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Dexter is back. While you wait for tonight’s season premiere, take a tour of the room where Dexter’s various murderous props are stored and prepped for the show. How ’bout that bin full o’ heads?

Tested in the harsh climates of Hoth, this Wampa fur rug will keep your whole house warm even in the coldest of Earth winters. No, Slave Leia doesn’t come with the rug.

We don’t know if this is the official video for LCD Soundsystem’s latest single, but it made us want to buy the track. Plus, it’s got an awesome junkyard robot, break-dancing and bushy eyebrows.

The Internet is a strange and wonderful place. It gives cute and cuddly cat videos, like “surprised kitty.” It also has extended the life of Star Wars franchise indefinitely. This video does both.

(NSFW) The good thing about this flow chart is that if you follow it, most of the time you’ll have no problem. The bad thing about this flow chart is that it doesn’t really involve you solving anything.

Ok, you know that Sesame Street has gotten too hip for its own good when it does a whole skit based on the incredibly not-safe-for-kids True Blood. And The Count doesn’t even get a cameo.

If Nickelodeon and Pixar remade Johnny English, they’d probably come up with something like the beautifully wacky Salesman Pete created by Marc Bouyer, Anthony Vivien and Max Loubaresse.

Inspired by a motorized Radio Flyer he saw on TV, Toby Hall built a man-sized version using a Berrien Buggy chassis, a 1641cc 4-cyl. engine, a couple of bomber seats and of course some red paint.

While filming elephants in Mali, National Geographic cameraman Bob Poole and his companions were caught in a massive four hour dust storm. It looked like they were just outside the gates of hell.

If you’ve been using “literally” literally every sentence, you’re probably misusing it. Don’t worry, The Oatmeal‘s got your back. Not literally though. Please, for the love of god, spread the word.

On Sept. 21, 2010, Walter Breuning celebrated his 114th birthday. That means he’s been around since the 19th century, so sit down and listen. He’s got some stories and wise words to share.

It’s impossible to look cool while playing the accordion, which is unfair since it seems insanely hard to use. Freaking accordions, how do they work? Let’s see how a master does it.

This recently declassified footage was shot by cameras mounted on American planes – likely P-51 Mustangs and Thunderbolts – as they engaged in dogfights and attacked airstrips and ports.

Created by artist Jarbas Agnelli for the Brazilian band Pato Fu, this video combines X-ray scans of the bands equipment and CG effects to make it look like the band was in the X-ray machine too.

Artist John Riepenhoff says his giant pizza topped with mini pizzas is “meant to address the ontology of the social as material in art.” Yeah, whatever. Get it on the Pizza Hut menu, John.

(Sllightly NSFW) Andy might look like your average ordinary guy, but it turns out that he comes from a long family line of Japanese cartoon characters, and at times lives his life in an anime.

When we first saw the works of Alexa Meade, we thought they were paintings on canvas. On closer inspection, we realized they were models covered with paint. Minds officially blown. More pics here.

The Semi-Automatic vending machine at the Hudson is stocked with a curated combination of guest necessities and luxury items, including Paul Smith toothbrushes and a red Ferrari 599 GTB.

Not sure how we missed this when it made the rounds, but this video of Pee-wee Herman visiting the 70th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle festival is hilarious. His bike fits right in with all the Harleys.

Awesomer fan fave Freddie Wong cranks out another one of his fantasy gun fights, this time with 90210’s Shenae Grimes by his side, who’s also not too shabby with her weapon skills.

Stunt duo Sam Hargrave and Monique Ganderton end up kicking the crap out of each other over a simple argument over snack food. We suppose wars have started over less, though.

(NSFW) Graphic designers and CG artists out there should appreciate Money Money Money’s music video entitled “Gettin’ Money with a Mouse and a Wacom Pen (F*ck Comic Sans F*ck Papyrus, Too)”.

Porsche Design has created a million dollar Advent calendar which conceals some outrageously luxurious surprises, including a rose gold P’6910 Indicator watch, a P’7340 kitchen and a yacht.