After a leopard in the bed and a cheetah in the car, wouldn’t you rather be lion in the bathtub? This image of a circus lion getting a wash was found at Wisconsin History. Link

Sleeping in your own bed in Israel, the last thing you might expect is for a leopard to jump in with you!

Clad only in his night clothes, Arthur Du Mosch lunged at the big cat and grabbed its neck, pinning it down for 20 minutes until help arrived.

"This kind of thing doesn't happen every day," the 49-year-old said. "I wasn't thinking, I just acted."

Link -via Arbroath

An ad for the Czech automobile Å koda Fabia {wiki} features the car made of cake! Militant Platypus has the recipe and the video. http://www.militantplatypus.com/blog/archives/3726

Swim at Your Own Risk is a blog detailing shark attacks, attacks by other marine animals, and generally all the awful things that might happen to you at the beach. Although the odds of attack for each beachgoer are very low (you’d more likely be killed by lightning), this site could be useful for persuading your family to go camping in the mountains. http://www.swimatyourownrisk.com/ -via Grow-A-Brain

From Wikipedia:

The ballot text reads "Do you agree with the reunification of Austria with the German Empire that was enacted on 13 March 1938, and do you vote for the party of our leader Adolf Hitler?," the large circle is labelled "Yes," the smaller "No."

Link -via Reddit

Part of the Star Wars Celebration IV in Los Angeles last week was The Vader Project. DKE Toys distributed Darth Vader helmets to 66 participating artists to embellish in their unique styles. http://www.starwars.com/community/event/celebration/news20070516.html to story. Link to gallery of helmets. -via The Official Star Wars Blog

Flickr user PaperRelic creates collages of ephemera, which you can see in this collection.

At the beginning of January 2005 my love for paper evolved into a love for collage. This photoset is a place I post some of my work - some are cut x paste, others digital... but all are made with mostly vintage and antique paper.

Link -via Everlasting Blort

Photojournalist Mark Resnicoff posted an extensive essay and photographs of his 2006 visit to Chernobyl, twenty years after the nuclear accident that shut the city down. http://nikongear.com/Chernobyl/Chernobyl_1.htm -via Look at This

Toogle Image Search finds an image of your search term, and builds it with the term in ascii. I entered my own name, and got back an image of myself wearing a Star Trek uniform. I entered Neatorama and got back the above image, which is obviously a barbecue grill. It might not be all that useful, but fun. Link -via Dump Trumpet

Pippy sees something and wants it. No matter what it is. Push play or go to YouTube. -via Arbroath

An account of a date at the L'Enclume, featuring the “Underground Menu”, which turned out to be a five-hour, 24-course experience.

The chef Simon Rogan is possibly the most innovative chef in the UK, pushing forward concepts and ideas in molecular gastronomy more than anyone except Ferran Adria. It's safe to say that I was more excited about this meal than anything I've eaten since the Fat Duck.

http://howithappened.com/2007/05/underground-menu-at-lenclume.html -via Grow-A-Brain

Wake up with the pleasant tinkling sound of a wind chime. You can hear it in a video at the product site. Link -via Ursi’s Blog

A collection of funny pictures of those who take pictures, both professional and amateur. One may be NSFW. Link -via Grow-A-Brain

The 1988 film Kele is a tale of two little girls and a scary monster by Russian animators Mikhail Aldashin and Peep Pedmanson. It is based on a folk tale and art by the Chukotka tribe of far east Russia. Push play or got to YouTube. -via Everlasting Blort

Have you ever seen a happier wombat? Honestly, I don't know if I'd recognize a wombat at all if I ever saw one, but this picture was described as 'happy wombat'. -via b3ta