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My home state, Florida, from space (via msnbcmedia.msn.com)

PEOPLE ARE AWESOME (via Hadoukentheband)

Works almost as well, costs a lot less - Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

A bomb squad was summoned to inspect a suspicious package left outside the Cocoa Beach, Florida Social Security office. Sometimes, bomb squads will detonate packages after clearing the area. Fortunately, they broke from that protocol this time:

The bomb squad quickly suited up and headed to the scene to defuse the situation. Once they arrived on scene, specialists found a box slightly stirring. There was no “tick-tock,” but a different familiar sound. Meow.

Boba Fett charged Jabba a hefty sum for that Carbonite encased Han Solo: Boba’s Invoice (by Brock Davis)

lamas playing basketball Photoblog - Monks playing basketball

Mama elephant kicks baby elephant. Baby elephant gets some good distance… Elephant kicks baby elephant (via tubeyourgoods)

How they shot the opening story lines in Starwars (via Make: Online : How they shot the opening crawl in Empire Strikes Back)

Yet one more reason not to allow crocodiles onto air planes.

A STOWAWAY crocodile on a flight over the Democratic Republic of Congo escaped from its carrier bag and sparked an onboard stampede that caused the flight to crash, killing 19 passengers and crew, reports said today.

And one more great quote from the story:

If that is the average, then it means there are teens sending out much more per month.

22words has a very cool collection of shadow sculptures, sculptural art done by casting a shadow on a wall. It’s incredible what these artists do with light and lines. Amazing shadow sculptures - 22 Words

The Economic Argument: via imgs.xkcd.com

What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you know that the President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same and all the Cokes are good. Liz Taylor knows it, the President knows it, the bum knows it, and you know it.

— Andy Warhol on Coca-Cola

Medicare loses seven times as much money in fraud every year than the combined profits of the 14 health insurance companies on the Fortune 500.

— Medicare Fraud Puts Insurance Profits in Perspective - By Mark Hemingway - Critical Condition - National Review Online

Boomerang kids: 85% of college graduates must move back home - Oct. 14, 2010

AIRPLANE, a melodrama! It’s just not the same without the jokes…

Generally, you wouldn’t want to stand that close to a volcano. Most incredible volcano footage ever (via geoffmackley)

DaveDrawsComics: The Blog!: Seinfeld SuperHeroes

Irish Hand Dancing

Acclaimed Irish Dancers Suzanne Cleary & Peter Harding blow the brains out of the Irish Dance genre in this multi-media extravaganza. Their style liberates Irish Dance from its velvet-clad, tin-whistle-blowing, diddly-idleness and drags it kicking and screaming into the 21st Century.

We No Speak Americano ft. Cleary & Harding (via upandoverit)

Ninjabread Men