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J.K. Rowling just dropped a huge holiday gift to her fans. The writer is about to put out 12 additional Harry Potter stories this month!

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What if all of the lights in the South East of England suddenly went out, eliminating the light pollution that blocks the stars from London's view? This fantastical timelapse video imagines just that, pouring oceans of stars into the London sky.

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The Dreamer, star of the webcomic The Forgotten Order, is a bone doll, a human cursed to serve the race of wizards known as the Fauni. When she finds herself owned by a sweet but incompetent Fauni witch girl, the girl thinks she's finally found a friend. But the Dreamer longs for her freedom—and revenge on the wizard who cursed her.

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Different eras have different definitions of beauty. A look in the early 1900s can fall out of favor a few years down the road or maybe inspire a style decades later. Cut Video made this video that shows a model getting her and make up done to show what beautiful meant from 1910 to 2010.

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Shopping for clothes that actually fit is downright agonizing—especially for women, when a size 8 varies so ridiculously across clothing brands. Find Your Fit might help put an end to this shopping frustration.

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Now here is one of the sweetest data visualizations we've ever seen. This fellow decided to track his heart rate on the day that he proposed to his lady friend and created this graph to show how the rate of palpitations changed before, during, and after the big moment.

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This sea creature may look like some scary 3D animation of an underwater monster but it's not. It's completely real. What you're looking at is a deep sea anglerfish known as the Black Seadevil. This sea monster's existence shows that sometimes reality is crazier and more twisted than our scariest nightmares.

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On the list of questions we've never thought to ask ourselves is what kind of critter you'd get if you crossed cats with various species of sharks. Fortunately, artist Brynn Metheney has asked and answered that question with these marvelous shark-cat creations.

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Frankly, I'm shocked it took this long, but finally someone is offering a study abroad course in Potterology. That someone is California State - San Marcos, who's offering a three-credit course in England for those with a penchant for learning and an affinity for magic (and $5,000).

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The first trailer for Disney's live-action Cinderella movie is here, and it looks just about perfect. Our resident Disney-phile Meredith "Killer" Woerner dubbed it "everything a live-action Disney movie should be," and I can't disagree with her. Also, Robb Stark? MOST CHARMING PRINCE CHARMING EVER.

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Earlier this year, news broke that the long whispered-about dinosaur feature from Pixar would be s tripped down and reworked top-to-bottom . And now the new direction for The Good Dinosaur has finally been revealed, along with some strange, past ideas.

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I have confessed my love of plush Pikachu's before , but this one is even more heart-cloggingly-cute than the last pudgy plush? Why, give Pikachu the most adorable cape.

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It's a real bummer to hear that 150 years of industrialization wrecked the Earth so bad that it'll take thousands to recover. It's a much bigger bummer to see the situation in real life. That's exactly what's happening in a large number of Canada's lakes, which are turning into jelly thanks to acid rain.

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Geckos are, objectively, way better at climbing stuff than people. Our big sweaty meathooks are no match for the wall-scaling optimized toe pads of a small lizard. That's why a team at Stanford University is busy making gloves that simulate the sticky grip of the gecko.

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Princess Bubblegum as Batgirl? BMO as Alfred? Gunter as...well...the Penguin? We're in. These 3D models dressing the characters from Adventure Time as Batman friends and foes are perfect and we want them on our desks pronto.

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When I took on my first client, I had no idea how to set my freelance rate. Asking for too much would make me seem greedy and asking for too little would leave me overworked and underpaid. It has taken a couple years, but I've finally come up with a system to set a rate that is best for me and my client.

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Computer animation is one of those delightful intersections of science and art, but when we're cooing over concept art and character designs, it's easy to forget all the math that goes into bringing these movies to life. This video explains the calculations behind the characters.

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If you're not one to break the rules when it comes to your entertainment, the Motion Picture Association of America has created an official site for finding out where you can watch, buy, rent, or stream movies and TV shows legally.

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We've all asked it at some point or another: if the wizards of the Harry Potter universe can conjure up such amazing miracles, why don't they use it to solve the energy crisis or explore the wonders of the universe? Boulet's latest webcomic dreams up all magical possibilities for the wizarding world.

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Unfortunate things are coming to Netflix—miserabile, vile, carnivorous things. Lemony Snicket's dark and droll A Series of Unfortunate Events is coming to the screen again, this time as a series from Netflix.

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Amazon Prime is the best deal in tech . And today, the world's largest store gave us not one but two new reasons why. Now, Amazon Prime members will enjoy free, next-day shipping on a number of partner sites.

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Smartphone battery life is getting better over time, but there's still plenty of things you can do to help keep your pocket-dwelling life assistant alive. This comprehensive index includes a wide range of battery-saving tips for models from Apple, Samsung, Blackberry, HTC, Huawei, LG, Motorola, Sony, Nokia, and even Amazon.

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Looks like J.K. Rowling is planning on giving everyone a treat this Halloween. The author has announced on Pottermore.com that she will release a new short story that will detail the life of everyone's least favorite Hogwarts teacher, Dolores Umbridge.

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For the second year in a row, America has let me down. Lay's 2nd annual "Do Us A Flavor" competition is over, and Cappuccino did not win.

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Every iOS update is a small deception. 117MB, well that's not so bad! Then you look at the fine print, and some a few gigabytes are required make to actually install the damn thing. So what's really going on here?

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If you're not excited about the new features in iOS 8, you might consider switching to Android. Thankfully, Google just released a guide to help make the switch easier.

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Before heading out for a night on the town, guys might want to make sure they have their dance moves down. A recent study showed women rated these particular dance moves higher than others.

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Most people tend to be fans of leaving notes on the fridge, but I find that my singular desire for food normally results in skipping straight past the post-its and on to nourishments. That's why I think that these whiteboard light-switches might be an excellent idea.

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I've got no complaints about Pixar's version of Wall-E and EVE, but I love this alternate version of the two heroic robots. Somehow it captures their essences, while still completely changing them.

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Today, Sony passed on an opportunity to bring its 4.6-inch Sony Z3 compact to the United States, at least for the foreseeable future. With it went any hope of finding a quality smartphone here that doesn't feel like stuffing a butter dish in your pocket, outside of the iPhone 6.

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