When you think of the People's Liberation Army, you probably don't think of line dancing. But the Chinese military's latest online recruiting video makes a soldier's life look more fun than the macarena. The brief spot, posted last week on the website of the Ministry of National Defense and going viral, features tanks and fighter jets, as well as soldiers dancing in rows to a quirky hit tune by the Chopsticks Brothers called “Little Apple”. Its lyrics include, “You are my little dear little apple/I can never stop loving you”.

A macro view of an ant taking a sip from a water droplet on the edge of a flower in Obihiro, Japan. Animal-Lover Miki Asai has gone a step beyond feeding bread to the ducks – by syringe-feeding water to tiny ants. The office worker from Obihiro City, Japan, squirts droplets near the tiny insects and then uses a macro lens to capture quenching their thirst. The amateur photographer started capturing these images near her house in July 2013 after spotting an ant struggling in the rain. (Photo by Miki Asai/Barcroft Media)

Team Jayco Alula's Dutch rider Dylan Groenewegen (L) and Soudal Quick-Step's Belgian rider Tim Merlier (2ndL) crash at the end of the first stage of the Renewi Tour multi-stage cycling race, from Riemst to Bilzen (163,6 km) on August 28, 2024. The five-day race takes place in Belgium and the Netherlands. (Photo by David Pintens/Belga via AFP Photo)

“Russian singer Eduard Khil has died at the age of 77, following a stroke. Khil is apparently well known in Russia, though attained belated fame outside of Russia when a musical number he performed on Soviet television in the 1970s, in which he sung nonsense lyrics in a rich baritone over luxuriantly loungy background music, but above all with an infectious sense of good cheer, ended up on YouTube and became a meme”. ... (Listen to songs of Eduard Khil)

“Penguin Highway” in Antarctica by Melissa Brennan (Video by Melissa Brennan). Very funny, I recommend to look! =)

Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (Internationales Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart) 2013 official trailers.