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Google Honors 66th Anniversary of the Roswell UFO Incident With Interactive Doodle
The Roswell UFO incident took place in the U.S. 66 years ago (July 7, 1947). Google is honoring the event with a fun interactive Google…
Disneyland Voce, Home Movie Footage of Disneyland in 1955
Disney historian Todd James Pierce of the Disney History Institute has made “Disneyland Voce,” a compilation video using footage from a dozen home movies shot…
Meow Men, A Parody of Mad Men’s Opening Credits Starring Cats
“With Mad Men coming to a close, Meow Men debuts just in time to take its place.” The Pet Collective has created “Meow Men,” a…
Things You Don’t Want to Hear From the Doctor Delivering Your Baby
“Things You Don’t Want to Hear From the Doctor Delivering Your Baby” by Jeff Wysaski of Pleated-Jeans (read the rest of the comic at his…
Impressions of Eight ‘Spongebob Squarepants’ Characters in Less Than a Minute
Comedian and “man of a kajillion voices” Brock Baker does impressive impressions of eight different characters from Spongebob Squarepants in less than a minute in…
Beautiful Watercolors of Characters From ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’
Artist Kinko-White has created a collection of beautiful watercolors featuring characters, objects, and places from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films. More…
Live TV Reporter Embarrasses Video Bombers in Impromptu Interviews
“Cody’s been using the cream for about two months now and he says he’s rash free now…” On Chicago’s WGN-TV morning news in 2010, reporter…
Australian Man Proposes a Symbol for the Word ‘The’
Australian restaurateur Paul Mathis is on a quest to introduce a symbol for the most common word in written English: “The.” Mathis envisions the new…
Norm the Fun-Loving, Photogenic Pug Appears to Take Selfies
Seattle-based Jeremy Veach has been taking fun and unique photos with his pug Norm since shortly after he got the dog at just eight weeks…
Game of Throne Characters Drawn in the Style of ‘The Simpsons’
For his ongoing Simpsonized series, Brussels-based artist Adrien Noterdaem (aka “ADN“) has drawn characters from HBO’s Game of Thrones in the unique style of The…