Designer Sophie Duran of Rotterdam has created this strange series of jewelry for the face, including a lip pump, a metallic blue mustache, and ridiculously long false eyelashes that can… Read the rest of the article: Creepy facial jewelry

If you liked the post-its that looked like blades of grass, you may also like these fruit sticky notes created by the Japanese designers at D-Bros. via Buzz Beast

This undulating lawn chair is made from reclaimed wood slabs from the Coney Island boardwalk; the design pays homage to the Cyclone, the last remaining roller coaster there. Link via… Read the rest of the article: Chair made from Coney Island wood slabs

New York assemblyman Richard Brodsky is trying to pass a law that will change the way we indicate whether we want to donate our organs or not. Right now, we… Read the rest of the article: How to get more people to donate organs

39-year old Uwe Mitzscherlich, a postman from Possendorf, Germany, married his cat Cecilia when he found out she was dying. They had lived together for 10 years. His reason: "Cecilia… Read the rest of the article: German man marries his dying cat

A duo of designers from Italy and Spain have come up with an interesting concept: a simple sleek floor lamp that doubles as a power strip, so you can charge… Read the rest of the article: Floor lamp doubles as a power strip

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Designer Florian Pucher created a series of New Zealand wool carpets that look like aerial views of continents and countries. The one above, for example, was made based on satellite… Read the rest of the article: Carpets that look like countries and continents

Here's a wonderful slow motion video of cupcakes flying out of a 120psi cupcake cannon and into people's faces. via Gizmodo

The OC Weekly has photos of a dozen individuals who love a certain type of food so much that they got tattoos of it. Here, a man whose head is… Read the rest of the article: Tattoos by food lovers

Kottke points us to this fun video of a giant machine that sorts salami. Something about the way the salami wiggles on the conveyer belt and the way the robot… Read the rest of the article: Video: Salami-sorting robot

The gender minister of Malawi is trying to pass a polygamy ban, and it's making the Muslim Association of Malawi a bit nervous. From the BBC: A spokesman for the… Read the rest of the article: How the Muslim Association of Malawi feels about a possible polygamy ban

Danny Choo spotted this giant Gundam-like replica made entirely of runners — the little plastic twigs that attach the kit parts together.

To control population growth, the Uzbek government has reportedly been sterilizing women without their consent. Not cool. From the Times Online: Uzbek sources say the measure was ordered by Islam… Read the rest of the article: Is the Uzbek government sterilizing women to control the population?

The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam now has on display the full three-volume diary of Anne Frank; previously, only a part of it was housed there; the rest was at… Read the rest of the article: Anne Frank's complete diary on display for the first time

A piece of paper with John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the Beatles song A Day in the Life will be sold at an auction in NY in June; the BBC… Read the rest of the article: Lyrics for Beatles song expected to sell for $700K

Researchers in Taiwan and at UC San Diego have figured out how to print electrochemical sensors onto fabric, so that your undergarments can double as a way to measure your… Read the rest of the article: Your underwear may soon be measuring your biochemistry

This 20-second public service ad from the 1950s features Poncho and Francisco in sombreros teaching a little girl not to play with matches or lighters, inside or outside.

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Electrolux's design lab has come up with a great new concept for a wall-mountable washing machine. It would save so much space! Link [via Inhabitat]