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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old who defeated a powerful House Democrat, has an asteroid named after her — here's why. She's not only hard-working and progressive, she's pretty darn intelligent, too.

Our Facial Hair, Look At It.

Tales from the Tour Bus: Good-Luck Rock. In which George Clinton gives up crack and almost burns a hotel down. Video is NSFW. (via Everlasting Blort)

“Wear A Black Dress And I’ll Surprise You”: Woman Shares Her Worst Tinder Date Ever.

How a Cat Helped South Asia's Bikini Killer Escape Prison.

52 of the World’s Most Out-There Myths About Food. Many with funny stories attached.

Cat elected president.

Inside a 26-Year-Old Man's History-Making Face Transplant. The best results we've seen from this kind of surgery so far.

The Reason Many Ultrarich People Aren’t Satisfied With Their Wealth. Excuse me for my lack of sympathy.

A blast from the past (2013): 12 Wonderful Homemade Christmas Cards.

Lettie

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Princess Rajah Dance

A silent film from 1904. At first, you think that this is just a old-fashioned hoochie coochie dance, but then she dies that thing with the chair and oh my! I am impressed.

Tweet of the Day

Mueller filed an indictment just as the President left for https://t.co/8ZNrQ6X29a July he indicted the Russians who will never come here just before he left for Helsinki.Either could have been done earlier or later. Out of control!Supervision please?

— Rudy Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) November 30, 2018

It doesn't matter what Rudy Giuliani said in this tweet, because it doesn't make sense anyway. What's important is that he neglected to put a space after a period, and inadvertently created a link. Some genius immediately bought the domain. Go ahead, click the link.

Four days later, he's blaming Twitter.

What is a Calzone?

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Unicorns

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Harvard's HouseZero

Researchers at the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities have completed a retrofit of a 1924 home that makes it a "zero emission" energy-efficient building. HouseZero employs both solar and geothermal energy, but the amazing part is all the computerized parts that make the house fend for itself. Sensors through the building compute what systems to employ, and the windows open and close themselves. That in itself will make you fear the repair costs when one thing stops working. Natural ventilation will save you tons of money on air conditioning, but here in the humid South, you may also have to contend with mold on your organic furnishings: wood, leather, and cotton. Don't ask me how I know. (via Digg)

Rebels in the Sky

A Star Wars song from Amontiock. (via Geeks Are Sexy)

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The Glamorous, Sexist History of the Women’s Restroom Lounge. The lounge was a thing even before toilets were! (via Digg)

When the President and His Chef Feuded Over Cold Beans. Lyndon Johnson didn't see the use in a French chef the way the Kennedys did. 

She Thought She Was In Bed With Her Boyfriend, Until She Saw His Face. But a loophole in the law meant it wasn't technically rape.

11 Secrets of Hollywood Science Advisors.

Why Is Tucker Carlson Mad About Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? A Guide to the Content Cycle. (via Metafilter) 

The Fiendish Revenge of Achilles Bertoni. In 1907, he found out that his business partner Adolphus Zerbati, who was engaged to Bertoni's sister, was having an affair with Bertoni's wife. (via Strange Company)

Donald Trump Is Destroying My Marriage. It's happening; I've seen one divorce already in my community.

The Over-Celebration of Life Events. I have attended a kindergarten graduation, a gender reveal party, and a first moon party.

“Someone tried to unlock your phone...”


Creepbay is a blog that finds and highlights the weirdest, most cringe-inducing products for sale on the internet. (via Metafilter)

A blast from the past (2014): 8 Snowmen We Wish We'd Built.

Norman

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Spot Wants Out

Cyberdyne Boston Dynamics' robot Spot impressed us with its dancing a few weeks ago, but sometimes it acts like a typical big dog (not to be confused with BigDog). He wants out, and he knows how to open the door. The hockey player/roboticist in charge tries to assert his authority, but when you gotta go, you gotta go! This is why robots will end up killing us all. (via reddit)

Tweet of the Day

Noticed there was a fly on our flight and it full on blew my mind. That lad has no clue that he’s full on emigrated. Will never see any of his family or pals ever again

— party ross anthem (@Rauss_Mc) November 13, 2018

(via Buzzfeed)

Try Before You Buy

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Grow

An old man in the apocalypse dedicates his life to protecting the last living plant on earth. Will he succeed? It won't take long to find out- the story wastes no time in exposition. This animation was produced by fourth-semester students at the Mediadesign Hochschule in Berlin. (via Laughing Squid)

Evolution

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Blanket Thief

Ignoramusky is back, with a new cat video from Russia! in this sequence, a cat decides this blanket is his, but it's in the wrong place. Notice the deft use of music to enhance the story. (via Tastefully Offensive)

Finnish Flag

(via Laughing Squid)

How to Get Your Kid Ready for School in Five Minutes

This includes cooking him a bento lunch. Cute act! (via Bits and Pieces)

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How one man's quest to spread Christmas cheer led to a miserable four-year war with his neighborhood. (via Metafilter)

What Happened When I Unwittingly Married Into Money. Leapfrogging up the class scale can be uncomfortable and induces feelings of guilt.

The Great American Parrot Fever Panic of 1930.

Note to Trump: The Mueller Probe Costs Roughly $0.00 – Not $40 Million.

Policeman knocks on 10 Downing Street to let cat in. This high-ranking cat is named Larry.

The best and worst White House Christmas displays.

Somehow, The Wizard of Oz Is More Influential Than Star Wars. The 1939 film was named the most influential film of all time, followed by Star Wars and then Psycho.

Remember the chef who went to Puerto Rico and served four million meals to hurricane victims? José Andrés has been nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.

Why Wilbur Wright Deserves the Bulk of the Credit for the First Flight. And why Orville ended up getting half the credit.

The Infamous and Bigamous John Blair Wills. When one decides one doesn't want to be married anymore, there's divorce, and there's murder, and then there's the incomprehensible tangled web woven by Wills. (via Strange Company)


A blast from the past (2007): Who Flew Before the Wright Brothers?

Alcohol

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