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Beefalo are causing problems in the Grand Canyon Herds of beefalo (a bison-cattle hybrid) are causing massive damage to vegetation, water supplies, other animal species, and American Indian cliff dwellings in the Grand Canyon. Read the rest... Hundreds of skeletons found under supermarket Workers renovating a Paris grocery store stumbled on hundreds of human skeletons buried underneath the building. The burying ground was apparently part of a hospital cemetery that was used from the 12th century to 17th century. Read the rest... GOP presidential contender says prisons prove homosexuality is a choice Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon, who is likely going to run for president as a Republican, says "a lot of people who go into prison, go into prison straight and when the come out they're gay." And this proves that being gay is "absolutely" a choice. Read the rest... Music: "Jingo," Candido (1979) Dance break. Read the rest... Desktop aquaponics system turns your fish tank into a garden Ornamental aquariums are so pre-apocalypse. It's time to turn your fish tank into something more useful, like a platform for growing food. Read the rest... Scary slideshows of the 1800s Nearly 200 years before Jason and Freddy, Phantasmagories used "magic lantern" technology, a simple image projector lit by a candle or oil lamp, to scare the crap out of people. Read the rest... DIY wood/leather box perfect for taming household electronics clutter I'm a firm believer in a household repository for sundry electronic parts, adapters, and bits of wire. Everyone needs an attractive kitchen basket/box to reduce detritus. Read the rest... Audiobook of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town Blackstone has adapted my 2005 urban fantasy novel Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town for audiobook, narrated by Bronson Pinchot, who does a stunning job. Read the rest... Video: Origami on the dance floor Dancing paper cranes (with moving electromagnets below their feet). Read the rest... Like Iggy Pop? Thank your grandparents Ben Marks says: "Jim Linderman's new book, The Birth of Rock and Roll, drops on March 24, butLisa Hix has just published a preview and conversation with the author today. Read the rest... When Charlie Chaplin's corpse was held for ransom In 1978, body snatchers held Charlie Chaplin's dead body hostage, demanding $600,000 for its safe (?) return. Chaplin had only died a few months before. Read the rest... NYC buying nationwide car surveillance database The NYPD is paying $442,500 for a three-year subscription to Vigilant Solutions' database of 2.2 billion licence plate images of cars across America, according to Ars Technica. Read the rest... Links: Wyoming loves asset forfeiture; XOXO is back; acrobatic tea; beautiful campstove; anti-NN shilltoons; Big Pizza's lobbyists; acrobatic tea; frozen bar ☣ Wyoming Governor Vetoes Asset Forfeiture Bill, Because Asset Forfeiture 'Is Right' [Techdirt] Wyoming's Republican Governor Matt Mead loves the idea of cops being able to steal your stuff: "I believe civil asset forfeiture is important and it is right." ☣ The Cartoonist Has No Idea How Net Neutrality Works A collection of shill-y editorial cartoons that fearmonger about Net Neutrality. Read the rest... TOM THE DANCING BUG: My School Week of Magical Thinking IN WHICH Louis finally settles on the one superstition that will drive him crazy. Read the rest... The average penis size is... According to new scientific research, "the average flaccid, pendulous penis is 9.16 cm (3.61 inches) in length; the average erect penis is 13.12 cm (5.16 inches) long."Apparently, a new study by the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust may be the most accurate to date as it didn't count on self-reporting. Read the rest... Literally too much crap on Everest Each year, more than 700 people scale Mount Everest and the human waste they leave behind is a toxic hazard. From The Guardian: Climbers spend weeks acclimatising around the four camps set up between the base camp at 5,300m (17,380ft) and the 8,850m-high (29,035ft) summit. Read the rest... How WWI made wristwatches happen Accurately answering the question “What time is it?” has been a human obsession for millennia – but it’s only been since World War I that you’re likely to turn your wrist to do so. Read the rest... Free steampunk workout videos Vermont, the little Holland of the United States, has been a leader in pot decriminalization, gay marriage, and socialist presidential candidates. Read the rest... The book thieves of 1990s London In the 1990s, London was home to notorious book-thieves who stole to order for the shops of Charing Cross road, who paid a fraction of cover-price for them -- meaning that each thief would have to steal £50,000/year worth of books (and often stole more). Read the rest... Deeply trippy faux-3D body painting Incredibly weird-cool airbrush body art by Natalie Fletcher. "Just an Illusion" (via Laughing Squid) Read the rest... 2 Chainz tests 24-karat rolling papers and world's biggest weed pipe The rapper is assisted by “celebrity medical marijuana consultant” Dr. Dina, who apparently gets paid to do exactly what it says in her ridiculous job title. Read the rest... Apple, Google plan fixes for 'Freak' security bug resulting from US ban on strong crypto Apple and Google both announced today that the companies have each developed fixes to help protect users against the newly revealed 'Freak' security flaw, which affects mobile devices and Mac computers. Read the rest... James Burke on the coming age of scarce scarcity and abundant abundance Matt Novak and James Burke help us understand why we are to terrible at predicting the futureRead the rest... Snap fit plastic measuring spoons Here are the five reasons why these measuring spoons ($8) are the best I've used: They snap neatly together for storage and are easily separated. Read the rest... Cat sleeps on pillow, snores, keeps human awake “My cat keeps my wife awake on the pillow next to her.” [youtube via reddit] Read the rest... The Divorced Dad Cooking Show Recent divorcee Frank Curlip shares his culinary knowledge. “I'm doing great, Karen.” This gem is from 2009. New episodes are promised within the next few months. Read the rest... Sexism is over! If you want it A subway ad intervention By Jilly Ballistic. Read the rest... Bad stock photos featuring Dave Franco, Vince Vaughan, and others Enjoy some free purposely cheesy stock photos featuring Vince Vaughan, Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco, and other stars from the film Unfinished Business! Read the rest... Dancing Geography GIFs Made By ABVH. Read the rest... Sushi roll towels Dreamed up for OTOTO by Tel Aviv-based designer Jenny Pokryvailo. Read the rest...