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Resourceful Dog Drags a Plastic Toboggan Up a Snowy Hill So He Can Ride It Back Down to the Bottom
A really resourceful dog eagerly dragged a plastic toboggan up to the top of a snowy hill, set himself upon the sled and slid down…
Eager Coyote Encourages Slow Moving Badger Into Culvert So They Can Cross Under Highway Together
A night vision camera captured the sight of a coyote encouraging a badger into a culvert so they can cross under the highway together.
A Hand-Built Playhouse With a Playfully Exaggerated Porch, a Curvy Roof, a Round Door and Windows
Designer Judson Beaumont of Straight Line Designs (previously) created a really wonderful playhouse in 1995 for Canucks Place, a children’s hospice and palliative care organization…
Leonard Solomon Shares His Inspiration for Creating Unusual Instruments Like His Incredible Bellowphone
The incredibly talented Leonard Solomon sat down with Wired to talk about the fantastical and unusual instruments he’s created over the past 30 years and…
Jason Momoa Removes His Shoes, Muscles, and Hair at Home in Hilarious Rocket Mortgage Super Bowl Ad
Upon arriving home, the distinctly hard-bodied actor Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones, Aquaman) comfortably kicked off his shoes, removed his arm muscles and took off…
The Evolution of the Smart Girl Trope
In a departure from their usual analysis of a specific film or television show, The Take takes a realistic look at the evolution of the…
48 Musicians Perform a Badass Trombone Cover of the Daft Punk Song ‘Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger’
Musician Christopher Bill (previously) gathered 48 of his talented peers at the 2019 International Trombone Festival to perform a badass trombone cover of the Daft…
Incredible Paper Animals With Tactile Fur and Feathers
Award-winning artist and illustrator Melinda Fabian creates absolutely incredible, highly realistic, 3D paper animal sculptures that feature pettable fur and ruffling feathers. Fabian, who once…
Orphaned Baby Chimpanzees Gleefully Play With Bubbles in a Tub Put Out by Their Adopted Humans
In order to continually provide proper stimulation for the growing orphaned baby chimpanzees living with them, human caretakers Jenny and Jim Desmond of Liberia Chimpanzee…
Artist Pulls a Red Wagon With 99 Smartphones Around Berlin to Create a Virtual Traffic Jam on Google Maps
Artist Simon Weckert created a virtual traffic jam on Google Maps with 99 smartphones in a wagon that he pulled through the streets of Berlin.