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(NSFW: Language) Leave it to an Israeli comedy show to create a sketch featuring an attempt to mediate the war between the Angry Birds and the evil Green Pigs. Be sure to watch ’til the end.

Jimmy Fallon does his best Neil Young impression and sings an absurd yet strangely comforting cover of Willow Smith’s song Whip My Hair, with no less than the Boss himself on backing vocals.

Taking a cue from Blendtec’s ads, the makers of EZ Grill wrecked three smartphones using their product. Good thing they didn’t ask “Will it grill?”, because we already know the answer to that.

The natural order of things doesn’t always work, as is demonstrated in this video of a fat-ass rat taking on not one, not two, not three, not four, but five alley cats. Guess who wins?

Another contender for “the best 5 second clip on the Internet”, this time featuring an otherwise majestic animal. It probably saw the original dramatic chipmunk for the first time.

Named for one of the world’s earliest drum machines, Gorillaz latest single features vocals by soulful UK singer Daley, and a typically catchy electronic backing track.

The guys at Filmdrunk dug under every rock searching for every last Arnold Schwarzenegger scream they could find and stitched it all together into one truly epic, ham-fisted scream.

A reporter tries to approach a woman for an on-camera interview in her home, and when she gets mad about the uninvited guest, she goes all Sith Lord on her ass.

Yes, it’s an ad, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fun: check out the reactions of passengers arriving at Heathrow’s International Terminal, who are given a welcome home to remember. (Thanks Seti!)

The Science Cheerleaders are composed of current and former NFL and NBA cheerleaders who are also scientists and engineers. Let this be a (beautiful) lesson to those who subscribe to stereotypes.

It’s a bit NSFW, but don’t let that stop you from taking a look at the comical homage Jay Kila has paid to Maru, that charming little fat-assed cat who is more than a little obsessed with boxes.

Show your love for Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Patty and Woodstock with these limited-edition Peanuts journals in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Charles Schultz’s classic comic.

The perfect companion to Today’s Secret Ingredient, here’s a speedy compilation of every “Secret Word” ever spoken during the short-lived classic Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.

Composed entirely from lights that artist Chateau Bezerra found throughout New York City, this experimental music video synchronizes perfectly with Gorilllaz track On Melancholy Hill.

We like the cinematography and soundtrack as much as the riding from Danny MacAskill in this short film, which follows him on a journey from Edinburgh back to his hometown of Dunvegan.

The Random Acts of Culture Initiative performed a pop-up rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah, to the delight of surprised shoppers at Macy’s in Philadelphia. (Thanks Jason!)

There’s more than one way to brew beer, as is evidenced by this insanely complicated Rube Goldberg contraption from Trumer Pils which goes to great lengths to produce a cold pint.

(NSFW: Language) Bustin’ may make them feel good… but the Ghostbusters really do a number on this guy’s feelings when they bust out their proton packs in the middle of his attic.

Do you have dust stuck in your laptop fan? Watch, learn, and sing along with Jayme Gutierrez’ catchy little instructional (and musical) video. We don’t think it’s any easier to service Mac Books, Jayme.

It may just be a Nike ad, but we appreciate the insight into the runner’s mind, specifically Casey Neistat’s, who carried a small HD video camera with him on runs for 3 weeks to shoot this movie.

The best reason to own a cat: It can go face-to-face against an alligator without fear, and without ending up inside the reptile’s stomach. We are dying to know the context behind this video.

Created by CGI artist Alex Roman, every single shot in this photo-realistic commercial for Silestone was made inside a computer, using 3ds Max, V-ray, After Effects and edited in Premiere.

Somehow, it’s a relief and a comfort to know that on the other side of the world in Shanghai there are feisty and annoyed lady drivers saying no (and perhaps worse) to authority. Hilarity ensues at :26.