There's something really unnerving about this little snail eating lunch. It's too gross to be adorable, but too adorable to be gross. Are his little antennae an emotional reaction?
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Feb 27, 2015
Snail eats lunch
Anthropodermic bibliopegy: the grotesque history of books bound in human skin
On the Under the Knife show, Dr Lindsey Fitzharris elucidates the weird history of "anthropodermic bibliopegy," the weird practice of binding books in human skin, including the doctor who bound case histories in the skins of his dead patients, and the murderer who asked to have his biography bound in his skin and presented to […]
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Pools at Trump Florida resorts were shut 10x in one year by health & safety inspectors
‘Drain the swamp,’ said the man whose resort swimming pools are so filthy, Florida state health inspectors had to close ’em ten times in one year, reports QZ.
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Disgusting Food Museum coming to Los Angeles
Sweden’s Disgusting Food Museum is opening a touring exhibition in Los Angeles’s Architecture and Design Museum. The exhibit runs from December 9 to February 17. “What we find disgusting has to be learned — it’s purely cultural,” says curator/psychologist Samuel West. This is a fine opportunity to taste foods you’ve been curious about, like fermented […]
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Save 89% on up to 5 TB of storage with this secure cloud service
Need data storage? Join the club. It may still seem like the wild west out there, and for many companies, it’s a tough choice between security and accessibility. Luckily, there’s a platform that gives you a lot of both: Polar Backup Cloud Storage. Whether you’re a busy private citizen or managing valuable company data, Polar […]
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Learn a new language by chatting with native speakers from around the world
There are a lot of different language apps out there because nobody learns anything the same exact way – especially not something as complex as a new language. For some people, the best way is to dive in and start talking, but that’s easier said than done if you’re not around those natives you aspire […]
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Save up to 40% on these signed Marvel and Star Wars collectibles
There’s movie merch and then there are artifacts – one-of-a-kind items for the true fans only. These 11 items definitely fall into the latter category. We’ve unearthed movie art, props and other fan touchstones from the major nerd franchises of the last 50 years. Gaze upon these Star Wars and Marvel collectibles and don’t worry. […]
