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If you’re looking for a way to kill 15 minutes today, check out HonestSlogans.com, a Tumblr dedicated to expressing “What people really think” about major brands. From favorite food companies like Bugles (“Edible Finger Swords”) and Pizza Hut (“We have a salad bar for some reason)” to websites like YouTube (“Don’t read the comments”) and PayPal (“Because you have to”), each fake logo contains the perfect the slogan …

It is with great pleasure that the Pantone Color Institute announces that “Radiant Orchid” has been named the 2014 Color of the Year. According to Pantone, the color—that uninformed, non-color-institute-attending amateurs may refer to as “sorta purply”—is “an invitation to innovation” and will be used by all of the hottest designers in 2014 to create, new orchid-inspired garments that glow radiance. Narrowly beating out other favorites like “blue” and “green”, Radiant Orchid is—according to Patone’s executive director—“creativity and originality” blended into one glorious shade of pinkish purply …

Whoops. Oh, well. There's a lot to take in in this shot of a Christmas decoration unveiling at the White House, and a lot to learn. For example, just because Sunny's the First Dog (well, one of the First Dogs. The first First Dog, Bo, certainly wouldn't do anything like this.) doesn't mean she can't get a little hyped up on holiday joy. Poor Mrs. Obama—trying to rein in that which cannot be reined: the Christmas spirit. Fortunately, Sunny's victim—a young military child named Ashtyn Gardner—was only the recipient of some overeager licking and didn't seem too taken aback. Nevertheless, there's pretty much no ceiling on what she can ask for this Christmas ...

Hey Cake Boss, you’re doing it wrong. If your wedding cake doesn’t feature a playable version of Pac-Man, Candy Crush or Donkey Kong, then clearly, you’re not doing something right. These amazing cakes from Posh Entertainment and Meals for Reals catering use “projection mapping” to create fully edible cakes that guests can actually play their favorite video games on. Very sweet ...

Looking for the perfect gift for that special someone who’s just so hard to find presents for? Got an extra $2 million lying around? Well we’ve got great news! A “fully licensed unicorn breeder” in New Hampshire is selling a pair of the majestic beast for the low sum of $925,000 each! Unfortunately, if you only have the need for one rare unicorn, you are saddly out of luck. The ad clearly specifies that the unicorns must go as a package deal. It also says (in all caps) “SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY PLEASE”, so unless you’ve got the cash to actually make the purchase, don’t waste these people’s time. They’ve clearly got better things to do than goof around on Craigslist ...

What happens when your girlfriend finds out you are going to ask her to marry you? If you’re filmmaker Jordan Halland, you employ a small army of friends with hidden cameras to follow you around for the evening while you prank your soon-to-be fiancé with a series of funny fake proposals. The epic date—and the moment when Jordan eventually pops the big question—make for a really charming little viral video. Congrats Jordan and Summer, and thanks for letting the Internet be a part of your big night out …

Your eyes do not deceive you. You are looking at a Nutella bar. The new eatery specializing in Nutella-based snacks is part of a 63,000-square foot collection of restaurants called Eataly Chicago. There high-end food court, which opens today, contains a variety of interesting Italian restaurants from notable chefs, but all you really need to know is that there is a Nutella bar in Chicago that exclusively serves items made with the delicious chocolately paste. It’s time for a road trip ...

This is what Christmas wish lists look like in the age of the Internet—the magic is officially gone. Also, just a helpful hint to any other tech-savvy youngsters that may be reading: next time just use Bit.ly. In case you’re wondering, the link goes to a pretty sweet RC car …

Draw your own conclusions concerning what this says about culture, the news media and the state of our world in 2013: Pop star Miley Cyrus is currently dominating Time Magazine’s reader poll of who should be named 2013's “Person of the Year,” with nearly 24% of all votes. Considering there are more than 40 candidates—anging from authors, politicians and religious leaders—that number may strike a combination of fear and sorrow into your heart. Other notable names including Pope Francis (1.1%), HealthCare.gov overseer Kathleen Sebelius (.3%), Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan (.5%) and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer (.4%) don’t stand a chance …

There are generally two rules for maintaining a secure password: 1) Change it frequently 2) Use a hard-to-guess combination of letters, numbers and characters. Considering that fact, let’s add, “We never went to a nuclear war with the Soviet Union” to our list of things to be thankful for. The team at TodayIFoundOut.com have posted this story about how for two decades during the Cold War, the passcode to launch nukes out of every silo in the United States was eight zeros. “The Strategic Air Command went out of their way to make launching a nuclear missile as easy, and quick, as possible.” That meant making the password extremely easy to remember. There’s also a high likelihood that there was a hastily written sticky note on the president’s computer monitor that read “PW: 00000000” ...

Your penchant for proper punctuation may be sending the wrong messages in your texts. According to this story in The New Republic, ending a sentence with a period may signal aggression, anger or passive aggressiveness. The article sites a study from America University, which found that college students only use “sentence-final punctuation” in 39% of texts. (Presumably, when they are mad(!), wanting a reply (…) or being aggressive(.). In the article, a linguistics professor at the University of Pennsylvania said, “In the world of texting and IMing … the default is to end just by stopping, with no punctuation mark at all … choosing to add a period also adds meaning because the reader(s) need to figure out why you did it.” So stop using punctuation, or you’re going to sound angry! End of story. Share your thoughts …

The people at Slate have done what sounds like a very complicated job and turned up some very interesting results—essentially, they've distinguished Twilight, Harry Potter and The Hunger Games by each individual author's unique tics to try to figure out what makes each different and why they've had different cultural impacts. The whole article is well worth reading for those of you that like to keep up on your YA phenomenons, but probably nothing tells more than this chart. It's easy here to see Katniss' stark, pragmatic character, Harry's investigative magic sleuthing and Bella Swan's—well, it seems like she's keeping busy too. So, if you're still wondering which Young Adult Fiction train to board, let this chart be your guide ...

The FCC is set to propose new rules that would allow passengers to make in-flight cell phone calls once the plane reaches 10,000 feet. Though airlines could equip their fleets with the necessary technical upgrades relatively easily, the new rule is facing a different hurdle—etiquette concerns. Southwest, Delta and Virgin America have said that even if the FCC allows in-flight calls, they would probably still prohibit them because customers don’t want to be sitting next to someone talking on their phone for an entire flight. A Delta spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal, that according to “years of customer feedback … the overwhelming sentiment is to continue with a policy that would not allow voice communications while in flight." Maybe airlines could just take a cue from this restaurant owner, and offer a discount if customers turn off their phones and actually employ the concept of face-to-face conversations …

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