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On this date in 1977, a film hit theaters that would influence everything that came after: Star Wars. Now known as Episode IV or A New Hope, it was the first of six feature films and a universe of other media. In honor of the occasion, Ranker has published a list of the 10 Most Viral Star Wars Memes. Which is your favorite? Personally, I'm going to laugh at anything that has to do with Backstroke of the West, but your mileage may vary. Some text is NSFW. Link
Anniina at Luminarium Blog baked cookies and decorated them with medieval illuminations printed on edible paper with edible ink. They turned out lovely! Get a closer look at the site. Link -via Boing Boing
You may have heard that law schools are currently cranking out more graduates than the market can handle. But those with law degrees have gone on to careers outside their area for a long time. Can you believe some of the folks who have a degree in law?
But that's just a few examples from a list of 30 at mental_floss. Link
4. John Cleese. One of the funniest men in the history of comedy has a law degree from no less than Cambridge. But he didn’t leave the jury rolling in the aisles: Cleese never actually practiced. After meeting writing partner Graham Chapman at school, Cleese went on to co-found a little comedy troupe called Monty Python.
9. Ozzie Nelson. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet star graduated from Rutgers, law degree in hand, in 1930. This no doubt came in handy when he negotiated the first-ever “noncancellable ten-year contract,” an agreement with ABC that gave the Nelsons a salary for 10 years, even if they weren’t working.
17. Fidel Castro. Castro was admitted to the bar in 1950 after studying at the University of Havana. He had his own firm for a time – Azpiazo, Castro & Resende.
But that's just a few examples from a list of 30 at mental_floss. Link
In Quebec, where over a million people are unmarried but cohabiting, such couples are recognized as "de facto spouses," but the law put them under no obligation to each other if they break up. However, a "palimony" case involving an unnamed billionaire and his de facto spouse of ten years could end that. The couple split in 2002, and her case for support was appealed until she won in 2010. That decision set a precedent for every de facto couple in Quebec.
The Quebec government has appealed the decision of the Supreme Court, which will rule on the matter in July. Link -via Fark
(Image credit: Vectorportal via Flickr)
The sums of money involved make Eric and Lola’s case somewhat absurd to the average Canadian. But it could shape the lives of the 1.2 million Quebecois in de facto couples, making them as good as married, even though neither of them exchanged rings or asked the other person’s permission to spend their lives together.
The Quebec government has appealed the decision of the Supreme Court, which will rule on the matter in July. Link -via Fark
(Image credit: Vectorportal via Flickr)
Yeah, it's way past Mother's Day, but this video from Singapore is appropriate for graduation as well, since that was on the minds of the young producers.
The narrative in this film may be a little confusing, but it will all come together for you eventually. You might need a hankie. -via Metafilter
All of us from Blotch Studios are entering college this year, and most of us are leaving Singapore to pursue our education overseas. This is a turning point for many of us, where we mature from teenagers to young adults, spread our wings and leave our homes. As time passes, we grow up and our parents grow old.
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This film is a tribute to all mothers of the world. There are times when we may not appreciate your presence, but we will always feel your absence.
The narrative in this film may be a little confusing, but it will all come together for you eventually. You might need a hankie. -via Metafilter
Cake Wrecks has four, count 'em, four cakes that got the Disney character Tinkerbell some kind of wrong. Oh yeah, they tried, but the results are ...definite wrecks. Link
The Dorothy art collective designed this snow globe that features a coal-fired power plant. When shaken, black pollution floats around instead of pristine white snowflakes.
The single greatest threat to the climate comes from burning coal but despite this a whole new fleet of dirty coal-fired power stations are on the verge of being built in the UK (the first for 30 years). The snow globe was designed for Ctrl.Alt.Shift in anticipation of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.
They made two, and have sold one. You can have the other for £2,000 plus shipping. Link -via Nag on the Lake
Author Shelley Pearsall visited Copley Middle School in Ohio earlier this month. One of her books, All Shook Up, is about a high school that built the world's largest tetrahedron -over 8 feet tall!
To prepare for her visit, the fifth- and sixth-grade students built a "Rainbow Tetrahedron," which is a giant three-dimensional pyramid made of thousands of smaller folded paper pyramids.
"There are 21,000 individual pyramids in the structure," said librarian Bonnie Hershey. "The students folded and glued them and then we had parents come in to help build it up."
The resulting structure is 16 feet tall, which Pearsall said was the largest tetrahedron she's seen in all the schools she has visited. Link -via reddit
(Image credit: Megan Rozsa)
Penguins at the Dingle Oceanworld aquarium in Dingle City, Ireland, get a workout chasing a light from a laser pointer. So fun to chase; so difficult to eat! -via Arbroath
The Evolution Eraser is shaped like a small monkey on one end, and an upright man on the other end. Designed by Hiroyuki Shiratori, you can buy one through the original Japanese website, or this one in English. Which end you start erasing from is up to you! Link
We hear estimations of the size and age of the universe, but how do they figure these things out? Find out in this video from the Royal Observatory Greenwich. It's part of an exhibit called "Measuring the Universe: from the transit of Venus to the edge of the cosmos" on display free through September 2nd. Link -via Geeks Are Sexy
Military tanks can cost millions of dollars, but when they are obsolete and start to rust, what do you do? Repairing, refurbishing, or even hauling them away can cost a pretty penny. In the city of Omsk, a Russian military center, old tanks have been made into children's playground equipment. Admit it, when you were a kid, you'd kill to be able to climb on something like this! See more pictures at English Russia. Link -via Buzzfeed
Have you been to NeatoBambino lately? We've posted a rash of inspiring stories, such as the 15-year-old who won a national science award for inventing a reliable pancreatic cancer test, a video of a child dancing with joy despite undergoing treatment for cystic fibrosis, the comic book company who went above and beyond for a deaf four-year-old, and a five-year-old who not only does bicycle tricks, but repairs his own bike as well! Check out all these stories and more at NeatoBambino. Link
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