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Country Boy Goes a Long Way to Bring Pizza Home to His Potato Eating Family in the Short Film ‘Fantasy’
“Fantasy” is a hopeful short film by Finnish director Teemu Niki that tells the story of a teenager who lives in the countryside and whose…
Badass Bombardier Beetles Who Spray Toxic Acid From Their Rear Ends to Thwart Their Enemies
In a rather fascinating clip from the BBC Earth series Natural Curiosities, host Sir David Attenborough explains about a unique ability belonging to both the…
Unboxing a Well-Preserved, Vacuum-Sealed US Army Emergency Survival Food Ration From 1906
Documentarian Steve Thomas (previously), who describes himself as having “a passion for the ration”, discovered an incredible set of vacuum-sealed US Army emergency survival food…
Chatty Otters Repeatedly Nod Off During a Good Individual Combing Session With Their Human
Two very chatty pet otters named Kotaro and Hana took turns jumping up into the bed in order to have a combing session with their human.
Large Octopus Climbs Out of Shallow Rock Pool in Low Tide to ‘Walk’ Across Land In Search of Deeper Water
An octopus who seemed to be unhappy with current surroundings climbed out of a shallow pool and "walked" on land in search of the deeper water.
Kitten Soundly Sleeps on Her Back in a Potted Plant
A tiny kitten named Helen climbed into a potted plant and promptly fell asleep on her back. The little feline was stretched out with her…
Mesmerizing Footage of a Giant Fire Millipede in Motion
While exploring the Marojejy National Park in Madagascar, wildlife photographer David Weiller (previously) captured mesmerizing footage of a giant fire millipede crawling up a branch…
An Arduino Based Ball Juggling Robot That Bounces and Balances Ping Pong Balls With Great Control
Electrical engineer Tobias Kuhn of Electron Dust, who previously used four microphones to keep a PID controlled ping pong ball bouncing on a plate machine,…
Stray Cat Who Lost All Four Legs and Her Tail to Frostbite Walks Again With 3D Printed Titanium Paws
A little stray gray kitten, now named Dymka, who was rescued in Novosibirsk, Siberia was completely frostbitten and brought to the local veterinarian for medical…
Common Consumer Products Playfully Engage With Food and Nature in a Hyper Surreal 3D Animation
“The Shrewd Awakening”, by graphic designers Peter Tomaszewicz (previously) and Christiana Perdiou, is a hyper surreal animated short that shows common consumer products playfully engaging…