An annual tradition at the Oregon Zoo, this is a compilation of a number of different animals all enjoying some delicious pumpkin, straight from the jack-o-lantern’s head. it was a fun video to watch, and if raw pumpkin were as delicious as these animals make it seem, maybe I wouldn’t

This is a video of Derek Muller of Veritasium discussing the mechanics of extreme breath holding while athlete Brandon Birchak is submerged in a tank of water the entire time, holding his breath for an astonishing 17 minutes (the world record is 24 minutes, 37 seconds). Damn! Five seconds and

This is a video of two intrepid explorers riding an iceberg down the river and enjoying some cold ones when they have to navigate their frozen craft under a bridge. Unfortunately for them, after successfully making it under the bridge, their boat immediately starts sinking like the Titanic. You should

Because spooky season is upon us, this is a video of a a Jeep spotted leaving a Wegmans supermarket with one of those 10-foot skeleton Halloween lawn decorations riding in the back. This is arguably the best use of one of those skeletons that I’ve seen. And, knowing the number

This is a video of real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield rating various space related movie scenes for realism. Movie include: ‘For All Mankind,’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ ‘Life,’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,’ ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon,’ ‘F9: The Fast Saga,’ ‘Space Cowboys’, ‘Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi’,

This is a video from the David Attenborough narrated Planet Earth II, highlighting the sword-billed hummingbird, a hummer that’s evolved a beak longer than its entire body to access nectar no other bird can. Now that is an impressive beak! Semi-related: did you know that in all the animal kingdom,

Because risking it all is the only way some people can get their kicks (I play casual video games), these are a couple videos of Joe Scandrett doing his best Super Mario end of level impression by jumping from a parking garage and smoothly sliding down a light pole. Me?

This is a video of theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explaining string theory in just 60 seconds, which is unfortunately still 40-50 seconds longer than most people’s attention span. Did I learn something? Yes, but am I more confused now as a result? Also yes. That’s the price you pay for