October 2014 news blooper compilation

NewsBeFunny

Previously: September

Earthling Cinema: "Fight Club"

In YouTube channel Wisecrack's new series Earthling Cinema, Garyx Wormuloid, an alien anthropologist from the distant future, examines the last remaining artifacts of a once-proud culture to try to understand what human lives were like before the galactic civil war that destroyed their planet. In the first episode: Fight Club.

Children's book of the day: "You Have to F*****g Eat"

After teaching kids to go to sleep on time in his previous best-seller Go the F**k to Sleep, author Adam Mansbach returns with one more "educational" book that tackles another age-old battle between parent and child: You Have to F*****g Eat.

From the author of the international best seller Go the F*** to Sleep comes a long-awaited sequel about the other great parental frustration: getting your little angel to eat something that even vaguely resembles a normal meal. Profane, loving, and deeply cathartic, You Have to F***ing Eat breaks the code of child-rearing silence, giving moms and dads new, old, grand- and expectant, a much-needed chance to laugh about a universal problem.

A perfect gift book like the smash hit Go the F*** to Sleep (over 1.5 million copies sold worldwide!), You Have to F***ing Eat perfectly captures Mansbach's trademark humor, which is simultaneously affectionate and radically honest. You probably shouldn't read it to your kids.

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10 hours of walking in L.A. as a drag queen

Humor channel Nada Original parodies the 10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman social experiment video, with a man dressed in drag walking around the streets of Los Angeles.


Previously: 10 hours of walking in NYC as a man

Also: 10 hours walking in Skyrim as a woman in skimpy armor

An interactive chart of the most popular Halloween costumes between 1009 and 2013

An interactive chart created by created by Quoctrung Bui and LA Johnson, based on data from the National Retail Federation, ranks the most popular Halloween costumes for adults in the U.S., from 2009 to 2013.


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Here's a goat that says "What what"

Baby goat channels its inner Butters parodying Samwell.


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The richest comic book characters

Ranker Comics compiles the wealthiest characters in the world of comic books.


Stan Lee's World of Heroes

Talking to the dead prank

For Halloween, YouTube prankster Jack Vale (previously) freaks people out by making them believe they communicate with ghosts via their cell phones.

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Part 2:


Jack Vale Films

Benedict Cumberbatch's audition tape for "The Hobbit"

Benedict Cumberbatch and the creators of The Hobbit share some words about the audition the British actor did back in 2010 for the role of Smaug, in the second film of the trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.


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The charted collection of cameras

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The Charted Collection of Cameras is an illustration made available by Pop Chart Lab that takes us through the history of photo cameras.

Pro and amateur photographers alike will love poring over every inch of this RAW and uncropped collection of 200+ cameras from 1839-2014, ranging from the first daguerreotypes to the latest digital delights. Entire lineages of Kodaks, Nikons, Canons and more are captured here, as well as the new guard of in-pocket devices like the Lytro and (gasp!) iPhone—and for further detail, each apparatus is affixed with icons indicating camera type, from 35mm to SLR to newer "integrated" models.

Previously: A Visual Compendium of Cameras

10 hours of walking in NYC as a man

Funny or Die promptly spoofs the 10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman video that went viral recently, showing what a man has to go through while walking on the streets of New York City.


Funny or Die

26 not-so-scary facts about Halloween

This week's Mental Floss List Show video is also Halloween-themed, and host John Green is wearing masks, while sharing some facts you may or may have not known about the holiday.


Mental Floss

IKEA instructiond for real life

British designer James Chapman (known for his onomatopoeia and TV show titles translation comics) has created some IKEA instruction-style illustrations that show the dos and don'ts of handling situations in real life.




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How to make a hit Halloween pop song

In his latest video, funny musician and hit pop song expert Brett Domino shows you how you can quickly create a Halloween-themed hit.


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In which two bears fight in a New Jersey neighborhood

Video originally posted by YouTube user J Domzalski and filmed back in August, shows a couple of black bears settling an argument like gentlemen in a neighborhood in Rockaway, New Jersey


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Daniel Radcliffe raps Blackalicious' "Alphabet Aerobics"

During a recent episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon actor Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) performed a spot-on cover of Blackalicious' Alphabet Aerobics.


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Bad friends compilation

Fail Army

The Holderness Family -"Kin and Moose"

For Halloween this year, The Holderness family from Raleigh, North Carolina (seen before parodying Sir Mix-a-Lot's Baby Got Back on the first day of school and Will Smith's Miami for Christmas) is back with another rap hit song, Kin and Moose, that spoofs Gin and Juice, by Snoop Dogg.

"With my mind on my candy, and my candy on my mind."

The Holderness Family

Social experiment: Attractive woman walks around in New York City and records people's reactions on hidden camera

In this video created by Washington Times columnist and creative director Rob Bliss for Hollaback!, a non-profit that seeks to end street harassment through education, Shoshana B. Roberts, an attractive woman wearing black crewneck T-shirt and jeans, walks around for 10 hours on the streets of Manhattan, accompanied by a hidden camera that records what is being said to her by the people she passes by.


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Mini Me Mini Me

Posted by @VerneTroyer

I shall call him... Mini Me! thanks @cokreeate pic.twitter.com/530xGBfq9d

— Verne Troyer (@VerneTroyer) October 28, 2014

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Jillian Bell improvised joke reel from "22 Jump Street"

Comedian and Workaholics actor Jilian Bell pokes fun at Schmidt (Jonah Hill's character) from 22 Jump Street.


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Honest Trailers: "Saw"

It's been ten years since Saw came out, so the guys from Screen Junkies honor the "the sleeper hit that birthed an unspeakable evil: torture porn" with an Honest Trailer.


Screen Junkies

Ten-second songs: Michael Jackson - "Thriller"

Ten Second Songs' Anthony Vincent (previously: Linkin Park - In the End) has just released a Halloween-themed rendition of Thriller, by Michael Jackson, performed in the style of 20 known musicians.

If women were honest when shopping

BuzzFeedYellow imagines what women would say if they were thinking out lout while shopping.


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Josh Sundquist's 2014 Halloween costume

One-legged Paralyimpic skiing champion, motivational speaker and best selling author Josh Sundquist returns with another creative Halloween costume this year.


Previously: 2013

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Translated TV show titles - part 3

It's part 3 of British onomatopoeia illustrator James Chapman's translations of popular English-language TV show titles in other countries.


James Chapman

Previously: Part 1, Part 2

The 6 types of gaming couples

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How to make spooky Halloween eyes

For Halloween, "how to" guy Dave Hax (previously) shows you a simple, easy and practical way you can create spooky glow-in-the-dark eyes.

Ghost fashions

For Halloween, cartoonist Gemma Correll (previously) imagines what ghosts are wearing this season.


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Beagle Cop!: The Gunman

Jim Benton

(previously)

Music video: OK Go - "I Won't Let You Down"

The guys from OK Go ride Honda UNI-CUBs and play with umbrellas, in their new amazing one-take video, for the song I Won't Let You Down, this one shot with an extremely steadily-controlled drone.


OK Go

Linguistic fun fact

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Chainsaw massacre prank

YouTube prankster Vitaly Zdorovetskiy teams up with one-armed guy Nick Santonastasso (seen previously as a zombie in Walmart) to scare the hell out of people in an underground parking lot.


Bonus: Behind the scenes

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Why you shouldn't shine laser pointers at police helicopters

Footage from a National Police Air Service helicopter flying over Kitts Green, in Birmingham, England, shows a a laser pointer being shone at the cockpit by somebody from a party at a house's backyard on the ground.

As the green light bounced through the cabin, the team used powerful thermal imaging cameras to locate the laser source homing in on a group laughing and toasting the laser attack with fellow drinkers.

The laser attack took place on 31 July 2014 and Chris Vowles from Highfield Road in Sandwell appeared at Birmingham Crown Court on 16 October 2014 and was sentenced to seven months suspended for two years and 250 hours of unpaid work. He was also ordered to pay £100 victim's surcharge and £300 costs.

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Group costume champions

After posting a photo of herself and her girlfriends dressed up as Will Ferrell characters this year, Redditor Aubra_cadabra shares what the same group won Best Group Costume three years in a row.

Jim Carrey channels his inner Matthew McConaughey

During this past weekend's appearance on Saturday Night Live, guest Jim Carrey spoofed the recent Loncoln commercials starring Matthew McConaughey.


Saturday Night Live

Ebola coverage: the UK vs. the US

British comedian and presenter Russell Howard humorously explaines the difference in the way the media covers the recent Ebola outbreak in the UK and the US.


Russell Howard's Good News

Halloween shopping list prank

YouTube prankster Greg Benson and his friend Miles Grose visit a local Halloween shop where they confuse the workers by asking them for unusual things they made list of for each other.


Mediocre Films

Previously: Easter shopping list prank

Extreme wheelbarrowing

German wheelbarrow rider Alex Siegfried pimps his gold wheelbarrow and takes it out to do some extreme tricks with it.


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Art of the day

By Marco Peschiera

When mom isn't home

Viral video of the day: Toby and his dad fool around by covering Freaks, by Timmy Trumpet & Savage, on the trombone and the oven door, while his mom isn't home.


Obligatory: Remix

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Voice impersonator sings CeeLo Green's "Forget You" in the voice of 25 different female celebrities

During a performance in London back in September, singer, actor and impressionist Christina Bianco performed impersonations of 25 different celebrities (including herself) while singing Forget You (or F**k You!) by CeeLo Green.


Christina Bianco

BatDad Vine compilation #9

It's the ninth edition of the funny six-second video compilations made by Georgia father Blake Wilson, aka BatDad.


BatDad Blake

Previously: BatDad Vine compilation #8

Album Covers - The Bigger Picture

Web design company Aptitude offers some context behind some of the most iconic album covers.




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Visit their website for some more details about the album cover backgrounds.

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Between two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Brad Pitt

Zach Galifianakis' latest guest on Funny or Die's Between Two Ferns is actor Brad Pitt, but the episode also features an appearance from a surprise guest.


Funny Or Die

Previously: Between two Ferns, with Barack Obama

Conan O'Brien vs. Madeline Albright Twitter "fight"

Comedian and late night talk show host Conan O'Brien poked fun at 77-year-old ex-Secretary of State Madeline Albright in one of his tweets. He should know better.

I picked out my Halloween costume. I’m going as “Slutty Madeleine Albright.”

— Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) October 23, 2014

.@ConanOBrien I'm considering going as hunky Conan O'Brien - but that might be too far fetched.

— Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) October 23, 2014

.@Madeleine YES - My first twitter war with a former Secretary of State! You're next, George P. Shultz!

— Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) October 23, 2014

.@ConanOBrien Never get into a word war with a diplomat. We talk even more than comedians.

— Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) October 23, 2014

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Trick or treat

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So Mark Zuckerberg fluently speaks Chinese

During a Q&A session Mark Zuckerberg did at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, the founder of Facebook awed the internet and everybody in general, by speaking in Mandarin with the press for about a half-an-hour.


Some of the reasons why Mark Zuckerberg knows Mandarin, courtesy of The Daily What:

1. His wife is from China and she speaks Mandarin with her grandmother. He wants to interact with her family.
2. He wants to further his understanding about China/Chinese culture. He thinks learning a new language definitely helps him widen his knowledge, etc..
3. He mentioned that Mandarin is hard, he love challenges.

Quartz

Children's Ewok costume

Star Wars Romper And Headpiece Ewok, from Rubie's Costume Co.

All the technologically advanced weapons of the Galactic Empire mean nothing when you're up against a furry little guy like an Ewok. A soft little jumpsuit of Ewok fur, a hood, and the power of nature is all they need to take down an elite army. Their sheer adorable attributes also make Scout Troopers miss them on purpose, giving them the advantage in any battle. Consider that shield generator as good as gone with him on the job.

"Hobbit"-themed safety video from Air New Zealand

In anticipation of the third film from The Hobbit trilogy, The Battle of Five Armies, coming out in December, Air New Zealand has released a Middle Earth-themed flight safety video, that stars Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins), director Peter Jackson and others.


Air New Zealand

Dashcam fail compilation

A collection of "fail" moments caught on dash cameras.


Fail Army

Assassination prank

The Brazilian pranksters from Canal Boom (previously) do some drive-by killings on the street, to scare the innocent passersby.


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App of the day: PhotoMath

The PhotoMath app helps you automatically solve math problems with your smartphone.

Do math calculus or solve equations by using your mobile phone camera. Open PhotoMath on your phone and point it to a math equation - get the solution in an instant! Try it with elementary arithmetic like "123 + 456 =" or something more complex like "-234/50+(30+5)*4/5.2" and you will be impressed. Beside displaying bare results, the solution can be shown step-by-step to help with learning math problem solving.

A flowchart for men

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29 dumb facts about dessert

The host of Mental Floss List Show, writer John Green, shares some "dumb" desert-related facts.


Mental Floss

Movie trailer: "The Avengers: Age of Ultron"

The much-anticipated sequel to Marvel's The Avengers gets its first official trailer.

Marvel Studios presents “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), The Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance.

With the additional support of Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson and Agent Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders), the team must reassemble to defeat Ultron (James Spader), a terrifying technological villain hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), and Pietro Maximoff (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), and meet an old friend in a new form when Paul Bettany becomes Vision.

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Car vs. garage gate

Footage of an incident that took place three years ago in a parking garage under the Höfðatorg tower in Reykjavík, Iceland, showing a man seriously damaging his car by hitting the entrance gate, recently got published.


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How to say 'No' like an Australian

During a 2008 panel at Comic-Con Chuck star Zachary Levi explains how they say 'No' in Australia.


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Dachshund's Creek

Filmmaker Michael Immerman spoofs the popular 90's teen drama Dawson's Creek by using dachshunds instead of humans.


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Russian cat rescue video of the day

Just sit back and enjoy this video of a Russian soldier using some creative methods to rescue a cat from a tree.


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An apple a minute

C&H

In which a spiny flower mantis fights a human finger

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8-bit Cinema: "Silence of the Lambs"

The plot of the 1991 psycho-thriller Silence of the Lambs, gets retold via old-school 8-bit (and a little 16-bit) game tech.


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Thug Life compilation

A compilation of some of the best instances of the Thug Life video meme.

(Warning: NSFW language)


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LED stick figure costume 2.0

YouTube user Visual Burito's daughter Glowy Zoey, whom we've seen adorably running around dressed up as a stick figure last Halloween, is back with another LED costume, this time as Minnie Mouse.

More translated TV show titles

British illustrator James Chapman is back with a new series of translations of popular English-language TV shows in other countries.


Previously: Part 1

James Chapman

Honest Trailers: "X-Men: Days of Future Past"

From Screen Junkies:

You've seen us tackle the X-Men Trilogy -- now it's time for us to take on the prequel-sequel that made the worst X-Men movie irrelevant and the worst Wolverine movie into a bad dream: X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Spiders on the news bloopers

A compilation featuring news anchors and weathermen reacting to spiders.


NewsBeFunny

Speedrun: "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"

The story from the third Indiana Jones film, retold in 60 seconds, as part of 1A4STUDIO's Speedrun series.


Previously: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Beagle Cop!

A new series from cartoonist Jim Benton (previously), centered around a dog who's doing police work.

Strange Doings:

Noise Complaint:

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Missing Persons Report:

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is back

Three years after their last video, filmmaker Dean Fleischer-Camp and his wife Jenny Slate return with a third installment of Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, in which the shell, voiced by the ex-SNL comedian, gets locked outside of his house.

The video was made to mark the release the second Marcel the Shell book, The Most Surprised I've Ever Been.

In which a crow drops the F-bomb

After using some fowl language against a random crow, YouTube user Charles Benoist unexpectedly gets the same treatment from the bird.


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10 things you didn't know about "Family Guy"

Alltime10s shares a list of 10 interesting things you probably didn't know about Family Guy.

Cell phone crashing at the mall

YouTube prankster Greg Benson is back with another video of himself crashing random people's phone conversations (previously).


Mediocre Films

AT-AT Walker dog costume

Turn your dog - especially if Greyhound or Whippet - into an AT-AT Walker from the Star Wars saga for Halloween, with the Star Wars AT-AT costume, from Rubie's Costume Co.

Now your favorite four-legged member of the family can join the fun. With a pet costume from Rubie's, dogs will be ready for parades, parties, or just having fun. Rubie's Costume Company has been creating costumes since 1950, of course they'd remember your pet.

Also: Ewok dog costume

Famous movie scenes recreated in LEGO

15-year-old Scottish LEGO animator and movie enthusiast Morgan Spence, founder of Morgspenny Productions, re-enacts scenes from classic films using LEGO bricks and minifigs.


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Halloween news blooper compilation

NewsBeFunny, the guys behind the monthly news blooper compilations, have created a Halloween-themed news gag reel.

30 unusual wills

In this week's Mental Floss List Show video, host John Green talks about some of the oddest last requests of recently deceased.

Sometimes people who die are jerks.

Mental Floss

Honest Trailers: "Fight Club"

To celebrate 15 years since it came out, the guys from Screen Junkies create an Honest Trailer for David Fincher/Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club.

It's been 15 years since Tyler Durden laid out the rules of Fight Club. Now relive the classic movie about violence, mayhem, and... littering?

Screen Junkies

Supercut: Cinematic driving duos

Canadian movie fan Matt, aka Roman Holiday, has created a montage of scenes from famous movies, all of them featuring two characters in cars driving, all filmed from the same angle.


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Panorama creates accidental selfie arm

Reddit user Strid3r21 was visiting The Field Museum in Chicago, when he took a panorama photo that accidentally made a girl look like she's got the ultimate selfie arm.


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Top 10 slow-motion movie scenes

The guys from CineFix count down their pics for top ten best slo-mo moments in the history of cinema.

Slow Motion is one of the oldest (and best!) tricks in the filmmaker’s playbook. Showing the action at half speed can add gravitas, drama, or old-fashioned epic-ness to any shot. Here are some of our favorites.

Drone selfie

YouTuber Matt Benedetto uses his DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter drone to create a spectacular selfie ("dronie") from a cliff at Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont.


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Cosplay of the day: Johnny Depp's movie characters

Some key, offered by Redditors

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10 amazing bets you will always win - episode 12

Professor Richard Wiseman of Quirkology shares a new installment of his fun tricks.


Previously: Episode 11, Episode 10

Girl dances to Mozart with her boobs

Las Vegas-based tattoo model Sara X displays her unique talent, by dancing to Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik with her breasts.

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Misheard song lyrics #5

Jeff Wysaski of Pleated Jeans is back with a new round of his funny misheard song lyrics videos.


Pleated Jeans

Previously: Misheard song lyrics #4

Wes Anderson-style pregnancy announcement

After finding out they're expecting, California couple Jacky Shu and Ben Snyder, break the news to their friends and family via a witty video they made in the style of cult filmmaker Wes Anderson, cleverly titled The Pretentious Presentation of the Uterine Inhabitant.


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Truthful app icons

Doghouse Diaries

Translated TV show titles

"Onomatopoeia" artist James Chapman (previously) illustrates the translation of popular English-language TV shows in other countries.


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The Wolf of System of a Down

"Low cost humor" YouTube channel Marca Blanca (previously) has Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) from The Wolf of Wall Street, sing Chop Suey by System of a Down.


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24 pets who can talk like humans

BuzzFeed Video has created a compilation of clips of cats and dogs saying "hello" and " I love you."


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Flowchart: What style beer should you drink?

Since there are so many types of beer out there, Cool Material offers this handy flowcharts which helps you decide which style you should drink.


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Animated GIF of the day: The roles of Robin Williams

Australian animator Ivan Dixon pays tribute to Robin Williams, by creating an animated GIF featuring the late actor transforming into some of his iconic onscreen characters.


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In which a dolphin and a kid play with a ball

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Batman postage stamps

For the 75th anniversary of Batman, the US Postal Service has issued a series of stamps featuring the Dark Knight.

For 75 years, Batman has protected Gotham City from the forces of evil. Since his debut, he has become one of the most iconic super heroes in history. This year, the U.S. Postal Service® chronicles the evolution of the character, from his origins to present day.

This new issuance showcases eight unique designs in a sheet of 20 stamps. Four versions of the iconic DC Comics super hero are depicted from four eras of comic book history. In addition, there are four incarnations of the Bat-Signal.

They are available for order on the USPS store

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Bad Lip Reading: More The Walking (and Talking) Dead - part 2

Bad Lip Reading are back with the second part of their take on Season 4 of AMC's The Walking Dead.


Previously: Part 1

Cosplay of the day

Seen at the New York Comic Con

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Also: Breaking Bad/TMNT costume (via)

Simin's Cat: "Scaredy Cat"

The new Halloween special episode of Simon's Cat titled Scaredy Cat features the cat reacting to the new couch.

'A frightening feline turns his owner into a scaredy cat!'

Pranks backfiring compilation

Fail Army

Cyclist draws a giant bike by tracking his ride with GPS

Cyclist David Taylor from Salisbury, England, went out for a 212-mile ride in the form of a huge bike in New Forest, Bournemouth and the surrounding area, mapping it by using Strava.

The result can be seen on his activity page on the app's website.

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Google Camel View

Google has hired a 10-year-old camel named Raffia and mounted a Street View camera on its back to capture panoramic images around the Liwa Oasis, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Google has taken the Street View cameras on boats and even underwater, but this is the first time the tech company has used an animal, said Joyce Baz, spokeswoman for Google in the Middle East and North Africa.

"With every environment and every location, we try to customise the capture and how we do it for that part of the environment.

"In the case of Liwa we fashioned it in a way so that it goes on a camel so that it can capture imagery in the best, most authentic and least damaging way," said Ms Baz.

Utilising the desert's ancient mode of transport, an Indian guide walked the camel from as early as 6am to photograph the area in the clearest weather conditions possible, said Ms Baz.

Here are the images from the camel:


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