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How the Iconic Rick Astley Song ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ Became the Infamous ‘Rickroll’ Meme

Comparing ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s Parodies With the Original Songs

The Carpentopod, An Amazing Walking Coffee Table

The Strange Deaths of Aristocrats in Medieval Times

The Final Dance Scene in ‘Dirty Dancing’ Synced Up With ‘The Muppet Show’ Theme

BMX Freestyle Bicyclist Performs the World’s First Bike Flips While Riding on Top of a Moving Train

Stunning Footage of Butterfly Wings Shot With Electron Microscopes at Nanoscopic Magnification

James Earl Jones Presents the Top Ten Things That Sound Cool When He Says Them on ‘Letterman’ in 2001

Every Type of Bridge Explained in 15 Minutes

Vocal Cockatoo Throws a Loud Tantrum When Told to Go Inside After a Late Night Walk

Engineer Replaces His Lawn Mower Blades With Lasers

Why Animals Don’t Cross This Invisible Border in the South Pacific