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Giant Hulk Sculpture Made From Recycled Auto Parts
The industrial artists of Kreatworks in Bangkok, Thailand have fabricated a giant Hulk made of recycled auto parts and old machines. This 3.3 meter (10.8…
Cincinnati Zoo Offers an Online Educational ‘Home Safari’ Featuring Fiona the Hippo and Her Mom Bibi
While people are staying at home across the world, zoos and aquariums have closed their doors to visitors. Despite the closures, many of the staff…
Sisters Home From School Perform Patio Cello Concerto for Their Self-Isolating Elderly Neighbor
Two musical sisters Taran Tien and Calliope Tien, who live in Columbus, Ohio, have been staying at home while schools are closed. They shortly learned…
Clever Cats Help Topple Colorful Dominoes Along a Rolling Rube Goldberg Track
A couple of very clever bell-ringing cats, watched as colorful stacked dominoes toppled along a rolling Rube Goldberg track in front of them. When it…
A Wonderful Compilation of Stella the Silly Dog Gleefully Jumping Into Piles of Freshly Raked Leaves
The humans belonging to Stella (previously), created a wonderful compilation of the very lively yellow Labrador Retriever’s fondness for gleefully jumping into crispy piles of…
Missouri Professor Sings About Virtually Teaching Students to the Tune of Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive’
Dr. Michael Bruening at the Missouri University of Science and Technology put together a very clever parody of the iconic Gloria Gaynor song “I Will…
Father Camouflages Himself Into the Couch as His Daughter Comes Looking for Him
A father created a clever way to hide from his daughter on the couch, he simply camouflaged himself behind a life-size photo of the sofa.
Where’s Waldo? Social Distancing Edition
“Where’s Waldo? Social Distancing Edition” by Clay Bennett for the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Imitates Nine Inch Nails With the Prescient Parody ‘Germs’ During a Live Show in 1999
During a live show in 1999 at the Marin Center in San Rafael, California, the amazing “Weird Al” Yankovic (previously) did his best impression of…
Determined New York City Rat Drags a Stolen McDonald’s Egg McMuffin Down the Subway Stairs
While visiting New York City, Toronto PR executive Laurie J. Weir captured hilarious footage of a determined rat dragging a stolen, uneaten McDonald’s Egg McMuffin…