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10 Suicides Recreated in LEGO (1,818 diggs) Death by Lego may seem quite unbelievable, but these 10 suicides may be more dangerous than you first thought…

1 Hour Only: The Biggest Food Fight in the World [PICS] (721 diggs) Once a year, tens of thousands of tourists gather in a town in Spain to hurl over one hundred tons of overripe tomatoes ... all in just one hour.

I tied a disposable camera to a bench with a sign that read: (8,207 diggs) Good afternoon, I attached this camera to the bench so you could take pictures. Seriously. So have fun. I'll be back later this evening to pick it up. Love, Jay / The Plug When I retrieved the camera that night, I was happy to find that the entire roll of film had been shot. Below are the photos that were taken.

30+ of the World's Coolest Optical Illusions [PICs] (1,806 diggs) And you thought Escher had it bad ...

The Disturbing Origins of 5 Common Nursery Rhymes (1,085 diggs) We grew up memorizing these seemingly nonsense lines of verse from Mother Goose, which seem to exist for no other reason than to keep toddlers entertained. There couldn't possibly be some kind of weird, twisted history to them, could there?

Only In Brazil: Baby Saved By Disposable Diaper (480 diggs) A disposable diaper has saved the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window, officials said Thursday.

EVOLution [PIC] (2,899 diggs)

Incredible Video: Drawing a 'Mona Lisa' in 80 Nanoseconds! (5,931 diggs) The mythbusters compared a CPU vs a GPU and the GPU drew an ACTUAL mona lisa drawing using paint balls in 80 nanoseconds.

Urinating On Building Leads To Big Trouble For Parolee (494 diggs) A tip for parolees: Don't want to go back in the clink? Just be careful where you take a leak. One man who ignored that advice today was chased down and arrested after San Francisco police spotted him urinating on a building, and now faces several possible felony charges, authorities said.

What We Won't Miss About Olympics: Bizarre Clothing (668 diggs) If there's one thing the Olympics are known for, it's weird costumes, shorts that just don't work and other fashion faux pas.

Oddly Racist Commercial (2,610 diggs) Just wait until the end.

Impressive Olympics Facts: By The Numbers (pics) (937 diggs) Sometimes a number is worth a thousand words. Check out these impressive Olympics facts!

Man hires hitman to kill wife. Wife Kills Hitman! (5,271 diggs) When Susan Kuhnhausen returned home from work one day earlier this month, she encountered an intruder wielding a claw hammer. After a struggle, the 51-year-old nurse fended off her attacker by strangling him with her bare hands.

Don't drink and drive (2,668 diggs) Pretty straightforward message. You get to see how your car is going to look like.

How the Soviets Drilled the Deepest Hole in the World (1,603 diggs) In the Cold War '60s, as the space race heated up, another race began: to the center of the earth.

Woman Gives Birth to Her Own Grandchild (1,055 diggs) A 61-year-old woman gave birth to her own grandchild using an egg donated by her daughter, a clinic in Japan has said.

Universe Closed (2,954 diggs) Use Rainbow

The Butterfly Effect: A man's one-in-a-million... (1,666 diggs) ...close encounter with an insect convinces him that the theory is true: The fluttering of gossamer wings can change the world. How did I know it was the same butterfly that landed on me each time? The answer was in his behavior. It was so consistent that it was hard to imagine another butterfly precisely duplicating it.

The (Horrifying) Disney Goatse Collection (2,599 diggs)

Trippy Rotating Grid illusion (1,314 diggs) While working in 3d last year I discovered this optical illusion. A large grid seen rotating at a certain speed will appear to group itself into smaller grids, spinning independently. It appears the persistence of vision effect overrides our knowledge that this is a single grid and divides it up optically.

Holy Sh*t! Just F*ckin' Missed him! (4,701 diggs) This is a genuine near death experience. Given to me by a work colleague who just happened to have his new camera sitting on the dash.

11 Year-Old’s Organic Veggie Stand Shut Down by CA Mayor (1,926 diggs) A child ’s veggie stand was shut down for lack of permits by town officials. What’s next, no lemonade stands, bake sales or car wash fundraisers?

13 Bobbleheads the World Could Have Lived Without (601 diggs) It’s my theory that one day, every man woman and child will have a bobblehead bearing their likeness. It seems like literally every single person with a modicum of fame or fictional character has a bobblehead with their face on it. But which ones lead a particularly egregious existence? Here ’s some you can probably live without.

Perfect for Orange Juice [Pic] (2,099 diggs) Orange Juice Fail

Yoda Cat (926 diggs) You never know what kind of cat you might meet at a bar...