The Goth subculture has a suitably shadowy history, and like many of the post-punk scenes of the late 1970s there are disagreements about where it started and who started it.

Some say Goth started with Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees, others say she was just part of the scene that actually stole their look from Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show.

This animated short by Pitchfork goes with Siouxsie as the first Goth, which I can't hate because Siouxsie is great!

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I was totally on board with those kids presentation until they got to the "Kanye is Goth" part. *shakes fist* Kids these days!

Slot machines seem like small change but they can pay out big, and the bigger the casino the bigger the jackpot, but have you ever heard of anyone winning $43 million on a slot machine?

According to this Las Vegas Sun article the top slot machine pay out in Vegas was $39 million at The Excalibur back in 2003, so player Katrina Bookman rightfully believed she set a new record with her $43 million jackpot.

But the Resorts World Casino in New York told her she'd won nothing more than the $2.25 she put in the machine:

The apparent jackpot hit was in late August at Resorts World Casino in New York.It was casino chaos in this video shot by Katrina's partner after she reported her huge winnings. She was surrounded by customers and casino personnel and security. Escorted off the casino floor, she was told to come back tomorrow for the decision.Katrina remembers her next day visit to the casino, "I said what did I win? (casino rep said) You didn't win nothing." Katrina says the only winning the casino offered was a steak dinner. keep in mind the max payout on the machine was $6500.

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Seems to me they should have paid her the max payout at least, since it's their responsibility to keep their machines in working order, but offering her nothing but a steak dinner? That's just plain rotten!

-Via Boing Boing

Do you have a buddy named Dan? I have a few, and one Dan in particular is the type of guy you'd never want to get caught sitting with at school.

You can't really put your finger on why it's bad to sit with Dan, but doing so would have placed the stigma of Dan upon you which, as this Pie Comic by John McNamee shows, would have been a rookie mistake.

Now that we're all grown up it's fine to sit with Dan, unless he's been drinking all day...

-Via Geeks Are Sexy

Japanese folklore is the root of their pop culture creativity, and most of the mythological creatures known collectively as Yokai are so perfectly bizarre they could only come from Japan.

According to the old stories one of these creatures could show up at any of our houses if we don't follow certain rules.

And if a Yokai creature does show up at your house you'd better do what it says or suffer the consequences, which may leave you looking for a new place to live.

(Illustrations by Peppermint Monster)

See The 8 Weirdest Monsters from Japanese Folklore here

You know how they say your life flashes before your eyes when you're in mortal danger?

Well, if you're one of the lucky ones who survives the life flashing phase you may start to wonder how much time you have left on Earth- and what remains unsaid between you and your loved ones.

On October 15th motorcyclist Kevin Diepenbrock and his co-worker Phillip Polito slipped and crashed on the famously deadly Dragon's Tail in Deals Gap, North Carolina.

Polito died in the crash, and Kevin suffered serious injuries that included "two punctured lungs, 17 breaks in 12 ribs and multiple spine fractures", injuries that made him think his days might be numbered.

So Kevin pulled out his smartphone and started recording a raw and heartfelt video of what he thought were his final goodbyes.

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Kevin survived and was rescued 30 hours later, and now he's a lucky man on the mend with a tragic tale to tell and the video footage to prove it.

-Via Laughing Squid

Guillermo del Toro has presented us with amazing tales that run the gamut from dark horror to fairy tale fantasy, but gothic horror is one of del Toro's personal favorite genres.

Which is probably one of the reasons why he backed and produced Jovanka Vuckovic's spooky short film The Captured Bird, that and the story seems like something Guillermo would have written.

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Released in 2012, The Captured Bird was Jovanka's first time writing and directing a film, and since this debut she has gone on to become "one of the most influential women in horror."

-Via GeekTyrant

Amateur photographers often assume more expensive cameras will take better pictures, but photography is all about vision and composition so it doesn't have to be an expensive hobby.

In fact, there are plenty of pros out there who get by just fine with moderately priced equipment, because when it comes to cameras a higher price rarely equals noticeably better photos.

To prove this point photographer Skyler Adams picked up an old Canon Sure Shot and an expired roll of film in a Japanese thrift store for a buck each, shooting exclusively with that cheapo camera for a month.

Skyler's shots prove a cheap camera and an expired roll of film can take photographs that are virtually impossible to tell apart from digital pics, and the entire exercise only cost her ten bucks!

-Via PetaPixel

Creepy Clown Sighting by DeepFriedArt

There's a lot of myths and misconceptions being spread by the media about clowns these days, so let's set the record straight- clowns aren't creepy, people with serious problems only think they're creepy, and aside from a few rotten apples the clown community as a whole lives to do nothing more than make people smile. So what if a few creeps in clown white were seen lurking in the woods? They just as well could have been dressed in gorilla suits, or like some serial slasher, but instead they chose to dress like clowns because they knew it would terrify those twits who think clowns are creepy. If Emmett Kelly, Lou Jacobs or Russell Scott were still around they'd set the record straight, so maybe it's time to send in Cepillin so he can change the minds of the masses...

Stop scary clown myths dead in their tracks with this Creepy Clown Sighting t-shirt by DeepFriedArt, it's a great way to show the world you ain't afraid of no clown!

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Moving Castle Grayskull by Dann Matthews

Wasn't that old He-Man cartoon a real howl to watch? It was so well done compared to most of today's cartoons that it almost feels like it has more in common with anime than your average Saturday Morning Cartoon. Sadly, Masters of the Universe was pulled too soon, and even the reboot hardly had time to really get moving, but I bet if a studio like Ghibli got their hands on the license they could really go places with it! sigh A geek can dream, can't he?

This Moving Castle Grayskull t-shirt by Dann Matthews is a mashup made in heaven, or rather Eternia, and is sure to give the wearer the power to wow people wherever they go!

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Zoidberg Santa Claws Christmas ugly sweater by NemiMakeit

Here comes Sandy Claws, here comes Sandy Claws right down Transcontinental Underground Railroad lane. Leela and Fry and some robot guy are driving him insane, crones are cackling, Scruffy is spackling, Slurm is in the air, and even though he's all dressed up ol' Santa Claws doesn't care. Enough with the song already, Zoidberg doesn't need musical accompaniment, he's already dressed like Santa Claws, what more do you want from the guy? Wait, you say that Santa gets free sandwiches? And people will bring you dumpster juice whenever you ask for it? Move over fat human guy, Zoidberg is swelling with holiday cheer...and mucus!

This Zoidberg Santa Claws Christmas Ugly Sweater t-shirt by NemiMakeit puts the oddest spin on the holidays we've ever seen, and we used to know people who actually celebrated Festivus!

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Those of us who love grape flavored sweets wonder why manufacturers don't make a grape flavored version of everything, and we assume it's because grape flavor doesn't work so well in things like cakes or donuts.

But grape flavored ice cream sounds like a delicious treat to me, so why isn't grape ice cream a thing?

Turns out it's because ice cream makers like Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's use fresh fruit purees, and grapes have too much water in them to be easily added to ice cream:

Grapes have a high water content, so when you try to use the fruit as a base for ice cream, chunks of that water therein tend to freeze. Chefs whipping up small batches of homemade grape ice cream can avoid this problem by pureeing the fruit, but it’s much harder to manufacture large volumes of ice cream when it’s flecked with bits of ice.

Of course, other fruits, like cherries, are also mostly water—and Cherry Garcia is one of Ben & Jerry’s most popular flavors. In short, it’s possible to make fruit ice cream on a larger scale, but the demand has to be there to make the hassle worthwhile (and for that matter, profitable). And as Cohen explained, most people don’t even think to associate grapes with ice cream—so if Ben & Jerry’s made a grape-flavored dessert, it's likely that nobody would buy it. Since cherry and vanilla are such popular flavors, it pays for the company to make Cherry Garcia.

-Via mental_floss

(Triple Peanut Butter Cookie Pie)

If you still have leftover Halloween candy it's because you overbought, no trick-or-treaters came to your door, or you've eaten so much candy you're sick of it.

So let's get rid of our Halloween stash and get ready for the holiday season at the same time by whipping up some candy filled treats!

I'm sure you know how good cookies and brownies are when they're made with chocolate candies, so imagine how heavenly cheesecake ice cream will be if you add Kit Kat or Twix to the mix.

(Twix Cheesecake Ice Cream)

If you have more than one kind of candy you'd like to throw into the mix you may want to consider making some Movie Theater Candy Chocolate Bark, because the more kinds of candy you add the better!

(Movie Theater Candy Chocolate Bark)

And lastly these Snickers Profiteroles prove desserts made with leftover Halloween candy don't have to look like a total mess. They're très élégante!

(Snickers Profiteroles)

See Epic Dessert Recipes You Can Make With Leftover Halloween Candy here

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According to advertisements some snacks are so good people will do whatever it takes to get their hands on them, even if it involves breaking and entering.

These ads warn us against leaving our delicious snacks out in the open, and we assume the robbery situations portrayed in these commercials are ridiculous.

But life will always be stranger than fiction, and apparently some people really do find Kit Kat bars so appealing they'll break into your car to steal them.

Left my car for maybe 15 minutes in front of the dorms and I come back to this. College man pic.twitter.com/KlDx5BtXLX

— Hunter Jobbins (@jabbins) October 30, 2016

Hunter Jobbins was unaware Kansas State University had a candy theft problem, so he left a Kit Kat bar sitting in the cup holder of his unlocked car- and came back to find a hand scrawled note from the thief who stole his Kit Kat.

Kit Kat became aware of Hunter's loss and offered their support in his time of need:

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-Via 22 Words

Everyone knows how Bruce Wayne's parents died, and how that fateful moment was wholly responsible for creating the Batman.

But how did the method of murder affect Batman's style of vigilante justice? And would his methods have changed if his parents had been killed by, say, a drunk driver?

Illustrator Daniel Irizarri explored this concept via comic strips on the Awkward Elevator blog, so we can see how close the Bat came to being the Butt.

It's funny to think how much that fateful night had to do with Batman being the angry and violent guy we know, just imagine how Batman would have turned out if his parents had been killed by a clown!

-Via Geeks Are Sexy

Springtastic 5 by CoDDesigns

It seems like Homer is constantly getting his family caught up in fantastic situations beyond their control, and for some reason all of the freakiest and most far out stuff happens in Springfield on a weekly basis. But considering how often the Simpsons are able to make it out of said situations it might be good that they decided to stay in Springfield instead of moving to Shelbyville many years ago. Take the time that chunk of meteor landed in the Quik-E-Mart parking lot for instance- if the Simpsons hadn't been there to absorb all that radiation they never would have inexplicably gained super powers, and little Maggie would have taken over the town...Marge, you've done a marvelous job of raising that one up right!

Be adventurous with your geeky wardrobe, add this Springtastic 5 t-shirt by CoDDesigns to your collection and it'll become four times more fun to get dressed!

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