Extreme Adventurers And Other Weekend Links

November 16, 2012, 4:02 pm

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While we're all working 9-5, these guys are kicking Nature right where it counts.

Photograph by Greg von Doersten

Photograph courtesy Camp 4 Collective

6 super important things humanity stupidly built on top of supervolcanoes. - [Cracked]

11 weirdly spelled English words, and how they got that way. - [MentalFloss]

The 5 best zingers from Breaking Dawn Pt. 2 reviews. - [Maxim]

The 100 best video games of all time. Of ALL. TIME. - [Time]

Um, why is David Hasselhoff sitting on top of KITT while dressed as a pirate? - [Uproxx]

Check and see if your favorite book made it onto the list of bestselling sci-fi fantasy novels. - [Flavorwire]

There are 5 types of romantic comedy posters. - [CollegeHumor]

Ecuador officials have rejected a donkey as a candidate for office. - [Salon]

Steel yourself for jealousy and rage before looking at how much these athletes make per year. - [BleacherReport]

Headline Story: Click through to see ALL the Extreme Adventurer nominees for 2013 and vote for your favorite! - [NationalGeographic]

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Someone Mashed "The Hobbit" Trailer With "The Goonies"

November 28, 2012, 7:27 am

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The results are predictably delightful. Going froward, Gandalf should narrate all movie adventures.

Source: youtube.com

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Saturn's Terrifying Superstorm Tops The Morning Links

November 28, 2012, 8:08 am

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With wind speeds of 1,100 MPH, the storm rages inside Saturn's mysterious persistant hexagon cloud formation.

Yesterday was a really bad day to live in Florida. Seriously, what is it about the Sunshine State that makes people insane? - [DeathAndTaxes]

25 intense examples of movie tattoos. - [NextMovie]

Duchess Catherine cut her hair! Everyone, please calm down. - [Glamour]

With their new passport stamp, New Zealand is one step closer to just changing their name to Middle Earth. - [Uproxx]

Well it was bound to happen. Men are buying leggings now. - [NyMag]

Let's all stop making fun of the kid from Two And A Half Men for a minute and just admit that he's right. - [Esquire]

On the eve of a historic Powerball jackpot, look back at what some past winners did with their windfall. - [TheDailyBeast]

The 20 strangest BFF's in sports. - [BleacherReport]

In a survey, you won't believe what 10% of men don't know about their significant other. - [Cosmopolitan]

Headline Story: NASA snapped this image of the 1,000 mile wide storm rotating over Saturn's North Pole. - [DailyMail]

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Terrifying Disney Robot Plays Catch With Guests

November 28, 2012, 10:08 am

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Oh, sure, it starts with throwing balls but it ends with throwing KNIVES.

Source: youtube.com / via: geekologie.com

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Taylor Swift's Twitter Is Kind Of Adorable

November 28, 2012, 11:25 am

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Who knew? Between obligatory plugs of her own brand, Swift has managed to find a wry, self-deprecating humor.

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Bringing Sand Castles Into The 21st Century And Other Links

November 28, 2012, 12:59 pm

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Turrets and draw bridges are sooo over; it's all about emulating Escher these days.

Photo By: Calvin Seibert

6 creepy things you never noticed about famous cartoon kids. - [Cracked]

The 25 most powerful authors in Hollywood. - [HollywoodReporter]

Ohio just passed a law meant to curtail mistreatment of dogs coming from "puppy mills". - [Salon]

12 of the weirdest services you can buy for only $5. - [Oddee]

10 wars America fought in secret. - [TruTV]

So aliens might be sending us the equivalent of Morse Code messages using the flicker in the stars. - [Time]

A Bloody Mary with a cheeseburger garnish is probably not the best hangover cure, but you'll never know until you try. - [CoedMagazine]

10 things you might not know about Atari. - [MentalFloss]

If computer warnings existed in real life. Seriously, we need these. - [CollegeHumor]

Headline Story: Be sure to click through to see all 10 of Mr. Seibert's impossibly sharp and modern sand castles! - [Flavorwire]

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Proof Jeremy Renner Is Actually Grumpy Cat

November 28, 2012, 1:09 pm

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The resemblance is downright unnerving.

Jeremy Renner did an amazing pictorial for Empire back when "Bourne Legacy" launched:

Source: empireonline.com

But wait! Something looks awfully familiar:

Look at him! Performing feats of climbing.

Source: empireonline.com

Just like a cat.

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Swiss Shepherd Adopts Abandoned Tiger Cubs

November 28, 2012, 2:30 pm

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They're so cute and screechy! After their mom rejected them, the staff at the Sochi Zoo in Russia called on Talli to save the day!

Source: youtube.com / via: cuteoverload.com

Look How Much They Love Their Mom!

In this photo made Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, white Swiss Shepherd dog, Talli, feeds orphaned tiger cubs and her own cubs in the Oktyabrsky Zoo in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia. Three tiger cubs were born in the Oktyabrsky Zoo in Sochi on Nov. 14. Two male cubs, named Olymp and Dar and one female cub Talli, named after her adoptive mother, were abandoned by their birth mother, tigress Bagira. This is not the first time that Bagira has refused to feed her newborns.

Image by AP Photo / AP

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Movie Guns Replaced With Duck Hunter Zappers Tops The Morning Links

November 29, 2012, 8:12 am

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Still better than walkie-talkies.

Merry Christmas Katy Perry! You get an until now unknown love child half-sister! - [Crushable]

Somehow, without actual proof the creature exists, one scientist has mapped Bigfoot's genome. - [GeeksAreSexy]

Sundance just unveiled their 2013 film festival line-up. - [HollywoodReporter]

Millennials love Martha Stewart, not so much Oprah. - [NYMag]

Restore your faith in humanity, or at least the police, with this photo of a NYC cop helping a homeless man. - [TheWeek]

Check out this supercut of movies Nicolas Cage has no business being in. - [Uproxx]

A look back at the 50 biggest stars that shone in sports in 2012. - [BleacherReport]

The strike in retail has spread to fast food as NYC workers stage a walk out. - [Salon]

If you're somewhere private, come see Naomi Campbell topless on the cover of a Russian fashion magazine with Kate Moss (NSFW!) - [Refinery29]

Headline Story: Not sure what Kent Sheeley's goal was with this series of 23 iconic movie guns replaced with NES guns, but does it matter? No. No it doesn't. - [CoedMagazine]

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If "Jurassic Park" Met "Aliens"

November 29, 2012, 9:28 am

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The only thing scarier than a Xenomorph Queen is a Tyrannosaurus Xenomorph Queen. Using fan art as storyboards, let's plot this film!

Chill, it's just a Veggiesaurus. It only murders for fun, not food.

Source: jetavian.deviantart.com

Oh come on! They already spit poison. This is just overkill.

Source: jaktheterrible.deviantart.com

I dare you to dig through her poop to find out why she's cranky. I. Dare. You.

Source: dailydoodlesforyou

Must go faster.

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"Marvel Mash-Up" Is Basically Animated "Robot Chicken"

November 29, 2012, 9:51 am

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And that's just fine. Listening to Doctor Doom declare himself a “playa” might be one of the most surreal things in comic history.

Source: youtu.be

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Entrance To Hades Discovered And Other Links

November 29, 2012, 12:13 pm

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Before the doorway to “hell” collapsed, killing everyone inside, hundreds of Paleolithic people called the cave village home.

An Archaeologist tags centuries of pilgrimages and burials that may go as far back in history as Neanderthals.

5 reasons Chris Bucholz is not sorry for burning down your Wal-Mart. - [Cracked]

Have you ever wondered how six feet became the standard depth for burying the dead? - [MentalFloss]

Awwww yisssss. Hugh Jackman might sign on to be be in X-Men: Future Past. - [HollywoodReporter]

6 gorgeous, dainty engagement rings because not being able to lift your hand keeps you from showing off the rock. - [Glamour]

Lauren Conrad's holiday spirit is making me laugh, because I'm apparently a catty 12-year-old girl. - [PopSugar]

What you say vs. what you mean when you meet your significant other's parents. - [CollegeHumor]

33 healthy(er) ways to satisfy your sweet tooth. - [Greatist]

There are good role models, and then there are these people. - [Oddee]

So about that elephant in the room. Did attachment parenting lead to Mayim Bialik's divorce? - [Time]

Headline Story: The story of Alepotrypa, with its own River Styx, is a fascinating read. - [DailyMail]

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The Most Accurate Grocery Store Map

November 29, 2012, 12:29 pm

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Who said 5th grade cartography was a useless week? Jeff tells it like it is.

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Christopher Lee Reads "The Nightmare Before Christmas"

November 29, 2012, 2:15 pm

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Did you know the movie was based on poem? Burton wrote it back in 1982 while working for Disney.

Source: youtube.com / via: boingboing.net

Between the poem's inception in 1982 and its film release in 1993, Jack Skellington and his world went through different iterations. For years Disney wanted to turn Burton's idea into a short film or TV Christmas special but feared it was too scary for kids. By the time it made to the big screen under the Touchstone Films banner, plot elements had been added or changed. Like a game of "Spot The Differences", these are the ones I found:

• Jack becomes the King of Halloween Town
• Zero's nose changed from a glowing Jack'o'Lantern to Rudolph Red
• More holiday doors were added to the forest
• Sally subplot added, and with it, a love story to soften Jack's personality
• Jack goes from being jealous and anger at Santa to a more naive wonder
• Lock, Shock and Barrel kidnap Santa offscreen
• Santa Claus name changed to Sandy Claws
• Jack believes he is giving Santa a well deserved vacation instead of stealing his job
• Gumby and Pokey evil toys removed, presumably for copyright reasons
• Oogie Boogie subplot added, giving Jack a villain to fight
• When shot down by the military, Jack lands in the arms of a stone angel
• Jack is reinvigorated in his role as the King of Halloween and gets the girl, as opposed to continuing in his depression.

Did you notice any more differences? Leave them in the comments!

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The Most Expensive LEGO Ever Tops The Morning Links

November 30, 2012, 8:03 am

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This extremely rare solid gold piece will cost you a cool $15,000.

7 disturbing trends in how junk food advertises to kids. - [Salon]

The Little League at the end of the world, how two men brought baseball to the kids of Haiti. - [Esquire]

Katie Holmes's new play makes its Broadway debut. Get a sneak peek and read the review! - [HollywoodReporter]

15 adorable prints of superheroes doing everyday things. - [PopSugar]

In case you needed it, here is more proof only terrible people put their dogs in hoodies. - [CoedMagazine]

Here we go again. The CW is gearing up another stab at a Wonder Woman show. This time with her as a teenager. - [Uproxx]

The 6 kinds of presents you should never, ever give. - [Time]

Confirmed! Guys take up more than their share of space on airplanes. - [NyMag]

A yearend mega list chronicling the 100 dumbest injures in sports history. - [BleacherReport]

Headline Story: What do you buy the kid who has everything? A $15,000 LEGO block. Or a set of them. The average LEGO kit has 402 pieces which is only $6,030,000. - [DailyMail]

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This Orchestra Of Desktop Monitors Might Give You Seizures

November 30, 2012, 9:34 am

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But it'll be worth it. Set to chiptune music, the two-minute video took a year to program and synchronizes over 30 systems.

Source: vimeo.com

Programmer North American took the chiptune song "She Was Captain Dark Down Weird" from Montreal artist Battle Lava and set it to some stunning visuals.

Via: thedailywhat

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The Hubble Advent Calendar And Other Links

November 30, 2012, 12:53 pm

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I wonder if they'll get this in time for the holidays on Chiron Beta Prime.

Good news, everyone! 5 seemingly harmful things that actually make you live longer. - [Cracked]

These sunglasses look weird but they'll help fight the winter blues. - [Greatist]

10 language mistake babies make that show they're tiny scientists. - [MentalFloss]

Nobody at Capital One can recall why their ads center around Vikings. - [TheOnion]

Why get clothing inspiration from Disney Princesses when you could get it from Disney Villains instead? - [Gurl]

Carly Rae Jepsen swears she isn't trying to look young, she's just 5 foot 2 inches. - [TheInsider]

A completely accurate history of how much we care about Star Wars over time. - [Dorkly]

One New Jersey eighth grader is on a quest to get Easy Bake Oven to make a "bro" version for her chef of a little brother. - [TheDailyBeast]

The name is Bond. Photoshopped Bond. - [PSDisasters]

Headline Story: Be sure to click through and bookmark this story. Then check back every day until Christmas for a new space photo! - [TheAtlantic]

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Maria Von Trapp Cast For "Sound Of Music" Remake

November 30, 2012, 1:01 pm

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They picked WHO!? Does Julie Andrews know?

Country music singer Carrie Underwood has been cast in the lead role for the NBC live remake of the classic musical. The special is set to air near the holiday in 2013.

Image by Jason Merritt / Getty Images

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The Pixar Lamp Is REAL

November 30, 2012, 2:30 pm

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Oh my God, it's playing Peek-A-Boo! This is the lamp equivalent of a baby animal.

Source: vimeo.com / via: bleedingcool.com

Created by Shanshan Zhou, Adam Ben-Dror, Joss Doggett, they named the Lamp Pinokio because obviously. Using six servos, a webcam, and customized computer code, Pinokio is aware of his environment and can express a dynamic range of behaviors.

Someone get Pixar on the line so we can mass produce these!

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