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Cadbury is Making Vegemite Milk Chocolate Bars

No joke, in June, Cadbury Australia is coming out with a milk chocolate bar infused with delicious, creamy caramel...and, Vegemite. While not popular in the United States in any way, the dark, concentrated yeast spread is a food staple in Australia. 

However, in my opinion, it has no business being anywhere near chocolate. Am I right?

And, if you're wondering if this is a real product. It is, it really is. Cadbury has confirmed it. 

Would you try Vegemite chocolate? Get ready, it hits the market on June 1st.

via BuzzFeed


This Guy Built a 9-Hole Mini Golf Course in His Backyard!

Behind the unassuming Los Angeles home of vlogger Adam Kontras is a 9-hole miniature golf course...that he built! It's called GolfKon and he originally turned his 7,000-square-foot backyard into a mini golf course for his kids. These days, he primarily hosts private charity mini golf events on its synthetic grass play-ways. 

Of note, GolfKon's seventh hole is called "Golf to the Future Hole" and it's inspired by the 1980s hit, Back to the Future, and it is complete with a 1/24 scale replica DeLorean "time machine." In fact, two of the movie's actors, Don Fullilove ("Gordie Wilson") and Claudia Wells ("Jennifer Parker"), have played the course!

You know what's even better? He owns a real DeLorean car and has it tricked out to look like the one from the movie. His "DeLorean Time Machine" is for rent and with one of the packages he offers, you can get picked up and dropped off in it to play mini golf at his place. How amazing would that be? (Hint: REALLY amazing!)


Gets some tips on how to maneuver "Evil Elvis" and the other GolfKon holes in this video:

See photos of all the course's holes at the GolfKon website, and don't forget to check out his DeLorean Time Machine.


Glitch Tattoos

When I was younger, I really wanted a tattoo but could never find one that was something I wanted to live with FOREVER on my skin. 

Had there been these pixelated, glitched tattoos back then, I definitely would be sporting one today. 

These intentional-mistake inks are the handiwork of Alexey (Instagram: leshaluz), an artist and painter in Moscow, Russia who works under the name Pixel&Glitch. 

See more of these cool tattoos over at DesignTAXI.


Yes, Really: Meat-Flavored Goldfish Crackers Exist

So, bags of cheeseburger Goldfish crackers exist. Interestingly, it's not one flavor of cheeseburger in these bags, it's three flavors: ketchup, cheddar, and BURGER. Pepperidge Farm made the brown Goldfish in this product to simply taste like burgers

That's a little strange, am I right? I mean, we're talking...meat crackers.

photo by The Impulsive Buy


How to Make Snart (Snail Art)

Lindsay of Filth Wizardy, a kids crafting site, explains the finer points of making art with ordinary snails and (presumably, non-toxic) food coloring. After wrangling snails from your yard, it seems you can simply dip them in the food coloring and let them loose on a big piece of white butcher paper. 

Voila! You have snart. 

You're welcome!

Next up, snart facial massages.

via Boing Boing


Cat Bed Inspired by Super Mario Bros. Chain Chomp Monster

Cat furniture company CatastrophiCreations makes all kinds of unconventional home furnishings for felines, but their latest one takes the cake. Fans of video games are going to love this, it's a cat bed that looks like Chain Chomp, a Super Mario Bros. character that looks like a a ball and chain with sharp teeth. 

Look! These two kittehs love it!

See photos of how they made it over at Bored Panda.


Attention Bookworms: Mini Book Necklaces

Always got your nose stuck in a book?  Well, Barcelona artist and songwriter Violeta Hernando makes it easy for you to show your pride for the printed word with her Mini Book Necklaces. She makes it look like your favorite book has been shrunken down to Lilliputian proportions and made into jewelry.

She's got pre-made ones of popular reads like Moby Dick, On the Road, and other beloved classics.

More importantly, she'll make a custom one of any book you choose. What will you choose?

Each are available for ~$21 at the Bunnyhell Etsy shop.


Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' Played in Reverse

There's song covers and then there's YouTube star Rob Scallon covering Metallica's "Enter Sandman," in reverse. Perhaps this should be called, "Exit Sandman"?

Ok, now watch his backwards cover, forward:


Do Not Despair: The Instant Comfort Pocket Box is Here For You

One of the most important things humans can do is support each other in times of need. 

To make this a little easier, Dutch illustrator and art teacher Kim Welling has created The Instant Comfort Pocket Box. Each one is a decorated matchbox that hides a cute 3D illustration and a sweet, affirmative message inside. 

The outside reads, "Do not despair: The Instant Comfort Pocket Box is here for you." 

Some days... you just need a little bit of consolation. So pull this little handmade treasure out of your pocket and you'll instantly feel better! Or give this box to a friend to cheer him or her up!

It fits right in your hand.

Hey! YOU look wonderful today.

via Bored Panda


3D Liquid Floors Make Your Rooms Look Like Bodies of Water

These 3D epoxy floors by Dubai-based interior decorating brand Imperial go to the next level...of awesome! They've figured out a way to make your floors look like bodies of water, complete with dolphins, waves, fish, and other aquatic imagery. 

I can't wait until they make ones that look like molten lava, so we can really start playing that Hot Lava game the right way.

Head over to Imperial's website to see an entire photo gallery of these trippy floors.

via Bored Panda


2-Year-Old Learns Hamlet's Soliloquy From Shakespearean Actor

A few years back, Shakespearean (and Emmy Award-winning) actor Brian Cox spent some time teaching then 2-year-old Theo the famous soliloquy from Hamlet

To be or not to be...two:

Head on over to Open Culture to hear Cox talk with the BBC about this lesson. 

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Oh, Just a Mini Bike Powered by a Cordless Drill

Wait, do you see it? Here, let me help:

Yep, that's an ordinary cordless drill that Instructables member  has put inside this mini bike to make it go vroom! 

He reports:

This bike can reach about 35mph on a fully charged I-on battery. It will also turn peoples heads when you zip past them riding on a drill. This bike can fit Rigid, Makita, Dewalt, Ryobi, etc. A drill with about 1700 to 2000+ rpm is ideal to get this bike moving. Overall this bike is a great, fun to ride and handles great.

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Cosplay Sewing Patterns by McCall's

This is the Yaya Han Zippered Bodysuit. It's made from one of the many sewing patterns available through the new Cosplay by McCall's line.

See?!

Bonus: you've got plenty of time to sew your own outfit for the big Comic-Con in July.

[link] Thanks, Elliotte!


Horse Quiltimation: A Quilt Made to Animate

This is really cool. Cartoonist Nina Paley (with the help of Chris CarlsonTheodore Gray, and the "Behemoth") created a quilt based on the circa 1878 "Horse in Motion" photographs by Edweard Muybridge. She's named the carefully-crafted piece, "Horse Quiltimation." When you put it all together in an animation, it looks like the horse is running. Well done! 

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You Cannot Ride This 'Backwards Brains Bicycle'

Or at least that what Destin of Smarter Every Day believes after he frustratingly tried to get it going himself.

See, the “backwards brain bicycle” was mechanically tweaked to turn left when you turn right, and vice versa. He thought it would be easy to ride, since he had the knowledge of how it worked. What he didn't have was the understanding of how to ride it, causing him some deep frustration. 

Can he wrap his head around how to ride it properly? 

Watch and learn:

via io9


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