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When you really want to get your point across, nothing beats a hilarious little video clip. Here's how to find them and use them. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, ...

Bill Nye "The Science Guy," author, TV host and CEO of the Planetary Society, is well-known for making science fun for children. Since the end of his TV show in 1998, however, he's arguably become ...

This well-known meme has a curious origin you'd never expect. Let's explain Elmo's fiery rise to memedom as a reaction image ...

Remember how much fun your high school chemistry class was? Neither do we. But that may be because there weren’t enough explosions. Well, nowadays, the internet can fix that problem in a jiffy—or ...

A single reaction animation, frequently duplicated in chats by community members, added 377GB to a site's backup quota.

It's about freaking time. GIFs could finally be coming to more places on Facebook. The social network plans to start testing a new GIF button in comments, Facebook confirmed Friday, meaning proper ...

The 2016 Oscars were awkward sometimes, amusing most of the time, and painful at other times, as evidenced by the reactions of A-listers in the audience. Thanks to the Internet, every spirited clap ...

Sometimes there's no better way to respond to a story or a comment than with an animated GIF. Specifically, a reaction GIF, which should be no stranger to anyone who's ever spent a significant amount ...

Last week, Google released a new, gif-friendly keyboard that lets you choose from a selection of Fun animations. Perhaps you’re feeling particularly Mr. Bean-frowning-against-a-blue-background. Or ...