Good luck finding this particular cookie. It’ll be an adventure, indeed. 

Girl Scouts’ new cookie flavor, brownie-and-salted caramel goodies called Adventurefuls are now running low in stock because of the high demand and labor shortages where the cookies are being produced. In a press statement, the Girl Scouts have reassured its customers that their cookie producer, Little Brownie Bakers, “is working diligently to address the impact that the labor shortage has had on the production of Adventurefuls." Better try the other flavors then! 

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This game is nearly five years old. I’ll let that sink in. Five years old, and players are still finding new kinds of things about it. Now that’s dedication! 

Recently, people in the community have been focusing their attention on reaching out of bounds areas in the games to obtain a random item stashed in there, or open a wayward chest that was lodged in them, which the developers might have forgotten during development. The challenge and tediousness in obtaining these ‘impossible’ items have piqued the interest of dedicated players and speedrunners. 

Glitch hunter and speedrunner Luke Steelman successfully collected one of them after a year of theories and attempts. The speedrunner, also known as “LegendofLinkk” online, has obtained the shock arrow near the Daqo Chisay Shrine in Gerudo Town. Read more about his attempts here! 

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For those nerds who would like to imagine the different cities featured in the fictional world of The Witcher in real life, this team of geographers has your back! 

The geographers from the University of Warsaw created the first-ever detailed map of The Witcher’s fictional world. The map is part of a series called Poland in the contemporary world, which highlights Polish soft power through several cultural products and achievements. The map details the topography and location of cities, islands, kingdom borders, and rivers featured in The Witcher. 

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This gem is from out of this world. Literally. 

Meet ‘The Enigma,’ a 555.55-carat black diamond that is going to be sold at an auction by Sotheby’s in February. The rare gem is believed to have come from outer space. According to the auction house’s jewelry specialist, Sophie Stevens, the diamond was formed in outer space. "With the carbonado diamonds, we believe that they were formed through extraterrestrial origins, with meteorites colliding with the Earth and either forming chemical vapor disposition or indeed coming from the meteorites themselves," she said.

The gem is expected to be sold for at least  5 million British pounds ($6.8 million). 

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Fancy indeed! 

The photo above is a military helmet that looks honestly more like a movie prop with its extravagance, or something a king would wear for a ceremony. The helmet is dated around 1500-1100 B.C. and was found in Southwestern Iran. Made from bronze, the delicate and elaborate divine gold figures that adorn the helmet provide the implication that it would have been worn by a warrior of high rank, and perhaps on special occasions rather than in actual battle.

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Following the massive Bethesda purchase, Microsoft has announced that it wants to acquire 

Activision Blizzard, the publisher behind popular games such as Overwatch and Call of Duty. The company shared that it aims to purchase the studio for nearly $70 billion! While this isn’t as suspicious as some would like to paint online, it is alarming for what would happen in the gaming industry. 

Microsoft’s purchase of different gaming studios these past few years feels like a move towards exclusivity, to increase the appeal of its gaming console, the Xbox. Digital Trends Jesse Lennox writes that the attempt is “a desperate move to bolster its library with exclusives and valuable IP.” Learn more about the potential acquisition and its consequences, should it happen, here. 

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Did you know that the dog walking industry is estimated to be worth around $979 million? Yeah, that’s huge. Who knew that walking dogs could generate that amount of money! According to studies, ~40% of dog owners don’t personally walk their canine companions on a regular basis. Add that to the fact that the total population of dogs in America is now at 89 million, there’s a huge clientele out there for dog walkers. 

Learn more about the dog walking industry here! 

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Police officers from South Carolina arrested the culprit behind the winter storm a few days ago in Pickens, South Carolina. In a video uploaded to the Internet, officers can be seen detaining the culprit– Elsa from Frozen! She can be heard chanting “let it go,” during her arrest. 

Before someone comes at me for this certainly out-of-context video, let me assure you that it is merely a parody video released by the police to remind drivers to be safe on the road. I’m not sure how Elsa figures into this reminder, but at least it got people’s attention! 

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British student Cal Cole received attention for a photo he uploaded on Reddit that went viral. The 18-year-old posted a photo of a pylon against a colorful sky. The pylon, with its wires outstretching in the image, served as a sort of a stained glass window and framed the different colors in the sky. According to Cole, 14 photographs were used to create the image above. The post-production process took about five or six hours. “For a long time, I wasn’t sure how well it would turn out,” Cole told My Modern Met. “But I sent the image to my friends— something I always do as they give me an honest opinion—and they said it was one of my best photos. That’s when I realized it was something I was very happy with.”

Image credit: Cal Cole 

This funny yet straightforward series shows how contradictory modern society can be thanks to consumerism and other factors. The series, titled, “YES, BUT” features two-panel comics that are capable of showing irony, absurdity, and humor through its simple art style. Created by Russian artist Anton Gudim, new illustrations for the series can be seen on his Instagram account. Check more entries from “YES, BUT” below! 

Image credit:  Anton Gudim via Instagram

Some dream to own a small home outside their home country. I’m one of those people. Apparently, it’s possible to buy cheap homes in Japan. You just need time and money to renovate them, though. According to CNN, foreigners can buy property in Japan without a residency status. Vacant houses in the countryside are plentiful, cheap, and sometimes even free. This is thanks to the country’s aging population and the lack of employment opportunities in these areas. Learn more about these homes here! 

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Art enthusiasts, rejoice! Here’s another interactive show for people who live near Miami. Ice Palace Studios, the people behind “Beyond Van Gogh,” the first interactive art show to hit Miami back in April 2021, will now open a new exhibition featuring the famous anonymous street artist Banksy. 

The show, titled “The Art of Banksy: Without Limits,” features more than 155 of the artist’s works, including certified originals, prints, photos, lithographs, sculptures, and murals. According to Kemal Gurkaynak, the show’s founder, the exhibition is “not an exhibition but a show with a philosophy as Banksy loves to provoke, shock and even disturb society.”

Image via the Miami Herald 

This talented street artist creates stunning and hyperrealistic artworks/optical illusions that capture the viewer’s imagination and attention. Danila Shmelev aka Shozy was born and raised in Moscow. Shozy spent four years at the Moscow Institute of Art & Industrial (MHIP), and developed his unique style of street art– hyperrealistic graffiti art. 

The photo above of large hands that seem to tear through plastic foil is part of the artist’s ‘plastic series,’ which originated from his canvas works. The artworks in this series portray canvases wrapped in a protective film that have been torn in various places and are executed in a continuum of dark greys to achieve a plastic effect that trick the viewer’s eyes. Check out more of his amazing art below! 

Image credit: Shozy via Oddity Central

This sounds depressing, but hear me out. If you start thinking about your death, it can help you reverse engineer your life and create a plan. New York Times bestselling author Donald Miller, the man behind this morbid advice, told Inc that "if you start with the end in mind, then you can reverse engineer your life in such a way that you keep putting something on the plot to try to get to that place."

This, according to the writer, is the key to a more meaningful life. Planning your life creates a better story. Writing a eulogy is like willing yourself to live your life a certain way, which leads you to be more intentional about what you do each day. "It's helped me so much in terms of basic practicality, to help me know what my story's about so that I can actually get it done--or, at least die trying," Miller further explained. "The other thing has been even more beneficial. By processing my own death and thinking about it a little every day, it has increased two things: a sense of urgency in my life to get things done. And it's been the number one tool in my life to give me the gift of presence."

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If anyone has noticed my habit of posting iPhone-related tips and tricks, get ready because here’s another one! 

For iPhone users, clearing the memory storage or cache isn’t as straightforward as it is in Android phones. To compare, there’s an option to simply clear an Android phone’s cache in its settings. For an iPhone, however, things get a little complicated. Check out SlashGear’s tips in clearing your iPhone’s cache here. 

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