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ILL-ABILITIES showcases amazing differently-abled breakdancers

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Check out the amazingly talented dancers of ILL-ABILITIES. On their website, ILL-ABILITIES states that they are:

an International Breakdance Crew comprised of eight members from around the world:  Luca "Lazylegz" Patuelli (Canada); Jacob "Kujo" Lyons (USA); Sergio "Checho" Carvajal (Chile); Redouan "Redo" Ait Chitt (The Netherlands); Jung Soo "Krops" Lee (South Korea); Samuel Henrique "Samuka" da Silveira Lima (Brazil) ; Lucas "Perninha" Machado (Brazil); "Junior" Bosila Banya (France).

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Australian otter's tribute to Rachael "Raygun" Gunn

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Of all the memes inspired by Rachael "Raygun" Gunn, the B-girl from Australia who scored zero points in breakdancing at the Paris Olympics, my favorite spoof is this one shared by the Sydney Zoo, titled "Everyone is doing the Raygun!" The video features adorable otters showing off their Raygun-like moves, such as wriggling in the grass and squirming on the rocks. — Read the rest

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Bottle breaking ASMR is wasteful, but oh-so-satisfying

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I've had a really stressful day, so I'm going to spend some time this evening watching bottle breaking ASMR videos and let my brain have a well-deserved break from working overtime.

I recently discovered a TikTok account run by a creator named "Yo G Chill" that features videos of beer bottles, glass jars, and other similar items rolling off a platform and crashing onto the concrete below. — Read the rest

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Louisiana's new "Ten Commandments" law actually contains eleven commandments

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There is absolutely nothing funny about the new law that Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry just signed (as a child fainted behind him) that requires all public classrooms to display a poster of the Ten Commandments.  

The beginning text of Louisiana State Legislature House Bill 71, which is set to go into effect in early 2025, reads:

AN ACT To enact R.S.

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Toddler trapped in a Tesla after its battery discharged

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, with a Model S car. Photo: Reuters, 2016

Just one day after media reported that a Phoenix-area woman was trapped in her Tesla when the car's battery died, a follow-up story reveals a similar incident with a toddler in the disabled vehicle: the 20-month-old granddaughter of Renee Sanchez.

Sanchez had strapped her granddaughter into her car seat to take her on a trip to the Phoenix Zoo, and before Sanchez could get into the car herself, the car's battery died and all of the doors locked. — Read the rest

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Sam Barsky has knitted 160 of his fabulous sweaters depicting famous landmarks, but he doesn't sell them because he wears them "every day, all the time"

For several years now I've been utterly delighted by "knitting and nature" enthusiast Sam Barsky, who has been knitting sweaters for over two decades. His sweaters feature depictions of famous landmarks and locations (Venice Beach, Hollywood Sign, Eiffel Tower, London Bridge), animals (owls, pandas, ants), natural phenomena (Niagara Falls, eclipses, Mendenhall glacier), and more, and often takes photos of himself wearing the sweaters in front of whatever landmark or creature is depicted on the sweater, which he then posts on his social media accounts. — Read the rest

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The Kiffness is back with "I Go Meow," featuring Cala the cat, who is having an existential crisis

The Kiffness has done it again, this time with a brilliant duet featuring a cat named Cala who is having an existential crisis. In the Kiffness X Cala collab, called "I Go Meow," Cala the cat begins by singing the chorus, "I go meow, I go meow, I go meow, go meow. — Read the rest

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Man hilariously reacts to gelatin-forward vintage recipes like "spinach and sardine mold"

The woman who runs the Facebook page and YouTube channel "June Cleavers Vintage Closet" shares vintage fashion and vintage recipes and has cultivated a community of folks interested in the cool, weird, and wacky clothes and foods from days gone by. — Read the rest

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Ferret snoring is the ASMR you never knew you needed

Have you ever heard a ferret snoring? I hadn't until very recently when I stumbled upon "FerretTok" and discovered TikTok user "Ferret Daddy," who describes himself as "Just a streamer with 3 ferrets Twitch: Zennvin."

Ferret Daddy posts adorable videos of his ferrets playing, eating, and just generally being cute. — Read the rest

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Essays explore the hellscape of freelance AI model training

Ever wondered what it's like to train AI models? Sounds cutting-edge and cool, maybe? Seems like something that might be interesting and where you might learn some helpful new skills, right? Well, according to some people who have recently done this work for one of the biggest AI companies in the world, the work of training AI is chaotic and inconsistent at best. — Read the rest

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Who's a better dancer, this human or this parrot? You decide!

Smac McCreanor is brilliant! We've featured her work several times here in the past, but I just had to share what I think is some of her best work yet.

Check out these fantastic videos where she's dressed exactly like a parrot named Darwin who has some absolutely killer dance moves. — Read the rest

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Man or Bear? Team bear over here, especially if they're as adorable as these bears caught on the Fairview Critter Cams!

Surely, by now, you've heard about the "man vs. bear" discussion happening all over social media. If you haven't stumbled upon this conversation, which is highlighting issues about sexism, violence against women, and women's safety,  here's a quick rundown, courtesy of USA Today:

If you were alone in the woods, would you rather encounter a bear or a man?

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Here's the Piers Morgan vs. Kermit the Frog fashion showdown you never knew you needed

My new favorite social media account is run by Derek Guy, who describes himself as a "menswear writer," editor at Put This On, and creator of Ralph Lauren Pics That Go Hard. He provides detailed fashion analyses of celebrities, politicians, and more, and doles out interesting and helpful fashion advice, along with historical information about fashion trends, clothing silhouettes, and more. — Read the rest

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Bell-ringing "Salamancas' dog" demands to be let outside

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Say happy birthday to four-year-old miniature dachshund Willow! I've been watching the videos of Willow that her human, Tray, has been posting on social media, and I can't stop laughing. 

When she was younger, to help with her house training, Willow learned to ring a bell to alert Tray that she had to go outside. — Read the rest

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New study finds that closing the toilet lid when flushing isn't all that effective for cutting down viral contamination

Sorry, folks, I've got some real shitty news for you. Turns out that closing your toilet lids when flushing isn't all that effective for cutting down viral contamination. At least, that's what a team of researchers reported in a recently published study in the American Journal of Infection Control, entitled, "Impacts of lid closure during toilet flushing and of toilet bowl cleaning on viral contamination of surfaces in United States restrooms."  — Read the rest

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New research shows that COVID-19 can cause "significant drops in IQ scores"

Just as the CDC follows through with their idea to drop the 5-day isolation guidance for folks with active cases of COVID-19, scientists have published new research showing that COVID-19 can negatively affect the health of the brain and cause brain fog, headaches, seizures, strokes, sleep disorders, nerve paralysis, mental health issues, significant drops in IQ scores, and more. — Read the rest

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Kari Lake on disparaging John McCain: "It was a joke"; Meghan McCain to Lake: "NO PEACE, BITCH!"

On the heels of Kari Lake being booed off the stage at a Republican event in Arizona, Kari Lake appeared on local Phoenix-area radio show Outspoken with Bruce and Gaydos on Monday, February 19, to explain that when she said McCain Republicans weren't welcome in her vision of the Republican party, she was really just joking. — Read the rest

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Three pigs try to share a couch with their human dad, hilarity and chaos ensue

Pigs try to share a couch with their human

This video is as sweet as it is hilarious. Watch as three pigs try to climb on a couch at the same time, to cuddle with their human dad. The first piggie, Charlotte, is peacefully taking a nap with her dad, when the second piggie, Pumpkin, approaches to try to join the party. — Read the rest

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Do kangaroos dream of eclectic sheep?

Meet Ella, a gorgeous kangaroo who lives at the Kangaroo Pouch Animal Orphanage. But sshh, she's sleeping, so be very quiet! I just love watching this cutie sleep. If you watch the video, you can see how her ears and nose and mouth and eyes and paws are all twitching—she clearly looks like she's dreaming about something. — Read the rest

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"Happenstantial Art" captures the beauty and artistry in everyday life

I recently found "Happenstantial Art," a Facebook group where people post photographs of the unintentional artistic beauty they happen upon in their everyday lives—in nature, urban settings, at home, and more. Sometimes I can identity what's in the photos—like the recent image someone posted of a sweet potato sitting in a window sill—but more often the images are more macro or abstract, so that all you can really see are vibrant colors, shapes, materials, and textures. — Read the rest

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