A Lush Cover of ‘Sultans of Swing’ on Five Guitars

40 Fingers played an incredibly lush acoustic cover of the iconic Dire Straits song "Sultans of Swing" while performing live. | Continue reading


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Why Traveling Filmmakers Made the Same Movie Hundreds of Times

David Friedman explained the historical concept of the "itinerant filmmaker" who repeatedly traveled from town to town to make the same film. | Continue reading


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Creative Raven Paints Abstract Art With Her Beak

A clever raven named Odin lives at Tropical Butterfly House makes incredible artwork using a brush held in her beautiful beak. | Continue reading


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‘Star Wars’ Reimagined as a Quirky Wes Anderson Film

Shelby and Caleb of Curious Refuge created a hilarious fan trailer reimagining the Star Wars franchise in the quirky style of Wes Anderson. | Continue reading


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Teeny Tiny Tenrec Takes Dust Bath in a Teeny Tiny Tub

A teeny tiny tenrec named Briar took a satisfying dust bath in a teeny tiny bathtub at the Cincinnati Zoo. | Continue reading


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DJ Explains Increasingly Difficult Levels of Record Scratching

DJ Shortkut explained 15 different levels of turntablism (record-scratching) to Wired, with each level being more difficult than the previous. | Continue reading


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Friendly Cow Tries to Kiss Horse Who Doesn’t Like Him

An affable mini-cow named Winston regularly gives kisses to a horse who particularly objects to his displays of affection. | Continue reading


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Musician Sings Songs Backward Then Reverses Them

Joel James films himself playing live covers of popular songs backward so that when he reverses the footage, the song comes out correctly. | Continue reading


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Michigan Seventh Grader Calmly Stops School Bus After Driver Passes Out

Seventh-grader Dillon Reeves in Warren, Michigan, calmly stopped the moving school bus after the driver lost consciousness. | Continue reading


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NYC Marathon Duck Has Fun at the Pet Store

An American Pekin duck named Wrinkle, who ran the NYC Marathon, went to Petsmart with her human where she had fun. | Continue reading


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How You Can Tell That Huskies Are Raising Your Child

A mother in Utah amusingly listed the seven adorable signs showing how the huskies in her home are raising her toddler daughter. | Continue reading


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Adorable Octopus Tentacle Ear Plugs

An adorable set of octopus tentacle earplugs with a plug that goes into the ear while the tentacle stays on the exterior. | Continue reading


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Making Deviled Eggs From 15th Century Germany

Max Miller of Tasting History decided to make a batch of deviled eggs using a "Stuffed Eggs" recipe from 15th Century Germany. | Continue reading


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Young Honey Bees Learn to Dance by Watching Elders

Researchers found that young honey bees learn to do a special waggle dance to indicate food by watching their elders. | Continue reading


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How Popcorn Became a Movie Watching Staple

A tasty TED-Ed lesson written by Andrew Smith explains the history of popcorn and how it became a movie-watching staple. | Continue reading


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Gorgeous Timelapses of Short-Live Echinopsis Cactus Flowers Blooming

Greg Krehel the EchinopsisFreak, captures gorgeous timelapse footage of the short-lived blooms of Echinopsis cactus flowers. | Continue reading


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Debunking Common Misconceptions About Animals

Justin Dodd of Mental Floss debunks dozens of common myths and misconceptions about 64 different animals. | Continue reading


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World’s First Battery-Powered Portable Microwave Oven

Makita demonstrated their MW001G microwave oven, the world's first battery-powered, portable microwave oven. | Continue reading


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Why Cats Can’t Be Vegan

Feline expert Hannah Shaw explained why cats, as obligate carnivores, should never be put on a vegan diet. | Continue reading


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Baby Rhino Enjoys a Good Brushing With a Broom

An adorable baby rhino named Edward at San Diego Zoo got a good brushing from his keeper who used a broom with a long red handle. | Continue reading


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Construction of The World’s First LNG Cruise Ship Captured in an Amazing Timelapse

MK Timelapse followed the construction of the massive cruise ship the AIDAnova and captured it in an amazing cinematic timelapse. | Continue reading


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The US Fast Food Chains That Failed Internationally

Weird History Food looks at the wildly popular fast food chains in the US that did not succeed internationally. | Continue reading


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Athlete Performs a Remarkable 27 Flips in 20 Seconds

Michael Lewis performed an amazing 27 flips in just 20 seconds while barefoot at a Los Angeles beach above the freeway. | Continue reading


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Devoted Pit Bull Acts as Nanny for Her Human Brother

A rescued pit bull named Storm is completely devoted to her family, particularly the little boy who was born in 2019. | Continue reading


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A Size Comparison of the Sun With the Largest Star

Global Data compared the size of the sun to the immense size of the largest known star, Stephenson 2-18, in a celestial 3D animation. | Continue reading


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Two Sleepy Cats Nap On Top of Their Human’s Piano

A sleepy kitty named Haburu, who enjoys napping next to the hammers on an upright piano, was joined by his little feline sister. | Continue reading


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Two Sleepy Cats Nap Next to Piano Hammers

A sleepy kitty named Haburu, who enjoys napping next to the hammers on an upright piano, was joined by his little feline sister. | Continue reading


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How Jelly Belly Jelly Beans Are Made

The Popular Mechanics series "Made Here" tours inside the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield, California, to see how jelly beans are made. | Continue reading


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How Universal Pictures Created Enduring Images of Iconic Movie Monsters

Dr. Emily Zarka of PBS "Storied" looks at the iconic movie monsters of Universal Pictures in the early 20th Century. | Continue reading


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Frog Puppet Plays Classical Music on Tiny Piano

A little frog marionette performed a variety of classical music tunes on a tiny piano, all expertly handled by a dextrous puppeteer in Spain. | Continue reading


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A Loveable Dog With an Adorably Goofy Face

A young woman talked about her beloved dog, explaining how his adorably goofy looks surprised the whole family as he grew. | Continue reading


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The Amazing Stunt Driving of Paul Swift

Stunt driver Paul Swift shared a compilation showreel of his most amazing precision driving choreography from commercial, TV, and records. | Continue reading


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The Incredible Online Archive of David Rumsey’s Iconic Map Collection

The David Rumsey Map Collection online database contains an incredible array of over 120,000 historical maps, charts, and diagrams. | Continue reading


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Adorable 3D Felted Wool Dog Portraits

Artist Anneli Kirby creates incredibly adorable 3D dog portraits made from felted wool from her Richmond, Virginia studio. | Continue reading


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Horror Film Characters Reimagined With Polymer Clay

Lizzie Campbell of Clay Disarray, who paints with polymer clay, has created an updated series of figures and posters inspired by horror films. | Continue reading


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A Size Comparison of ‘Star Wars’ Starships

Red Side created a 3D animation that compares the size of fictional Starships and other galactic bodies from "Star Wars". | Continue reading


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Woman Amazingly Juggles Large Objects With Her Feet

A limber woman lay on the ground and amazingly juggled both a large vase and a table with her feet, easily keeping them both aloft. | Continue reading


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Almost Every Shelter Cat in Clever Video Gets Adopted

The cat technicians of Wayside Waifs created a clever video that matched traits with shelter cats and got almost all the cats adopted. | Continue reading


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Food Stylist Who Made Disturbing Meals for ‘Hannibal’

Food stylist Janice Poon, who created the most disturbing meals for "Hannibal" talked to Great Big Story about her creative process. | Continue reading


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Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers Breaks Down His Iconic Drum Fills

Chad Smith visited Brandon Toews of Drumeo to take a deep dive into Smith's legendary career with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. | Continue reading


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Photographer Weaves Women Into the Land With Garments Made Out of Items From Nature

Jeanne Simmons spoke to 60 Second Docs about her photo series that weaves the land with female bodies using natural garments and styles. | Continue reading


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The Word’s Fastest Window Cleaner

Great Big Story visited Terry “Turbo” Burrows, the man who set the Guinness World Record as the fastest window cleaner. | Continue reading


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The Mythological Origins of Common English Words

Tom Blank of Weird History explains the ancient mythological origins of common modern English words. | Continue reading


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R.E.M.’s ‘Losing My Religion’ on Medieval Instruments

Bardcore musician Algal the Bard performed a lush, pitch-perfect cover of the R.E.M. song "Losing My Religion" on medieval Instruments. | Continue reading


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Detailed Art Made With Strategically Bruised Bananas

Artist Anna Chojnicka, the Banana Bruiser, creates detailed art portraits by strategically bruising bananas with a blunt instrument. | Continue reading


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Frantic Man Tends to His Homemade Ice Cream

After racing through the streets, a frantic man, who couldn't catch the ice cream vendor, decided to make a batch of homemade ice cream. | Continue reading


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Metallica Covers Bob Seger’s ‘Turn the Page’

Metallica performed a truly badass live cover of the classic Bob Seger song "Turn the Page" while appearing on The Howard Stern Show. | Continue reading


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A Danceable Count of When ‘This Is the Way’ Is Said in ‘The Mandalorian’

Auralnauts have created a danceable count of the number of times any "Mandalorian" character uttered the phrase "This is the Way". | Continue reading


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