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Schoolgirl dresses as different historical figure each day

An 8-year-old Omaha girl dresses the part of a different historical figure every day.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Lego-fied

T-U-R-T-L-E power in the form of a Lego.

A photobomb sensation, five years in the making

The New Yorker explains the sudden rise of a 5-year-old stingray photobomb photo.

Video games driving growth of soccer in U.S.

Soccer’s growing popularity with young adults is being driven by video games.

In the basement of the Alamo Shirt

Represent Pee-wee Herman’s bike with this shirt offering from Threadless.

Metro Card Yourself

A New York City artist has found a use for those oft-discarded Metro Cards with stunning results.

Grilled Cheese On Wheels

Grilled cheese company The Melt is rolling out retrofitted school bus food trucks on the Bay Area.

Breaking Bad Art Project

Walter White is made wooly in one of several pieces in a new collection of Breaking Bad fan art.