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When the world was given a glimpse of the previously unseen North Korean "internet" we didn't know what to expect, and some still don't understand what the hell they were looking at.

It was easy enough to tell the Air Koryo site is meant for travel and another site featured pics of food, but beyond that the screenshots people shared didn't really tell us much about these sites.

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WhoIsHostingThis? put together a fairly exhaustive guide to Kim-Jung Un's private section of cyberspace for those who are interested, revealing the facts and figures behind the North Korean internet.

According to their research there are only 1,024 IP addresses (Los Angeles has approximately 15,000 IP addresses) and only about 18 different websites appear to be active, including:

• Korean Central News Agency: this was the first website to launch in North Korea. It came online using a Korean server in October 2010, and uses Star Joint Venture’s IP block. It was previously served from a Japanese datacenter.
• Air Koryo: the North Korean state airline. The country is thought to have a handful of commercial airports, with the primary one being Pyongyang Sunan International.
• Korean Cookery Website: a site full of Korean recipes, aimed at housewives.
• Friend: a network for North Korean citizens to swap ebooks and make connections. This website shares a server with the official government site.
• National Unity: a Korean language website, aimed at citizens of surrounding countries (including South Korea).

Maybe if we all send Outstanding Leader Kim-Jong Un a friend request on Friend we can end the global madness, I bet he shares lots of kitty videos!

Read Everything We Know About North Korea's Bizarre Internet here

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Parents just don't understand why kids go crazy for Pokémon, but when the card game first came out parents found one element of the game made perfect sense- the high cash value of certain cards.

These rare cards were randomly placed in booster packs, giving every kid the chance to score big when they opened up a pack, but those cards are worthless compared to the rarest of them all- the Japanese promo Pikachu Illustrator card.

The Pikachu Illustrator card was given to winners of the CoroCoro Comic Illustration Contest in Japan back in 1998, and since only 20-39 of these cards were ever made they sell for a small fortune.

How much is a small fortune you ask? A Pikachu Illustrator Card just sold at Heritage Auctions in Beverly Hills for $54,970, making it the most expensive Pokémon card ever sold.

-Via Nerd Approved

When a daredevil gives herself the nickname "Batgirl" she's setting the bar really high for herself, but Russian daredevil Kobzarro has truly owned the name.

She didn't own it by fighting crime or swinging on a rope high above the city- she owned it by surfing and "flying" atop trains while wearing a cool costume.

Kobzarro is clearly a more theatrical version of Batgirl, but to her credit it does take nerves of steel to surf on top of trains, and just a touch of madness to do so in the middle of winter in Moscow. 

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Arguing about fictional franchises is a great way to jaw about the media we love and prove we know the franchise inside and out, but an arguer should always do their homework first so they don't lose face in front of their fellow fans.

Because imagine how embarassed you'd be if you claimed Groundhog Day was purposely written without an explanation of how Phil got stuck in the time loop, only to find out about the second draft of the script.

The second draft spells out that Phil's ex girlfriend Stephanie Decastro put a curse on the poor guy and that Phil is actually supposed to be stuck in the time loop for 10,000 years. 

And speaking of things that are spelled out in the script but never made it onto the screen- the contents of the mysterious FedEx box in Cast Away was originally supposed to be revealed to be this:

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In the third draft of the script Chuck decided to open the box after he'd been on the island for 1,000 days, and inside he discovered two bottles of homemade salsa verde and a note from a woman begging her husband to come back. 

Read 7 Hotly Debated Movie Questions That Totally Have Answers here (NSFW language)

Beloved author, fighter pilot, spy and all around interesting guy Roald Dahl may be best known as the creator of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and The BFG, but he also wrote macabre adult stories that would scare the wits out of a kid.  

Most of the short stories Dahl wrote in his parallel writing career were perfect for anthology TV, since they're often cautionary tales with a surprise ending. 

So when CBS network producers were under the gun to fill the spot left behind by Jackie Gleason's epic failure of a talk show You're In The Picture they called Roald Dahl.

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Roald naturally jumped at the chance to bring his strange and creepy stories to life on a TV show, and thus the series Way Out was born.

It aired right before The Twilight Zone for one season in 1961, and Roald provided the intro and epilogue much like Rod Serling or Alfred Hitchcock did on their shows, only smokier.

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Strangely, only the first episode "William & Mary" was written by Dahl, even though the producers initially wanted to base every episode on one of Dahl's macabre short stories.

Read In 1961, Roald Dahl Hosted His Own Version Of "The Twilight Zone" at Atlas Obscura

Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland are equal opportunity parodists on their animated series Rick And Morty, and they include a squanchillion references to pop culture into every episode of the show. 

Now you could watch and rewatch every episode to catch all the references, but who the hell has time for all that when there are Mr. Meeseeks to boss around and peace among worlds to spread? 

So instead of wasting your life watching TV you should waste a little less of your life watching this fun video of Must-Know References by Wisecrack! (NSFW-ish bits)

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It reveals the references found in episodes like Something Ricked This Way Comes (fairly obvious references there), Lawnmower Dog (again, pretty obvious reference) and Auto Erotic Assimilation (okay, that one's not as pervy as it sounds...)

-Via Laughing Squid

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There's a reason many Medieval castles are still standing today, aside from the fact that most were built out of stone- they were constructed by builders who knew their stuff.

These builders didn't waste time with a bunch of decorative elements or other unnecessary additions, so pretty much every detail we see in a castle was put there on purpose.

The moat made it hard for an army on foot or horseback to run up to the castle walls during a siege, but more importantly moats prevented invading armies from tunneling beneath the castle- because their tunnels would flood.

The main gate was also meant to serve as a death trap, as it opened up into a small secured courtyard where the invading army would be trapped and quickly cut down from above by archers.

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But to me the most interesting fact shared by Will Kalif of All Things Medieval has to do with the very logical reason why castle stairwells are so narrow and turn clockwise versus counter-clockwise:

...any attackers coming up the stairs had their sword hands (right hand) against the interior curve of the wall and this made it very difficult for them to swing their swords.

Defenders had their sword hands on the outside wall, which meant they had more room to swing. Another ingenious design of stairs was that they were designed with very uneven steps. Some steps were tall and other steps were short.

The inhabitants, being familiar with the uneven pattern of the stair heights could move quickly up and down the stairs but attackers, in a dimly lit stairwell, would easily fall and get bogged down in the stairwells.

This made them vulnerable to attacks and slowed their attacks down significantly.

Read more from The Secrets of Medieval Castles here

Cows are more intelligent and graceful than most people think, but they're also simple creatures who don't mind spending their days standing around in fields munching grass with the rest of their herd.

But just like in human society the herd isn't enough for some cows, and these lone wolves of bovine society are always looking for a chance to slip away from the herd and have a bit of fun on their own.

And while bales of hay look like hard work to most humans the cow in this video shared by Redditor ibru sees it as the perfect cure for bovine boredom.

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But as it turns out playing with hay bales isn't just a sport for loners, and sometimes whole herds like to kick up their hooves and get silly with a bale of hay, as shown in this video posted by Jennifer Muzzall of 3 Sisters Beef in Coupeville, Washington.

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Who knew frolicking cows would be such a great cure for the blues?

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For a while there it seemed like everyone wanted to become a Pokémon trainer, but now that Pokémon GO has lost its luster the casual fans have filtered back into normal society.

However, the Pokégeeks play on, many of whom have been Pokémon obsessed since they were kids, and if their fictional creature filled dreams ever come true they'll get to see what it feels like to evolve like a Pokémon.

But since dreams rarely come true these Pokégeeks will just have to settle for a trip down evolution avenue courtesy of this comic strip by Andy Kluthe, it's kinda the same thing, right?

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Superman is one of the original comic book superstars, and he set the standard for superheroes to come with both his array of mysterious powers and his strict moral code.

Ironically these crucial character elements caused his storylines to become stagnant, because seeing him win or act like a golden boy for the millionth time just isn't very fun to read. 

What is fun to read is the story of young Private Atticus Kent of the Union Army, who discovered he was Superman after being shot with a cannonball, or seeing Kal-El become a force for Communism because he landed in Russia instead of the U.S.

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Superman's family history is another element the writers like to mess with, because a minor tweak can make a major difference to who Kal-El becomes. 

Imagine how different Superman's story would have been if his parents hadn't died on Krypton, or on a darker timeline imagine how strange it would be to see Kal-El as Darkseid's adopted son.

It only lasted for one issue before he betrayed Darkseid and became the hero he was meant to be, but still far more interesting to read about than the standard Man of Steel!

See the 10 Craziest Alternate Reality Superman Stories here

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If someone were to tell you they hang with British Royalty you'd probably roll your eyes and chalk them off as delusional or a teller of tall tales, but Margaret Rhodes doesn't go about bragging.

She is, however, Queen Elizabeth's first cousin and best friend since childhood, and the Hon. Margaret Rhodes still invites the Queen to tea after church every Sunday, so they can talk about matters other than politics.

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But if Margaret is asked about political issues she will be quite candid with her opinion, which may be as close as we'll get to hearing the opinion of Queen Elizabeth II herself, since she doesn't do interviews. 

Read Meet The Queen's Best Friend, Margaret Rhodes here

Piggie Parodies: Piggie the 13th by Piggie Parodies

Little Jason was ordered to go on a killing spree by his momma, but that little piggy really just wanted to go to market and buy some fresh veggies to nibble on. But orders were orders, and the humans had been destroying their little cavey homes since they first arrived at Camp Cavey Lake, so little Jason decided to don a mask and try to scare them all off. Unfortunately, his first choice of victim was a young lady who was obsessed with guinea pigs and had three of her own, so when little Jason popped out and waved his tiny machete at her she just went squee with delight!

Show the world why guinea pigs don't make good movie villains with this Piggie Parodies: Piggie the 13th t-shirt by Piggie Parodies, it's the cutting edge of critter based humor!

Visit Piggie Parodies's Facebook fan page and official website, then head on over to their NeatoShop for more delightfully geeky designs:

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Deception Kills by SayWhatJAY 

Self preservation is a driving force behind the survival of every species on the planet, and while we all know what it's like to fight for survival some of us find ourselves stuck in bad situations when we stop using our brains and start thinking with our stomachs. This typically occurs when something looks too good to be true but we fall for it anyway, our greed getting the better of our brains. But once we discover there truly is no such thing as a free lunch we're left feeling empty, like an empty husk sucked dry by that snake in the grass we thought of as our free meal ticket...

No need to hunt for a great new tee, just bring home this Deception Kills t-shirt by SayWhatJAY and you'll feel as proud as the early bird who caught the worm when people compliment you on your awesome shirt!

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Mystic Portals by Itoko Design

Doctor Strange found it kind of funny to hear his young nephew talk about traveling through portals, and he automatically assumed the child was manifesting some magic powers far earlier than he'd ever thought possible. But it turned out the kid was talking about some sort of video game called Portal, so Strange thanked his lucky stars he hadn't started showing the kid how uncle Stephen gets down with the mystical arts!

Your friends and fellow fans will marvel at this Mystic Portals t-shirt by Itoko Design, and you'll look like you're in on the secrets of the universe every time you wear it!

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Backfire by schwegel

Everybody thinks dragons can just breathe fire at will, and they act like those fiery lizards just go around burning stuff down all day long. But the truth is dragons are quite careful about when they use their fiery breath because they know there's always a chance it will backfire and leave them looking like a lizard flambé. Young dragons usually learn this lesson the hard way, and that's why the Earth isn't overrun by dragons, because their breath backfire acts as a means to ensure only the fittest dragons survive.

Warn the world about the dangers of bad breath with this Backfire t-shirt by Schwegel, it's a fun way to show some love for your favorite fantasy creature and show off your fiery side at the same time!

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