History Where does the phrase "dead as a doornail" come from? Rob Beschizza

Musical instruments Building and playing a violin made of nails Gareth Branwyn

art Beautiful sculptures made entirely of store-bought nails Andrea James

wildlife Woman takes baby raccoon to Petco for a nail trim — with unfortunate results Carla Sinclair

drumming Foo Fighters reveal new drummer and have fun doing it Rusty Blazenhoff

animation The Snail Trail is a funny video involving a tiny animated gentleman riding on a live action snail Popkin

nine inch nails Tony Hawk sings and rides a skateboard at the same time, in this awesome rendition of "Wish" by Nine Inch Nails Jennifer Sandlin

the louvre Freaked out lion is getting his nails done Jennifer Sandlin

fashion Pedro Pascal gives the middle finger to the Met Gala's "Karl Lagerfeld" theme Jennifer Sandlin

amazing creatures Watch: Mesmerizing macro footage of a snail eating a strawberry Jennifer Sandlin

passover Hannah's mom got the ten plagues on her nails for Passover Jennifer Sandlin

animals Woman survives two bites from the most toxic animal on Earth David Pescovitz

horror Little girl nails cosplay of horror movie Ringu / The Ring Popkin

Science What's inside a snail shell? Popkin

Cryptozoology This freaky mermaid-monkey residing in a Japanese temple may not be what it seems, scientists report David Pescovitz

Science Man gets pedicure from a flesh eating crab Popkin

wonderful creatures In artists' miniature scenes, snails enjoy the night of their lives Grant St. Clair

johnny cash Rick Rubin on resurrecting Johnny Cash's career Rusty Blazenhoff

music 10 covers of MMMBop, in case you need more MMMBop in your life! Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures Melibe viridis is a gelatinous hungry nudibranch Elías Villoro