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Saturday, April 16, 2016
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Interview With The Vampire: 40 Years of Remorseful Bloodsuckers. A vampire with feelings for his prey turned the monster into a sexy beast.
Where Do U.S. Taxes Actually Go? Take a quiz to see how much you know about the U.S. budget.
Is Empty Nose Syndrome Real? Sufferers are misdiagnosed because few are familiar with the condition, and doctors can’t find anything to fix.
More Babies Are Sleeping in Boxes — and That's a Good Thing. The story of Finland’s baby boxes explains how a small gift can generate big returns.
Women Do What They Need To Do To Survive. Woman know that fighting back or resisting rape can lead to injury or death, but men (including police) often interpret lack of resistance as consent. (via Metafilter)
The Murky History of the Ice Cream Cone.
What The People vs. O.J. Simpson got wrong about the jury.
The Prison Visit That Cost My Family $2,370. Yeah, families get punished, too.
Uncovering the Legendary Buried Atari Games of New Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
6 Spectacular Praying Mantises
We are used to seeing common green praying mantises in our yards, and we make jokes about the female biting the male’s head off after mating. But those mantises are just a few of the approximately 2400 species of mantises. These insects all have flexible necks and long forearms to catch flying insect prey, but their appearance varies widely, and some are extremely beautiful. For insects, that is. See some odd and awesome praying mantises in a list I posted at mental_floss.
(Image: Frupus via Flickr)
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Why C-3PO Has One Red Arm. All is revealed in a new Marvel comic book, summarized on the internet.
Explore Westeros and Essos with this incredible 360-degree Game of Thrones map. “Travel virtually—because it’s a lot safer than actually traveling to Westeros.”
1,200 human mattress dominoes set a Guinness World Record. It was a lot of fun, and the mattresses will now go to charities and shelters.
The devastating California drought just entered its 5th year — here's what it looked like at its worst. Those boat ramps are nowhere near the lakes anymore.
18 Winning Facts About Bend It Like Beckham.
The Permanent White House Staff Is, Understandably, on Edge About the 2016 Presidential Race.
Guess the WikiHow Article. You are presented with an image from WikiHow. All you need to do is guess what article the image is from.
The Effects of LSD on Brain Scans. (via reddit)
Terrible Beauty Ingredients Throughout History.
My Love Story in LEGO
Kevin Ulrich of Brotherhood Workshop said he wouldn’t date someone he works with. But then he met Celina Frenn, who’s as much of a nerd as he is. They’re getting married this week. What better way to celebrate the union of two people who have so much in common than with a LEGO love story! See pictures of the real couple and read more of their story at Buzzfeed.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Reelin' In The Years
Performed by Donnie and Marie Osmond on their variety show in 1978. If you think the song is weird, wait until the ice-skating chorus line shows up! (via Boing Boing)
Brothers Convince Little Sister of Zombie Apocalypse
Poor Millicent. Her whole family ganged up on her while she was recovering from wisdom tooth surgery and convinced her that the zombie apocalypse had started. Millicent swallowed it hook, line, and sinker, because the anesthetic they use makes one very suggestible. But she also realizes her brothers are idiots when it comes to defense against zombies. I’m still glad they didn’t give her a knife like she wanted. (via Neatorama)
Steak and Eggs
Warning: earworm. Toronto musician Aaron Ridge (@Dopeusmaximus) had a little fun on Snapchat by constructing a song around cooking a meal, Disney-style. He assembled all the parts into one video to share with us.
Yeah, this sounds just like something you’d find in a Disney animated film. Joeyfingis supplied a plot:
That spin at the end, I picture his cape twirling around him, his riding boots clicking on the tile, and there's a princess who's secretly in love with him spying through the window wishing her father would let her marry the dashing, horseback riding, castle chef. Little does anyone know, his biological mother was the Queen long ago and he's destined to rule! Unfortunately for the star crossed pair, their love will have to wait. They will suffer through years of sexually charged friendly tension, he will always be there on his horse to save her from her adventurous miss steps, keeping her out of trouble with her evil great uncle the illegitimate King.Now how long will it take until someone does an animated sequence to go with the song? And how long will it take to get “Steak and Eggs” out of my head? (via reddit)
But one day, a traveling beggar will walk through the kingdom, and upon hearing the melodious voice of the chef singing the royal morning-time Steak and Eggs tune of a long forgotten lineage of gracious rulers, the beggar will reveal herself as none other than the chef's nanny, once top advisor to the Queen! The chef's ascent to the throne will be swift, as the populace helps to overthrow the evil illegitimate King, and the Chef/Prince/King will swoop up his long time princess lover onto his steed and kiss her deeply as they cross the threshold into the castle grand room where a massive wedding has sprung up for them! Steaks and Eggs will rain from the ceiling as the town's people empty the castle pantrys of the new King's favorite dish!!!!!!!
Horaaay horaay, a wondrous day, now we all can eat these tasty Steak and Eggs!!!
Miss Cellania's Links
Why Are America's Most Innovative Companies Still Stuck in 1950s Suburbia?
Star Wars Doesn’t Belong To Angry Fanboys.
The Many Scandals of Donald Trump: A Cheat Sheet.
The Toxic Avenger: A Brief History of Troma's Superhero Franchise. New Jersey’s own hero was born of a low budget and a skewed imagination.
19 Cats In The Exact Wrong Place. They have a special talent for finding those places.
Chinese Restaurants Fire Robot Servers, Forestalling Robot Apocalypse. It turns out they weren’t very good at the job.
The Story Behind Those Smithsonian Collection Photos. Chip Clark put a lot of work into documenting what we don’t get to see.
How America's sexual extremists took over the public square. Since we don’t want to talk about it, we have to make laws about it.
The estate of Randy California is suing Led Zeppelin over Stairway to heaven, but that’s far from the only song they lifted. Here are nine examples.
Octopus Fight
This appears to be a scuffle between two octopuses over a nice cozy place to sit. You see provocation, chase, and some smacking about, plus a bit of color-changing, which might be communication, a cooling-off, or bragging. Who knows? There’s also an intriguing bit where the octopus wipes itself down. I can’t even tell who won, because how do you tell one shapeshifter from another? Anyway, it’s a pretty cool sequence. This all happened off the coast of Asu Island in Indonesia. (via Metafilter)
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