Erin Carlyle at Forbes has put together a gallery of the most outrageously-priced home sales of 2013, and first up is one in Woodside, California. This year kicked off with the news of a record-breaker home sale price: $117.5 million for a nine-acre Woodside, Calif., estate purchased by billionaire and Softbank chief Masayoshi Son, Japan’s …

New cat owner and don’t know what to do with your fuzzy little friend? Check out this helpful chart from Michelle L. Nguyen, but be forewarned, they might just scratch the heck out of you, anyway. Wear long sleeves. Preferably the ugly Christmas sweater Grandma just sent. Full story at Bits of Ku via Laughing Squid. …

Looking for new ways to appreciate champagne? Now you can have your bubbly and hear it, too, if you purchase a Krug gift pack this holiday season. According to PSFK’s Kristen Nozell: The device is constructed from Limoges porcelain and intentionally mimics a seashell, as Vautrin was inspired by the nostalgia one feels when putting a shell …

Looking for the perfect gift for the budding sommelier in your life? Look no farther than this informative poster from the cultured folks at WineFolly, which covers everything from tasting tips to decoding a label. Make 2014 the year you look at more than just the price tag. (Of course we’re not saying there’s anything …

You might not like corn dogs, but as Mom always said, it’s the thought behind the corn dog that counts. The gift that’s free in this world is saying something nice to people, be it Cyber Monday, Black Friday, Giving Tuesday or the day before Christmas Eve when you’re out there buying gifts in a …

Tired of yelling “Donner” and having every other head in the herd turn? Then what you need is the Reindeer Name Generator from Language is a Virus. We’re not saying your little darlings are going to be let into the reindeer games with names like Cheddar Yady Cache, but someday, they’ll be thanking you for …

Young girls who have been sexually abused reach puberty earlier than their peers, which can increase their risk of having emotional problems, new research shows. “Early maturing girls are already more vulnerable to mood problems than other kids, but this risk seems to be magnified for girls with histories of sexual abuse,” says Jane Mendle, …

Feeling a bit defensive this holiday season? Santa will be too scared to fill your stocking with coal if he’s greeted by a set of LA Police Gear Molle Elite Tactical Christmas Stockings festively hanging on the fireplace this Christmas Eve. With plenty of pockets perfect for stuffing full of chocolate ammo and a Velcro feature to …

One of the funniest memories from my high school days was my mom calling from work one night, asking in a seemingly innocent way if she could talk to my dad. When I told her he wasn’t home, her attitude did an abrupt 180 as she yelled “I told him not to buy that $%&!@ …

If you happened to be on the island of Guam and saw a strange payload being dropped with wee tiny cardboard parachutes, it wasn’t an alien invasion, just business as usual for the US government. Snakes have been plaguing the native wildlife and wreaking havoc on power grid as well, so the purpose of this …

If you love Star Wars and want to poke some fun at yourself representing the dark side of the force at every family gathering, then you couldn’t do better than sitting both sides down to do battle during the holidays around this concept Tie Fighter table from Igor Chak. According to his website, Chak Works: …

Do a few seasons of Downton Abbey have you feeling like an expert on the U.K.? Test your knowledge by reading over this fun infographic from DirectHolidayCottages.com and see if anything surprises you or if you’re truly a Brit at heart. Via DirectHolidayCottages.com. Like infographics? So do we.