Mental Floss picks up where BuzzFeed left off and stuffs our brain tanks with more fairly unknown names for common things and events. Like their cars, the German language is engineered for precision.

A peek at the insanity that is Ski Jumping Pairs, a pachinko game that was ported to the PSP and PlayStation 2. The game was made by Riichiro Mashima, who would later go on to make the even more insane Japan World Cup games.

Believe it or not, these “clothes” are actually made of marble. They’re part of artist Alex Seton’s Elegy on Resistance, a collection of Bianco Carrara marble sculptures of hooded sweaters and sweatpants.

GameXplain compares the high definition Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker with the GameCube version. The aspect ratio and textures are dramatically improved, but the subtle shading may be cause for debate.

Fairly Trill’s unexpectedly catchy mashup of Return of the Jedi’s fish-faced Admiral Ackbar, with Will Ferrell’s ridiculous Robert Goulet SNL sketch, set to the tune of Snoop Dogg’s Sexual Seduction. Ladies look out: It’s a trap!

Does your arm fall asleep when you try and spoon with your loved one? The Cuddle Mattress adds slots where you place your arms into the mattress without cutting off circulation. As an added bonus, it’s modular for easy transit.

It’s always a treat to hear talking birds, but this one knows the value of silence as well. YouTuber Mrglassparrot was filming his Harlequin Macaw when his other Macaw started squawking in the background.

Using a Kinect and projector, Mato Mato developed a display that you interact with using a liquid surface as the interface. It has desktop applications but it’s the game ideas shown off at the end that really captured our attention.

Minneapolis artist HOTTEA livens up urban environments with words and designs made of yarn. On a recent trip to New York he adorned the pedestrian tunnel of the Williamsburg Bridge with a 2,000 thread rainbow. More pics here.

Ed Bassmaster recently reused one of his classic pranks, where he starts to ask a question then suddenly freezes up and contorts his face. The folks he talked to are incredibly polite. We don’t know if we’d be able to keep a straight face.

You may not agree with his choice of headphones, but we think you’ll appreciate Aki Attawia’s invention. The Cordli case for iPhone 4, 4S and 5 has winding grooves at the back that can hold 10 to 20 inches of headphone cord.

It’s the Raging Bull versus the Italian Stallion. Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone play boxing rivals who come out of retirement to fight one more time in this holiday comedy. We really hope this doesn’t poop on their legacies.

Whether graffiti is public art or a public nuisance will always be a hotly-debated topic, but there’s no question that Bob Partington’s portable James Bond-quality street painting machine is an awesome bit of kit. (Thanks Dave!)

Shredders takes bad Holiday sweaters to the next level with these crude knit sweaters. They’re what your grandma would give you for Christmas if she was into death metal, punk and gangster rap.

A brief, but amusing follow-up to Key & Peele’s pants-wetting hilarious sendup of bad football player names, played during their recent visit to the Conan O’Brien show. They could do a whole 30-minute show of these, and we’d tune in.

A brilliant little cable for multi-device owners, the CrossLink charges and syncs a 30-pin, Lightning, or MicroUSB-based gadget with its 3-in-1 connector. Available in a variety of colors – which happen to coordinate with the iPhone 5C.

Our fingers always got all tangled up when trying to play Enter Sandman on Rock Band, but that doesn’t seem to be a problem for the musicians of Iron Horse, who gave the Metallica classic a shiny coat of Bluegrass paint.

One of the biggest risks boats face is capsizing from large waves. Check out this amazing technology which creates inverse waves inside the boat to keep it from rocking. The boat model on the left has the system in place.

Converse First String – the brand’s arm for its limited edition products – will soon release a special edition of the Auckland Racer. It will have a terry cloth upper and tone-on-tone stitching, giving it a soft and worn-out look.

Red Bull calls this multi-discipline relay “the toughest team race in the world.” It includes running up mountains, paragliding, canoeing, and mountain biking. The voices are Dutch, but exhaustion is a universal language.

This clever bookshelf encourages you to read. Put books you’ve alread read on one side, and those you haven’t on the other. Also great for lawyers. Available in various colors and finishes from Brooklyn’s Cush Design Studio.

A compilation of the unlikely, but popular on YouTube sport of Cat Ping Pong, as assembled by a guy with the unfortunate moniker MrFunnyMals. Though they’re just as good at foosball and air hockey.

Designed by signage and typography specialists Goodwin & Goodwin, the Cinema Type Board is made of a black powder-coated bent steel board and double-sided font cards. An easy to use sign for personal or commercial use.