Misc
Cures for A Broken Heart
1. Keep in mind that a broken heart is part of being human
2. Light the fire
3. Take solace in the fact that things have a way of working out
Explanations can be found here: link
Massive Lego map of US
As part of the World Children’s Festival this week in Washington DC, LEGO set up a build area outside of the Smithosnian National Air and Space Museum for kids to create individual mosaics that will fill out a basketball court-sized map of the US.
via [BoingBoing]
Popular Pet Names
TOP DOG NAMES:
Molly (24)
Max (29)
Charlie (10)
Holly (26)
Poppy (30)
Ben (11)
Alfie (16)
Jack (1)
Sam (8)
Barney (-)
TOP CAT NAMES:
Molly (24)
Charlie (10)
Tigger (-)
Poppy (30)
Oscar (47)
Smudge (-)
Millie (20)
Daisy (25)
Max (29)
Jasper (-)
via [Freakonomics]
Ceremonial necklace made from runners’ lost toenails
Heavy runners lose toenails. I know, ew. But what if those toenails weren’t lost — what if they were repurposed, as a necklace?
link via [BoingBoing]
Boy shoots half-ton wild hog
An 11-year-old boy in Alabama shot a monstrously large wild hog. It’s an AP story, so I am guessing this astonishing photo is legit.
link via [BoingBoing]
Four-storey-tall Donkey Kong scene made of post-its
10 people took about 5 hours to create a 4-story Donkey Kong scene using about 6400 post-its at UC Santa Cruz.
Link [ via BoingBoing ]
