely unbothered by a bout of hiccups that shake her little body in this 2008 video…
AsapSCIENCE Explores Whether We Should All Be Eating Insects
Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE explore whether we should all be eating insects. Specifically, they discuss why it might be an efficient alternative…
The Pugs of Westeros, A Short Film Featuring Three Cute Pugs Dressed Up as Characters From ‘Game of Thrones’
Dog lovers Sue and Phillip Lauer dressed up their three cute pugs (Roxy, Blue and Bono) as characters from Game of Thrones for the short…
Meryl Streep Discusses the Concept of Beauty in a 2008 Interview Animated By PBS
In the most recent episode of the PBS animated series “Blank on Blank“, the incomparable Meryl Streep discusses the concept of beauty in a 2008…
Suspensión, A Series of Landscape Embroideries That Spill Out of the Frame by Ana Teresa Barboza
In her “Suspensión” series, artist Ana Teresa Barboza has created a striking series of embroidered landscapes in which the yarn spills out of the frame.…
Kodomoroid, A Lifelike Japanese News-Reading Android
Kodomoroid is a lifelike Japanese news-reading android created by robotics professor Hiroshi Ishiguro. The android, whose name is a combination of the Japanese word for…
‘The StoryTeller’, Jim Henson’s Series Featuring Traditional European Folk Tales Acted Out By Puppets and Humans
The StoryTeller, a collaboration between Jim Henson and British station TVS, was a wonderful series that featured traditional European folk tales acted out by puppets…
Science Friday Explores and Explains the Vampire Squid, A Fascinating Deep-Sea Cephalopod
Science Friday explores and explains the vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) with help from Bruce Robinson of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. The video also…
An Amusing Parody Video of Every Indian Airline Flight
“I’m obligated to call you a cute baby… but please shut the fuck up.” YouTube comedy channel All India Bakchod has created an amusing parody…
Das Horn, The Modern Version of an Ancient Drinking Horn Is Now Available
David Segall and industrial designer Alex Chatham created Das Horn, an awesome modern version of an ancient drinking horn. The BPA-free plastic drinking vessel holds…