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• Tigers Love Playing With Toys
• The Most Hilarious Bootleg Superhero Toys Ever
• How to Make Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
• Sheep Vs Wolf
• Skull Sculptures from Recycled Materials
• Graduation Cake with a Bonus
• What Baseball Sounds Like to the British
• Is Spaghetti and Meatballs an Italian Dish?
• Cape and Tiara Luggage Tag
• Tabloids for Dads
• Finally You Too Can Hang Out With Totoro
• Knitted Sarlacc Hand Puppet
• Cows with Portholes
• Cheesy Beef Poutine
• Great Advice from TV Dads
• Brainteaser: Legs
• Cellograff: How to Graffiti A Mural Without A Wall
• Octopus-Flavored Soda
• Is Your Dad a Geek Dad?
• By the Shore Seashell Lip Gloss
• He May Be Stinky, But He's Still Adorable
• A Baby's Blackboard Adventures
• World Record Domino Chain -of Books!
• The Walking Dead In Cross Stitch
• 5 Great Pieces of Fatherly Advice

Tigers Love Playing With Toys Posted: 17 Jun 2013 05:00 AM PDT (Video Link) "We're gonna need a bigger ball," the manager of Big Cat Rescue must have thought when he saw a cat playing with a ball and thought about getting one for the group's white tiger.

The Most Hilarious Bootleg Superhero Toys Ever Posted: 17 Jun 2013 03:00 AM PDT The new Superman film is guaranteed to be a marketing boon -both for the officially licensed merchandise and for the cheaper knockoffs. Some of those knockoffs are produced without the slightest bit of research into what the particular superhero being portrayed is all about. Others are repackaged comic book heroes with different names. Check out Superheroic Man, Special Man, Spader Man, and the various collections called "the Sense of Right Alliance," which here includes Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, a Power Ranger, a car, and Shrek. See a whole slew of these toys at Flavorwire. Link -via mental_floss

How to Make Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats Posted: 17 Jun 2013 02:00 AM PDT You don't have to decorate these heroically good Rice Krispie treats with Superman's shield, but I'm glad that Janine did so. Her recipe uses dark chocolate Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and dark chocolate peanut butter spread, which apparently exist. Link

Sheep Vs Wolf Posted: 17 Jun 2013 01:00 AM PDT (YouTube link) The encounter does not end as you would expect, after a lifetime of fairy tales about wolves. This was filmed in Norway. -via Tastefully Offensive

Skull Sculptures from Recycled Materials Posted: 17 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PDT Although I can't learn much information about him, it's easy to tell that Franco León Reyes is a highly skilled and imaginative artist. He can turn anything--especially plastic soda bottles--into skulls. Link -via Recylart

Graduation Cake with a Bonus Posted: 16 Jun 2013 11:00 PM PDT Redditor bluesberry's mother ordered a graduation cake. She said something to the effect of "put a cap on her head." And apparently they heard that just a little wrong. Still, the finished product is a work of art! Link

What Baseball Sounds Like to the British Posted: 16 Jun 2013 10:00 PM PDT (Video Link) It's an exciting day at the cricket field! Or are we playing rounders? I'm not sure. Like a lot of Americans, I find these sports really confusing. What would a British rounders television commentator make of baseball? Here's an interpretation of a Red Sox/Yankees game by the comedy troupe The Exploding Heads. -via Daily of the Day

Is Spaghetti and Meatballs an Italian Dish? Posted: 16 Jun 2013 09:00 PM PDT It seems like a silly question, as we tend to think of spaghetti and meatballs as an Italian feast. But like many Chinese-American recipes, what we eat in the U.S. is quite different from what you'll find in the old country. If you go to Italy, you will not find a dish called spaghetti and meatballs. And if you do, it is probably to satisfy the palate of the American tourist. So if not Italy, where does this dish come from? Meatballs in general have multiple creation stories all across the world from köttbullars in Sweden to the various köftes in Turkey. Yes, Italy has its version of meatballs called polpettes, but they differ from their American counterpart in multiple ways. They are primarily eaten as a meal itself (plain) or in soups and made with any meat from turkey to fish. Often, they are no bigger in size than golf balls; in the region of Abruzzo, they can be no bigger in size than marbles and called polpettines. So there are meatballs in Italy. And marinara sauce. And spaghetti noodles. But combining them was a process made in America. Read about how Italians immigrants in the U.S. developed the spaghetti and meatballs we grew up on. Link (Image credit: Flickr user Roger Ferrer Ibáñez)

Cape and Tiara Luggage Tag Posted: 16 Jun 2013 08:00 PM PDT Cape and Tiara Luggage Tag The summer travel season is almost here. Are you ready to get out there and contribute your unique gifts to the world? Don't sell yourself short. With a cape and a nice tiara you probably could save the world. The Cape and Tiara Luggage Tag from the NeatoShop features a sturdy strap and ID card insert. It is the perfect luggage tag for any traveling optimist.    Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Travel Accessories.  Link

Tabloids for Dads Posted: 16 Jun 2013 08:00 PM PDT Alex Watt of College Humor wants to make it clear: you father has no respect for what you call "culture." And what are you sitting around for? Go get a job. But first read another tabloid cover at the link. Link -via Pleated Jeans

Finally You Too Can Hang Out With Totoro Posted: 16 Jun 2013 07:00 PM PDT Forget having Totoro as a neighbor -he's way cooler as a roommate as LadyKatka discovered after she made her own giant Totoro that weighs 14.8 pounds. I bet he's a great roommate -he'll listen to all of your complaints about work and will never steal your food. Link Via Geek Crafts

Knitted Sarlacc Hand Puppet Posted: 16 Jun 2013 06:00 PM PDT Kids love to play with hand puppets. Why not introduce them to this friendly guy from Tatooine? Pandacatification knitted and stuffed this puppet in which your hand will be slowly digested over a thousand years. Link -via Play with Your Yarn

Cows with Portholes Posted: 16 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT The post about the cow's digestive tract in sculpture reminded me of cannulated cows. Surprisingly, we've never posted about them before. The sculpture has to be a more pleasing sight, but researchers can watch a real cow digest food through a porthole. In 1822, Alexis St. Martin was left wounded with a hole in his stomach, through which his doctor observed digestion and even did research on how foods digested. The hole is called a fistula. You can't just cut a hole in a living human to study digestion, but various research programs have replicated this experiment in animals, particularly cows. Cows have four stomachs, the biggest being the rumen, so some cows have surgery to make a fistula in the rumen, and a cannula is fitted over the hole. An article on research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign describes the operation. Basically, a cannula looks like a ship porthole. A plasticlike cylinder is inserted in a cow, and the hole is plugged with a stopper in the same material. When a day's ration of cow chow hits the rumen - the first part of Bessie's four-part stomach - scientists like Professor George Fahey Jr. roll up their sleeves and dig in. "We open the windows, remove some of the contents and study how efficiently the feed is being digested," Fahey says. From that sample, researchers determine how much food has been converted to energy and how much will move on through the bovine body as moo poo. But why? What's the point of being elbow deep in chewed-up moo goo? "Today's dairy cow produces 90 to 100 pounds of milk each day," Fahey says. "Twenty-five years ago, they produced only 30 to 35 pounds a day." Studying what Bessie eats and how she processes it makes economic sense. Having a hole in the rumen doesn't seem to bother the cows at all. An article about Ohio State University's program explains how cannulas may actually be good for a cow.  The digestion of food for nutrients in the rumen is done by millions of microorganisms. The abundance of microbes also keeps the cannulated cow healthy, often the healthiest in the herd, Weaver said. "You would think that by having an opening in their sides would allow outside microbes to enter and infect the cows, but with there being such a numerous presence of natural microbes already in the rumen, the new microbes cannot compete for nutrients to survive," Weaver said. Because these cows are so healthy, some farmers keep a cannulated cow on the farm to help improve the health of the other animals in the herd. "Basically, the cannulated cows serve as a rumen fluid donor to sick animals. This is done by extracting rumen fluid contents from the cannulated cow and feeding it to the sick cow," Eastridge said. "The microorganisms in the fluid multiply and take the place of the bad organisms in the sick cow and make the cow healthy again." In addition, cannulated beef cows live longer because they are more valuable than their compatriots destined to be eaten. Cannulated cows can now be found in quite a few places across the globe. See a recent video report on these cows. Link (Image credit: Terry Whitt)

Cheesy Beef Poutine Posted: 16 Jun 2013 04:00 PM PDT Looking for poutine in all the wrong places...or, at least you are if you're looking for it outside of Canada. If you do happen to live in Canada, you have your choice of tasty poutine dishes, including this Pizza Hutt cheesy beef poutine pizza topped with mozzarella, fries, gravy, beef and tomato sauce. Link

Great Advice from TV Dads Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:00 PM PDT (Video Link) "Dad, what should I do?" Dad will tell you what's right, even if your father is Archie Bunker, Ned Stark, Homer Simpson, Andy Taylor, Cliff Huxtable or Don Draper. -via Ace of Spades HQ

Brainteaser: Legs Posted: 16 Jun 2013 02:00 PM PDT Two legs have I, and this will confound. Only at rest do they touch the ground. What am I? Continue reading to see the answer. Show Answer A Wheelbarrow. This brainteaser is reprinted with permission from Uncle John's Curiously Compelling Bathroom Reader, a fantastic book by the Bathroom Readers' Institute. The 19th book in this fan-favorite series contain such gems like The Greatest Plane that Never Was, Forgotten Robot Milestones, Ancient Beauty Secrets, and more. Since 1988, the Bathroom Reader Institute had published a series of popular books containing irresistible bits of trivia and obscure yet fascinating facts. If you like Neatorama, you'll love the Bathroom Reader Institute's books - go ahead and check 'em out!

Cellograff: How to Graffiti A Mural Without A Wall Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:00 PM PDT Want to practice your tags but don't want to commit a felony by vandalizing property? Then head to the forest with a few rolls of cellophane. Bam -instant disposable walls you can spray paint as much as you want. Link

Octopus-Flavored Soda Posted: 16 Jun 2013 12:00 PM PDT Takoyaki is a Japanese variety of battered and fried octopus. There's a soda that tastes just like it. Master Blaster of Rocket News 24 tried it as well as other flavors including salted watermelon, corn potage and curry. Link

Is Your Dad a Geek Dad? Posted: 16 Jun 2013 11:00 AM PDT Maybe a better question would be, "Are YOU a Geek Dad?" This chart is spot on, but quite age-specific. My dad was real geek, but predated most of the references. He certainly played a mean game of chess. Link -via Bits and Pieces

By the Shore Seashell Lip Gloss Posted: 16 Jun 2013 10:00 AM PDT By the Shore Seashell Lip Gloss (sold individually) Summer is almost here. Make moisturizing your lips as fun as a day at the beach with the By the Shore Seashell Lip Gloss from the NeatoShop. This delightful little lip gloss is shaped like a seashell.  Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Personal Care items.  Link

He May Be Stinky, But He's Still Adorable Posted: 16 Jun 2013 10:00 AM PDT (Video Link) If you're enjoying a barbecue for Father's Day, hopefully you will enjoy your steaks, corn, hamburgers or other grilled treats at least half as much as little Peanut here enjoys his tasty corn. Via Cute Overload

A Baby's Blackboard Adventures Posted: 16 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT This little boy began his adventures at only five days old. He's already seen and done more than many adults! For her series "Blackboard Adventures," Anna Eftimie used a chalkboard to add excitement and variety to this baby's life. You can view more photos in the series at the link. Link -via Twisted Sifter | Photographer's Website

World Record Domino Chain -of Books! Posted: 16 Jun 2013 08:00 AM PDT (YouTube link) The Seattle Public Library lined up 2,131 books and knocked them all over to kick off their summer reading program. It took all day to get the books to fall just right. At around 11 p.m., when the fifth try was successful, “everyone was jumping up and down, hugging and shouting,” Twito said. “Despite how tired we were at that point, everyone stayed to box up all the books, which had to be on the loading dock by midnight,” she said. She noted that if it the fifth attempt had not been successful, there wouldn’t have been enough time to try again. “We had to be packed up and out of the building by midnight,” she said. “Everyone was so happy that we were able to break the record.” The books used in the chain will be sold, each with a special sticker noting its use in the event. Link -via Metafilter

The Walking Dead In Cross Stitch Posted: 16 Jun 2013 07:00 AM PDT We've seen plenty of great cross stitch on Neatorama, but I don't think I ever seen a cross stitch that looks as amazingly detailed as this totally intricate Walking Dead one. Cross Stitch Ninja must have spent a lot of time making this. Link Via io9

5 Great Pieces of Fatherly Advice Posted: 16 Jun 2013 06:00 AM PDT For Father's Day, let's hear some fatherly advice on learning, love, friends, worry and patience from a few famous fathers: On Learning by Einstein "That is the way to learn the most, that when you are doing something with such enjoyment that you don't notice that the time passes." In a letter to his son Hans Albert about playing the piano, Albert Einstein wrote that the secret to learning is working on something that you love. That worked for Einstein himself, who was "sometimes so wrapped up in [his] work that [he] forgot about the noon meal ..." Source: Posterity: Letters of Great Americans to Their Children - via Brain Pickings On Love by John Steinbeck In 1958, John Steinbeck's oldest son Thom confessed to have fallen madly in love with a girl. Steinbeck has this advice: First - if you are in love - that's a good thing - that's about the best thing that can happen to anyone. Don't let anyone make it small or light for you. Second - There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance. This is the ugly and crippling kind. The other is an outpouring of everything good in you - of kindness and consideration and respect - not only the social respect of manners but the greater respect which is recognition of another person as unique and valuable. The first kind can make you sick and small and weak but the second can release you in strength, and courage and goodness and even wisdom you didn't know you had. [...] And don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away. Source: Steinbeck: A Life in Letters On Choosing Friends by Gen. George Patton The swashbuckling General George S. Patton, commander of the Third United States Army during World War II, took some time away from fighting the Germans to give some fatherly advice to his son, then a young cadet at West Point. Patton's obscenity-laced letters (this is Patton, after all), included this advice on how to choose a friend: "You must dispense with friends or 'buddies.' Be friendly but let the other man make the advances. Your own classmates – the worthless ones will tease you about [it] – admit it. "I repeat ... you must be a man not a boy and you must never let up working. You must not be a good fellow or join in 'harmless larks.' They are the result of an unstable mind. "You will probably have no choice in initial roommates or tent mates. But keep looking for a quiet studious boy or boys for roommates in the winter. The older the men you can pick the better as roommates. It is usually best not to live with your friends – that makes you lose them. Remember you are a lone wolf. "If some little fart hazes you don’t get mad. Do what he says and take it out on someone else next year." On Worry by F. Scott Fitzgerald When his eleven-year old daughter Scottie came to him with worries, F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby and many other novels, told her: Things to worry about: Worry about courage Worry about Cleanliness Worry about efficiency Worry about horsemanship Worry about… Things not to worry about: Don’t worry about popular opinion Don’t worry about dolls Don’t worry about the past Don’t worry about the future Don’t worry about growing up Don’t worry about anybody getting ahead of you Don’t worry about triumph Don’t worry about failure unless it comes through your own fault Don’t worry about mosquitoes Don’t worry about flies Don’t worry about insects in general Don’t worry about parents Don’t worry about boys Don’t worry about disappointments Don’t worry about pleasures Don’t worry about satisfactions Things to think about: What am I really aiming at? How good am I really in comparison to my contemporaries in regard to: (a) Scholarship (b) Do I really understand about people and am I able to get along with them? (c) Am I trying to make my body a useful instrument or am I neglecting it? Source: F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Life in Letters On Patience by Charles Darwin In 1873, 28-year-old George Darwin, the son of naturalist Charles Darwin, wrote a pointed essay on religion and morality. The essay, Darwin worried, could unnecessarily cause harm to George's reputation. To this, Darwin counseled patience - "my advice is to pause, pause, pause" - so his son could weigh the pros and cons of publishing the essay, and whether he could achieve his objective by subtler means that did not create new enemies: "I am rather alarmed at you getting into the habit of desiring an early harvest or result & frittering away your time on many such subjects or by writing short essays (& therefore temporary) on important subjects; & this, I think, would be beneath your powers.— I wish that you were tied to some study on which you could not hope to publish anything for some years. I have marked one or two passages in which you give your own conviction: remember that an enemy might ask who is this man, & what is his age & what have been his special studies, that he shd. give to the world his opinions on the deepest subjects? — This sneer might easily be avoided, & yet you could say your say. But my advice is to pause, pause, pause." Source: Darwin Project

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