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Happy fourth birthday, Instagram. As a way to celebrate, the site has posted the first ever actual Instagram—a picture of founder Kevin Systrom's dog: the face that launched a million selfies ...

Mirror selfies are the worst. Everyone knows that. Everyone except for 26-year-old Helene Meldahl, who has cannonballed into the mirror selfie game and promptly become a super star. Her Instagram account is a treasure trove of creativity. The premise is crazy simple, but the result is spectacular. From Peter Pan to Batman to an anthropomorphic cupcake, Helene has the mirror selfie game on lockdown.

A Redditor was recently visiting Philadelphia’s historic Walnut Street Theater—first founded in 1809—and snapped this striking photo of a marble statue at the venue. Clearly, there is only one logical explanation: Ron Swanson is a time traveling hero, dispensing his self-reliant brand of wisdom and protein advocacy throughout the ages. Either that, or iconic local actor Edwin Forrest just happens to bear a resemblance to Nick Offerman. But, nah. It's probably the time travel thing ...

Late night legend Conan O’Brien is about to make a career-defining film debut. The comedy talk show host will guest star alongside a Sharktopus and a Pteracuda in Roger Corman SyFy film series about monstrous sea-dwelling half-breeds. In though the film doesn’t air until August, Team Coco has already created a “For Your Consideration” poster, in preparation for his inevitable Emmy/Oscar/BAFTA campaign for his work in the destined-to-become-a-classic, Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda ...

It’s hard to believe that a decade has passed since Vote for Pedro forever entered into the pop culture lexicon and a weird high schooler known as “Napoleon Dynamite” became a household name. PR professional Stephanie Kahan (the one in the middle) posted this picture of the cast 10 years later, as they’ve gathered to celebrate the epic anniversary. The Fox Searchlight studio even unveiled a life-sized bronze statue of the unlikely hero, forever immortalizing America’s favorite tetherball aficionado ...

2-year-old Kayden Elijah Kinckle was born with a condition called omphalocele, which caused his intestines to stick through his navel. The condition ultimately led to the amputation of his left leg and right foot. Doctors predicted he wouldn't make it, but not only has he made it—he's learning to walk with the help of new walker. It's no mean feat, but Kayden has the heart of a champion and his mantra—"I got it! I got it!"—is probably the most inspiring thing you'll hear all day ...

According to a new study from researchers in Sweden, watching boring TV shows may be bad for your diet. The team from Uppsala University studied a group of women as they watched “engaging comedies” as well as boring televised lectures. The results showed that watching boring stuff on TV actually causes you to eat 52% more. From TIME: “The study authors conclude that it’s the level of excitement in our TV shows that may determine the amount we chow—not the act of watching (or reading) itself.” The team produced similar results when subjects were asked to read something boring, though the snack intake percentage wasn’t as dramatic. We’re just going to say it: Downton Abbey is causing you to overeat ...

Just because the Grand Budapest Hotel is a fictional creation used as the centerpiece for the latest Wes Anderson movie, there’s no reason deadpan Internet users can’t post fake reviews for it on TripAdvisor, like this one:

Its best days may be behind it, but it's at least quiet, and you never have to wait for a table at dinner time. As much as I enjoy the solitude, though, it's not perfect. The elevator has the odor of some strong cologne that just won't dissipate, and every so often a VERY creepy old man wanders around and sleeps in the servant's quarters. I'm sorry, but somebody like that has no business amongst the classes that would be staying in a grand hotel. Still, it's quite nice, and one of the few genuinely historic buildings remaining in Zig-Zag-occupied Zubrowka. The concierge is lazy, but also quite accommodating.

For Texas-based barber Rob The Original, every hair cut is a work of art. Using clippers and scissors, the stylist turns his customers’ heads into canvases, creating life-like portraits and pop-culture inspired designs. You can head over to his Instagram profile to see more of his work ...

30 Rock frenemies Jane Krakowski and Tina Fey are reuniting. Fey, who is producing a new sitcom starring The Office’s Ellie Kemper for NBC, has tapped her old comedy partner for a recurring role in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. According to Deadline, the show follows the “wide-eyed Kimmy who, after 15 years of living in a cult, decides it’s time to reclaim her life and heads to New York. Krakowski will play a rich Upper West Side mom who hires Kimmy as a nanny.” Krakowski and Kemper’s triumphant return to NBC will air this fall ...

Finally, a Chat Roulette-style app just for devoted fans of Applebee’s! Imagine being able to walk into your favorite neighborhood bar and grill, order up some sliders and pull out your phone for a quick chat with another Applebee’s diner somewhere in the world. Thanks to the WhatsApplebee’s app, that ever-elusive dream is finally a reality.

The maker of the app, a developer named Michael Lazer-Walker who has no affiliation with the actual Applebee’s company, explained to Engadget, “Lately I’ve seen so many apps that seem like they’re a parody of Silicon Valley culture but are in fact real, actual products. I wanted to create something just on the other side of that line—something that’s clearly a terrible idea, but not SO outlandish compared to the current state of things that you might, for a second, believe it’s real.” The app itself may be a joke, but the good news for lonely diners looking for an actual Applebee’s-based social network is that WhatsApplebee’s is a fully functional iPhone app. You’ll never have to spend a lonely evening with your Bourbon Black & Bleu Burger again ...

This may not come as a surprise, but it at least ought to give you pause. A new study to be published in Psychology Of Popular Media Culture says that, yes, the type of romantic shows you watch does affect your outlook on love. University of Michigan researchers found that if you're the type to watch shows like The Bachelor, you're more likely to believe in "The One" and love at first sight and choosing who you're going to marry based on a gameshow. Romantic stuff like that.

However, not all television shows are created equal. Fans of slightly more cynical sitcoms like How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory are acquainted with the cold ways of the world, and do not expect life to serve up a steaming pile of true love at every turn. Basically, the more you watch shows that promise One True Love—like The Bachelor—the more likely you are to believe in it. The more you watch sitcoms that feature a frequently revolving door of dating relationships, the less likely you are to be on the lookout for The One. Or, as The New Yorker puts it: "Even if we aren’t aware of it, the researchers argue, we internalize the messages we hear on TV or in films" ...

Other Beagles is a company that rescues beagles from labs who are using them for test subjects. These particular beagles had been born in cages, and would have spent their whole lives in them, if Other Beagles hadn't come along, rescued them and, in the video below, let them outside for the very first time and scored it all with some understandably overbearing music. Congratulations, little guys ...

According to these carefully color-coded U.S. maps, a generation of Emmas, Sophias, Liams and Williams will one day be running the country. The Huffington Post used data from the Social Security Administration revealing the top names given to baby boys and girls born in 2013 to create the two maps (the one featuring girl’s names is below, and both can be seen here) ...

Lately, Tumblr seems to mostly exist to produce things we didn't know we needed. In this case, pictures of what celebrity guys would look like if they had Zooey Deschanel's whimsical peepers. You keep doing you, Tumblr ...

Drop what you're doing. Drop what everyone else is doing too, because this is happening. If you were raised in a certain kind of Christian household, choreographing dances to Amy Grant songs was probably as much a part of your childhood as breakfast cereal. And now, Mrs. Grant is doing something she should have done eons ago: Honoring this time-honed tradition with an album of dance remixes. Yes. The album is called In Motion, it'll release August 19 and it may well be the most important musical release of the year, or any other. And if you think that news is a big deal, then check this out: the first single, a "Baby Baby" dance remix, is out and you can listen to it right now. Why are you even still reading this? Go, go, go ...