Laughing Squid
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Mountaineers Share What It Is Like Waiting In the Long Lines to Reach the Summit of Mount Everest
With more people trying reach the summit of Mount Everest, long lines have started forming, leaving people waiting to climb.
An Incredible Choreographed Spear to Hand Sparring Performance at the 2015 World Wushu Championships
During the 13th World Wushu Championships, which took place at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia in November 2015, Chinese team members Xiao Long Wu…
How to Send Email in 1984
When email was a very new thing to the world, Thames Television presenter Tony Bastable of the series Database provided a helpful tutorial about what…
‘Man In a Rush’ is Frozen In Time on London Streets
A street performer in London dressed in a business suit stood motionless as he appeared frozen in time while rushing down the street.
Incredible Footage of a Growing Swarm of Bees Flying Into Their New Home In a Backyard Swarm Box
Sean Martin of Hidden Springs Apiaries in Ephrata, Pennsylvania captured incredible footage of a growing swarm of bees slowly making their way into a backyard…
Engineer Builds an Action Film Inspired Backyard Obstacle Course For Squirrels Plotting to Steal Birdseed
After the squirrels of his backyard conquered his first challenging obstacle course in 2020, former NASA engineer and entertaining science vlogger Mark Rober (previously) learned…
Scientists Create Flat Scored Pasta That Morphs Into 3D Shapes When Cooked For More Efficient Packaging
Researchers who are concerned about the environment have discovered a new way to make flat pasta that morphs into familiar 3D shapes when cooked. The…
Artist Creates a Memorial Portrait to Late Vietnamese Actor Hoà ng Dúng Out of Torn Pieces of Paper
Upon hearing of the death of Vietnamese actor Hoà ng Dúng on February 14, 2021, artist Trương DP created a beautiful memorial portrait of his image…
Enterprising Man Bakes a Variety of Pizzas in the Smoldering Lava of the Pacaya Volcano in Guatemala
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pizza Pacaya de David Garcia (@pizzapacayadedavid) David Garcia, an enterprising man in southern Guatemala, decided to…
‘Hamilton’ Star Leslie Odom Jr. Offers an Affable Tutorial on Uniquely Philadelphia Slang
In an affable episode of the Vanity Fair series Slang School, the very talented Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. offered a smiling tutorial on uniquely…