Sword Of The Master by TeeKetch

Link had been searching for a cave with a little old man inside for so long that he'd never stopped to consider the Master sword could be hanging out in plain view, stuck in a slab of stone. He scouted the area, making sure he wasn't walking into an ambush, and when he was sure he was all alone he grabbed hold of the sword's handle and tried to pull it out. Now Link isn't the strongest hero in Hyrule, in fact he's not much of a threat to anyone without a sword or bow in his hands, but that sword wasn't going to budge no matter who was doing the pulling. It seems a spell had been cast upon the blade, and only a hero with enough heart (containers) would be able to free the blade and use it in battle, so Link had some leveling up to do before he would be deemed worthy of weilding the Master Sword...

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Household Hacker presents this video full of egg tips and tricks. Not all involve the stove, either. Microwave and conventional oven tricks are included, which offer a number of ideas for a quick egg breakfast, even for folks short on time.

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It's possible to use human urine to generate electricity and the flow of inventions that have resulted from this discovery has increased over recent years. Here's one clever application. The Bristol BioEnergy Centre in the UK has developed a small, portable emergency signal that can be powered by peeing on it. It's shaped like a pyramid and is covered with a membrane for processing the urine. Polly Wilson of Chemistry World reports:

An external waterproofing layer made from three layers of a conductive latex solution avoids any unpleasant leaks and also doubles as the cathode. Electricity producing bacteria in the form of dormant biofilms quickly revive when fed urine, even after long periods of desiccation and cold storage. These clever constructs ensure the membrane and electrodes are in close proximity, and generate enough power to power a transceiver just 35 minutes after activation. A feat that biochemist Gajanan Ghodake, of Dongguk University in South Korea, finds ‘quite astounding’. And two cells connected in series broadcast radio signals through a transceiver at roughly 6 minute intervals for 24 hours; a potentially lifesaving signal for an explorer in trouble.

-via Dave Barry

In 1983, the great comic actor Rowan Atkinson brought us Blackadder, a serial about a witty man surrounded by idiots throughout English history. It begins with depicting Atkinson as a scheming member of the royal court in the Fifteenth Century. Then he was a member of the court of Elizabeth I, then a butler to the Prince Regent during the Napoleonic Wars, and an army officer during World War I.

Blackadder is truly great comedy. If you haven't seen it, you should do so.

But Atkinson's Blackadder wasn't the first. Paul Gallagher of Flashbak tells us that the name first appeared as the title of a 1951 British children's adventure novel. In this novel by John Keir Cross, the Blackadder was a villainous spy who conspired with Napoleonic France to conquer Britain. Gallagher writes:

The story tells of two boys, Cathro and de Rohan uncovering a cunning plan for the French to invade England with the help of Simon Blackadder–a devious spy who pretends to be a smuggler to cover his nefarious activities. […]

He was thirty-five when the story unfolds, and had been an active participant in the great French Revolution, when he had been an associate of Marat and Robespierre–and had been “a fanatical informer and assassin of the aristocrats”. Blackadder is described as being consumed by “a fearful and continuous hatred” of England, and he threw himself into the war between English and the French, campaigning with Napoleon in Italy. But as he soon discovered, Blackadder made a better spy than soldier.

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Glenn Bell founded 7 different businesses before he finally hit upon the idea that would become a multibillion dollar company. In 1962, he built Taco Bell, a taco shop in Downey, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It was a simple building. Joe Satran of the Huffington Post describes it:

The wood, stucco and brick Mission-style building measured just 20 feet by 20 feet. There was no indoor seating -- just a small kitchen, an ordering window and a few tables and chairs on the patio. A clay-tile roof, arch-shaped entryways and a large metal bell set in a cavity above the entrance lent it an air of festivity -- but no embellishment could conceal its essentially modest nature.

The Farnsworth House | Image: Marco 2000 

In 1945, wealthy nephrologist Dr. Edith Farnsworth of Chicago commissioned celebrated modern architect Mies van der Rohe to design a weekend home at which she could enjoy her hobbies of playing the violin, translating poetry and enjoying nature.

Van der Rohe came up with plans for the Farnsworth House which, after construction in a then rural expanse 55 miles south of Chicago, instantly became regarded as a model of modern architecture. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 and became a National Historic Landmark in 2006. The house is now a museum, run by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The architecture even exists as a LEGO kit. Yet Dr. Farnsworth was incensed to find the structure practically uninhabitable once she began spending time there. 

Van der Rohe refused to install blinds or curtains to cover the floor-to-ceiling windows that were the walls of the house. Thus, the heating bills were tremendous, and Farnsworth had no privacy. Due to the fame of its architect, sightseers were constantly trying to get a glimpse of the building. The doctor complained that people with cameras were snapping pictures of her in her underwear at night.

Also at night, the light from within and rural location attracted moths in droves. Insects and mosquitoes infested the open plan areas. Despite Dr. Farnworth suing Van der Rohe — her rumored former romantic liason —  over these drawbacks, she was left with no recourse when she lost her suit.

Read about other revered architectural masterpieces that were living nightmares, including the Palace of Versailles and the homes of Frank Lloyd Wright, here.  

Terminion by Dooomcat

Arnie the minion says he traveled back in time to save the future, or something like that. Truth is, that little guy with the big yellow muscles and gap in his teeth has been watching way too many Terminator movies, and all that dark sci-fi is starting to go to his head! He started calling himself the Terminion and began searching the compound for a minion in a wig named Sarah, and the longer he spent playing Terminion the more despicable he became...

Share your love of a minion's imagination with this Terminion t-shirt by Dooomcat, and watch people positively light up when they see you wearing this hilarious shirt!

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Is that a ribcage? Yes, it is. It may or may not be a real one. But this is Etsy. If you want a human ribcage lamp . . . well, there are artists who do custom work.

It’s one of 12 very weird and often disturbing lamps on sale on Etsy, rounded up by Anna Fitzpatrick of The Hairpin. You can view the rest here. They include an eyeless baby who stares into your empty soul and a headless dog.

Ari Weinkle, a digital artist in Boston, created Feelers, an animated typeface. His letters quiver and writhe like living creatures. This would be ideal for composing an online horror novel or a résumé.

Food critic Mr. Sykes refers to the experience of the Bob Bob Ricard restaurant as "dining inside a faberge egg." The Bob Bob Richard is a luxury restaurant in the Soho neighborhood of London that serves Russian and English cuisine.

The exclusive club room has a button at every table. Press it and a waiter will bring you champagne. It's a lot like the pizza button gadget that you can put on your refrigerator. We all need buttons like these in our lives.

-via Messy Nessy Chic

When he was 17, Scott Bisson bent a glass tube over a Bunsen burner in his high school chemistry class. This began his fascination with shaping and folding glass as an art form. Now, from his studio in Philomath, Oregon, Bisson creates incredibly colorful sculptures of animals that look completely alive.

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From 1778 to 1782, Daniel Frederick Bakeman was a soldier in the Continental Army. On the final day of his life--April 5, 1869--he was the last surviving American veteran of the Revolutionary War. Kathy Benjamin describes his extraordinary longevity:

In 1867, Daniel Bakeman finally applied for a military pension, even though his service had been almost 90 years before. At that point he claimed to be 107, and was 109 when he died two years later. It's also claimed that he was married to his wife for 91 years and 12 days, which, if true, would make it the longest marriage ever recorded.

You can read about the last survivors of other major events, including the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Thermopylae, at Mental Floss.

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The 90s were a heyday for Nickelodeon Studios, who introduced the world to a batch of shows they called Nicktoons that would quickly become our favorite animated fare.

In my opinion Rocko's Modern Life is the best show Nickelodeon ever released, a show about a wallaby just trying to make his way through the insane world of adulthood that is both charming and relatable.

Rocko’s Modern Life aged like a fine scotch, and just like scotch I didn’t fully appreciate the taste until I was all grown up, which is the true beauty of the Rocko show.

With a theme song by the B-52s, a talented staff that included Steve Hillenberg (creator of SpongeBob), actor Carlos Alazraqui (of Reno 911 fame) as the voice of Rocko, and Tom Kenny (voice of SpongeBob) as Rocko's pal Heffer, it's no wonder Rocko's Modern Life still feels fresh when so many other 90s cartoons have begun to feel dated.

Read 15 Fun Facts About Rocko's Modern Life over at mental_floss

X-Banana by Theduc

There is nothing obscene, X-rated or wrong with this banana, but due to a recent increase in online censorship regulations by Big Brother, especially in regard to shapes that could be misconstrued as phallic, we must pixelate the image of what lies beneath the peel. Do not be alarmed by this development, it's simply the next step in cleansing the world of imagery that may have the potential to be construed as obscene, sexual or in any way wrong. With pixelation all things are possible, and by 1984 the world will be obscenity free...

Bring some fruity flavor to your geeky wardrobe with this X-Banana t-shirt by Theduc, it's the %$#@en funniest fruit themed shirt ever made!

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THE LEGEND OF DEADPOOL by Oliver Banks

Wade was getting mighty used to switching bodies and tripping between dimensions, but when he ended up in a land called Hyrule he finally felt at home. He'd spent the better part of his childhood playing games about legendary heroes and princesses with names like Zelda and Peach, so when he physically became his favorite video game hero he could barely contain his excitement! He set about tossing cuccos and slashing bushes, on the lookout for spare rupees but then he made the mistake of removing his mask around the town guards. They attacked him on sight, sure he was a servant of Ganon come to capture the princess once again, and Wade began to wonder whether he was ever going to see his beloved Chimichanga Barn again...

Fill the heart containers wherever you go with this THE LEGEND OF DEADPOOL t-shirt by Oliver Banks, it's twice the geeky fun!

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