Nerd Nightcap

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Nerd Nightcap
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Why are all of Mario's enemies so socially awkward?

Live Free Fall From Space of the Day

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Live Free Fall From Space of the Day
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UPDATE: The jump has been aborted due to "gusty winds." No word on when it will be rescheduled.

You don't want to miss this -- watch live on YouTube at 10:30 a.m. PST/1:30 p.m. EST as Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner attempts to make history:

Baumgartner will undertake a stratospheric balloon flight to more than 120,000 feet and make a record-breaking freefall jump in the attempt to become the first man to break the speed of sound in freefall (an estimated 690 miles per hour), while delivering valuable data for medical and scientific advancement.

Fingers crossed that this ends well.

Monsters University's Insanely Detailed Fake Website of the Day

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Monsters University's Insanely Detailed Fake Website of the Day
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As a genius marketing campaign for Monsters University, Pixar has gone and created an extensively elaborate website for the institute, down to a calendar of events, departments and required textbooks, school merchandise (for four-armed monsters), dining halls, maps and even more.

Do they accept transfers?

[thanks, marina!]

Special Skills of the Day

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Special Skills of the Day
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Not Pictured: Batman, sitting alone and thinking about darkness.

That Would Actually Make A Lot Of Sense of the Day

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That Would Actually Make A Lot Of Sense of the Day
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Timothy Dalton already proves the theory. Probable cause of regeneration? Sexually transmitted disease.