Dan Seitz
Professional writer for Uproxx.com, GammaSquad.com, Guyspeak.com, Guyism.com, Zug.com, and innumerable other sites. He writes the Internet, basically.
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20 Reasons to Love ‘Mythbusters’ in Explosive GIF Form
Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, aka the 'Mythbusters,' returned last week with an episode that finally put the JATO rocket car myth to bed. It's the culmination of 200 episodes of blowing things up, burning things down and generally showing the fun side of ridiculous scientific experiments.
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Obscure Relative Leaves Woman $7.4 Million In Gold Hidden In His Garage
Arlene Magdon never met Walter Samasko, Jr. They were first cousins, but they may have never even met. Nonetheless, Arlene is thankful to Walter, because he left her a fortune in gold.
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Batman Would Be A Crippled Wreck, According To Science
Batman is a master warrior and all around tough guy, so he's easily able to handle the stress of his lifestyle, right?
Wrong, according to science.
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Drug Courier Loses $20,000, Asks Tucson Police For Excuse Note
Granted, losing $20,000 of a drug cartel's money is fairly panic inducing. That said, you do have to wonder what Demarco Alonzo Thomas was thinking when he called the police for a note excusing him from delivering $20,000.
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Bazooka Joe Getting The Boot From His Gum
After almost sixty years, Bazooka Joe is being put out to pasture: The bubble gum will no longer feature the little comic strips that pretty much defined the brand.
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Why Pay Thousands For Twinkies? Here’s The Recipe.
In the wake of the closing of Hostess, many are worried that they won't be able to get Twinkies, and driving the prices of the snack cakes up to absurd degrees on eBay.
Good thing the recipe is easy to find, if you're not made of money.
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Bell Ringer Nearly Gets Her Bell Rung
Ringing bells, it turns out, is not a job for the inexperienced. That's something Helen Springthorpe learned the hard way when things went... a bit wrong.
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Woman “Shot Dead” At Wheel Just Drunk Zombie
Some costumes are awesome in their cleverness, or awesome in their humor, or awesome because they're so convincing. Of course, sometimes a convincing costume will cost you, as an anonymous Birmingham woman found out.
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Obese Dachshund At Center Of Facebook Custody Battle
You may have heard about Obie the Obese Dachshund, a dog that weighs 77 pounds and is literally twice the weight of a healthy dog. The good news is that Obie is currently on a diet and engaged in hydrotherapy (he's too fat to walk, literally.) The bad news is that he's currently the center of a bitter custody battle.
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Is This The Origin Of Homer Simpson?
In the "weird coincidences" file, we've got this cartoon, which was first published in 1949 in a magazine in Iceland. Yeah, they look fairly similar... but wait until you see the whole cartoon.
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Drunk Stops Musician In The Street, Performs Sweet Impromptu Duet
Usually when a musician is dealing with a drunk, it usually ends in awkwardness or a funny story. But for Logan Afyouni, it actually ended in one of the sweeter impromptu duets we've ever seen. Afyouni tutors the man on "My Darling Caroline" and then... well, then the magi
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Texting Woman Walks Off Cliff
Texting while driving? Dangerous. Texting while walking? Generally just a bit impolite if you're in a crowded area.
At least, that's normally the case. If you live near a cliff, it might not be a great idea.