Watch this ice queen lift a weight made from ice in a painfully cold looking pool of water. Galkina Anechka posts regular videos of herself doing various tricks and stunts in a freezing lake, surrounded by a vast landscape of ice and snow. — Read the rest

A new study of Tibetan monks reveals that a dedicated practice of meditation changes your poop. According to the new research from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, the specific population of gut bacteria in the meditating monks' poop is "associated with a reduced risk of anxiety, depression and cardiovascular disease and could enhance immune function." — Read the rest

I guess Deadpool is more about the jokes anyway.

This does look like a lot of fun, and I look forward to seeing it on whatever on their many streaming networks Disney decides to release it on. Deadpool has become a lot more endearing to me after watching Welcome to Wrexham. — Read the rest

We're working hard to understand the intricacies of dog pooping rituals. And we're back with more data. Turns out in addition to using Earth's magnetic fields to determine where to poop, dogs also might be adding extra circles in their preliminary pooping rituals as a way of honoring toys that have died in the line of duty.  — Read the rest

Icon of the Seas, Royal Caribbean's newest ship, is the largest cruise ship in the world (previously). It set sail Saturday, January 27, out of Miami on its first voyage, a sold-out seven-night Caribbean cruise. The massive ship, which cost 2 billion dollars to build, is 1200 feet long and weighs over 250,000 gross tons. — Read the rest

See what happens when a spoon of liquid nitrogen is dropped into a bowl of gasoline. The liquid nitrogen bounces around the bowl inside of the gasoline in a clump and then bursts outwards into the air. It looks like a little ghost, running around in circles trying to escape. — Read the rest

Love it or hate it, there's one thing computer now do extremely well—generating AI nightmare fuel. AI seems to excel at the terrifying and the grotesque, and this AI-generated 1950s-style TV commercial is pretty much peak AI horror. It was posted on the Meme Dream Machine YouTube, which provides this description:

This is an AI-generated 1950s TV commercial for a family theme park called Pooky Park, where customers are chased by giant, somewhat terrifying puppets. 

An Italian province seeks to catalog the DNA of 40,000 dogs, so it can levy fines on owners who do not pick up dog poop.

Over 10,000 dogs have already been registered in Bolzano, Italy, with 30,000 more just waiting. — Read the rest

New York City may soon be getting a floating pool in its East River. It will be an innovative floating platform, with the walls of the cross-shaped pool comprised of special filters that will allow river water to flow through, while filtering out debris and microbes. — Read the rest

Comedian Gary Gulman's comedy special "Born on Third Base" will be released on the streaming platform Max (née HBO) on December 21. Gulman is one of my very favorite stand-up comedians, and as famous and accomplished as he is, I still think he's massively underrated. — Read the rest

The very entertaining Mike Massimino, a former NASA astronaut who helped fix the Hubble telescope in orbit, was on The Daily Show and explained in detail to host Kal Penn how astronauts poop while traveling in space. It requires a lot of training, including simulations and a closed-circuit camera and TV. — Read the rest

During a recent high school basketball game in Montgomery County, Texas, Willis High School coach Jeremy Clark became frustrated with the behavior of one of his players, Javin Allen, age 17. Apparently Allen was arguing with his opponents and referee. Clark benched Allen. — Read the rest

The first problem with Marjorie Taylor Greene's book, which debuted yesterday, is its title: MTG. When you search for it online or on Amazon, the results that come up are either products or information about the card game Magic: The Gathering. — Read the rest

Meet Symon, a hilarious African Grey parrot. While she says lots of words and phrases—"give me a kiss," "I love you," and many more—my absolute favorite thing she utters is "uh oh, poopies!" when she, well, poops. 

If you need a laugh, watch these YouTube shorts of her saying "poop!" — Read the rest

Provost Park Pass brings their usual mountain of puns, and superhuman energy to the Disney Resort Pooping in Line story.

Mark Provost is a favorite Disneyland YouTuber of mine. He never stops cracking jokes, finding interesting stuff to share, and doing his best to help everyone have a good time. — Read the rest

Throat surgeon Dr. Apoorva Ramaswamy seems to believe Nikki Haley deserves the insult her unpleasant husband slung at her, calling her a "Dick Cheney in three-inch heels."

At last night's GOP presidential debate, the unctuous Vivek referred to Hawley as "Dick Cheney in three-inch heels," implying that being a woman makes a person less capable of being a president, a sexist stereotype that undermines women's capabilities. — Read the rest

Yes, it's true. Disneyland and Disney World have a problem with people pooping while waiting in long lines for rides. Apparently you can read about these magical experiences with some frequency on the Disney World and Disneyland subreddits.

"I am in the queue for [Rise of the Resistance] – someone let their kid take a dump on the floor and then they just walked out and left it- WTF?," — Read the rest

Every year, on the windswept shores of Blackpool, England, a unique event takes place — the annual "Uke Hunt." It's a tradition as old as the iconic Blackpool Tower, where the entire town turns out in search of a hidden treasure — a coveted ukulele. — Read the rest

In 2004, Howard Hallis celebrated the devilishly wonderful crossover of Disney and Goth culture with the now-classic "Haunted Bela," a mash-up of Bauhaus's "Bela Lugosi's Dead" with the spooky narration heard in Disneyland's Haunted Mansion dark ride. Howard also created the enchanting artwork, titled "Goth Princesses." — Read the rest

Cory Infinite created this spectacular jacket made out of 1,600 spoons, and it's better than any piece of clothing I've ever seen on a runway. This unique coat of armor weighs 45 pounds, and looks and sounds absolutely gorgeous.

The sound it makes when the wearer does a shimmy is so mesmerizing. — Read the rest