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13 Amazing Viral Nature Pictures That Are Actually Fake

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Think before you retweet.

If there's one thing that Twitter likes, in addition to arguments and snarky jokes, it's awe-inspiring images of our planet. And there's a huge number of accounts trying to serve that need.

You can't miss them on Twitter - especially since image previews came in, making their retweet-bait increasingly unavoidable. You might not even have realised that they're all different accounts. @Earth_Pics is probably the leader of the pack, with almost 1.5million followers, but there's plenty of competition for the crown, most with hundreds of thousands of followers. There's @EarthPix, @earthposts, @ThatsEarth, @EarthBeauties, @ItsEarthPics and the creatively-named @EaarthPics. Then you've got @FascinatingPics, and @FascinatingPix, which aren't the same thing. And @Natgeopix, which is nothing to do with National Geographic, and @GoogleEarthPics, which is nothing to do with Google.

The thing about all these accounts is that most of them tweet the exact same content - the same images as each other, with word-for-word identical descriptions - over and over again. They're like visual spam. Mostly they just tweet massively oversaturated pictures of landscapes with no photographer attribution. But the other thing about them is that they never bother to check if the pictures are actually real...

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"Lenticular clouds over Mount Fuji".

"Lenticular clouds over Mount Fuji".

Twitter: @Earth_Pics Twitter: @earthposts Twitter: @PicturesEarth Twitter: @planetepics & more

Sorry - it's Photoshopped.

Sorry - it's Photoshopped .

Here's the original.

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"Rainbow meets Tornado."

"Rainbow meets Tornado."

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Toy Company Pulls "Girls" Viral Video, Drops Lawsuit Against Beastie Boys

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“When we posted the video, we were completely unaware that the late, great Adam Yauch had requested in his will that the Beastie Boys songs never be used in advertising.”

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Toy company GoldieBlox has pulled its viral video, "Girls," a spoof of the Beastie Boys song of the same name, after members of the band claimed that GoldiBlox had not obtained permission to use the song. GoldieBlox, which makes science and technology-themed tools for girls, initially countered by preemptively suing the Beastie Boys for the right to use the song under "fair use" guidelines, but indicated Wednesday that they would be dropping the lawsuit.

In an open letter to the Beastie Boys on the GoldieBlox website, the company's CEO wrote:

Dear Adam and Mike,

We don't want to fight with you. We love you and we are actually huge fans.

When we made our parody version of your song, 'Girls', we did it with the best of intentions. We wanted to take a song we weren't too proud of, and transform it into a powerful anthem for girls. Over the past week, parents have sent us pictures and videos of their kids singing the new lyrics with pride, building their own Rube Goldberg machines in their living rooms and declaring an interest in engineering. It's been incredible to watch.

Our hearts sank last week when your lawyers called us with threats that we took very seriously. As a small company, we had no choice but to stand up for ourselves. We did so sincerely hoping we could come to a peaceful settlement with you.

We want you to know that when we posted the video, we were completely unaware that the late, great Adam Yauch had requested in his will that the Beastie Boys songs never be used in advertising. Although we believe our parody video falls under fair use, we would like to respect his wishes and yours.

Since actions speak louder than words, we have already removed the song from our video. In addition, we are ready to stop the lawsuit as long as this means we will no longer be under threat from your legal team.

We don't want to spend our time fighting legal battles. We want to inspire the next generation. We want to be good role models. And we want to be your friends.

Sincerely,

Debbie + Team GoldieBlox

LINK: Beastie Boys Fight "Girls" Viral Video, Get Preemptively Sued

Try Not To Get Choked Up At The Sight Of Butterflies Kissing Away A Turtle's Tears

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Gives new meaning to “butterfly kiss.”

Apparently, this phenomenon occurs because these Julia and Sulphur butterflies require sodium to live.

Apparently, this phenomenon occurs because these Julia and Sulphur butterflies require sodium to live.

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Far away from a source of salt, they rely on salt-rich turtle tears.

Far away from a source of salt, they rely on salt-rich turtle tears.

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Science aside, it's pretty adorable that they're clearing away the turtle's tears.

Science aside, it's pretty adorable that they're clearing away the turtle's tears.

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OMG LOOK AT THESE BUTTERFLY KISSES! THEY JUST WANT HIM TO BE HAPPY, I KNOW IT!

OMG LOOK AT THESE BUTTERFLY KISSES! THEY JUST WANT HIM TO BE HAPPY, I KNOW IT!

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Every "Friends" Thanksgiving Episode, Ranked From Worst To Best

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From touch football to fez-sporting turkeys, Monica, Chandler, Ross, Rachel, Joey, and Phoebe have made a lot of memories.

"The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs" (Season 7)

"The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs" (Season 7)

Premise: Phoebe is watching a friend's dog named Clunkers for Thanksgiving, but Chandler claims he's extremely allergic. In reality, he just hates dogs (puppies included) because "they are needy, they are jumpy, and [he] can't tell what they are thinking and that scares [him] a little bit." Phoebe and Monica decide to take the dog to Ross' for Chandler's sake, but then, they sneak him back in. This dog schtick continues, but I needn't bore you with it.

In actual plot progression, Rachel's assistant Tag (Eddie Cahill) also joins them for Thanksgiving after his girlfriend broke up with him. Rachel goes to talk to him, to offer advice on the balcony, but when Joey sees them hugging, he thinks they are mutually into each other, and calls out, "He likes you back!" Rachel comes clean about her feelings for Tag, but then says they should pretend like the conversation never happened. Instead of agreeing, Tag kisses her.

Best quote: "This is all a moo point ... It's like a cow's opinion. You know, it just doesn't matter. It's moo." -Joey

What they ate: Sweet-potato stuffed pumpkins, stuffing, green beans, and turkey

Fun fact: When Chandler invites everyone to play the "name the 50 states" game, Ross is determined to finish. Hours later, he claims the one state he forgot was Delaware, but it turns out, he wrote Nevada twice. No word on what the actual state he forgot was, or why he loves Nevada so much.

Why it's No. 10: The dog storyline at the center of this episode doesn't even have a schmaltzy ending and there's really not much Thanksgiving-fare besides the food. Sure, Tag was attractive, but really, that's all this episode had to offer. Basically, it doesn't matter. It's "moo."

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"The One With The List" (Season 2)

"The One With The List" (Season 2)

Premise: In the follow-up episode to Ross and Rachel's monumental rainy kiss at Central Perk, Ross realizes he has to choose between his longtime crush and hiscurrent girlfriend Julie. So, Chandler mocks him relentlessly ("This must be so hard. 'Two women love me. They're both gorgeous and sexy. My wallet's too small for my $50's and my diamond shoes are two tight!'") and then recommends he make a pro-con list for both women, using his new computer, which is oh-so 1995. Of course, Rachel later sees the lists on Chandler's computer and locks Ross out of her apartment. He desperately tries to get her attention, climbing up the fire escape in the rain (lots of precipitation this time of year) and reading out a long list of "pros" to no avail. The episode ends sadly with both Ross and Rachel starring out their respective windows as rain trickles in front of their reflections.

Best quote: "It's always been you, Rach." -Ross (though Chandler's above is a close second)

What they ate: Pumpkin pie with a mockolate cookie crumb crust, Mockolate cranberry cake, and Mockolate chip cookies "just like the Indians served," Monica jokes.

Fun fact: Michael McKean — who played a food entrepreneur hocking faux chocolate (called mockolate) that Monica was working for — was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1994-1995. Courteney Cox hosted the show during his tenure, and just before this Friends episode aired, David Schwimmer took on the honor as well. Lisa Kudrow and Matthew Perry each went on to host once and Jennifer Aniston has done so twice. Matt LeBlanc is the only Friends alum never to host SNL.

Why it's No. 9: Though this is not necessarily a bad episode of Friends, it includes very little Thanksgiving content (the only real acknowledgement comes from the mockolate C-storyline), not to mention the Rachel-Ross saga doesn't exactly offer a warm holiday feeling.

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Arsenio Hall Meets ArScheerio Hall

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That’s Paul Scheer dressed as ArScheerio Hall, for those who haven’t seen his show before.

First, ArScheerio made quite the entrance.

First, ArScheerio made quite the entrance.

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Two icons met.

Two icons met.

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And then they spent the rest of the interview on the tops of their chairs.

And then they spent the rest of the interview on the tops of their chairs.

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Here Are Some Of The Weirdest Places You Can Spend Your Bitcoins

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With Black Friday and Cyber Monday on deck, here are a few of the places where you can spend the Bitcoins burning a hole in your virtual pocket. From a group of pubs in England to a place that sells Alpaca wool socks.

A pizza place in Vermont.

A pizza place in Vermont.

At Folino's Wood Fire Pizza in Shelburne, Vt., Bitcoin is now an acceptable method of payment for your pepperoni pie. The staff, however, doesn't appear all that pleased about this development.

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Plastic surgery in Miami.

Plastic surgery in Miami.

"As credit cards revolutionized monetary transactions, Bitcoins have the potential to transform eCommerce with its growing tribe of users, and now doctor [sic] are accepting it as valid currency!" reads the enthusiastic press release Vanity Cosmetic Surgery, the "largest cosmetic surgery center in Florida," put out recently. They say they will start accepting Bitcoin as payment this month.

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Cannibis seeds for medical/legal purposes.

Cannibis seeds for medical/legal purposes.

Legal purposes only.

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Mediterranean food in New York.

Mediterranean food in New York.

Back in 2011, Meze Grill in Manhattan was a Bitcoin pioneer, accepting the currency for a hummus platter among patrons including, of course, a Bitcoin blogger and Android app developer.

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Gary Oldman Has A Message For Americans On Thanksgiving


Kelly Bensimon Plays "Would You Rather?"

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Kelly played our favorite game at the BuzzFeed office and we made a few reaction GIFs too!

Kelly — always a good sport — partook in our Q&A and then wanted to play a round of "Would You Rather." Here are her answers.

Would you rather live one 1,000-year life OR ten 100-year lives?

Ten [100-year lives]. Because then I could be different. I could be a rock star, I could be a tree hugger, who knows! I could be whatever I want to be 10 different times.

Would you rather live one 1,000-year life OR ten 100-year lives?

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Would you rather only be able to whisper OR only be able to shout?

Oh, whisper, because there's something alluring to being able to whisper.

Would you rather only be able to whisper OR only be able to shout?

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Would you rather be 4'4" OR 7'7"?

4'4" — it'd be fun because I'm so tall.

Would you rather be 4'4" OR 7'7"?

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The 9 Types Of People Who Show Up At Thanksgiving Dinner

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Whether it’s a family dinner, a neighborhood potluck, or a gathering of friends, these people can be found at every holiday feast.

The one who drank waaay too much pumpkin ale and is flirting with e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e.

The one who drank waaay too much pumpkin ale and is flirting with e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e.

Thanksgiving food of choice: Beer, ale, cranberry schnapps, Kahlua, whatchu got?
Would rather be: In a couple hours, home in bed, passed out.

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The one who brought their own special food, but not enough to share.

The one who brought their own special food, but not enough to share.

Thanksgiving food of choice: The organic free-range macrobiotic bean mash they brought in a Tupperware. And they need your oven for, like, 30 minutes, tops. Thaaaaanks.
Would rather be: Shopping on Goop.

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The one who's been cooking since dawn and is this close to cutting someone.

The one who's been cooking since dawn and is this close to cutting someone.

Thanksgiving food of choice: At this point the mere sight of food is nauseating.
Would rather be: Dead.

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The one who ate waaay too much food and is about to be flirting with the toilet.

The one who ate waaay too much food and is about to be flirting with the toilet.

Thanksgiving food of choice: Yes.
Would rather be: In a time machine so they could travel back in time and maybe not inhale five slices of turkey, three pounds of mashed potatoes, and a whole bucket of peppermint bark.

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13 Surprising Facts About Your Thanksgiving Groceries

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You are the not the only person who thinks canned cranberry sauce is legit.

The Libby's plant near Morton, Ill., makes 85% of the world's canned pumpkin, enough for over 90 million pumpkin pies each year.

The Libby's plant near Morton, Ill., makes 85% of the world's canned pumpkin, enough for over 90 million pumpkin pies each year.

The factory churns out cans 24 hours a day from mid-August through October, when it closes for the season. Get Libby's pumpkin pie recipe here.

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Libby’s even has its own special hybrid variety of pumpkin, which is actually looks more like squash.

Libby’s even has its own special hybrid variety of pumpkin, which is actually looks more like squash.

It is a hybrid of the Dickinson pumpkin (pictured above) called Libby’s Select. The inside is indeed orange, but the outside is beige, meaning it looks more butternut squash than jack-o'-lantern. The company still calls it a pumpkin, though, because “Pumpkin inspires feelings,” explains Pumpkin, a book about pumpkins, “that squash does not.”

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Almost three quarters of Americans serve store bought cranberry sauce rather than homemade at Thanksgiving.

Almost three quarters of Americans serve store bought cranberry sauce rather than homemade at Thanksgiving.

“The log” makes up 75% of all cranberry sauce sales.

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About 200 cranberries are used to produce each can of jellied cranberry sauce.

About 200 cranberries are used to produce each can of jellied cranberry sauce.

Also, Ocean Spray set up a temporary cranberry bog in NYC's Rockefeller Plaza earlier this year.

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The Epic Loneliness Of Link

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The new Zelda game is a strong reminder that the only family Link has ever had was us.

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Link must be the loneliest guy in the world.

Unlike some video game characters who are largely empty shells for you to fill out in your own image, or others, whose backstories are revealed to you piecemeal, the Legend of Zelda hero is a bit unknowable. He doesn't have a family, often doesn't have a home or a companion, and because of the paralleling and redoubling and zigzagging way time works across the various games, even his personal history is easy to lose track of. Other characters you encounter often remark on how he doesn't say much, and the fairies who occasionally come along with him are mostly rattling, redundant pains in the ass. Link is so separate from everyone else in his world (including the game's titular princess, whom he only ever seems to connect with in passing moments) that it often feels like the only thing you can do is follow-guide him, with some tenderness and some sadness, on his journey.

Despite its strikingly solitary nature, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) was the first game my brother and sister and I played all the way through together. (Single-player games do not stay that way when there are three opinionated children tussling over the N64 controller.) That game begins among the Kokiri, a quasi-annoying tribe of elfin forest people to which a young Link has always assumed he belonged. Of course, he quickly finds out that he doesn't, and is essentially cast out so he can go save the world. He's catapulted through time, into the body of his 17-year-old self, a move that was echoed in the Okun family's all-time favorite game, Majora's Mask (2000). There, Link wanders into a universe perpetually on the brink of complete destruction, armed with a small musical instrument that propels him backward and forward through time and a series of masks that allow him to assume the shapes of others. And when he does manage to help someone, chances are that because of a shift in time, they'll never remember meeting him. Homeboy cannot catch a break.

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My siblings and I loved Link, talked about him like he was one of us. We loved unearthing increasingly nonsensical masks for him to wear and completing what were, in retrospect, incredibly moving side quests. (In one notable and complicated example, Link helps a young couple named Anju and Kafei reunite after Kafei has been robbed and turned into a child. He's still a child when they meet again at last, but Anju doesn't seem to mind? It's really actually sweet and not creepy, I promise.) We would stay up way too late and wake up way too early in order to complete dungeons, and always chorused "But we need to find a saving spot!" to our mother when she tried to make us stop. (One of the many blessings/curses of Majora was how difficult it was to save when you were in the middle of something.) Link was like this pleasant, puzzling Greek myth of a family friend who gave the three of us something in common even with our seven-year age spread.

I played the most recent Zelda game by myself, on a Nintendo 3DS, mostly underground on the subway. It was the exact opposite of my parents' cozy sunroom. In A Link Between Worlds (get it?), Link is now unstuck in space as well as time. He's given the ability to merge with flat surfaces and slip in and out of different worlds through tiny cracks, totally upending the sacred inviolable Zelda wall (with the notable bomb nook exception).

Even the game's narrative itself has been reoriented: Unlike in previous iterations, where you were required to play through dungeons and pick up crucial items in a predetermined order, here you can play however you want. All items are available for rent from an impish squatter named Ravio (who's basically overtaken Link's entire house) and every area is therefore open to you whenever you feel like facing it. This lack of linear forward motion is three parts liberating and two parts unsettling. You can't help but feel a little like Link, fumbling through time without a sense of direction, at frustrating moments in the game's action (although the beauty of its totally laid-out structure is that you can always abandon a tough spot and go work on another). I found myself wishing that my brother, with his single-minded teenage boy perseverance, or my sister, with her insane sense of humor and instinct for where to go next, were playing with me.


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If Miley Cyrus Wins TIME's Person Of The Year She Will Be The First Woman To Do So In 27 Years

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If she wins 2013 will officially be the year of the twerk.

Right now Miley Cyrus is leading TIME's Person Of The Year poll with 29.1%

Right now Miley Cyrus is leading TIME's Person Of The Year poll with 29.1%

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The artist formerly known as Hannah Montana got tongues wagging—beyond her own—with a scantily clad, twerk-filled performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards and meme-able hit videos.

Coming in second behind Miley is Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate for India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. He currently has 12.1% of the votes.

Coming in second behind Miley is Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate for India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. He currently has 12.1% of the votes.

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And then in third, with 9.4% of the votes is NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

And then in third, with 9.4% of the votes is NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

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Ruby The Dog Is Animal Weight Loss Champion Of The Year After Losing A Third Of Her Bodyweight

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Go Ruby!

Here she is, looking at all the weight she's lost. The Fit Club was held by the PDSA - the UK's leading veterinary charity.

Here she is, looking at all the weight she's lost. The Fit Club was held by the PDSA - the UK's leading veterinary charity.


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This Sperm Whale Exploding Is Incredible And Horrifying

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Do not watch this if you are at all squeamish. You have been warned.

After a whale dies and starts to decompose, gas builds up inside it. So when this unlucky biologist came to open this whale's stomach, something pretty gruesome happened.

After a whale dies and starts to decompose, gas builds up inside it. So when this unlucky biologist came to open this whale's stomach, something pretty gruesome happened.

According to the Johan Joensen, who uploaded the video, this sperm whale was beached in the Faroe Islands and died of natural causes.

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If, for some reason, you want to watch that again, here is the full video.

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This Awesomely Creative T-Shirt Salesman Is Your New Internet Hero

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This redditor sells T-Shirts at Goodie Two Sleeves , and will draw anything the buyer wants on the box. He’s just posted 100 of them on Imgur , here are some of the best.

"Draw Mr. Potato Head being abducted by aliens."

"Draw Mr. Potato Head being abducted by aliens."

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"It'd be neat to see a T-rex scuba diving."

"It'd be neat to see a T-rex scuba diving."

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"Can you draw Jean Luc Picard from Star Trek if he were a viking fighting a T-Rex?"

"Can you draw Jean Luc Picard from Star Trek if he were a viking fighting a T-Rex?"

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"Include a drawing of a pony."

"Include a drawing of a pony."

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17 Times Charlie Brown Holiday Specials Saw Into Your Soul

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You really get me, Charlie Brown!

When you danced like no one was watching.

When you danced like no one was watching.

When the world gets you down, move yo body.

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When your big paycheck arrived, and you could finally treat yourself to a fine meal.

When your big paycheck arrived, and you could finally treat yourself to a fine meal.

Just don't be creepy about it, WOODSTOCK.

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When you had to cope with life's many disappointments.

When you had to cope with life's many disappointments.

But when life gives you rocks, MAKE ROCK N' ROLL!

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When people just didn't get your jokes.

When people just didn't get your jokes.

The world never appreciates the innovators.

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Daniel Radcliffe's 8 Finest Post-Potter Roles

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The former boy-wizard is turning into a very busy man.

J Pierrepont Finch (How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying).

J Pierrepont Finch ( How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying ).

Coming out of a blockbuster franchise like Potter, you can't go much further out of your comfort zone than taking to the Broadway stage for the 50th anniversary revival of a beloved musical. He did ten months as the young hustling window cleaner who climbs the greasy pole. Everyone agreed he was a trouper, but nobody pretended he could actually really sing.

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Arthur Kipps (The Woman In Black).

Arthur Kipps ( The Woman In Black ).

His first part outside Potter made waves, maybe not as much from the serviceable job he did in it but because it was the first great British ghost story of a movie. He was probably too young for the role of widowed lawyer Kipps, but he held his own.

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Drunk guy in music video ("Beginners" by Slow Club).

Drunk guy in music video ( "Beginners" by Slow Club ).

He basically staggers about a pub doing some drunk acting and looking maudlin while mouthing along to this track from the folkish Sheffield duo. But the song is excellent and it was filmed at Finsbury Park's Faltering Fullback, aka one the best pubs in London.

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Wallace (The F Word).

Wallace ( The F Word ).

Playing against-type s oddballs and misfits in kooky things is all very well, but Radcliffe's first foray into romantic comedy could be a more tricky proposition. Due out next year, he plays Wallace, a young man who develops feelings for woman involved with someone else, and finds himself in the dreaded "friend zone". One of the buzziest offerings at the Toronto Film Festival, this sounds like a gawky indie spin on the genre in the vein of (500) Days Of Summer.

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18 Eye-Popping Front Covers From The i-D Magazine Archives

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Supercool fashion magazine i-D is celebrating 33 years of winking glamourous models on its front page. Here are some of the best, all with the famous wink.

Kylie Minogue, July 1994.

Kylie Minogue, July 1994.

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Amra Cerkezovic, Spring 2013.

Amra Cerkezovic, Spring 2013.

Matt Jones / i-D

Gisele Bundchen, March 2000.

Gisele Bundchen, March 2000.

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Chanel Iman, May 2009.

Chanel Iman, May 2009.

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How Long It Takes To Cook A Turkey

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You might want to get started now.

Cook it until a thermometer reads 165F when inserted into the fleshiest part of the thigh (where it connects to the drumstick, but don't let the thermometer touch the bone.)

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