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Real food fans know that Cheetos are one of the finer things in life and now, for three glorious days (August 15-17), the snack food company itself will be running a restaurant in New York, called the Spotted Cheetah, where every item features some kind of Cheetos product. The menu consists of:

Cheetos Crusted Fried Pickles; Creamy Ranch, Cheetos Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup; Cheetos Meatballs; Purrfectly Fried Green Tomatoes (breaded with White Cheddar Cheetos crust); Flamin' Hot and White Cheddar Mac n' Cheetos; Cheetos Mix-ups Crusted Chicken Milanese; Spicy Cheetos Nachos; and Flamin' Hot Limon Chicken Tacos.

But save room for dessert, which consists of Cheetos Sweetos Crusted Cheesecake; Cheetos Sweetos Sweet and Salty Cookies; and White Cheddar Cheetos and Cheetos Sweetos Apple Crepes. Those might sound strange, but if you've had the Cheetos Sweetos, you already know how sweet Cheetos are surprisingly tasty. 

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It's doubtful whether anyone has ever referred to Prince's movie Purple Rain as "cinematic magic", especially considering Prince was way more enjoyable to watch in concert than in that schlocky 80s flick.

But Nigerian director Christopher Kirkley and cinematographer Jeremy Fino clearly saw merit in the story of a guitar wielding rebel who rides a purple motorcycle and dresses like a bit of a fop- because they remade Purple Rain for a West African audience.

Their version is called "Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai", translation- "Rain the color of blue with a little red in it", which is why they released it as simply "Akounak".

And even though it's inspired by Purple Rain this first ever Tuareg language fictional film has a main character who makes Prince's "The Kid" look like a spoiled brat:

Like the lone, nameless gunslinger in a Sergio Leone western, the central character in Kirkley’s film, musician Mdou Moctar, travels through the desert with a guitar instead of a rifle or Colt 45. And instead of a horse, he rides a motorcycle… a purple one. The gunslinger analogy is apt because guitar players in Agadez and surrounding areas battle among themselves to gain status as the fastest gun in the west, with six strings replacing six bullets.

The combination of Moctar’s live performances, the otherworldly beauty of the Sahara, Jeremy Fino’s luminous cinematography and Kirkley’s intimate and supple style of direction make Anounak one of those rare fictional films about music that has the pulse of real life and the resonance of great art.

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It's that moment you don't see coming. You may have even scanned the landscape, but you didn't see it, or him, or her, until BAM! There they are. That's what camouflage is supposed to do, if it worked perfectly. It only works perfectly up close in movies, usually with some special effects magic. But it shocks us and gets our adrenaline going when we watch. Relive some of the best camouflage surprises in movie history at TVOM.

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Some men who do mundane things for fun came together and formed the Dull Men's Club. Great Big Story thought they were interesting enough to make a video about. That in itself negates the very idea of the club.

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However, when dull people get together, they can turn out to be pretty extraordinary. They represent such a variety of odd hobbies that you might discover one you're interested in. Beyond that, these men (and a few women) embody the idea that taking pride and joy in simple things pays off in the long run.  -via Laughing Squid

Patrick Casey and his cousin Andria Farthing were ring bearer and flower girl at a wedding when they were kids. When Andria got engaged, she and Patrick knew who should be the flower girl. The result was adorable without being overly silly -even when Patrick put down the basket and threw handfuls of flowers from his pockets.

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He even included a throwback to the wedding they were in as children, saying “I used the same flower basket that she used when we were in that wedding together as children!”

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1. SEVERUS SNAPE

Harry Potter’s antagonistic, unkempt, and ultimately loyal potions master was inspired by J.K. Rowling’s severe high school chemistry teacher, John Nettleship. “I knew I was a strict teacher,” he told a reporter, “but I didn’t think I was that bad.”

2. WONDER WOMAN

Psychologist William Moulton Marston was a man of many talents: He invented an early lie detector test. He also debuted Wonder Woman in 1941 to teach children about women’s equality in an easy-to-digest format. His inspiration was a member of his family, Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger.

3. UNCLE BEN

Betty Crocker and Aunt Jemima are fictitious, but Uncle Ben was a real Houston rice farmer renowned for his quality grains. However, that’s not his rice in the box—nor is that his visage. The bow-tied man is said to be a Chicago maitre d’hotel named Frank Brown.

4. ZORRO

Zorro was likely based on the Mexican bandit Joaquin. Few facts exist about his life. Some say angry American miners raped his wife. Others say he was unfairly taxed for being Mexican. Regardless, something inspired Murrieta to form a band of hellraising desperadoes, and it made him a frontier legend.

5. CHEF BOYARDEE

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Before becoming the head on ravioli cans, Ettore Boiardi was the head chef at New York City’s Plaza Hotel. In 1924, he opened a restaurant in Cleveland and began selling pasta sauce on the side. Four years later, he founded Chef Boyardee (changing the spelling so people would pronounce it correctly).

6. JESSICA RABBIT

Pin-up model Vikki Dougan—nicknamed “The Back” for her trademark low (and we mean low) backless dresses—never made it big in Hollywood, but her wardrobe (or lack thereof) was immortalized by the cartoon bombshell in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

7. THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA

In 1962, a 17-year-old Heloísa Pinheiro walked by a seaside bar, caught the eye of songwriters Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, and inspired a bossa nova masterpiece. When Jobim later met his tall, tan, young, and lovely muse, he proposed to her. She declined. (Image credit: Sérgio (Savaman) Savarese)

8. DON DRAPER

Mad Men’s protagonist got his name and look from Draper Daniels, the creative director who helped invent the Marlboro Man at Chicago ad company Leo Burnett. Daniels, however, was a one-woman guy. Like a true ad man, he proposed to Myra Janco by giving her a business card stating his best qualities.

9. COSMO KRAMER

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When Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld sat down to write a sitcom, they realized the man living across the hall from David was a ready-made character. Kenny Kramer is a former comedian who loves golf, cigars, and hot tubs. He has no regular job, is an ordained minister, and once ran for New York City mayor.

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One band, 213 songs, a ranked list, and thousands of internet commenters with opinions. This is more than a list, as Vulture's Bill Wyman (not that Bill Wyman) gives a rationale for the ranking of each Beatles song. Yes, he knew it would enrage people to see their personal favorites ranked lower than they expected.

No stupid list has ever made me as angry as this one! https://t.co/uDd88taFaT

— Patrick Callaghan (@PatJC83) June 7, 2017

My work here is done! https://t.co/pfo7YAy5no

— Bill Wyman (@hitsville) June 7, 2017

See how your favorites fared in the list at Vulture. Each song is linked to its Spotify recording or YouTube video, and if you don't have a Spotify account, most of them can be found at YouTube. -via Metafilter