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Impulse purchases are almost never a good idea — especially when there are drinks involved. 

Stuart Slicer splurged on a massive photo of Scotland’s Forth Bridge during a charity auction recently — which would have been a nice addition to his living room if it didn’t already have a direct view of the bridge. 

His son, also named Stuart, posted a video of the print in the living room, which has the same exact view. In classic internet flavor, the account tweets from his dog’s perspective, Murphy Green. [Stuart Sr.] “forgot he could just open da blinds,” the dog tweeted. Read more…

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Here’s a hot tip: If you vote in one of those emoji slider polls your friends may be posting to Instagram Stories — to gauge how cute a dog is, say — your friends will absolutely be notified of your answer. 

There is no anonymity here.

Take, for example, a recent emoji slider on my own Instagram Story:

My friend Rebecca decided this dog was extremely — almost comically — low on the “yas???” scale.

Her defense? “I didn’t know you could see individual responses.”

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Few things bring the internet together like lost animals. 

A raccoon captured all of our hearts on Tuesday when it started scaling a high rise office building in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. According to MPR News, the little guy got stranded on a building ledge on Monday, jumped to the roof of a two story office, and then started climbing up the walls of UBS tower. 

MPR News reporter Tim Nelson said the trash panda was likely on a mission to raid a pigeon’s nest over the skyway when it got stranded, and that it’s been at least two days since it’s had food or water.  Read more…

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A missing cat poster also became a creepy optical illusion. 

As you walk past the poster, the cat’s face appears to follow. When the viewer veers left, the cat’s head turns to watch. When you lean right, so does the missing cat. 

“Probably escaped from Azkaban or something,” the Redditor who posted the video said. 

But it’s not a dark magic power — it’s actually a pretty common optical illusion used in haunted houses. If you put concave cones behind the eyes of the illusion, it’ll look like the eyes will follow the viewer. Since the cat’s head is perfectly placed over a concave surface, it appears to turn its whole head as the viewer passes by.  Read more…

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Embedded in the lava still spewing some 130 feet into the air from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano are green crystals. 

Called olivine, these minerals can turn Hawaiian beaches green, and it appears some of the green gems are raining down upon homes near the eruption or popping up near lava flows.

“Yes, the lava that is erupting now is very crystal-rich and it is quite possible that residents might be finding olivine,” Cheryl Gansecki, a geologist at the University of Hawaii-Hilo that studies the composition of Kilauea’s lava, said over email. 

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Some people are really out here doing the Lord’s work. 

YouTuber and Vine star Drew Gooden took one for the team and actually went to see Jake Paul’s live show — which, by the way, costs $1,143 for a “VIP Experience” that includes a selfie with Jake Paul and a chance to end up on his vlog. 

Gooden, along with hundreds of screaming preteens and their parents, attended the live show at the House of Blues near Disney World, and had the perfect snarky commentary accompanying the break down.  

“Everyone on stage that wasn’t Jake Paul seemed very aware that nobody cared about them,” Gooden quipped, “because they’re not Jake Paul … they would come up with ways every 30 seconds or so to remind people that Jake Paul was here.”  Read more…

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It seemed like only earlier today that President Donald Trump was in a mellower, more conciliatory tone, having wrapped up his historic summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

Well, that’s all over now because Trump is back to doing what Trump does best: lashing out at celebrities online, particularly those who criticized him.

Specifically, Trump hit back at actor Robert De Niro over his pretty succinct slam of Trump during Sunday night’s Tony Awards. In retaliation, Trump not only pulled out the intelligence insult, but he also dusted off his favorite ploy: nicknames! Read more…

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The new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is almost here, and it will include every character in Smash Bros. history. We’re talking Snake, Ice Climbers, Wolf. Oh, and say hello to newcomer Ridley!  Read more…

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We asked Dr. Chen, Director of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, “Can you legally overdose on cannabis?”

Join us as we clear the haze of confusion around many of the myths surrounding marijuana on Weed Wise. Read more…

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PlayStation’s E3 showcase was chock full of great reveals and new looks at upcoming games including E3 staples like Death Stranding and newcomers like Nioh 2.

At PlayStation’s anticipated showcase Monday, things started out slowly after a stunning look at The Last of Us Part II, and then sped up a bit after Sony decided to move everyone to a different theater to watch the rest of the presentation. Minus that weird hiccup, the quality of the PlayStation showcase rivaled Sunday’s Xbox showcase.

Here are some of the biggest highlights from the PlayStation E3 showcase: Read more…

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