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The Mona Lisa has been the source of controversy for decades, with people wondering "who posed for da Vinci?" "Is this the original painting or a fake?" and "Is the painting really hiding some secret meaning behind that smile?"

A new discovery didn't reveal the answer to all of these questions, but it apparently proved the portrait hanging in The Louvre is the real deal- and there are three more portraits hidden underneath.

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A French scientist named Pascal Cotte used a new method of light based layer analysis called the Layer Amplification Method to examine what lies beneath the paint:

The method involves a multispectral camera projecting intense lights on to the painting while measuring the reflections, helping look for what happened between the paint layers.

Cotte believes one of the hidden portraits is the actual painting of Lisa del Giocondo, the woman thought to be portrayed in the Mona Lisa.

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Sometimes spot-news reporters are trying to work their way up to an anchor's seat, other times they're trying to report the news before anyone else, but only a select few are actually heroes.

They're the reporters who got into journalism to be like Clark Kent and Lois Lane, the brave souls who stand outside with a mic and report the news as it happens, often while risking their own lives.

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A brave soul named Teresa Mannion stood outside to warn about the dangers of storm Desmond, and her passionate reporting and quotes like "don't swim in the sea!" made her an internet hero.

And as Teresa's legend grows the memes and Photoshopped images have begun to pour in:

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Someone even made an electronic dance music remix of Teresa's report, because every good hero should have their own theme music.

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Not everyone who decorates for, and celebrates, Christmas is a Christian, and we put up holiday decorations we see as fun and funny assuming we're free to decorate our homes as we see fit.

Heaven forbid (literally) we present anything but the standard version of Christmas and the Nativity scene on our property, or we may end up paying with more than our souls...

That's the reality Jasen Dixon of Sycamore Township, Ohio is facing for the second year in a row because the city is threatening to fine him $500 a day for his Zombie Nativity tableau, which violates zoning laws according to city officials.

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What we need now are some officially licensed The Walking Dead Zombie Nativity sets, that oughta squash the beef!

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The term celebrity is used rather loosely these days, and basically anyone who finds themselves with enough Twitter followers and more than five minutes of screen time calls themselves a celebrity.

But those "famous" faces come marching into our pop culture lovin' lives whether we like it or not, often in the form of a ridiculous cameo appearance that makes the audience cringe.

Of course it's not always the "celebrity" that makes us cringe, sometimes it's the fact that the celeb agreed to do the cameo in the first place that makes us shrug and shudder at the same time.

Remember when Milton Berle appeared in RATT's video for "Round And Round"?

Yeah, I wish I could erase that memory from my mind as well, but it appears we're stuck with that startling image of Uncle Milty looking more like Aunt Miltina for life.

And who could forget Richard Pryor's appearance on The Partridge Family?

I'm pretty sure he spent the rest of his life wishing he could forget he'd ever made a cameo appearance on that show as well.

But in the end the award for most WTF worthy cameo appearance goes to Larry David for his inexplicable appearance on Hannah Montana.

*cue Curb Your Enthusiasm theme song while Larry shrugs*

See 24 Celebrity Cameos Too Embarrassing For Words at Cracked (contains NSFW language)

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Some women wish they could keep their faces warm in the winter by growing a thick, luxurious beard like those side show ladies, or the feral werewolf women of Romania, but alas they were cursed with a relatively hair free face.

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They've tried on fake beards and worn knit woollen face warmers to no avail, because the darn things aren't made out of their own hair, but it turns out all they really needed to do was wrap their own hair around their face!

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Bored Panda is hosting an open list for people to post the best lady with braid beard pics they can find, and something tells me this look is about to catch on in a big way!

See 10+ Women Who Braided Their Hair Into Beards That Make Men Envious here

Drunk people tend to start acting strangely as soon as the hooch takes a hold of them, and their behavior only gets worse as they get drunker and therefore feel less inclined to care how they're acting.

This is especially true if the drunks are drinking as a couple, because their special relationship fuels the flames of passion in their hearts, causing them to make a scene as a drunken duet.

This season you're sure to encounter some of the drunken couples on this comical list by Andrew Bridgman and Paul Westover at various holiday functions, so bear this terrifying truth in mind- they all started out as Fun Drunks!

See The 7 Types Of Drunk Couples here

First we had the various TV projects starring Dean Martin, then came The Gong Show, Baywatch and the even more incoherent Baywatch Nights, and a web series turned TV show where drunks talk about history.

Now the televised drunkenness has reached new creative heights with The Drunk Series, a web video series from Ganglebot Films written by and starring drunks.

It's the pinnacle of inappropriate programming, but The Drunk Series isn't encouraging alcohol abuse, they're merely taking advantage of every moment while the actors and writers are trashed.

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Drunk people are admittedly pretty funny to watch on camera, but something tells me this show wouldn't have the same energy if it was written by and starred stoners, although someone's sure to try that formula soon.

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When husbands and wives ask each other for favors their requests are met with mixed results, but as a general rule when one of them takes that request too literally things can get mighty silly.

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Sometimes it's really not their fault, since the request was just too vague, but more often than not the problem is simply that their spouses are messing with them!

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If you're lucky enough to have a loved one in your life who enjoys messing with your mind, or one who follows your request to the letter even though they don't understand what you want, you've got yourself a keeper!

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See 12 Husbands Who Took Their Wives' Requests A Bit Too Literally here

Jello Biafra is best known as a spoken word performer and frontman for the band Dead Kennedys, but he's also a political activist, prankster, and owns his own record label Alternative Tentacles.

Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention that Biafra is also an actor, who has made many memorable cameo appearances in movies and TV shows such as Tapeheads, Portlandia and The Widower.

In Tapeheads Jello plays an FBI agent who says "Remember what we did to Jello Biafra?", a reference to the 1985 obscenity trial Biafra was involved in over the H.R. Giger poster included in the DK album Frankenchrist.

It's good that Jello can laugh about that bit of nonsense now, and it certainly didn't hurt his career!

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It's easy to assume Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista had the Guardians Of The Galaxy gig in the bag from day one, but this screen test clip proves they had to audition just like everyone else.

However, this screen test has something going for it the other auditions were clearly lacking- the instant chemistry shared between Pratt and Bautista.

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I couldn't help but think of Chris playing Andy Dwyer on Parks And Rec while watching this audition, because his warmth and charm had Bautista cracking up by the end of the audition.

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Avid Facebookers often exaggerate about the good and bad parts of their lives, like their sense of self worth is fueled by likes and encouraging comments.

But many of those Facebook friends who brag about their perfect marriages, angelic kids and the idyllic paradises they call home are living a lie, and Keenan McGrath of Scary Mommy is calling them out.

All those amazingly decorated cupcakes sure do impress me, but I’d just love to see the state of your kitchen right now. Oh, and maybe a selfie so I can see the bags under your eyes from staying up until 2 a.m. to finish these, because when the hell else would any normal person have time to make a diorama of the North Pole out of sugar cubes? Also, I’m only about 50-percent sure you didn’t cut and paste that picture from Pinterest to shame us pre-made cupcake moms at the bake sale.

Enough with the BS about “how lucky I am to have such a wonderful husband.” It’s sweet maybe once a year on your anniversary, but otherwise it’s “lucky” you haven’t killed him. If you’ve been married for more than five years and can go for entire weeks without a single complaint about your spouse, then I want whatever drugs you’re on. You can love someone and still want to staple things to their head at least three times a week.

Her hilarious rant picks apart the lies being posted on Facebook every day- it's equal parts harsh truth and exaggeratedly irate monologue taking aim at people who probably aren't on Scary Mommy's friends list anymore.

Read Your Facebook Life Doesn't Fool Me. (Contains NSFW language)

Tyrants and despots and kids' TV shows- one of these things is not like the others, can you guess which thing just doesn't belong?

Well, someone should have told the creators of Hey Arnold!, Animaniacs, and Histeria!, because they had no problem including Hitler, Hussein and Stalin in their kiddie cartoon shows.

Animaniacs was known for taking risks and trying to appeal to both parents and kids with adult humor, but what did parents think when they saw Saddam Hussein making not one but (at least) two appearances on the show?

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And then the crew followed up Hussein's appearance with a particularly grim Joseph Stalin themed sketch on their next show Histeria!, here it is complete with subtitles to illustrate the starkness.

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Well, you can't accuse Histeria!'s creators of pulling punches when it comes to teaching history, and it's definitely entertaining to watch as an adult, but what did the kiddies think of slapstick Stalin?

Read 6 Bizarre Cameos By Infamous Killers (In Kids' Shows) here

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The Turducken is the most famous of all three-bird roasts nowadays, and when pics of the triple stuffed carnivore's delight became trendy online people started trying their hand at making the dish just for the bragging rights.

But what meal is complete after the entree, even if it's like three entrees in one? People knew there was something missing from that creatively crammed holiday meal, and they were right- it was missing the piecaken.

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They said "you've gotta try it! It's like four or more desserts in one!"

But nobody cared...until they saw pics of that triple layered treat and realized how wonderful it would be to have pumpkin pie, pecan pie, apple pie and moist white cake all in one massive tower of dessert perfection.

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No matter how you slice it, the Piecaken is one holiday dessert engineered to delight!

See a visual tribute to the Piecaken here

Everybody approaches battle a romantic relationship in their own way, and it's hard to see what kind of monster person you're dealing with until you've spent enough time in the arena.

As people are fond saying there are lots of fish in the sea, but if you think of those fish as Pokemon you'll discover you really don't want to catch 'em all.

Some will try to trap you, others will evolve into something scary just when you think the relationship is going well, and a rare few will make you fight to stay awake from the very first date!

If you're wondering what kind of Pokemon you've been dating consult this illustrated guide to The 8 Pokemon You'll Date In Your Lifetime by Willie Muse and see if you've been catching top tier talent or devolved duds.

See The 8 Pokemon You'll Date In Your LIfetime here

Virtually every auto maker in the world has one particular model they're truly proud of, with the big names having many defining models to choose from, but even the greats blunder greatly sometimes.

Take the Dodge Shelby Lancer for example- it's an ugly eyesore of a car that nearly besmirched the Carroll Shelby name, and unlike the Cobras or Mustang GT350 it took the Lancer a whopping 7.2 seconds to go from zero to sixty.

It's almost like Shelby was sick of style and speed, so he went looking for the safety and comfort of a sedan but didn't know quite how to make the transition.

The Ford Mustang II had a similar problem making the transition from being a macho muscle car to being seen as the brown corduroy bell bottoms of the automotive world.

The 'Stangs sexy curves were replaced with a boxier look inspired by the Pinto, and even though Ford gussied up Mustang: The Sequel up with King Cobra appearance packages, it was more like a mule than a mustang under the hood.

See The 12 Most Embarrassing Cars Built By Excellent Automakers here