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This Boy Loves Paint Shopping

It's exciting to discover what our kids are going to get jazzed about because they don't even know yet, and whether they flip out over something silly or something worthy of excitement their reaction is always precious.

The little guy in this video is named Brock, and his mom Anita Mander captured his adorable reaction when she took Brock with her to pick out paint colors at Home Depot.

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Looks like little Brock has an innate love of color, maybe he'll grow up to be an artist or an interior designer?

-Via Laughing Squid


If None Of These Bumper Stickers Make You Laugh Then Nothing Will

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It's easy to find something to get angry about while driving, but the laughs are few and far between unless you account the times when you sarcastically laugh at the other drivers' crappy driving skills.

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This lack of laughs is exactly why bumper stickers are a crucial part of our automobile dependent lives, for the laughs they provide help prevent road rage incidents by keeping the mood light.

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Of course, there are a ton of bumper stickers out there that are meant to make other drivers angry, but it's best to just think of those as markers indicating which cars should be trashed in the parking lot!

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See If None Of These Bumpers Stickers Make You Laugh, Nothing Will here


Pastry Chef Attempts To Make A Gourmet Twinkie

Twinkies are far from gourmet, as pastry chefs used to catering to a gourmet crowd are quick to point out, but what keeps them from being gourmet aside from the preservatives and the tacky packaging?

Bon Appetit's Senior Food Editor/pastry chef Claire Saffitz explores the essence of a Twinkie in an effort to make a new and improved version that tastes better and doesn't smell funny.

Can she create a new snack cake that'll crush the Twinkie and put Twinkie the Kid out of a job?

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Astonishing Video Game Myths That Turned Out To Be True

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What do Michael Jackson, E.T. and Super Mario Bros. 3 have in common, besides being big in the 80s?

They're all the subject of video game myths that turned out to be true, and confirming these myths to be true made gamers hungry to expose more hidden truths about the video games they really dig.

Gamers definitely did not dig the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial video game released back in 1982 for the Atari 2600, so Atari decided to bury thousands of copies in a landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico.

The whole thing sounded like a crazy conspiracy cooked up by gamers who wanted to make Atari look bad for selling them such a crappy game, but the 2014 documentary Atari: Game Over confirmed the myth to be true.

Another myth that sounded half baked but was totally true involves Michael Jackson creating some of the soundtrack music for Sonic the Hedgehog 3- the King of Pop was uncredited until recently:

Due to a number of complications, Sega remained tight-lipped about the whole thing for a long time, but it was eventually confirmed that Jackson did have an involvement with the game. However, apparently a lot of the work he did for the soundtrack was heavily altered following the allegations of sex abuse made against him in 1993. Nevertheless, prominent Sonic 3 developers have claimed that Jackson actually completed the full soundtrack, but he was unhappy with the sound capabilities of the Genesis and so he decided to remain uncredited.

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And lastly we have Super Mario Bros. 3, the strange sequel that starts with a curtain rising and ends with the characters exiting stage right.

Gamers have long suspected the game's whole story was nothing but a stage performance, which was recently confirmed by creator Shigeru Miyamoto:

...it seemed more likely that people were just over-analyzing the game rather than it being something that Shigeru Miyamoto and company actually had in mind when they designed Super Mario Bros. 3. But last year, on Nintendo’s UK Twitter, Miyamoto addressed a handful of Mario myths, including the question, “Was Super Mario Bros. 3 all just a performance?” His response: “YES.”

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See 10 Astonishing Video Game Myths That Turned Out To Be True here


Ranking 40 Trailers Revealed At San Diego Comic-Con 2017

San Diego Comic-Con International is the most popular place for studios to show off their creations and get fans excited by releasing trailers, but it seems like they released more trailers this year than ever before.

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From Stranger Things season 2 to Ready Player One to Thor: Ragnarok, fans have some great movies and TV shows coming to a screen near them soon, so let's kick start the excitement with some must see trailers.

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Personally I'm excited to see Marvel's The Defenders finally come together, with Sigourney Weaver as the main villain...Sweet Christmas I'm hyped!

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See Syfy San Diego Comic-Con 2017 Trailers Ranked here


'Catios' Are The Latest Cool Craze Among Cat Owners

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Cats like to hang outside as much as possible, but letting them go out whenever they want can expose them to many dangers and potentially shorten their life span.

Which is why cat owners are building enclosed "catios" so their furry family members can enjoy the fresh air and sunshine with less risk of curiosity killing the cat.

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Catios look pretty cool too, so you won't end up looking like a crazy cat person when you convert your patio or install one on the side of your home.

And your cat will thank you for the opportunity to bask in the sun and see the birds up close inside a space that's safe from predators and dangerous people.

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See more from Cat Owners Everywhere Are Building 'Catios' In Their Backyard here


WikiHow Answers To Questions No One Has Ever Asked

The concept behind WikiHow is rock solid yet it has one major limitation- there are a finite number of things people are going to want to know how to do.

WikiHow has been able to continue growing over the years despite this because they seem to think there is actually an infinite number of things people will want to know how to do- so they keep coming up with more.

Ever wanted to know how to create a Love Altar? Of course you haven't, you get your lovin' the normal way- by talking to the person you're interested in dating, so you also probably don't care about descending staircases with elegance either.

But if you're ever curious about it WikiHow is there for you, to teach you all the useless lessons you never wanted to know, including How To Act Like A Mermaid At School. You're welcome!

See 16 WTF WikiHows That Answer Questions You Didn't Think Needed to be Asked here


Incredibly Cool Gadgets Actually Worth Buying

There are so many gadgets out there designed to help "improve our lives" that it's hard to tell which ones are worth buying and which are simply a waste of money.

And you can't ask just anyone for advice on which gadgets are worth buying because people are often persuaded to buy garbage gadgets based on brand names or recommendations from their own circle of friends.

So if you're a gadget lover like me then you'll want to check out this video by TechZone, which is full of cool stuff actually worth buying, like the Meiosis backpack

The rugged polygons are attached to an elastic fabric, to enable both suppleness and rigidity as needed.

Like a sliced mango, the surface morphology enables the opening and closure of the bag.

The geodesic structure also keeps the bag full and firm, even when empty.

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Inquisitive Manatee Is Fascinated By See Through Canoe

Manatees are curious creatures in both appearance and personality, and their curiosity often drives them to interact with humans even though they really should steer clear.

I don't blame the Florida manatee in this video for being fascinated by the See Through Canoe, since it makes the human in the canoe easy to see while keeping them out of reach.

It's making the curious sea cow in this video wonder what he could accomplish with his own See Through Canoe, so if it comes up missing this video may be used as evidence.

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-Via Laughing Squid


The Amazing World Of Hedgehog Art

People have been in love with hedgehogs since they first set eyes on those cute little critters, and since then we've been expressing our love by making them the subject of many artistic masterpieces.

However, the human centric heads of the art world didn't want galleries displaying works of art depicting hedgehogs as superior life forms, so they censored the artwork by painting people over the hedgehogs.

So hedgehog art historian Princess Pricklepants has been busy uncovering the ugly truth about human art history, peeling back the layers of cover-up paint to reveal the true stars of our favorite works of art.

See The Amazing World Of Hedgehog Art History here


How Fallout Loot Actually Works

Fallout has left many players struggling with loot fever, an affliction which caused characters to fill their inventory with junk like teddy bears, tin cans and vacuum cleaners just in case they need them later on.

This fever causes players to do unspeakable things in order to keep their packs full of junk, like looting the dismembered bodies of fallen raiders or searching the battlefield for a chunk of Deathclaw needed to make gauntlets.

And, as this comic by Julia Lepetit shows, loot fever can also cause characters to lose all sense of style, leaving them looking like someone who has been hanging out in the radzone too long!

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Gorgeous Fan Art Of The Women Of The Marvel Universe

The women of the Marvel Universe are not disparaged or marginalized, they're extremely powerful and treated as equals by the guys they regularly best in battle.

They also each have their own signature style of dress which isn't limited to capes and spandex, and their costumes often become as much a part of their identity as their powers.

Now I wouldn't call these beautiful fan art pieces by illustrator and colorist Michi faithful adaptations of the characters from the comics, they're more like imaginative redesigns rendered in a painterly, post-modern style.

In other words they're quite nice to look at online but would look even more amazing hanging on your wall!

See more Gorgeous Fanart Of The Women of Marvel here


Some Of The Most Creative Amazon Product Reviews

Sometimes searching for stuff on Amazon feels like you're stuck in the Amazon jungle, because you can search and search forever then click on a suggested product and end up down a different path, leaving you lost in the jungle.

I've searched for stuff on Amazon then realized I was still searching over an hour later yet unable to remember what I initially went on Amazon to find, making me feel like I have Amazon-esia.

Every time I head down the Amazon rabbit hole and look at all the crazy crap they sell I find myself wondering "who would buy this crazy crap?" and "who would admit to buying this crazy crap by leaving a review?"

A dad who wears a rubber penguin mask to sings lullabies to his kids, that's who!

See Amazon Reviews That Gave Way To Insane Amounts Of Twisted Creativity here


Reasons Why Your Cat Won't Stop Meowing

Some people think their cat meows at them all day because it wants their attention or because it "likes to talk". But really their cat is meowing at them because they can't speak human but want their human to know something is up.

This something could be boredom, physical pain or simply to get their owners to praise them for their great meowing skills.

However, you shouldn't disregard your cat's meowing until you know for sure there's nothing wrong with them, especially if the cat suddenly becomes way more talkative than before.

I once had a cat who kept meowing her head off until she was hoarse, and we thought she was just after our attention- turns out she had a tooth that needed to be pulled and an abcess in her gums, and had we waited any longer to take her in to the vet she might have died. Listen to your kitties, folks!

Read 7 Reasons Your Cat Won't Stop Meowing here


Times When Rampant Substance Abuse Led To Cinematic Genius

Some of the greatest works of cinematic genius were created while under the influence, like the original Star Wars trilogy, Cool Runnings and The Highlander, memorable movies the creators may not remember making.

Star Wars character animator Phil Tippett supposedly came up with the Rancor monster's design while on acid after receiving a vision of a creature that looked like "a cross between a bear and a potato". So like this then?

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They're not exactly cinematic genius, but the co-writer of hit family movies like Cool Runnings, Snow Dogs and the the original outlines for Shrek is named Tommy Swerdlow- and he was high on heroin the whole time.

That seems odd for the writer of family friendly flicks, but tons of booze on the set of The Highlander definitely makes sense:

Christopher Lambert, Highlander himself, remembers the extras pounding Scotch between takes, causing them to "[go] at it for real" right there on the set (hopefully he means fighting and not something else). Lambert doesn't say whether he partook, but that probably wouldn't have been a smart idea given that he was trying to act in a language he barely knew.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Connery was the hardest drinker of all. Mulcahy recalls that on the plane ride to the shooting location, Connery produced a bottle of homemade Scotch, which is apparently a thing, and offered him a sip, which "blew his brains out." Later, after a mishap during a scene in which Clancy Brown was supposed to slice a table in two with his sword, a chunk of it nearly took Connery's head off. Brown called a special meeting to apologize to Connery, who waved him off with a cool "Maybe we'll use my stunt double more." That is not the reaction of a man who is not impaired by Scottish moonshine.

See 6 Times Rampant Substance Abuse Led To Cinematic Genius here (NSFW language)


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