The Hobbit trailer cut

All the Hobbit trailers, cut together into one.

One of the Internet's hobbies is calling people out on their bullshit.

From cheezburger:

Pic: Genius!

Chinese people: not happy, but will be amused

Chinese people are a weird mix of docility and irreverence. Many of them will not hesitate to poke fun at the government, sometimes in the most unusual ways. You just don't expect the CCTV to show it on TV.

On September 30, when asked “do you feel happy?” (你幸福吗), an elderly migrant worker literally could not believe he was being asked about his well-being and answered instead, “My surname is Zeng,” apparently mistaking the question to mean, “Is your surname Fu?” (你姓福吗)

When Chinese State TV Asks, “Are You Happy?” Some Literally Cannot Believe It

Cute pic of the day: Bunny!

from Cheezburger

Obama's got 99 problems, but Mitt ain't one

Guerrila Grafting brings fruits to cities

Meet the Guerilla Grafters, a group from San Francisco who secretly graft fruit tree branches to city trees.



I think this is a really cool idea, although I'm not sure how I feel about vandalising trees. Also, I wonder how safe the fruits are, given the pollution in large cities, which might cause toxic substances to accumulate in the fruits.

via Boing Boing

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I just wanted to add that whenever anything interesting happens, there's always going to be a bunch of loud Chinese people in the background.

Keep it in the family

National Geographic has an interesting article about why royal families all over the world would marry their close relatives.

Worth a read, if only for the following line:

Bingham learned that even after King Kamehameha III of Hawaii accepted Christian rule, he slept for several years with his sister, Princess Nahi'ena'ena—pleasing their elders but disturbing the missionaries.

If you ever get abducted by aliens...

Bring a pen, and make sure you learn some basic maths.

Let's say... You're the first human to make contact (large image)