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Parry Gripp Captures the Spirit of ‘The Mandalorian’ With Catchy Song About ‘Baby Yoda Floating In a Pod’
Inspired by The Mandalorian, the small screen Star Wars series on Disney+ , internet songsmith Parry Gripp (previously) has written a very catchy tune about…
David Byrne and the Barefoot Cast of ‘American Utopia’ Perform a Joyful Version of ‘Road to Nowhere’
With the success of David Byrne’s American Utopia on Broadway, the prolific singer songwriting David Byrne and the barefoot cast of the show performed a…
Mister Rogers Fan Performs a Death Metal Cover of the Iconic Theme Song ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’
With the release of the Fred Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood starring Tom Hanks, musician Clint Robinson of Barely Mob Studios performed…
A Beautiful Book That Captures the Diversity of Love as Told Through Photos of Exotic Chicken Couples
In 2018, Italian photographers Moreno Monti and Matteo Tranchellini captured the unexpected beauty of exotic chickens in a beautiful photo book. The two have again…
Hvaldimir the Friendly Beluga Whale, Thought to Be a Russian Spy, Finds New Home in Northernmost Norway
In April 2019, a very outgoing and friendly Beluga whale named Hvaldimir, who was wearing a harness, followed a sailboat into the northern Norway port…
800 LED Equipped Drones Fly in the Shape of a Giant Airplane and Other Aircraft in Nanchang City, China
In a dazzling display at an air show at the T-Motor headquarters in Nanchang City, China, 800 LED equipped drones took off into the sky…
Amusing Prank Gift Boxes Printed With Items of Questionable Taste That Hide the Real Gift Inside
In 2018 we wrote about very clever empty gift boxes printed with items of questionable taste while hiding the real presents inside. Since then the…
Timelapse of a 3D Hand Turkey Sculpture Being Made
Sculptor Steven Richter showed how to make a 3D “hand turkey” sculpture for Thanksgiving in an entertaining three minute timelapse.
Fascinating True Facts About Intricate Stinkhorn Fungi
In an absolutely fascinating, yet somewhat bawdy episode of the True Facts series, the hilariously deadpan Ze Frank (previously) explains everything about the intricate stinkhorn…
Bruce Dickinson Sings ‘Delilah’ by Tom Jones While Wearing a Leopard Suit on a Game Show in 1997
While appearing on the short-lived UK game show Last Chance Lottery in 1997, a leopard-suited Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden spun the song wheel, which…