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- Smiley Face Sunflower
- Me So Hungry - Even Hannibal Lecter Is Good For A Laugh
- “Hetfield”—The Garfield/Metallica Mashup We’ve All Been Waiting For
- Little Puppy Goes Wolf
- Things Over Time
- This Cat Looks Like It Has Seen Something It Cannot Unsee
- Pumpkin Spice Peeps
- Siwash, The Duck Who Fought with the Marines during World War II
- How A Painting Revealed The Truth About Watermelon Breeding
- Little Wallaby Loves His Teddy Bear
- Illustrator Creates Original Comic Book Characters to Represent Elements of the Periodic Table
- Awesome Dad Builds 50-Meter Crazy Straw for His Daughter’s Birthday
- Timey Wimey Trouble - Tenth Degree Animation
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- Mom Tries to Teach Baby to Say “Mama”, But the Dog Says It Instead
- Excerpts From David Bowie's Rarely Seen "Autobiography"
- The Evolution of Billboard Magazine
- Want to Increase Your Fertility? Wear a Kilt!
- “Accidentally Glued Myself to a Crocodile” and Other Science Failures
- Inflatable Minion Wreaks Havoc On Road In Ireland
- 25 Historic Heists
- 89-Year-Old Grandma Accepts Request to Be Her Granddaughter's Bridesmaid
- These Optical Illusion GIFs May Make You Feel A Little Loopy
- Luna's Haunting Trapeze Act - The Girl Who Lived With Ghosts
- Asparagus Water
- Documentary Reveals How Gene Roddenberry Nearly Killed <i>The Next Generation</i>
| Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:00 AM PDT Gooood morning, sunshine! Flipboard's super neat The Photo Desk profiled this smiley face sunflower as photographed by photographer Yuriko Nakao. Checkout many more of her awesome photos of a field of sunflowers in Tokyo, Japan, in full bloom over at Flipboard.  | ||||||||
| Me So Hungry - Even Hannibal Lecter Is Good For A Laugh Posted: 06 Aug 2015 03:00 AM PDT If there's one thing Hannibal detests it's a t-shirt with a slogan on the front, and his highbrow sensibilities make those people seem mighty unpalatable. He has eaten his fair share of scumbags, murderers, rapists and radio DJs but just the thought of eating a person who sports slogan t-shirts makes him shiver with disgust. It's the Lecter equivalent of eating at McDonald's, and the only nightmare he ever had where he woke up feeling frightened! Spread maniacal grins wherever you go with this Me So Hungry t-shirt by Tom Trager, it's one deliciously funny tee! Visit Tom Trager's Facebook fan page, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more fantastically geeky designs:
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| “Hetfield”—The Garfield/Metallica Mashup We’ve All Been Waiting For Posted: 06 Aug 2015 03:00 AM PDT Jimmy Two Hands, a musician and cartoonist in Chicago, brings Garfield into the dark and deep world of heavy metal with Hetfield. It’s a parody of Jim Davis’s classic comic that replaces Garfield with a cat version of James Hetfield, the lead vocalist and co-founder of the band Metallica. Hetfield engages in his normal life by kicking Odie, insulting Jon, and eating lasagna—all while quoting appropriate lyrics from Metallica’s discography. -via Dangerous Minds | ||||||||
| Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:00 AM PDT When it comes to hearing the call of wolves, this pup is at first frightened, but then apparently feels the call is too strong not to heed. She eventually throws her head back and howls with the big guys. That's the way to hang, little pup. You know what they say, if you can't run with the big dogs... Via Viral Nova | ||||||||
| Posted: 06 Aug 2015 01:00 AM PDT As you can see, there is a steady progression of thingedness in pop culture. Things become more thing-like from 1957 until 1982. It begins with Dr. Seuss's Thing 1 and Thing 2 from The Cat in the Cat, then proceeds to The Thing from Fantastic Four, Thing T. Thing from The Addams Family, and then inevitably to John Carpenter's The Thing. Thereafter, there is a pronounced stagnation in thingliness, which is tragic. Illustrator Dan Meth is silent about this fact in his chart, but his implication is clear. | ||||||||
| This Cat Looks Like It Has Seen Something It Cannot Unsee Posted: 06 Aug 2015 12:00 AM PDT There sure are plenty of things that we wish we can unsee on the Interwebs! So when it happens again, I'll have this picture handy. By the way, that's Jasper, the "fanciest, fluffiest Himalayan around." Jasper's so fancy and cute he has his own Instagram page. Now, what do you think that Jasper has seen that he can't unsee? (Bonus points if you work in a story about John). | ||||||||
| Posted: 05 Aug 2015 11:00 PM PDT It’s a combination -or abomination- that had to happen sooner or later. People go nuts about anything with pumpkin spice flavor in the all, and Peeps are more popular than ever. now those two things are together at last. Float that marshmallow in your hot cocoa! The sweet little marshmallow blobs will land just in time for the ever-earlier start of pumpkin spice madness season on August 31st, but only at Target or from the Peeps online store. In other words, you'll be slurping PSLs and munching on pumpkin spice Peeps in no time. No pumpkin spice is safe. Peeps will also be available in caramel apple and candy corn flavors as well as pumpkin spice. -via Time | ||||||||
| Siwash, The Duck Who Fought with the Marines during World War II Posted: 05 Aug 2015 10:00 PM PDT
Siwash, a duck, was the mascot of the First Battalion of the Tenth Marine Regiment and later the entire Second Marine Division during World War II. He went ashore with the Marines at the Battle of Tarawa in 1943. There he was cited by fellow Marines for fighting a Japanese-owned rooster. The January 17, 1944 issue of Life magazine quotes the citation:
The article notes that Siwash was skilled at the Marine sport of drinking beer. After the war, he lived on a farm before working as a Marine recruiter during the Korean War. He died in 1954 in Chicago of a liver affliction. -via Weird Universe | ||||||||
| How A Painting Revealed The Truth About Watermelon Breeding Posted: 05 Aug 2015 09:00 PM PDT It’s often hard for food scientists to discover the truth about how fruits and vegetables used to look before we used breeding to turn them into heartier and more delicious produce. But if you know where to look you can find out all kinds of things about the past, and when it came to discovering how much watermelons have changed since the Renaissance one professor looked to the world of fine art. Horticulture professor James Nienhuis used a painting by Giovanni Stanchi as an example of what watermelons used to look like before we bred them to have the dense flesh and bright red color we look for today. However, the "starring" we see in the watermelon's meat in the painting is something that still happens today due to sub-par growing conditions. Here's more on how we've perfected the watermelon:
-Via Colossal | ||||||||
| Little Wallaby Loves His Teddy Bear Posted: 05 Aug 2015 08:00 PM PDT Twitter user Tim Beshara of Tasmania sends along this photo by Gillian Abbot, a wildlife caretaker. It shows Doodlebug, an orphaned wallaby. He doesn’t have his family anymore, so he hugs his teddy bear. -via io9 | ||||||||
| Illustrator Creates Original Comic Book Characters to Represent Elements of the Periodic Table Posted: 05 Aug 2015 07:00 PM PDT
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| Awesome Dad Builds 50-Meter Crazy Straw for His Daughter’s Birthday Posted: 05 Aug 2015 06:00 PM PDT The blogger behind Ideas from Everywhere wanted to offer his 5-year old daughter something special on her birthday. He writes “Stop buying your kids crap toys. Believe me, memories last longer than any toy.” And he’s definitely provided her with a memory she’ll cherish for the rest of her life. While she napped on garden pillows, he built from individual straws an enormous crazy straw fully 50 meters long. When she woke up, the tip was hanging over her. You can see more photos here. -via Incredible Things | ||||||||
| Timey Wimey Trouble - Tenth Degree Animation Posted: 05 Aug 2015 05:00 PM PDT Timey Wimey Trouble by TeeKetch In next week's thrilling conclusion to "Timey Wimey Trouble" we find The Doctor and his companion Rose stuck in a dimension made by The Master, played by screen legend Johnny Vegas. Can the Doctor use his sonic screwdriver to disable the horde of maniacal cybermen heading their way? Will Rose ever find a restroom? And has The Master developed a drinking problem? All these questions and more will be answered in next week's episode of Mr. Timelord, don't blink or you'll miss it! Add some timeless geekiness to your wardrobe with this Timey Wimey Trouble t-shirt by TeeKetch, and let the allons-y flow! Visit TeeKetch's Facebook fan page and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more delightful designs:
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| Posted: 05 Aug 2015 05:00 PM PDT Parents can’t play favorites; that’s pretty much a given. However, kids haven’t learned the value of a white lie or the social conventions they support. This is the latest from Lunarbaboon. | ||||||||
| Mom Tries to Teach Baby to Say “Mama”, But the Dog Says It Instead Posted: 05 Aug 2015 04:00 PM PDT This very smart Australian Shepherd named Patch gets it: saying the word “Mama” results in food. He’s determined to get it instead of the baby, so he actually says the word! Baby isn’t happy about it. -via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| Excerpts From David Bowie's Rarely Seen "Autobiography" Posted: 05 Aug 2015 03:00 PM PDT It’s obvious David Bowie has done his fair share of “ziggy stardusting” in his rock star life, but for the most part he has managed to keep his wild life out of the media. Whether this is because he’s too smart to slip or secretive to a paranoid level is up for debate, but it’s safe to say an autobiography by Bowie would make big bucks. It turns out Bowie was indeed working on an autobiography of sorts back in the 70s, and he even gave Cameron Crowe a copy of what he’d written, from which an excerpt was featured in Crowe’s 1976 feature in Rolling Stone magazine: Martin Schneider of Dangerous Minds has done some digging into The Return Of The Thin White Duke: An Autobiography by David Bowie, and while he’s not allowed to publish much he has shared a few excerpts from the book. He has also included Crowe’s Rolling Stone article so you can see why Bowie fans were frothing at the mouth when they discovered an autobiography of their favorite rock god might be on the horizon. | ||||||||
| The Evolution of Billboard Magazine Posted: 05 Aug 2015 02:00 PM PDT Billboard magazine’s Hot 100 List celebrated its 57th anniversary yesterday, although the magazine had published song lists earlier. Billboard itself is over 100 years old, and was founded as a different kind of magazine, one with a mission that reflected its name: an advertising trade periodical, focused on circuses.
The magazine went through a lot of changes since then. Read all about it at Atlas Obscura. | ||||||||
| Want to Increase Your Fertility? Wear a Kilt! Posted: 05 Aug 2015 01:00 PM PDT
Human sperm cells need to be cooler than the normal internal temperature of the human body, so it's helpful that the testicles are housed externally in the scrotum, which is conveniently air-cooled. Well, at least it can be--if you wear a kilt! Before humanity was cursed with pants and later with form-fitting underwear, men wore clothing that permitted their testicles to remain cool. E.J. Kompanie writes in the Scottish Medical Journal that men who wish to sire offspring should do likewise. They can do this by wearing kilts, which could increase the likelihood of conception:
-via Seriously, Science? | ||||||||
| “Accidentally Glued Myself to a Crocodile” and Other Science Failures Posted: 05 Aug 2015 12:00 PM PDT Scientists are using the new Twitter hashtag #fieldworkfail to tell stories about the screw-ups and unforeseen events that happen when you’re doing research in the field. It's like the opposite side of the Tweets that made us envious under the hashtag #BestFieldWorkPic. There are already quite a number of Tweets, with more being added daily. Many are so intriguing that you want to hear the rest of the story. The Atlantic contacted the researchers about the Tweets posted above to find out if Staniewicz was still glued to a crocodile and what did with the unwanted lion. You’ll also see more favorite #fieldworkfail Tweets in the article. And check out the ongoing Tweets -some have pictures! -via Metafiter | ||||||||
| Inflatable Minion Wreaks Havoc On Road In Ireland Posted: 05 Aug 2015 11:00 AM PDT Minions aren’t generally thought of as subtle creatures, and their loud, incoherent babbling and bumbling fumbles tend to make any Minion assault an easily avoided affair. But one extremely large Minion was able to launch an assault on a road in Ireland, clogging the roadway with his extremely large, extremely yellow head. The 33-foot-tall inflatable Minion escaped from his restraints and landed on a road in the Santry area north of Dublin, causing traffic chaos before he could be subdued and deflated by the cops. No word on whether Gru was able to pull off a heist while the Minion played decoy, but one thing’s for certain- Santry will be prepared for the next Minion invasion… -Via Bored Panda (all images via Eric Van Londen) | ||||||||
| Posted: 05 Aug 2015 10:00 AM PDT John Green’s understudy Craig guest-hosts this week’s mental_floss List Show. It’s about famous cases of outrageous heists. Please excuse any typos; my keyboard decided it doesn’t want to work for me anymore. | ||||||||
| 89-Year-Old Grandma Accepts Request to Be Her Granddaughter's Bridesmaid Posted: 05 Aug 2015 09:00 AM PDT
"Are you sure? Why would you want an old lady in your bridal party? All of your bridesmaids are young and pretty, why would you want me?" But once her granddaughter assured Betty that she was certain she wanted her as a member of the wedding party, Betty's apprehension turned to enthusiasm. The result was not only great pictures, but a meaningful ceremony that obviously emphasized the importance of family over fashion. | ||||||||
| These Optical Illusion GIFs May Make You Feel A Little Loopy Posted: 05 Aug 2015 08:00 AM PDT Optical illusions can make you feel like your eyes are playing tricks on you without the harmful side effects of a mind altering substance, and they’re really fun to stare at for a moment or two. But it might take you more than a few moments to figure out what the heck is going on in some of these optical illusion GIFs, because the action taking place in each scene is often quite befuddling. And since they’re GIFs they’ll just keep looping away ad infinitum until your brain explodes, or you avert your eyes and try to remember what life was like before you were subjected to these totally trippy optic treats! See 15 Optical Illusion GIFs Designed To Make You Feel Like A Lunatic here | ||||||||
| Luna's Haunting Trapeze Act - The Girl Who Lived With Ghosts Posted: 05 Aug 2015 07:00 AM PDT Luna's Haunting Trapeze Act by PolySciGuy Luna Lovegood left her mansion and went for a stroll one day, careful to bring her parasol with her in case she should run in to a spot of weather. Along the way she saw dementors lurking in the haunted woods, vampires rising from their graves and a ghastly ghoul searching for some fresh meat, but nothing could compare to what she found lurking in the lake. Harry Potter himself would have died of fright at the sight of that tentacled terror, but Luna knew that all she needed to do was keep her balance and wait until her buggy arrived... Bring some geeky mashup fun to your geeky wardrobe with this Luna's Haunting Trapeze Act by PolySciGuy, it's one heck of a fun ride! Visit PolySciGuy's Facebook fan page, Twitter and Tumblr, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more magically geeky designs:
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| Posted: 05 Aug 2015 07:00 AM PDT I thought buying bottled water at the grocery store was crazy, but this product takes marketing to a whole new level. At least the name is accurate: it certainly contains asparagus and water. That’s it. For $5.99 a bottle. But it was only available at Whole Foods for a limited time, because oops. Contacted by The Hollywood Reporter, a representative for Whole Foods' Los Angeles region explains: "There's been some miscommunication around this product. It was meant to be water with the essence of vegetables and/or mushrooms to be used as broth (similar to a bone broth), which are typically made over a long period of time soaking in water." You might get the idea that Whole Foods is just pushing the envelope to see what people will buy. If you want real asparagus water (although I don’t understand why anyone would), you open a can of asparagus and pour the water out. -via reddit | ||||||||
| Documentary Reveals How Gene Roddenberry Nearly Killed <i>The Next Generation</i> Posted: 05 Aug 2015 06:00 AM PDT Gene Roddenberry is now considered a visionary in the world of science fiction, and his creation Star Trek is one of the undisputed top franchises in sci-fi to this day. But Gene wasn’t always the best decision maker when it came to his own projects, and the cancellation of Star Trek in 1969 left him with a huge chip on his shoulder. So it’s not surprising that the idea of bringing The Next Generation of Star Trek to the small screen didn’t really appeal to him. After all, he was so embittered towards the execs at Paramount that he refused to be part of the TNG project…until Paramount forced his hand by making plans to go on with the show without him. A new documentary by William Shatner entitled Chaos On The Bridge exposes the many ways in which Roddenberry nearly nullified our chances of seeing TNG come to the small screen, and how Gene, and his attorney, made life hell for the staff of the show. Read more about How Gene Roddenberry Almost Killed Star Trek TNG at io9 |
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