Designed, crafted, and sold by Etsy shop Leatherhead Laser Work (beware of knock-offs!), this Advent calendar features Hans Gruber falling from the top of Nakatomi Plaza, reaching the ground on Christmas Day. Available in wood and acrylic plastic models, prices range from around $46 to $55. Plus Hans is magnetic

This is a rare outtake from the 1964 production of Mary Poppins in which stars Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke lip-sync each other’s singing parts to ‘Chim Chim Cher-ee’. It looks like they were having a blast. There’s also an outtake of Julie yodeling to get the magic smoke

This is a video of Zimbabwe’s Hillcrest College Marimba Band performing at the 2017 Marimba Cup Challenge. Their performance won them the coveted Marimba Cup that year, which, at least in my mind, they all shared a celebratory drink out of afterwards. It really is a joy to watch. There’s

This is a video created by Youtuber thebhp featuring a zoom-and-enhance into the Southern Ring Nebula (NGC 3132, in the constellation Vela) using recent imagery captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. How about that! I felt like I was there. I’m not there though, I’m 2,000 light years away,

This is a video of Tom Scott and ultralight aircraft pilot Christian Moullec of FlyWithBirds flying in formation and at the same speed of a gaggle of geese. Christian started FlyWithBirds after learning about the declining population of Lesser White-fronted geese, and decided to accompany them on their migratory journey

This is a VERY worthwhile edit by Youtuber There I Ruined It (previously), this time featuring Michael Jackson’s ‘Smooth Criminal’ cut down to only the isolated audio of the sounds he makes throughout the song. It’s a bangin’ 19-seconds, let me tell you. I think I just found my new

This is an absolutely stunning (I love nature) timelapse of various species of Echinopsis cacti displaying their brief annual blooms, most of which last only a single night. Very cool. Me? I’m more into tropical plants and bromeliads, but running in plant circles I know a lot of cactus people

This is an absolutely magnificent 4K video of earthrise as seen from the moon, created by Youtube user Seán Doran using images captured by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kaguya Orbiter. It features several different angles too. What a trip — Earth looks so small. If you squint though you