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The Candy Wrapper Archive
Hershey bar, 1908 to 1967 With over 640 past to present flattened candy wrapper labels to look at, it’s fun to spend some time at…

Bardot Handmade Ice Cream Bars, Love on a Stick
image via Bardot Bardot, a recently opened ice cream company, makes Bardot bars, a line of handmade luxury ice cream bars which they call ‘love…

Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), The First Person To Step Foot on the Moon
NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to step foot on the moon, has died at age 82. He was commander of the Apollo 11…

The Dipr, A Special Spoon to Dunk Sandwich Cookies in Milk
Invented by a husband and wife team, the dipr is a specially-designed spoon to dunk your favorite sandwich cookies in milk. This curved device holds…

Jerry Nelson, Beloved Sesame Street Puppeteer Dies at Age 78
image via Sesame Workshop blog The Los Angeles Times has reported that longtime Sesame Street puppeteer Jerry Nelson has died of emphysema at age 78…

Alcohol-Flavored Waffles & Waffle-Flavored Vodka
image via 11 Miles to Cool For a National Waffle Day (August 24, 2012) promotion, Holiday Inn Express of Stony Brook in New York served…

Botched Jesus Painting Restoration is Really a Bob Ross Self-Portrait
Actually a self portrait Over at Canv.as, Calhaus has remixed the botched restoration of the 19th-century Spanish Fresco Jesus painting ‘Ecce Homo’ by putting it…

Mexican Wrestling Luchador Bottle Openers
The Luchador Bottle Openers are a festive and handy set of tools designed by Ariel Rojo and Andres Lhima for the Kikkerland Mexico Design Challenge…

Intricate Altered Book Sculptures Crafted Out of Children’s Books
The Hobbit Artist Kelly Campbell Berry takes children’s books and crafts intricate one-of-a-kind sculptures within their pages. Her collaged book sculptures are available to purchase…

Hot Mess, Outside Magazine’s Oral History of Burning Man
Brad Wieners has authored the article Hot Mess for the October 2012 issue of Outsider, an oral history of Burning Man.
