Mike Judge's finest character creations are perhaps Beavis and Butthead, the stars of the entertainment franchise that bears their names. Yes, these two teens from Highland, Texas have delighted generations of fans since their initial appearance in 1992, ultimately appearing on 298 television episodes and 2 feature films).

Entertainers such as Beavis and Butthead sometimes produce children's books to demonstrate that their artistry extends beyond the screen. Hence this parody of the works of Dr. Seuss.

Lumbass the Dumbass by Dr. Beavis & Dr. Butthead#BeavisAndButthead #DrSeuss pic.twitter.com/EkBTt1qKFd

— Badgerclops (@beeclops2) November 13, 2025

Content warning: crude and juvenile behavior typical of Beavis and Butthead.

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Since its initial publication in 1947, the picture book Goodnight Moon written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd has enchanted and haunted generations of readers.

Could you sleep in such a room? Even if the spectral old woman in the room whispering, "hush"? Let's find out by staying at this special hotel suite at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. Fast Company reports that guests can book it from now until February 28 with prices that start at $399 a night. Amenities include a copy of the book, a bunny plush, and themed cookies inspired by the bowl full of mush.

Photo: Marriott

When the people of Texas overthrew the Santa Anna's shackles of centralist tyranny and established the Republic of Texas, General Sam Houston served as the second President of the Republic.

President Houston's government was located in the sixth and penultimate capital of the Republic--the nascent City of Houston. Pictured above is the Presidential Residence in 1837, a year after independence.

The Texas historical X account Traces of Texas informs us that the famous naturalist John J. Audubon visited President Houston and his cabinet in this home. It was a rough but serviceable home. A current Google Street View of the location at 405 Main Street reveals significant construction since 1837.

When we first see a holodeck on the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Data uses it to create a beautiful forest. We later see it in the franchise for recreational and training purposes. And let's not mention Reginald Barclay's unique and private uses for the holographic technology.

Adam Schwartz, a YouTuber who makes videos that lampoon Star Trek, gently suggests that "what happens on the holodeck stays on the holodeck." He knows exactly how he would use it if granted sufficient privacy and confidentiality.

Where is your mind going? No, that's not what Schwartz has in mind for his holodeck time.

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The annual Farmer's Almanac, which provided readers with weather predictions and tips for cooking, gardening, and home medical remedies, will cease publication in 2026 and its website will shut down in December of that year. The Hill reports that this icon of Americana was first published in 1818. It has financially struggled for years and is no longer a viable enterprise.

NiemanLab notes that the Farmer's Almanac is distinct from the Old Farmer's Almanac, which appears in calendar format and provides weather predictions. That publication, which first appeared in 1792, will continue to provide people with occasionally accurate weather forecasts.

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Ricardo Daniel de Paula is an engineer. But like every working person in the world, he's actually into sales. He's selling himself to prospective employers and this business card is an ingenious way to immediately stand out among his competitors in the job market as an inventive and skilled engineer.

At Hack A Day, de Paula describes how he designed and built this PCB board with a USB-C interface that turns this business card into a peripheral keyboard. It demonstrates capacitive touch technology, which is one of de Paula's specialties, and is inexpensive enough that, in limited numbers, de Paula can give it away.

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A good dinner out with friends can be a captivating experience. Choose the right venue for your meal, final or otherwise. Consider some of these restaraunts built out of jails and rounded up by The Takeout.

Among them is the Old Jailhouse of Sanford, Florida. As the name indicates, the restaurant directly markets itself after the former use of the building. Until 1959, it was the local lockup. Now it offers traditional Southern food.

The menu doesn't mention boiled eggs. I think the managers should offer a meal of 50 of them that are free if you can eat them within an hour without throwing up.

The Newburgh Vintage Emporium is a shop in Newburgh, New York filled with wonderful household goods and decorations for every flavor of eccentricity. Misty White Sidell of the New York Times visited to learn about a growing trend in interior decoration: wasp nests.

These paper-like textured nests bring an aspect of wild nature into the controlled world of the home. City dwellers are especially taken with wasp nests, as they provide a sharp contrast to the human-centered world of the urban environment.

Would you like to have one? If a wasp nest isn't available for free in your area, you can purchase one off eBay or Etsy. But be prepared to spend hundreds of dollars for a quality wasp nest.

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The khene is an instrument used by some ethnic groups that live in the highlands of Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. It's a reedless mouth organ, so the khene is in the same instrument family as the harmonica.

Pat Fernandez of Pat's Soundhouse is a multi-instrumental musician whose skills include the use of the khene. He begins this original composition for the khene with honks that sound exactly like a car alarm. He then transitions into a melodious song that surrounds the car alarm beat.

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Are you a member of a band of adventurers that would like to level up quickly and are willing to take risks? I know the perfect dungeon you can go to grind up some experience points.*

Live Science reports that scientists have discovered an enormous spider colony in a sulfuric cave on the border between Greece and Albania. The dense web covering the interior of the cave stretches across about 106 square meters, which is approximately the surface area of skin of 73 humans if the skin is removed from those bodies.

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*The loot is probably poor, though--aside from what's left behind by previous adventurers.

Well wasn’t this just a great way to wake up this morning. Went looking for my brand new chainsaw that I left on front porch last night. Never gonna find that thing again. This means war! pic.twitter.com/rPfXXVysLu

— BowTiedBroke (@BowTiedBroke) November 6, 2025

X user BowTiedBroke shared security camera footage of a bear stealing a brand new $500 unattended chainsaw from his home during the night.

Why does a bear need a chainsaw? Well, he can probably sell it on eBay. But in the Tennessee woods, a chainsaw could also be practically useful.

UPDATE: BowTiedBroke provides updates. He retrieved the chainsaw from the mouth of the bear's den.

Nick Sharpes is known across the Internet as the 3D Wizard. He can design and print amazingly creative and useful objects, such as Incredible Hulk hands for his cat and thongs for AirPods.

One of his most recent design series consists of specialty drill bits for unusual conditions, such as drilling around corners, or cutting square holes, or drilling two holes at the same time.

Sharpes is a genius. It's amazing that no one ever thought of these inventions before.

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Just saw a guy absolutely nail Yukon Cornelius—'Sil-verrrr!' His wild imitation had me laughing out loud. Instant flashback to cozy '60s TV nights, stop-motion puppets, and misfit dreams. Pure nostalgic joy! pic.twitter.com/TmeEovG3HD

— 𝐃𝐔𝐓𝐂𝐇 (@pr0ud_americans) November 4, 2025

Halloween is over, so we are now fully into the Christmas season, as that holiday is a mere fifty days away.

Let us prepare by watching Christmas specials, such as the classic 1964 stop-motion animation film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. To fans, a favorite character on it is Yukon Cornelius, a prospector who befriends Rudolph.

Can't find the original online? That's okay: voice actor Cameron Cortinas performs a Yukon Cornelius scene with perfect physical acting and improvised props.

PlayPhrase is an fun online tool that allows users to search for almost 40 million phrases and locate their usage in thousands of different movies. Choose from six different languages or thousands of particular actors. Watch the video results of the first five within a search for free and then subscribe for unlimited access.

As an experiment, I searched for "look at what you made me do," figuring that, as a commonplace term of psychological abuse, it would appear in films. It shows up in at least ten films, including the 2019 South Korean animated feature Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs.

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Kyle Marcoux is the world's greatest chef. He thinks of new food products that are not simply innovative, but revolutionary. I mean, who would ever have thought that Pepto-Bismol could be consumed in slices?

This Halloween, you're probably going to recieve a lot of candy corn. It's the most popular of all Halloween candies. You--or at least Marcoux--can accomplish much with it, such as this candy corn grilled cheese sandwich.