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Insane Eating Challenges from Around the US

Do you have a stomach that can expand five times its size? Well, if you hope to beat any of these ten epic eating challenges,you'd better. 

Our own Miss C rounded up some of the craziest eating challenges from around the US -like the Dawg House Challenge at Dobb's Dawg House in New York. The restaurant features dozens of specialty hot dogs including outrageous ingredients like Fruitty Pebbles, bananas, marshmallows and a whole fried egg. Their food challenge includes eating twelve random hot dogs chosen by a roll of the dice. 

So read about the other eating challenges on the list (including the burrito up top) over on Mental Floss.


The Weirdest Colleges Courses Around

(Funny College Frat House Crest shirt available in the NeatoShop)

Have you ever wanted to learn more about wasting time on the internet -because you just can't figure out how to do it yourself? Maybe you're not an internet person, how about learning how to watch television? Whatever blow-off courses you took in school, they'll probably pale in comparison to the ones featured in this Travel & Leisure article.


Pusheen Drawings Recreated With a Real Cat

If you've been on the internet, you've seen the adorable drawings of the fat cat known as Pusheen. What you might not have seen are real-life recreations of the precious pussy cat.

Thanks to photographer Julien Therrien, now you can see Pusheen in some truly fluffly glory. 

You can see the rest of these great photo recreations over at Bored Panda.


The Polish Village Covered in Flowers

Zalipie is a small town in Poland that has a strange and beautiful tradition of painting flowers on just about everything -dating back from the 1800s. 

Of course, like all traditions, it had to start somewhere. In this case, it was because the locals started getting new furnaces with chimneys in the 1800s and women decided to cover up blackened walls in their homes with floral paintings. Eventually the tradition spread to other areas of the home and even outside the homes and now it seems the whole town is covered in flowers.

Even the trees have flowers painted on them!

See more pictures of Zalipie's floral paintings over at Travel and Leisure.


This Kitty Just Found the Best Toy in History

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This little kitty just wanted to play, but her pup buddy was ignoring her -so she found a new fun toy to play with instead. Surprisingly, the dog doesn't seem to mind all that much even though it seems like biting and scratching on the testicles might be a little uncomfortable at the very least. 

Via Amazing Animal Tails


This Epic Shaved Ice Dessert Feeds up to Six People

Bangkok's Luk Kaithong sells one of the most massive and beautiful shaved ice treats around. It features a Thai tea blend consisting of Ceylond Island Sri Lanka Tea, local Southern Thai Tea, Red Tea, Black Leaf Tea, and Emperor Oolong Tea. The tea and the ice are then topped with boba, whipped cream, sweetened condensed milk and sliced almonds. Impressively, the treat feeds 4-6 people and costs only $8.34.

Via Foodbeast


Guy Makes Custom Hats for Toad That Shows Up on His Porch Nightly

Chris Newsome noticed that night after night, the same toad kept showing up on his porch. He loved seeing his toad friend every day and decided to help improve the little guy's life by adding a little flair to his style by making him stylish foam hats.

The toad kept coming back after he gave him the first hat, so Chris kept making him new hats every day. 

Maybe the toad liked getting to play dress up or maybe he just liked having a friend to hang out with every day, but either way, the two certainly have a strange and wonderful relationship.

Via The Dodo


The Single Best Thing in Every State

We've posted a lot of articles featuring the best ______ in any given state, but all of those focus on a specific subject. If you've ever wondered what the absolute best thing in any given state is, you won't wanna miss this Thrillist article. I can't attest to most other states since I haven't lived in them, but the Pacific Coast Highway might very well be the best thing in California. And from what I've seen of Arizona, the Grand Canyon is pretty up there. And Maine lobster is pretty amazing too, though you don't actually have to go to Maine to enjoy it.

So check out the best thing about each state here and be sure to debate the accuracy in the comments section.


Awesome Easter Eggs You May Never Have Noticed in Disney Movies

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It's pretty common knowledge that Pixar always includes a reference to their previous films in every movie, but did you know Disney likes to do the same? This fun video shows off some of the fun Easter eggs hidden in Disney movies like Beauty and the Beast, Moana, Lilo and Stitch and more. 


This Parrot Can Perfectly Imitate a Baby

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This parrot must be around a baby 24/7 because he sure has all of those cries and wines down. To test how accurate his sounds are, I made sure to crank the volume up to see if my dog noticed -he is fascinated by baby cries. Sure enough, he sure fell for it, so it must be dead on.

What do you parents think about the bird's impression? Dead on, or dead wrong?

Via Incredible Things


The Friendliest Cities on Earth

There's no doubting that some cities are more friendly than others. If you like friendly faces when you travel, then you won't want to miss this Travel & Leisure article featuring the twenty most friendly cities in the world. From Iceland to Tasmania, the cities are located across the globe, so no matter what kind of travel experience you're looking for, you're sure to find a place worth a visit. 

So don't miss the full list here.


Magic May Not Be Real, But This School of Witchcraft Sure Is

Do you feel like you would have made a great witch or wizard if you just got that damned Hogwarts acceptance letter? Well good news! The Bothwell School of Witchcraft is now enrolling for a short, weekend-long course in August. Classes will take place in the Herstmoncuex castle in East Sussex and aside from teaching guests potions and necromancy, the school will also help students solve a murder mystery -which they obviously know about in advance thanks to the ancient art of divination.

You can learn more about the program on their website.

Via Travel and Leisure


The Wonderfully Nerdy Shoes of Orion's Originals

These sweet Star Wars shoes might not match, but they go together perfectly. That's because they were designed and assembled by one-of-a-kind Etsy shoe seller Orion's Originals

Their shoes aren't all inspired by Star Wars -nor are they all heels. These light-up Ghostbusters sneakers look like they've been covered in ectoplasma. In other words, they've been slimed. 

And these mermaid shoes have a wedge perfectly shaped like a curvy tail that is sure to make the wearer happy to have legs to put them on.

Check out the rest of Orion's Originals shoes here.

Via Geek Girls


Netflix Wants to Let You Choose the Ending to Their Shows

Remember how disappointing the ending for The Sopranos was? Well, a new Netflix technology is being released to allow you to change what happens on your favorite TV shows (at least, the ones Netflix makes). The choose-your-own adventure concept could make shows way more rewatchable, but it also could make them not quite as satisfying if all the shows you watch end up the way you want them to. Plus, it will hard to ensure the same quality of acting, directing and writing when everyone involved has to create multiple story lines. And, of course, the concept will make also make it harder to talk about with freinds since what you watched might not be the same as what they watched.

You can read more about the idea and how they plan to implement it over on The Daily Mail.

What do you guys think, is this a winning concept or just another marketing gimmick destined to fail?


This Burger's Bun Is Made From Fried Brie

Some days you want to diet and some days you just want to eat yourself to death. When you want to watch your body's whole world burn, there is the EatFamous Burger from Holy Chuck Bugers. This marvelous monstrosity takes two full wheels of brie, breads and deep fries them and then uses them as buns for an already over-the-top burger that features four burger patties, eight strips of bacon, four slices of aged cheddar and a fried egg on top.

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Of course eating this beast isn't just difficult due to all the calories, but also because those two gooey cheese buns don't exactly make it easy to pick up and chow down. But a mess is a small price to pay for something this ooey-gooey good.

Via Food Beast


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