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Researchers Have Taught a Sea Lion to Keep a Beat to Funky Music
The Santa Cruz Patch reports that researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz have taught one of their resident sea lions, Ronan, how to…
Tribute to Ridiculous Voices of Singers by Key of Awesome & cdza
The Key of Awesome and cdza collaborated on a “Tribute to Ridiculous Voices,” a musical homage to their favorite singers.
A Multitrack Cover of the ‘Game of Thrones’ Theme Song by Violinist Jason Yang
Back in July of 2011, Los Angeles-based violinist Jason Yang arranged and performed a multitrack cover of the Game of Thrones theme song by using…
Crocheted Tortoise & Turtle Cozies
Katie Bradley has created hand-crocheted tortoise and turtle cozies to keep your testudine warm as it roams about the house. The tiny turtle sweaters are…
Jim Morrison Explains Why Fat is Beautiful in Animation of an Unreleased 1969 Interview
Jim Morrison explains why he believes fat is beautiful in this animation by Patrick Smith. The audio for the animation is from director Howard Smith’s…
Screenstagram 2.0, An Instagram Screensaver For OSX & Windows
The Barbarian Group has updated Screenstagram, an animated screensaver that populates using photos from Instagram. Screenstagram 2.0 now supports OSX and Windows and has the…
TODAY Show and Martha Stewart Pranked by Improv Everywhere With a Marriage Proposal Gone Wrong
“It made me very unhappy.” — Martha Stewart Charlie Todd and Cody Lindquist of Improv Everywhere were invited to the TODAY show to stage a…
VICE Series on HBO Will Feature Groundbreaking Stories From Around the World
VICE is an upcoming news magazine series on HBO that will feature “startling, groundbreaking stories from around the world.” The show is executive produced by…
Honest Movie Trailers: Jurassic Park by Screen Junkies
Screen Junkies released an honest movie trailer for the 1993 science fiction adventure film, Jurassic Park. The 20th anniversary 3D re-release of Jurassic Park opens…
The True Science of Parallel Universes Explained in Five Minutes
Henry Reich of MinutePhysics explains the science behind parallel universes in a five minute video.