Jesus Bubu Negron, a Puerto Rican artist, made this rug out of cigarette butts found on the streets. Definitely don't want to get too comfortable on this one. [via Designboom]

This has to be one of the strangest looking fruits on the planet. It's also one of the most useless when it comes to conventional usage — this member of… Read the rest of the article: Taste Test: Buddha's Hand

This is so inappropriate I don't even know what to say. I doubt, however, that this really is a child's birthday cake, or even a real cake at all.

Scott Weaver of Rohnert Park, California started making the Golden Gate Bridge with toothpicks at the age of 17. Now, thirty-some years later, he's completed an entire replica of San… Read the rest of the article: Man creates SF out of toothpicks

Slate points us to a strange ad for Friskies, the cat food, that features dancing turkeys, a golden fish-shaped boat, and a rainbow-colored wonderland with a red carpet leading to… Read the rest of the article: Strange ad for Friskies cat food

Look at all the ways you can use duct tape!

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When I picked up my dog Ruby on Long Island nearly seven years ago, I was surprised to discover that she talks like a human. When I ask her a… Read the rest of the article: Six random dog questions for It's Me or the Dog host Victoria Stilwell

In a strange case of misdirected anger, a 35-year old Maryland man threw a chihuahua off a bridge after its owners asked him to get off their property — he… Read the rest of the article: Angry man throws chihuahua off a bridge

Geeksugar has a fun and delicious-looking photo gallery of geeky baked goods, including this chocolate cupcake with an Apple logo on it. Yum. Sweet treats from around the web

The San Francisco Chronicle has a story today about Ruby Ellenby, a local photographer who is currently exhibiting her work in downtown SF. She is three years old.

This would not make my teeth feel clean. [via @nickbilton]

The Feminoteka foundation, a Polish feminist group, is speaking out against a breast cancer prevention slogan displayed in a hospital in Opole: I check the breasts of my workers on… Read the rest of the article: Polish feminists protest breast cancer prevention slogan

This nifty glove made with an arduino mini microcontroller, flex sensors, and axis accelerometers learns your rock-paper-scissors movements and tries to beat you. You can make one yourself by following… Read the rest of the article: Glove will beat you at rock paper scissors

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In part two of our Q&A series with Tokyo Vice author Jake Adelstein, we'll answer some basic questions about the yakuza: why people join, how they operate, and how much… Read the rest of the article: The politics of yakuza: Jake Adelstein Q&A pt. 2

The world's shortest walking man, 21-year old He Pingping from Inner Mongolia, died this past weekend from heart complications. Sadly, we do not know much about his life aside from… Read the rest of the article: R.I.P. He Pingping, the world's shortest walking man

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I grew up in Japan, where we have a wonderful health care system and some of the best-trained masseuses in the world. It was so nice to be able to… Read the rest of the article: A short, illustrated guide to tsubo

Sandal company Teva has a new product coming out in May called the Illum. It's basically a super comfy waterproof microsuede sandal with tiny LED lamps in the middle of… Read the rest of the article: Flip flops that double as a flashlight