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Weird Foods

Weird Foods

Bugs for breakfast, crab vending machines, deep fried ants, 1,000 year old eggs and sushi that is still squirming while it’s going in your mouth. See what tasty treats are being consumed all over the globe by all sorts of peoples and cultures … but beware, this is not for the faint of stomach.

Lunchtime Fun, Part II

Lunchtime Fun, Part II

Coolest Mom Ever Last month we blogged about the coolest dad ever, David Laferriere, who for the last 4 years has been drawing on his kids’ lunch bags.  Well David, we found your counterpart.  Meet the coolest mom ever, Nina Levy!
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Metallic Meals

Metallic Meals

Yum! Deli Garage is a Hamburg based company that loves concocting new, exciting recipes.  One day while tinkering around in the kitchen they thought their food needed a bit more pizzazz.  Enter Food Finish! 
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Top 12 of 2012

Top 12 of 2012

Happy (almost) New Year! Let’s take a look back at 12 of the favorite posts from 2012! Starting with Last January and working our way to December, this year we had a number of amazing stories on our blog. Did your favorite make the list?
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Top 5 Weirdest Thanksgiving Products

Top 5 Weirdest Thanksgiving Products

Strange Bird This year Ripley’s is counting down the 5 weirdest products we have seen relating to thanking and giving.  Hopefully we are not too late and you can score some of these for your family feast!
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Top Ten Pumpkin Countdown

Top Ten Pumpkin Countdown

Happy Halloween! I love Halloween.  I love dressing up.  I love candy.  But what I really, really, really, love are crazy pumpkins! This year we are counting down the Top Ten most unusual, bizarre, crazy, odd pumpkins you have ever seen!  We had some debate about this list.  I mean, ...
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Body Bakery

Body Bakery

Gruesome Bread If Halloween had an official bakery, Kittiwat Unarrom’s would be it!  Unarrom creates gruesome depictions of severed body parts using the most unusual medium…BREAD!
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The Pattern is in the Produce

The Pattern is in the Produce

Geometric Fruit These awesome fruit and veggie stills are made by Turkish artist Sakir Gökçebag. Believe It or Not, none of these images have been manipulated or photo edited!
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Neurotic Brunch

Neurotic Brunch

Obsessive Compulsive?  Dine Here. Ivo Vos is a product and interaction designer, based in London.  His latest line caters towards those who prefer their catering, well, catered to.  Vos’ line, Brunch, is a brunch set specifically designed for those of us who like a little control with our breakfast.
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Beard Beer

Beard Beer

Going Rogue Oregon brewer, Rogue, has always come up with some pretty inventive ales and names. They are the guys that brought you such quaffs as Dead Guy Ale, Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout, and Santa’s Private Reserve.  However, their latest concoction might be too weird…even for Ripley’s! MMM Yeasty! Rogue is  ...
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Caffeinated Art

Caffeinated Art

Coffee Portrait Russian artist Arkady Kim recently set a new record when he created the world’s largest coffee mural. Statistics: 5 assistants 12 days 397 lbs of coffee Over one million beans Mocha Mural Kim’s dramatic mural-portrait of a woman s called Awakening.  All of the coffee used to create ...
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