Note: Full-res version HERE. This is a world map created by Preply (link includes all the explanations) detailing how to express laughter online in 26 different languages. Some of them I was aware of (Thailand’s 55555 because 5 is pronounced ‘hah’), but a lot were new to me. Still, I’m

Because the Drug Enforcement Agency is clearly two steps ahead of the game, the DEA recently released a chart of emojis for parents to be aware of that may indicate their children may be purchasing and using drugs. Above is that chart. So basically all emojis mean drugs, especially the

The bucket: we’re all going to kick it eventually. Well, you are, I’m– “You’re not an undead warlock.” I SAW ROME BUILT. But enough about it actually taking two days, this is a video from Overwords, a segment from PBS’s Storied featuring Dr. Erica Brozovsky taking us on a tour

This is a video of a bride who secretly learned some Spanish using online lessons over the course of the six months leading up to her wedding so she could address her husband and their friends and family in Spanish. She says she took the lessons while her fiancé played

This is a video of Nuggets the myna bird (I believe she’s a common myna, but don’t tell her that) running through her human speech repertoire, saying things like, “Hi, hi!”, “Whatta ya doing? Whatta ya doing?,” and, my personal favorite, “My name Is Nuuuuugets and I’m a big fat

This is a video of Gracie Scullion demonstrating a very clever delayed/lagging voice trick that basically involves mouthing the words you’re going to say, then saying them a moment later ventriloquist style. She recommends starting with words that don’t involve your lips needing to touch in order to pronounce, so

This is a video of a new mother trying to teach her daughter Amy to say ‘mama’ when Oswald (Ozzy) the two-year old, 150-pound Colorado Rottweiler joins the lesson by repeating it himself. Most impressive. Also, I like the baby’s ‘Don’t Wake Me, I Drank Too Much Last Night’ shirt.

Seen here being watched over by an embroidery of feline patron saint Lord Nermal, this is some security cam footage of Billi the cat complaining about her owner’s current choice of music via the audio buttons she’s allegedly been trained to use. Apparently Billi is not a big fan of