Sure, all you gamers out there probably already knew there were a lot of Mega Man titles out there, but when you actually put them all together for one picture, that's when you realize just how massive the catalog truly is. I'd love to see the same thing done for all the Mario games.

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It's so true and just so sad that they still haven't gotten the point.

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Looking for something really different to give your loved one this Valentine's Day? How about a roach?

How better to express your appreciation for that special someone than to name one of the Bronx Zoo’s 58,000 Madagascar hissing cockroach after them? Best of all, when you purchase this everlasting gift, you’ll help support the Wildlife Conservation Society and its five parks in New York City.

Ok, so technically, it might not be the most romantic gift, but it's certainly something that won't soon be forgotten, which is more than you can say about a dozed roses.

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Antdude, if you've been waiting for an article to be specifically dedicated to only you, here you go. Of course, even those of you who aren't insect/human hybrids will be sure to enjoy io9's fascinating article featuring 10 frightening facts about ants. For example, did you know:

Ants have already survived a mass extinction event
The Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event is thought to have occurred approximately 65 million years ago following an absolutely massive impact event. Widely regarded as the downfall of the dinosaurs (and, incidentally, the rise of mammals), the years following the KT-extinction event are actually believed to have been a time of incredibly rapid speciation and worldwide expansion for ants, marking what researchers Bert Hölldobler and Edward O. Wilson call "a rise to ecological dominance."

Really, there's a good chance ants will outlive humans as well.

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There's Hello Kitty restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and more, so why not a dentist office? For those that just can't stand the sterile environment of the standard dentist clinic, the Hello Kitty dentist office is a welcome alternative...even if it means having to travel to Japan just for a teeth cleaning.

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Hill Valley of the future is such a wonderful place to live, or at least it is when created by Lego artist Alex Jones. He has even more cool movie sets on his Flickr page for the viewing enjoyment of any Lego enthusiast.

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There's something so wrong about combining the the mythos of Skyrim with that of Star Wars that it just has to be right. While there's a lot of talking before you get to the good part, the bottom line is yes, you can get a lightsaber in Skyrim.

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What more could an amorous porcupine ask for than a heart-shaped box of corn and a bouquet of red roses? It's all just so romantic.

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Here's one of those studies you probably didn't need science to tell you: guys show off to impress women.

In the experiment, a group of men and women (on the younger side, with an average age of 21) were given the opportunity to donate money to a fund, knowing they would get nothing in return other than the pride of their selflessness. Whether they were watched or not, women donated at the same rate. But men, when watched by women, donated at higher rates. They didn’t donate at higher rates when men watched.

I don't know about you guys, but I'm sure flabbergasted by this one. Who would have guessed?

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If you didn’t already hear, Saturday was Thank A Mailman Day. While we missed the holiday itself, the fact is that mail carriers rarely get the respect and appreciation they deserve, which is why we’ve decided to go ahead and “deliver” you these fascinating facts about the USPS with the hope that you’ll find time in the upcoming week to say “thank you” to your mail carrier.

The History

America got its first postal service in 1692 when King William gave Thomas Neale the power to erect “offices for the receiving and dispatching letters and pacquets,” essentially making him the US’s first Postmaster General. The post office is so well-established in the states that the Constitution specifically grants congress the right “to establish post offices and post roads. In fact, Benjamin Franklin helped create the United States Post Office and served as the first Postmaster General.

After 1792 and up until the post office was divided from the government in 1971, the Postmaster General was a position on the Presidential cabinet and the person in the role served as the last person in the presidential line of succession –meaning that if the Vice President, the Speaker of the House, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Attorney General and every other cabinet member died in some sort of freakish accident, the leader of the post office would suddenly be in charge of the nation. I don’t know about you guys, but I’m certainly glad it never came to that.

The first adhesive stamps were issued in 1842 and postage rates became standardized in 1845. Congress officially authorized postage stamps in 1847 and the first two general issue stamps featured Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. The two men were the only images seen on stamps until 1856, when a Thomas Jefferson stamp was issued. Throughout this time, other payment methods were still accepted but in 1856, postage stamps became mandatory for mail sent through the Post Office.

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The whole point of Skyrim is to kill dragons, which is precisely what makes it so bizarre to play as a pacifist. Surprisingly, it is possible...at least to some extent. I can't imagine he'll be able to be the game this way through.

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Is giving a cow whiskey the secret to ensuring it will live a long healthy life? It might sound silly, but if Bertha, the world's longest-living cow had a few shots every year before staring in the St. Patrick's Day parade, then who knows, maybe it helps. Interestingly, Bertha also holds the record for most calves birthed by one cow.

Read about more long-living animals over at Mental Floss.

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Who knew Sabotage was so perfectly written to become a venn diagram? Really though, sabotage should go into another bubble. After all, it's sabotage.

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This is what I look like after a night of hardcore blogging. To be fair, a dog this lazy could only belong to a lazy person who obviously didn't want to bother cleaning up the spilled food himself.

Not only is this Spock pot holder really cool looking, but it's also a great way to reach the the far back of your oven... to boldly cook food where no man has cooked before.

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