https://www.neatorama.com/2012/10/09/This-is-How-a-Drop-of-Water-Freezes/
The photos above show how a drop of water freezes on a cold surface: by forming a sharp point at the top: Researchers at the University of Twente, in the...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/19/selling-flies-is-big-business/
Chinese college graduate Ai Baorong tried to find a normal job, but couldn't get one, so she decided to get into the fly business. Yes, the business of growing...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/06/murder-by-haunted-house/
Sean A. Jennings wanted to get rid of his wife, but didn't want to go through all the hassles of divorce (plus that pesky alimony thing). So he devised a...
haunted housemurderneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/18/ir-controlled-dalek/
From the website:Of course we all know the Daleks are the real stars of Dr. Who. With a toilet plunger in one hand and a elongated egg beater in the other,...
ircontrolleddalekneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/24/bathroom-readers-fathers-day-sale/
Father's Day is Sunday, June 17, 2012, and our pal Uncle John's Bathroom Reader is having a great sale: 30% off all titles (over 80 of 'em) from May 14 to June...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/09/festo-airics-robotic-arm/
Robotics and automation company Festo took a page from Mother Nature's design book and designed an air-powered robotic arm modeled on a human one. The result?...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2010/07/24/try-stealing-that-now-punks/
Sick and tired of getting their signposts stolen over the years, the villagers of Shitterton decided to make one that's a bit more difficult to steal: a stone...
trystealingpunksneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2018/02/20/Cigarette-Butts-and-German-Society/
The following is an article from The Annals of Improbable Research, now in all-pdf form. Get a subscription now for only $25 a year!Research About Cigarette...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/12/diabetes-in-the-usa/
We've been told before that more and more Americans are getting Type 2 diabetes (which is brought upon by obesity), but you may be surprised that the...
diabetesusaneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/25/Baby-Does-Amazing-Basketball-Trick-Shots/
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmMbm78sEB4](Video Link)Titus Ashby is only two years old, but he can sink one ball after another, often with banked shots or...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/02/let-it-ride-coffee-table/
Neatorama reader Hugo Brown told us about a coffee table he designed and made: a Let It Ride board game coffee table complete with stormtrooper, unicorn, and...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/plumbing-art/
Talk about a space saver! The Design Odyssey Vertebrae is an entire bathroom in one column. The toilet is at the bottom, then a sink at sink level, and a...
plumbingartneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/halloween/2012/10/14/Pictures-Of-Terrified-People-In-The-Nightmares-Fear-Factory/
Niagara Falls, Canada is home to one of the most terrifying haunted houses in the world- the Nightmares Fear Factory.With a claim to fame of over 100,000...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/19/
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https://www.neatorama.com/2012/07/20/avengers-of-harmony/
(YouTube link) The soundtrack of one of The Avengers trailers was synched to relevant scenes from My LIttle Pony to make this wonderful mashup by...
avengersharmonyneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/14/national-geographic-map-of-the-day-the-marvelous-land-of-oz/
Illustration: James E. Haff and Dick Martin / International Wizard of Oz Club (1980)National Geographic Map of the Day has a really neat (and zoomable)...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/16/superheroes-and-their-alter-egos/
These cool graphic illustrations with a cutaway look show the differences, and similarities, between superheroes and their alter egos. The simplistic character...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/23/The-Chatelaine-An-Antique-Multitool-for-Women/
A busy woman needs the tools of her work accessible. This was a challenge when fashions did not include many pockets. The chatelaine was a popular solution in...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/22/Breaking-the-Facts-of-Life/
[http://youtu.be/Gb0sK1OueQY] (YouTube link)Last night we saw a list of actors who didn't know what their finished movie would be like. How could that happen?...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/30/william-wegmans-alphabet-soup/
William Wegman [wiki] is an art photographer famous for his compositions of his Weimaraner dogs in costumes. This trailer is of his movie Alphabet Soup,...
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https://www.neatorama.com/neatobambino/2010/09/27/headbanging-toddler-eating-chili/
(Video Link) Your adorable kid video for today is this young lady rockin' out while eating chili. She's the daughter of semi-famous DJ Omar Santana and she's...
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https://www.neatorama.com/neatogeek/2010/07/06/x-men-toilet/
This toilet is decorated with the X-Men comics of artist Jim Lee. It's on sale on eBay at a current bid of $495. Presumably it's meant to be a decorative,...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/24/cast-away/
If you managed to break a bone and got yourself in an arm cast, chances are you'll have a permanent marker and a couple of friends' remarks written all over...
cast awayneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/17/turtle-gymnastics-and-other-oddities-by-youtube-sensation-ray-sipe/
Have you seen this wild man's videos posted on the interwebs before? If not, and this is assuming you're a lover of all things comedic in life, then you're in...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/world-rock-paper-scissors-champion/
Bob Cooper (no, not the pirate), a 28-year-old sales manager from London, UK, beat 500 competitors to become the World Rock Paper Scissors Champion."I went...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/26/green-sahara-photos-by-mike-hettwer/
Photo: Mike HettwerAlan Taylor of the Big Picture Blog over at Boston Globe has a(nother) neat post - this time of fantastic photos of Mike Hettwer of a...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/20/twittering-teddy/
(Vimeo link) The folks at My Home and Verizon Vios gutted a Teddy Ruxpin and modded it to Twitter. You can listen to your Twitter feeds just by listening to...
teddyneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/12/10/sleep-peacefully-in-the-jaws-of-a-dinosaur/
The Murphy Family home in Jupiter, Florida features a child's bed shaped like a dinosaur mouth. Bonnie Murphy, a muralist, did the painting and her husband did...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/13/neros-rotating-dining-hall-discovered/
Back in 1st century A.D. (or C.E., if it pleases you), the Romans were really starting to crank things up. Things like debauchery, poisoning of rivals,...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2011/12/06/how-to-spice-up-your-kleenex-boxes/
It's cold and flu season, so it's time to get your Kleenexes out. While most tissue boxes are totally boring, you can learn how to make your own awesomely...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/18/scientists-create-fake-dna/
A laboratory at Nucleix, a life-sciences company, was able to manufacture DNA that would be accurate enough to pass forensic scrutiny: "You can just engineer a...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/07/the-smithsonian-by-the-numbers/
The following is reprinted from Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges Into History Again Smithsonian Castle in Washington Mall, in HDR by jculverhouse [Flickr]...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2010/08/16/the-resurrection-of-elvis/
The following is an article from Uncle John's Giant 10th Anniversary Bathroom Reader. Since his death in 1977, Elvis's popularity has grown. Once he was just a...
resurrectionelvisneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/20/george-wills-war-on-denim/
Columnist George Will is mad. Hopping mad about denim and how America's fashion sense is going to hell in a hand basket. He and Wall Street Journal writer...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2011/05/17/graduation-brain-cell/
Graduation Brain Cell - $9.95 Are you still looking for the perfect gift for your favorite graduate? Get them the Graduation Brain Cell from the NeatoShop....
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https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/13/amateur/
Lasse Gjertsen is no musician, but he can sure edit video! -Hi play or go to Link [YouTube] via Arbroath...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/15/video-game-with-a-urinal-peripheral/
(Video Link) Sega is making a gaming interface called "Toirettsu" which the (presumably male) user controls by selectively peeing on different sensors: This is...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2012/10/31/The-Kuba-Komet/
The Kuba Komet was a home entertainment system manufactured in West Germany from 1957-1962. The oddly angular upper section could rotate and included eight...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/04/scenes-from-a-cactus-shop-in-japan/
Kohei Oda's specialty shop is the place to go when you're in great neat of a cactus in Hiroshima. Write that down just in case you should ever find yourself in...
scenescactusshopjapanneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/02/natural-curiosities-jar/
Natural Curiosities Jar - $29.95 (sold individually) Are you looking for the perfect place to store your most prized possessions? Don't place your favorite...
natural curiositiesjarneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/15/neon-pegasus/
Feeling down today, Bronies? This one is for you: Neon Pegasus by Parry Gripp (previously on Neatorama), who said "No matter how insane or ridiculous, you must...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/06/jon-lajoie-sings-for-the-ladies/
NSFW: Strong language Jon Lajoie wrote this song for the ladies. He's a Canadian comedian and songwriter. Click Play or go to Link....
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https://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/25/the-forbes-fictional-15/
Forbes has announced its annual ranking of the world's richest fictional characters. They say the collective fortunes of those ranked at the top have surged...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/26/electrapour-illuminates-your-drinks/
Attach this spout to a bottle of liquor. As you pour, a LED light will illuminate the liquid. Unlike similar gadgets, it only lights up when liquid pours...
illuminatesdrinksneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/03/the-6-most-counterproductive-psas-of-all-time/
They had the best of intentions, but certain public service campaigns ended up making something really bad for you appear awesome. The bad experiences were...
counterproductivepsastimeneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/06/10-bizarre-weapons-of-the-allies-during-world-war-ii/
Listverse has pictures and descriptions of ten strange weapons developed by the Allies during World War II. Among them were sound mirrors, some of which still...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2011/12/04/11-rock-star-television-cameos/
Rock stars aren't generally known for their amazing acting skills, but that doesn't stop television executives from working them into different cameo roles...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2010/07/30/14-famous-man-rooms/
Famous men in history sometimes had a special place they went to think, create, or unwind in which they could block out the rest of the world. Almost every man...
famousmanroomsneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/27/how-your-vocal-cords-make-sound/
This one is fascinating, though if you're a little squeamish about human anatomy, this isn't for you. Here's a video clip of Dr. Christopher Chang performing a...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/31/matt-jalberts-rockin-out-san-gabriel-mountains/
Matt takes "Photographs of the bizarre, the unusual, the sublime, and the beautiful found in my travels through the deserts of California and Nevada." This...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/03/24-photographs-of-abe-lincoln-being-awesome/
Abraham Lincoln broke ground for U.S. presidents in many ways, one of them for being photographed. Photography was still in its infancy, but we can go back and...
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https://www.neatorama.com/neatolicious/story/KFC-Potato-Chips/
KFC Japan recently launched savory salt ginger chicken, to help promote them, they also partnered up with chip maker Calbee to make chips in the same flavor....
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https://www.neatorama.com/2010/10/29/
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https://www.neatorama.com/2011/12/02/classic-comic-book-covers-animated/
Tony Stark's life spun out of the control in the classic nine-issue Iron Man series "Demon in a Bottle." It's all the more striking with this cover image...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/23/the-book-of-spam-caption-contest/
What did George Burns say to Gracie Allen? Funniest captions will win Free The Book of SPAM, courtesy of Simon & Schuster, reviewed previously on Neatorama....
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https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/20/the-antichrist-thats-me-is-a-good-guy-said-preacher-with-666-tattoo/
From the website:The minister has the number 666 tattooed on his arm. But Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda is not your typical minister. De Jesus, or "Daddy" as his...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2013/04/12/Brownie-Pan-Pizza/
You can buy a brownie pan that gives you delicious extra edges. But you can also bake a lot more than just brownies with it. Stephanie Parker used hers to bake...
pan pizzabrownieneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/21/cinder-the-naked-chimp/
Meet Cinder, the "Naked Chimp," at the Saint Louis Zoo. Cinder was born with a beautiful, full coat of hair but at just five months old, started to lose her...
cindernakedchimpneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/05/20/would-you-live-in-a-church/
Looking at the pictures, I would definitely live in this church in Kyloe, North Cumberland, England, which was converted into a home. Look at the beautiful...
wouldlivechurchneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/05/belgian-fries/
If you ever get tired of French fries, you might want to try some Belgian fries (frites) -but be warned they aren't quite "fast food." In Belgium, fries are...
belgian friesneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/04/15/Follow-The-White-Rabbit/
Follow the White Rabbit by Gil Follow NeatoShop artist Gil down the rabbit hole and find a wealth of curiouser and curioser designs! But first, check out his...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/15/Hamlet-Mash-Up/
[http://youtu.be/mFZT4gOq8io] (YouTube link)There's a lot of work in this video. Geoff Klock made a mashup of quotes from and references to Shakespeare's...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/23/music-royalties-for-dummies/
With all of the confusion recently on the internet about music and copyright, you may not know what's what. Here's something to help you learn about how music...
music royaltiesdummiesneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/10/the-sweet-tea-line/
The Mason-Dixon line never made any sense. The South begins where the restaurants serve sweet tea. Link -via Metafilter...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2013/08/31/Kentucky-Fried-Chicken-Selling-Deep-Fried-Soup/
Is it even possible to deep fry soup? Apparently, and that can only be a good thing. Rocket News 24 reports that KFC outlets in Japan sell deep fried versions...
kentucky fried chickensellingdeepsoupneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/twaggies/2010/12/18/no-153-suuperg-tinapota-saveourtigers/
#GoGoDicaprio! WWF Press Release: The Leonardo Dicaprio Fund at CCF Commits $1 Million to WWF to Save Tigers Now - @suuperG Save Tigers Now | Campaign by World...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2014/04/10/Creepy-Photo-Series-Explores-Americas-Abandoned-Malls/
(Image Via Architectural Afterlife)(Image Via Detroiturbex.com)(Image Via Flickr:Binkled)There are malls all across America lying derelict and abandoned,...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/17/real-life-simpsons-house/
Yes, that is the real-life Simpsons house, built in Springfield (Henderson), Nevada! Photo Gallery | VR Panorama (why of course!)...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2011/03/21/the-witch-of-wall-street/
The following is an article taken from the book Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges Into History. She walked up and down Wall Street in rags -but in her day...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2011/03/18/7-foot-wide-house-for-sale/
The Check House in Framlingham, UK -- that's the narrow building in the background -- is only seven feet wide! It's kind of upside-down because the first floor...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/03/jury-doodles/
Chris Roth served on a jury for a civil case that lasted for seven days. The case was interesting (involving a stripper), but seven days in a jury box is still...
jurydoodlesneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/06/kris-kuksis-sculpture/
Check out Kris Kuksi's fantastic sculptures (this one is called "Lust and Self-Abuse"): Link...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/07/the-terrifying-roar-of-a-lion/
(YouTube link) Leo is learning, so stop laughing or he will eat you ...someday! -via reddit...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/06/cartoonographs-the-first-infographics/
Science Service was a nonprofit news organization that decided to "jazz up" their information releases by adding humorous pictures in the 1920s. Some of these...
firstinfographicsneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/05/28/the-clio-awards-for-best-television-commercials/
(YouTube Link) The Clio Awards are given annually by the advertising industry for the best examples of advertising. One of the categories is for television,...
clio awardstelevision commercialsbestneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/24/Cats-vs-TP/
[http://youtu.be/15eDI5oiHgs] (YouTube link)A variety of cats do battle against their natural enemy -toilet paper! It seems to me that some of these cats...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/11/Bench-Turns-into-a-Homeless-Shelter/
RainCity Housing is a non-profit organization in Vancouver that provides housing for people with mental illnesses and addiction problems. It wants to reach out...
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https://www.neatorama.com/neatolicious/2012/12/13/Father-and-Daughter-in-Kitchen/
[http://youtu.be/TtXWWRyJLPw] (YouTube link)One of my favorite videos from the past year features a German family working together in the kitchen. In case you...
fatherdaughterkitchenneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/25/werewolf-feet/
Werewolf Feet - $14.95 Are you itching to get Dad a Father's Day gift he will really love? Get him the Werewolf Feet from the NeatoShop. Dad will be over the...
werewolffeetneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/13/marco-evaristtis-ice-cube-project/
Artist Marco Evaristti needed 790 gallons (3,000 liters) of red paint, three fire hoses, two icebrakers, a twenty-man crew, and two hours to paint an iceberg...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/20/
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https://www.neatorama.com/2012/07/14/because-we-cant-get-enough-maru/
(Video Link) Maru tends to be typecast as the box-loving cat, but he has plenty more interests than just boxes. For example, he also love bags and grass. Via...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/17/how-to-move-a-barn/
(YouTube link) It's quite easy, really. You don't even need any heavy equipment. In 1981 the Ostry family in Nebraska wanted to move their barn to higher...
movebarnneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/14/turkeys-chase-a-laser-dot/
(YouTube link) You've seen cats chase a laser light, in real life or in videos. Turkeys will chase one, too, as long as they have appropriate music to...
turkeyschaselaserdotneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/27/the-kenova-pumpkin-house/
Photo: Dave Fatella at WVPicsThis is an awesome story of a West Virginian man who, along with volunteers, carves over 3,000 pumpkins and display them on his...
pumpkin housekenovaneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/High-Fashion-Collection-Inspired-By-Batman-Villains/
(Video Link)The villains who go up against Batman are some of the most stylish, and most iconic, in all of comic book history. From the dapper Penguin to the...
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https://www.neatorama.com/whois/56223/
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https://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/03/What-Is-It-game-295/
Hey look! It's time for our collaboration with the wonderful What Is It? Blog! Do you know what the object in this picture is? It doesn't really matter if you...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/14/the-real-jackalopes-rabbits-with-shope-papillomavirus-infection/
These rabbits are the *real* jackalopes - they got the grotesque horns all over their body after being infected with the Shope...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/11/real-life-kwik-e-mart-videos/
We've seen the 7-11 To Convert Stores to Kwik-E-Mart for Simpsons Movie Release story and the Real Life Kwik-E-Mart (photos). Let's wrap it up with a couple of...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/27/tin-house-in-gamalakhe-tin-town/
Tin House in Gamalakhe Tintown in MargateIf you've seen Neill Blomkamp's movie District 9, the tin house above should be familiar. Indeed, the slum that housed...
tin housegamalakhetownneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/27/heidi-hesses-gumball-hummer/
In her project, called "Sugar Coated", Heidi made a life-size, gumball covered HumVee to "comment on pop culture and [remind] us of soldiers handing candy to...
heidihessegumballhummerneatorama
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/06/18/Dexters-Cereal-Killer-The-Taste-That-Knocks-Em-Dead/
Dexter's Cereal Killer by rustenicoWake up to a bloody big bowl of Dexter's Cereal Killer brand cereal and you'll be waking up in a really dark place. This is...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/vintage-spiegel-catalog-land-of-the-fembots/
From the website:All color. All wild. If you are of the Austin Powers age you will likely think these images are "Groovey baby!" Others of you will gasp and...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/25/130-year-old-woman/
Sakhan Dosova of Karaganda in northern Kazakhstan has documents that say she will celebrate her 130th birthday on Friday. Census officials discovered that her...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/10/hello-kitty-jesus-tattoo/
Apparently, this is what you get when pop culture and religion clashed: I know you read the title of this post and were shaking your head in disbelief even...
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https://www.neatorama.com/2013/12/10/Garfield-Plush-Head-Christmas-Stocking/
Garfield Plush Head Christmas StockingThis holiday season celebrate your love of the adorable lasagna eating cat who hates Mondays with the Garfield Plush Head...
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