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In an episode of his "True Facts" series, narrator Ze Frank offers a humorous looks at the amazing problem solving capabilities of bees.

https://laughingsquid.com/bee-problem-solving/

Jim Henson Idea Man by Ron Howard is a wonderful documentary about the late, great visionary Jim Henson premiering May 31 on Disney+.

https://laughingsquid.com/jim-henson-idea-man/

A clever Labrador retriever named Ruby Nance was taught how to play the piano with a cardboard square and positive reinforcement.

https://laughingsquid.com/how-to-teach-dog-to-play-piano/

John of Woodsbound Outdoors showed how to turn a short pine log into a windproof torch by cutting a crosshatch into the end.

https://laughingsquid.com/turning-log-into-torch/

KurtToons made an amusing animated short with the character "Tippy" in a self-checkout stand who personifies the excesses of tipping culture.

https://laughingsquid.com/tippy-wants-a-tip/

While in Bend, Oregon, Luca Stricagnoli showed how his custom Davide Serracini-designed triple-neck, reverse slide acoustic guitar works.

https://laughingsquid.com/luca-stricagnoli-triple-neck-reverse-slide-guitar/

A maternal dog was reunited with her surrogate Australian magpie child after the government removed the bird due to licensing.

https://laughingsquid.com/dog-magpie-reunited/

Robyn Adele Anderson performed the classic Cream song "Sunshine of Your Love" in the distinctive style of Latin dance music.

https://laughingsquid.com/robyn-adele-anderson-latin-sunshine-of-your-love/

America's Funniest Home Videos created a amusing compilation of home security footage presented as a David Attenborough nature documentary.

https://laughingsquid.com/david-attenborough-home-security-footage/

A caretaker at the San Antonio Zoo used very long tweezers to feed grapes to pair of Malayan flying foxes who were hanging upside down.

https://laughingsquid.com/feeding-grapes-to-bats/

Filmmaker James Parris created "Sidewalk", a campy short instructional film that explains how to use a sidewalk.

https://laughingsquid.com/how-to-use-sidewalk/

A very creative cat named Momo adorably makes unique clay pottery with his artistic human Sophia Renata on a potter's wheel.

https://laughingsquid.com/cat-makes-pottery-with-human/

AbeBooks amusingly read The Hobbit in the very same detailed manner and choppy cadence as the BBC 4 Shipping Forecast.

https://laughingsquid.com/hobbit-bbc-radio-4-shipping-report/

EmilyXLevi showed how to make an inexpensive and completely natural candle out of half an orange rind and a bit of olive oil.

https://laughingsquid.com/orange-rind-natural-citrus-candle/

Half as Interesting explains the function of the Network Time Protocol (NTP), a long-standing networking protocol for clock synchronization.

https://laughingsquid.com/network-time-protocol/

The Sumisu family created a clever Indiana Jones cosplay that recreates the iconic scene where Indie outruns an enormous rolling boulder.

https://laughingsquid.com/indiana-jones-rolling-boulder-cosplay/

Experienced outdoorsman Bora Çakir demonstrated a simple water tap that can be made using two straws and a resealable bottle.

https://laughingsquid.com/simple-water-tap-bottle-two-straws/

A howling beagle named Pinto scared off an an alligator that was approaching the screen door of his artist human Natalia's home in Florida.

https://laughingsquid.com/beagle-scares-away-alligator/

A intelligent raven named Gosha played a mean game of tic-tac-toe, outsmarting his human with very clever strategy.

https://laughingsquid.com/raven-wins-tic-tac-toe-game/

Jon Nelson of WFMU, compiled a wonderful three hour radio show featuring the great Dr. Johnny Fever of "WKRP in Cincinnati" as the DJ.

https://laughingsquid.com/dr-johnny-fever-radio-show/