We know it’s hot where you are, perhaps miserably hot or just enough to make the muggy unbearable, but, meanwhile, in Arizona, it’s getting to that point where the phrase “dry heat” becomes fightin’ words. Full story at Very Demotivational. Laughing through the salty crust where sweat should be.

Looking for a good way to advertise your business? Why not shape your headquarters like what you sell or offer? It’s worked out pretty well for these businesses and groups. 1. The Longaberger Company, Newark, OH Longaberger is known for its handcrafted maple baskets, so its headquarters are obviously shaped like a giant basket. Not …

If you overlook the sniffling and snoring, they’re really very complex little creatures. Full story at Gemma Correll via Graph Jam. Pug love.

Jessie Gaynor speculates about the possible chatter of booze-infused texts from famous authors like Emily Dickinson, John Cheever, and Gertrude Stein. Full collection at the Paris Review. Learn to write.

Poor Robin, elbowed out by a marsupial. By Stephen Wildish via Geeks are Sexy. Just for fun.

There’s nothing quite like mid-century styling to make something as common as a radio look great, but who wants to limit themselves to what’s on the dial with all the digital options out there? If you’re longing for the familiar feel of the radio Gramps listened to while forever restoring that ’57 Chevy, but need …

We’ve all heard that cockroaches will one day inherit the Earth if the wrong button in the bunker gets pushed, but what about the plant life? Steph at WebEcoist has found a terrifying collection of plants that possess superpowers that would put any man in tights to shame. Weltwitschia mirabilis: Practically Immortal (above) Weltwitschia mirabilis …

Whales are auditory creatures, meaning hearing is essential to their communication, navigation, feeding, and breeding. When container ships, oil tankers, and other large vessels travel through waters that are populated by whales, the ships produce noise that disrupts the whales’ activities and everyday life. (Click on the graphic below for more information.) Via Column Five …

In the late 19th century, R.T. Davis purchased a struggling milling company that put out a ready-made pancake mix branded with an older, matronly black woman in an apron and kerchief. Aunt Jemima’s appearance on the package implied long hours in a southern kitchen and an authentic, homey product. The actual pancake mix reportedly did …

While most of us are familiar with albinos, or those with a condition wherein there’s a lack of melanin production causing an absence of pigment, there is also such a thing as melanism. The black panther is actually a leopard with this characteristic, but what about other members of the animal kingdom? Black deer Black …

The next time the Hundred Acre Wood gang ransacked a nursing home for puppies, don’t say our friendly neighbors to the north didn’t warn you. Ontario’s Brampton Guardian sparked fears of Pooh-related violence when the newspaper’s layout editors implied that Winnie the Pooh took part in a violent crime captured on camera. “Hunny” is the …

You guys are still into tongue twisters, right? Of course you are. 1. A Tudor who tooted a flute 
 tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to their tutor, 
 “Is it harder to toot
 or to tutor two tooters to toot?” 2. Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager 
 imagining managing …