Last year we told you about cats that glow red. Mr. Green Genes is a cat in New Orleans that glows green! In normal light, he appears to be a regular orange tomcat, but he exudes a green flourescent glow under ultraviolet light.

The six-month-old cat was created by scientists who are trying to combat a range of diseases such as cystic fibrosis. They modified his DNA to see if a gene could be introduced harmlessly into an animal's genetic sequence. To track where the gene went, they decided to use one that glowed under ultraviolet light. The particular gene in question, known as green fluorescence protein, is likely to express itself in mucous membranes - hence his freakish mouth and ears.

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I love to see ever narrower and narrower examples of niche blogging. Here is a timely one: Sweet Candy Corn, a blog about nothing but the Halloween candy everyone either loves or hates. Remember, National Candy Corn Day is October 30th! Link -Thanks, Rob Williams!

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What, you don't like steel drums? See videos of all 40 ways to play the Super Mario theme at Rock the List. Link -via Gorilla Mask

An 80-year-old man in Oslo, Norway can still see with a 123-year-old transplanted cornea, although his vision is no longer great. Bernt Aune received the transplant in 1958. The donor was a man born in 1885!

"I wouldn't be surprised if this is the oldest living organ in the world," eye doctor Hasan Hasanain at Namsos hospital told the Norwegian daily Verdens Gang.

In the 1950s, doctors expected it to work for just five years, Hasanain said. Such cornea operations date back to the early 20th century and were among the first successful transplants.

"It wasn't unusual to use corneas from elderly people who had died," Aune said.

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Look at all the neat stuff this interactive mirror can do! If I had one of these, I'd never get any real work done. Link -Thanks, alpay kasal!

An unnamed Japanese woman reacted in anger after her virtual husband divorced her in the interactive game "Maple Story". She reacted by killing him -not the player, but his online avatar! The player whose online persona was murdered complained to police, who arrested the woman on suspicion of hacking. She used information she got from the other player in order to destroy his avatar. If convicted, she could face up to five years in prison. Link -Thanks, Geekazoid!

The world is full of artists, some who decorate entire cities with graffiti, posters, sculpture, and other media. You are already familiar with Banksy, so here are many other who deserve a look. This list contains links to expanded galleries for each artist, and links to any websites they have. The skull pictured is by NYC street artist Spazmat. http://streetsy.com/40artists.php -Thanks, Jon Jason!

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There are more species of mushrooms than you can imagine! David Fischer highlights quite a few you may have never heard of. Besides these color-changing mushrooms, you'll see mushrooms that stink, shoot spores, and glow in the dark. Link -Thanks, MoniA!

It looks like beans ARE really good for your heart!

The unpleasant aroma of the gas, called hydrogen sulfide (H2S), can be a little too familiar, as it is expelled by bacteria living in the human colon and eventually makes its way, well, out.

The new research found that cells lining mice’s blood vessels naturally make the gas and this action can help keep the rodents’ blood pressure low by relaxing the blood vessels to prevent hypertension (high blood pressure). This gas is “no doubt” produced in cells lining human blood vessels too, the researchers said.

“Now that we know hydrogen sulfide’s role in regulating blood pressure, it may be possible to design drug therapies that enhance its formation as an alternative to the current methods of treatment for hypertension,” said Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Solomon H. Snyder, M.D., a co-author of the study detailed in the Oct. 24th issue of the journal Science.

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No matter what your politics are, the editing in this video is impressive! -via Milk and Cookies

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A Danish art collective, in collaboration with MIT, has built a prototype walking house!

The 10ft high home is solar and wind powered and can stroll at walking pace across all terrains.

It has a living room, kitchen, toilet, bed, wood stove and mainframe computer which controls the legs.

The pod will take its maiden stroll around rural Cambridgeshire at the Wysing Arts Centre in Bourn on Thursday.

Øivind Slaatto, one of the designers, plans to live in the house in Copenhagen. Link -via Arbroath

Greatest hits albums are often bestsellers because you get a lot of bang for your buck. Today's Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss tests your knowledge of greatest hits albums -those that aren't titled "Greatest Hits". Can you identify who recorded the albums by their title? I only scored 60% -I was great with the older albums, but missed all the newer ones. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19527

Read about ten monuments around the world that have become well-known as places for luck. The idea is that you should rub, kiss, or pat the monument, which leads to extreme polishing of certain parts. Shown is Ireland's Blarney Stone, the most famous of all, which should be kissed upside down! Link -via the Presurfer

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You've heard the saying, "There but for the grace of God go I"? More people than you realize have been homeless at least one time in their lives, including those who have gone on to find fame and fortune. Here are stories of 33 of them. You may be surprised to see who's on the list! For example, William Shatner:

Emmy Award-winning actor, director and best-selling Canadian-born American author. After the cancellation of the television series Star Trek, in which he starred, he travelled the east coast of the U.S. appearing in a play on the summer theater circuit and sleeping in a camper with his dog, a Doberman pinscher. “I now had three children and an ex-wife to support and I was just about broke,” he told the Daily Mail in May, 2008. “I lived out of the back of my truck, under a hard shell. It had a little stove, a toilet, and I’d drive from theater to theater. The only comfort came from my dog, who sat in the passenger seat and gave me perspective on everything.”

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You may remember Alek Komarnitsky as the internet sensation of 2004 who was first unmasked as a hoaxer, then made a lifetime project out of decorating his home for Christmas and involving internet users to help fight celiac disease. He also decorates for Halloween, and you can control with his decorations with your computer! Link -Thanks, Alek!