The History Channel’s Pawn Stars bet on an etching by a Renaissance master and won big.
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Just Add Music: Video Turns Hockey Commentator Into Piano Virtuoso
If Don Cherry’s desk were a piano, this is what his broadcasts would sound like.
Don’t Try to Buy This Girl a Princess Doll
If Riley, the star of this video, is any indication of how intelligent, discerning, and outspoken the next generation is going to be, we have some hope for progress in this world.
United State of Pop 2011: Mashing Up the Year in Music
San Francisco-based mashup artist DJ Earworm has released his highly anticipated annual compilation of the year that was in pop music. For “World Go Boom,” he combed the weekly Billboard charts to find the 25 biggest hit singles …
FedEx Apologizes After Video of Driver Throwing Fragile Package Goes Viral
Not all publicity is good publicity.
Take That, Fear Factor: Dutch TV Hosts Eat Their Own Flesh On Air
Eating human flesh? You can’t do that on television! Unless it’s Dutch TV and you and your co-host just go for it. Sorry, Fear Factor, but with these two around you’re going to have to kick the gross factor up a notch.
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Beginner’s Luck: Amazing Hockey Shot Wins Woman, 59, a New Truck
At 59, Brenda Hewlett had never held a hockey stick. So when she became one of five people chosen to test their skills (and luck) shooting a hockey puck into a tiny goal 114 feet away, no one expected her to walk off the ice as …
Have Yourself a Tipsy Little Christmas, Starring Ryan Gosling
Funny or Die’s Drunk History series takes on a Christmas classic with a series of celebrity guests.
‘Kim Jong Il Looking at Things’ Has a Tumblr Successor
Following Kim Jong Il’s death, the world faces uncertainty over North Korea’s leadership transition. But it seems that the blogosphere’s meme transition has gone swiftly and smoothly.
Two Holidays In One With A Patriotic Christmas Lights Show
An Christmas light display brings Christmas and the Fourth of July together at last.
Awww-Inducing Holiday Moment: Senior-Citizen Flash Mob Dances to ‘Last Christmas’
Shoppers at one Target store were treated to what must be one of the most subdued flash-mob performances ever.
Russian Burger King Takes Fast-Food Ads to a Bizarre New Level
The fast food chain’s Russia ad spot has gone viral, and for good reason — it features hip-hop beats, unicorns, burgers hidden under turbans and more.