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We Meet Again, Star Wars Parody About a Jedi Who Can’t Recall His Nemesis’ Name
“Hold up. Are you my father? Because that would be a twist.” For YouTube Geek Week, Above Average and Chess Club Comedy have created the…
Arizona Man Launches Tongue-in-Cheek Crusade to Catch Thief Who Stole His Amazon Package
After Phoenix resident Tim Lake had an Amazon package stolen from his front porch, he embarked on a tongue-in-cheek crusade to bring the thief to…
Neil DeGrasse Tyson Explains Ten Reasons to Love Science
Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and host of the new series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, explains ten reasons to love science in this video made…
Sweet Nerf Gun Battle Against the Candy Cartel
“Straight from the Wonka factory. This stuff is the finest, the richest, the sweetest.” Zach King, VFX BRO and SoKrispyMedia teamed up to create “Nerf…
Conan Confronts One of His Producers About Arriving Late to Work
Conan O’Brien discovered that one of his producers, Jordan Schlansky, was arriving to work late on Fridays. To find out why, Conan camped out in…
A Manicure 53 Coats High
In 2012, Kas of the nail art blog Varnished Valkyrie spent over two hours (“just for the heck of it”) applying 53 coats of polish…
Hitting Over 40 Well-Known YouTubers in the Face With a Microphone
At VidCon 2013, comedian Greg Benson of Mediocre Films walked around the conference and hit over 40 different well-known YouTubers (Rebecca Black, Ed Bassmaster and…
Brian Williams Rapping ‘Bust a Move’ by Young MC
NBC News anchor Brian Williams raps to “Bust a Move” by Young MC in this mashup video created by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Unseen Collection of World War I Photos Show the War from a German Officer’s Perspective
Developer Dean Putney has embarked on a fascinating project to share nearly 1,000 unpublished photos of World War I that were taken by his Great…
408 Hot Air Balloons Lift Off Simultaneously in World Record Attempt
408 colorful hot air balloons lifted off simultaneously at the 2013 Lorraine Mondial international hot air balloon festival in France in an attempt to beat…