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Former Ballerina With Alzheimer’s Remembers Ballet Routine When She Hears the Music From ‘Swan Lake’
Former prima ballerina Marta C. González Saldaña remarkably remembered a ballet routine she played over 60 years ago as soon as she heard the music…
A Stunning Timelapse of Backyard Mushrooms Growing
Filmmaker Owen Reiser captured an absolutely stunning timelapse of the mushrooms that were growing in his backyard over the course of eight months. Calling it…
Kind Man Gets Adorably Mobbed by Raccoons While Feeding Them Hot Dogs on a Cold Nova Scotia Night
James Blackwood, the self-described “Raccoon Whisperer” and retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) constable, was mobbed by at least 30 hungry raccoons when he decided…
Graceful Dog Successfully Completes a Challenging ‘American Ninja Warrior’ Style Obstacle Course
Omar von Muller, a very skilled animal trainer taught a graceful Belgian Malinois named Monkey to run an extremely challenging American Ninja Warrior style obstacle…
Polyglot Recites Gibberish in Multiple Languages to Show How People Hear Languages They Don’t Speak
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Diego J. Rivas (@diegojrivas_) on Aug 6, 2020 at 9:55am PDT Diego Rivas, a polyglot and…
Dave Grohl Invites 10 Year Old Music Prodigy Nandi Bushell to Perform on Stage With the Foo Fighters
Nandi Bushell, the amazing musical prodigy who challenged Dave Grohl to a drum battle, finally got a chance to speak with Grohl face-to-face via video…
Golfer Makes Incredible Pond Skipping Hole-in-One
Spanish professional golfer Jon Rahm made an absolutely incredible shot in which the ball lightly skipped over a water trap pond and rolled onto the…
John Hodgman Returns As the PC Guy in the ‘One More Thing’ Portion of the November 2020 Apple Event
In a surprise “One More Thing” at the end of the November 2020 Apple Event announcing the new Apple M1 chip, a bare-faced John Hodgman…
Dessert Designer Tells Stories With Elaborate Pies
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Edible Art by Liz joy (@inspiredtotaste) on May 3, 2020 at 11:59am PDT Dessert designer Liz…
How to Make a Rubber Band ‘Alien’ Facehugger Mask
Talented DIYer Yang Ausherman of Tofugami shared a wonderful video tutorial showing how to make a highly believable Alien Facehugger mask completely out of rubber…