Big Trees A California county tax assessor makes excuses for sending out 544 pieces of official mail marked "Let's Go Brandon" Jason Weisberger

dollar stores Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar for a big loss (but more than a dollar) Rob Beschizza

surveillance mishaps Border blimp runs amok in Texas — wreaks havoc for 600 miles before crashing in Dallas Carla Sinclair

Google Earth Bizarre black hole in Pacific Ocean spotted on Google Earth Allan Rose Hill

Funny Lady's hair creates hilarious Muppet illusion Popkin

science fiction Dyson Trees could make a home for humans—and other things Rob Beschizza

Funny See a delightful collection of Tushy Trees Popkin

Funny Adorable bear caught on camera in epic back-scratching session Popkin

florida Orange juice makers considering using other fruits Rob Beschizza

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

Boing Boing Shop Achieve all your plant parenthood dreams with the Pico Planter for only $37.97 Boing Boing's Shop

driftwood Washington's secret giants: the colossal driftwood of La Push Popkin

vanity plates DEZNUUTZ, 2HI, VENMO, and 3,000 other vanity license plates rejected by New York's DMV David Pescovitz

tabloids Trump's sex slave, a photogenic ghost, and Madonna going bald in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

snowball Here are an assortment of images depicting snowball fights from the 1400s to the 1900s Popkin

australia Watch an adorable brushtail possum named Raisin cleaning himself Jennifer Sandlin

trees City of Portland planted trees in downtrodden neighborhood and then didn't bother to water them David Pescovitz

art Take a longer tour of Mr. Doodle's house Jennifer Sandlin

public art The Chairy Orchard, a funky art park in Denton, Texas, is closing after eight years Jennifer Sandlin

Noname new album Sundial drops this summer Elías Villoro