This short made by National Geographic shows us some pretty interesting things as our global population is on the verge of crossing 7 billion. And it's done really well. What can't kinetic type teach us? Nothing, I say.

Earlier we showed you our favorite cat videos of 2010, but let's not forget our canine friends. Each year, thousands of videos hit the web featuring pooches of every size and breed; this compilation shows twenty of our favorites.

Each year, the Internet blesses us with a seemingly endless array of cat videos, and 2010 was no different! From cute to curmudgeonly, sappy to scary, tame to thrilling, and more, here's our compilation of the year's best feline-focused offerings.

"Christmass" is currently a trending topic on Twitter. This means hundreds of thousands of people are tweeting about "Christmass." Maybe they're all talking about the 2006 Frank Black album?

Didn't you all think by Christmas 2010 we would have robot butlers to fix us eggnog and buy our Christmas presents? We don't, but here's something cool: A flying robot that plays 'Jingle bells' on a keyboard.

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It's that time of year again to gather around the computer with friends and family to share some of the funniest, heartwarming, and most memorable Christmas videos of the holiday season. Even Grandma will like these.

Have you dreamed of waking up to a puppy in a bow on Christmas morning? Maybe this year you'll be as lucky as the kids and adults in this montage of two and a half minutes of pure joy.

We've got some punch to drink and cookies to eat, so we're signing off now—though we'll be back tomorrow! Until then, we invite you to gather 'round our very own Yule Log and bask in its warm glow.

Are video games still not really real enough for you yet? Well check out what they could possibly be in the future as a group of guys brilliantly recreate a first person shooter game in the woods.

Wikileaks' crown jewels—the 250,000 classified diplomatic cables that it is releasing in a slow drip, with just under 2,000 out so far—have been leaked to a Norwegian newspaper.

Ever wonder how and where we get our fresh water from? This beautiful infographic video will show you the step by step process in the daily water cycle, from rain to waste to sewage treatment.

Does Google have any chance at all of competing with arch-rival Facebook? Not really, former Google bigwig Paul Buchheit says. Buchheit tells us his old company will probably find it easier to land on the moon.

Watch a "lost" blooper reel containing the iconic 80's wise cracking extra terrestrial puppet dropping the N-bomb and more. The footage comes from a YouTube user that bought the footage as a VHS tape off of Ebay ten years ago.

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Julian Assange, the founder of the world's most notorious secret-sharing operation, has some embarrassing documents in his own past. We've obtained a series of emails detailing his stalkery courtship of a teenager in his pre-Wikileaks days.

Tonight marks the end of new Daily Show episodes until January. Here's a look back at the year's most memorable commentary from Jon Stewart on everything from Fox News, to Glenn Beck, to Barack Obama, to Steve Jobs... even Chatroulette!

Apple is caught in the crossfire between opponents and supporters of an iPhone game that can only be "won" by signaling opposition to gay and abortion rights. Apple approved the app, then pulled it. Now comes the furious lobbying.

In case you haven't noticed, a pasty fugitive hacker has been at war with the U.S. government for the past few weeks while his minions use the net to attack global corporations. So what's all the fuss about?

What's worse than being a bouncer? Being a volunteer bouncer! Like 23-year-old Nathan Landis, who, while keeping a vigilant watch over his favorite watering hole, saw another man wearing his hat backwards and zapped him repeatedly with a stun gun.