A French writer had a pet lobster he would take for walks in Paris. He used a blue silk ribbon as a leash. He called them “peaceful, serious creatures” and that they didn’t “bark” or “gnaw upon one’s monadic privacy” like dogs did.
In 1942 the song “Deep in the Heart…
In 1942 the song “Deep in the Heart of Texas” was banned by BBC during working hours on the grounds that its infectious melody might cause wartime factory-hands to neglect their tools while they clapped in time with the song.
An Arizona man found a balloon…
An Arizona man found a balloon with a Christmas list for Santa while out hiking. He tracked down the 8-yr-old Mexican girl who released the balloon and fulfilled her wishlist.
Instagram Deactivated a Model’s Account After She’d Raised Money for Australia by Selling Nudes
Well, that’s not cool…
Kaylen Ward, a 20-year-old influencer and online sex worker from Los Angeles, California, says she’s raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Australian bushfire relief…all by trading cash for naked pictures.
She’s calling herself a Naked Philanthropist now, and even if her methods offend some – including Instagram, apparently – I doubt the animals and people Down Under really care how the money got to them in their time of need.
Kaylen, like many people, felt devastated as she watched Australia burn. As a survivor of 2019’s Carr fire in California, which left more than 200,000 acres smoldering and 8 people dead, Ward has seen firsthand the ruin wildfires can cause.
I’m sending nudes to every person who donates atleast $10 to any one of these fundraisers for the wildfires in Australia. Every $10 you donate = one nude picture from me to your DM. You must send me confirmation that you donated.
Please RT #AustraliaOnFire #AustraliaFires pic.twitter.com/VIgzCUy6Wf— THE NAKED PHILANTHROPIST (@lilearthangelk) January 4, 2020
As she wondered what she could do to help, lit on her idea, and tweeted it out – one nude photo in exchange for a verified $10 donation to a list of approved charities.
She told Buzzfeed she was expecting to raise “maybe $1000, but the tweet blew up.”
We raised approx $300k!!!!
— THE NAKED PHILANTHROPIST (@lilearthangelk) January 5, 2020
It was retweeted more than 40,000 times, and Kaylen’s inbox was so flooded she had to hire a team of 4 people to help her sort through all of the messages, verify donations, and reply with the promised naked photos.
Ward says that they’d raised around $500,000 when Instagram shut down her account, claiming she’d violated their guidelines against posting “sexually suggestive content.”
Your a true hero to Australia thank you for your sacrifice pic.twitter.com/F1QbLOvgdI
— samuel crossley (@CrossleySamuel) January 6, 2020
Even though not everyone understands her reasons – like IG, her family, or the guy she likes – Kaylen isn’t stopping anytime soon.
@iqraishghouri not all heroes wear clothes
— saySubhanAllah (@subhana_khann) January 7, 2020
And she’s getting plenty of support from strangers online, too – and not just the ones forking over cash.
women are so powerful, I love it.
— ˚✧₊⁎ ? ⁎⁺˳✧༚ (@vanidosaladiosa) January 4, 2020
You go girl! Let’s start a movement. This is just the beginning to helping all people and animals
— Aleen N. Johnson (@thefitpizzagirl) January 7, 2020
She really out here harvesting raw horny energy for a good cause. Mad respect.
— Stripe (@StripeStooge) January 4, 2020
I don’t know about you, but I’m kind of with Kaylen Ward on this one – when the world needs our help, we give what we can. And if she wants to give pictures of her body to help the cause, and does it of her own free will, I say go on, girl.
Naked Philanthropist to the rescue, little koalas.
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Unscripted Movie Moments That Were so Good, They Left Them In
Let’s explore a little bit of Hollywood lore and learn about some pretty cool instances of when things ended up in movies that were not only not in the script, they weren’t close to part of the plan.
I just love happy accidents, don’t you?!?! Let’s take a look. And if you know of any others, please share them in the comments with us.
These responses are from folks in the Buzzfeed Community.
1. “Give me the keys Rose!” in Get Out.

Photo Credit: Blumhouse
“In an interview, Daniel Kaluuya revealed that there was actually a good amount of improvisation in Get Out, especially in the scene with the major plot twist: “I couldn’t do that scene the way it was scripted, really. That was something that we kind of made up. When he was asking Rose to give me the keys, all that stuff was made up in a day. It just felt natural because what was scripted didn’t feel right in the space it was in, and Jordan [Peele] allowed us to do that. He was open enough to see that.”
2. A little tear from The Joker.

Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
Director Todd Phillips said that he played the film’s score for Joaquin Phoenix because he “wanted the music to affect and infect the set in a way.” During the first take as the score was playing, Philipps revealed that “as Joaquin is struggling with Arthur’s smile, this little tear appears, and we just had the scene and we moved on.”
3. “Oscar shit” in Baby Driver.

Photo Credit: Sony Pictures
Apparently Edgar Wright doesn’t always allow for too much improvisation in his movies, but this line from Jamie Foxx was too good and too natural to be cut.
4. “Bitch, please in Spider-Man: Far from Home.

Photo Credit: Marvel
Samuel L. Jackson was specifically asked about this line in an interview, and he couldn’t 100% verify if it was in the script or not, but then Jake Gyllenhaal chimed in and said, “It was improvised. I’m here to attest that was improvised.”
5. Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?

Photo Credit: Universal
In Fast & Furious 6, The Rock ad-libbed an insult at one of the characters, making Ludacris literally spit out his drink from laughing too hard.
6. Timothée Chalamet improvised looking directly into the camera’s lens in Call Me By Your Name.

Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Classics
On the DVD commentary, Chalamet said the glance was his “little homage to Boyhood here at the end, stealing a two-second look into the lens.”
7. Tony Stark’s death scene in Avengers: Endgame.

Photo Credit: Marvel
Tom Holland revealed in an interview that only a couple people were on set to film Tony Stark’s death scene: Kevin Feige (Marvel’s president), the Russo brothers (the directors), Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Downey Jr., and himself.
The four cast members showed up to set and were given a loose outline of what was going to be shot: “They kind of told us what was going to happen – or what they wanted to happen – and then we just sort of improvised.” Holland said it was a “really, really interesting way to shoot such a pivotal scene in the movie.”
8. DiCaprio’s bloody hand in Django Unchained was because he actually cut himself.

Photo Credit: The Weinstein Company
Leo said that the cast and crew gave him a standing ovation after the scene was finished, and he kept acting in the scene because “it was more interesting to watch Quentin’s and Jamie’s reaction off-camera than to look at my hand.”
9. Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman’s dinner conversation in Logan.

Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox
Patrick Stewart revealed that he and Hugh Jackman improvised an eight-minute scene at the dinner table, per director James Mangold’s request: “When you get to that moment, why don’t you talk about your history a little bit more? Fill it out with something. Whatever feels appropriate to you.”
10. Joshua Gad improvised this line in Frozen.

Photo Credit: Disney
According to Gad, “Improv is definitely always part of the journey, and they were amazing collaborators in letting me just come up with something to say, some of which is in there. I remember saying as a joke, ‘I’ve been impaled,’ and I was shocked when I watched the movie and they animated this and kept this in the film.’”
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Enjoy These Cool Facts About Music of All Kinds
I’ve been a music lover since I was pretty young. My brother, who is nine years older than I am, got me into all the good stuff from a very young age: AC/DC, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, etc.
Since then, it’s been a love affair with finding cool, new (and old) music to sink my teeth into, and seeing live bands when I get the chance.
Let’s take a look at 10 really cool music facts to get our day started the right way!
1. Sudden savant syndrome.

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2. I wish there was video of this.

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3. A lot of time wasted.

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4. They were trailblazers in many ways.

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5. The cut up technique.

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6. The Lizard King.

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7. Two musical geniuses.

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8. Helping out the fans.

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9. Don’t change a thing.

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10. A little history lesson.

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Pretty cool facts, huh?
Who are some of your favorite bands and musicians? Share them with us in the comments!
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These Financial Tips Can Help You Make the Best of Your Hard-Earned Cash
We all want to manage their finances, have good credit, and save up a bit of cash. And if for people who don’t have a financial advisor (i.e. almost everyone), Two Cents at Lifehacker is a popular site for financial advice. They compiled a list of some popular tips that could help you manage your money in 2020.
Check out these 8 ideas that might help you hack your finances.
8. When to Use a Savings Account
If you live paycheck to paycheck it’s hard to follow financial advice that applies to people with more stability. But once you get a little cushion going, keep only the minimum in your checking account. Move the rest into a savings account, and make sure it has high interest.
You’ll make money off what you keep in savings and feel less tempted to splurge when the time comes.
7. Pay Cash or Credit at the Gas Pump
It’s no secret that card skimmers still prey on debit card users at the gas pump. If you must use your debit card, go inside and pay from there.
6. Use Your Credit Card Points
It’s tempting to “save” credit card rewards or points until the right moment, but they can actually lose value over time. Use them as soon as you’re able to because credit card companies sometimes drop or change partners, making it hard for you to get what you want later on.
5. Don’t Use a Credit Card with Venmo
Venmo can help you split bills with friends or roommates in a hassle-free way. That convenience is great, but make sure you don’t use a credit card with it because you’ll pay a 3% fee every time. If, for example, you’re splitting rent, 3% of hundreds of dollars every month is no chump change.
4. Use a Credit Card to Buy Flights
First off, credit cards offer more protection in case of fraudulent charges. Secondly, they offer additional insurance that can protect you in case of a delay or other travel mishap. Third, some cards have other specific benefits having to do with travel (although you should check with yours before you expect anything in particular).
3. Don’t Wait on Equifax
Millions of people were affected by Equifax’s 2017 data breach, but the company’s $31 million fund is not going to pay those whose information was compromised (SUCH A SCAM). That’s because $31 million divided by $125 (what they said they would pay out) is 248,000 people – and a lot more people than that are owed money. Most people will see significantly less, or no money at all.
2. Do NOT Spend Money That Accidentally Ends up in Your Bank Account
Banks make mistakes, including occasionally depositing money into the wrong bank account by accident. If that happens to you, resist the urge to splurge and let the bank know about the extra cash immediately. Spending the money will almost certainly cause legal problems for you, so do the right thing here.
1. Make Sure Your Credit Is Good Enough
Everyone wants to have an 850 credit score, but it’s practically impossible. A score of 740 or higher is good enough to unlock many benefits without the added stress. Here is one area where good enough is definitely where you should aim.
It may not be easy to adhere to every single tip here, but even implementing one or two of these is bound to help out.
Do you have any financial tips? Let us know!
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A Lighting Artist Explains His Job, and It Is Pretty Darn Cool
Animated films are a lot of fun, but most people don’t realize that it takes boatloads of creatives to really pull it off. One of those behind-the-scenes jobs in animation that you’ve probably never heard of before: lighting artist.
Like Dan O’Brien. He’s a lighting artist who has contributed to some really cute scenes. But how exactly?
O’Brien went on Twitter to explain what his job is because most people just don’t know what lighting artists do. He shared some illustrations before and after his involvement so we can see exactly what he contributes for ourselves. Check out his thread:
When I tell people I do lighting for animated movies, they usually don't understand what I mean by that. So here are a few of my shots from Spies in Disguise before and after being lit pic.twitter.com/ATZZLZnfe7
— Dan O'Brien (@OtherDanOBrien) December 28, 2019
As you can see, the scene on the left looks half-finished, while the scene on the right looks three-dimensional and has a clear mood.
— Dan O'Brien (@OtherDanOBrien) December 28, 2019
It’s easy to forget that O’Brien was working on a spy film when looking at the art on the left. On the right, we really feel the tension as police sirens pop.
— Dan O'Brien (@OtherDanOBrien) December 28, 2019
Softer, moodier lighting also helps us see objects and facial expressions more clearly.
— Dan O’Brien (@OtherDanOBrien) December 28, 2019
You can really see what adding the lighting effects does – without them, the scenes don’t look real at all. The light adds drama, context, and emotion that just isn’t there beforehand.
— Dan O'Brien (@OtherDanOBrien) December 28, 2019
Of course, O’Brien wants us to know that it takes a team to truly make a good scene great.
The after frames also feature contributions from other departments such as skies and FX
— Dan O’Brien (@OtherDanOBrien) December 28, 2019
Animated films feature contributions from all kinds of talented artists. That’s why they take so long to make – an animated movie can take many thousands of man-hours of work, distributed among an enormous team of different types of animators.
Now that we’ve learned a little about the people behind our favorite scenes we can better appreciate their work!
What surprised you the most about the before and after shots? The comments section is open and ready for your musings.
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Watch Out! Tree Snakes in Australia Can Actually Jump.
Australia is full of terrifying creatures that you would never want to run into on a pleasant walk through the woods. Spiders and crocodiles and dingos, oh my.
Well, now you can add jumping snakes to the list.
Yes, you read that correctly. Australian tree snakes belonging to the Dendrelaphis genus can JUMP from tree to tree, flying through the air like winged serpents from mythology…or something like that.
A Ph.D. candidate named Michelle Graham from Virginia Tech University saw some footage of jumping tree snakes in Australia and set out for Down Under to do some research. Graham set up a kind of obstacle course for the snakes up in the trees using PVC pipe and tree branches. She then observed the snakes slithering and jumping through the trees from branch to branch.
Next, Graham plans to study why the Australian snakes feel the need to propel themselves through the air. Two scientific papers that are set to come out in 2020 will hopefully shed some light on that subject.
One good thing about this species: they’re not venomous. Whew! Still, I would not, under any circumstances, want one of these snakes leaping from a tree and onto my head or my back…or even into my path, to be honest. Ugh!
Let’s go to the video, shall we? This video shows a Dendrelaphis pictus, in case you were wondering.
Yikes! No, thank you!
Do you have a fear of snakes? Or of any other animals?
Tell us about it in the comments!
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16 Things Kids Today Will Never Understand
There are a lot of great things about growing up in the world today. It’s easier to stay connected to friends and family far away, easier to network from the comfort of your home, easier for introverts to stay “social,” and easier to find your tribe – online if not in real life.
As someone who grew up in the 80s, though, I still think there’s something to be said to living life without modern technology, with television shows that are cheesy and pure, and for playing outside for hours without adults looking on anxiously.
And these 16 things? Kids today will probably never really understand, no matter how well you explain them.
16. We had that delayed gratification thing down pat.
Kids today will never know the feeling when all the copies of the movie you want are rented out; and the clerk finds one for you in the pile of returns.
— Josh Darnit (@JoshDarnit) February 21, 2019
15. I’ll never know why they didn’t make them pocket-sized.
kids today will never know the struggle pic.twitter.com/NucMOa9Ha6
—
(@mattwhitlockPM) May 18, 2019
14. Or what it was like to hang out at the mall.
Kids today will never know what it was like to go see your favorite artist perform in the mall https://t.co/V4uOV9oUCT
— Johnny Boy
(@JohnTheFame) August 23, 2019
13. This is 100% true.
kids today will never know how hard it was to keep up with friends in the ‘90s. you’d lose someone in the department store and they’d return the next day a wizened old man, having spent three hundred years in the thrall of the faerie queene.
— The Library Owl (on HIATUS)
(@SketchesbyBoze) October 20, 2019
12. And you’d fight over who got a seat.
crazy how kids today will never know how fun it was to go outside every single day w ya friends and sit here pic.twitter.com/wLXxpAHbIY
— cheech (@dcstarz1) September 11, 2018
11. So I still do this on occasion.
Todays kids will never know the struggle of having to create your own ankle socks
pic.twitter.com/N8Dd0e7jq8
— Trevon (@_iTrevii) June 8, 2018
10. And honestly, it shows.
Kids today know nothing about this pic.twitter.com/Zv7K8imniQ
— niggathée chalamet (@haaniyah_) December 29, 2019
9. And when it timed out with like 2 minutes left omgggg.
Kids today will never know the torture… pic.twitter.com/5zS2pOQRIF
— Nick Younker (@NYounker) April 27, 2019
8. Don’t look away at the wrong moment!
Kids today will never know what it’s like to wake up and watch the local news for the closings in alphabetical order to see if your school is closed. Now they get a text, email, call and tweet.
— Bryce Meyers (@Bmey5) January 22, 2019
7. Please don’t be fuzzy, please don’t be fuzzy…
Kids today will never know the excitement of “Free HBO” on the motel sign on a road trip. pic.twitter.com/HqUeDJ8SOv
— Salty City Sergeant (@SergeantCity) December 23, 2019
6. Sometimes I miss these types of choices.
Today's kids will never know the choices we had to make..#90skid pic.twitter.com/vYqvYEZWt7
— 90skid (@memorable_90s) September 26, 2018
5. Was it because they didn’t want to talk to you?! ARGH!
Today’s kids will never know what it feels like when your crush logs onto AIM and the door opening sounds comes on. Then 2 seconds later they sign off, door closes and you are just distraught
— Amazingb_ (@AmazingB_) April 29, 2019
4. Raise your hand if you remember.
Kids today will never know , that 15 yrs ago champion was a cheap brand. They were sold on the back shelves of Modells. Shirts were 2.99 and kids made fun of you at school if you wore it.
— shethegoods (@shesthegoods) December 27, 2019
3. They will in public school.
Today’s kids will never know how big of a deal it was to go to computer lab.
— Shower Thoughts (@showerfeelings) November 24, 2019
2. Or, you know, using a landline.
Our kids will never know the terror of calling their crush on a Landline and having Their parents pick up the phone..#90skid pic.twitter.com/gjrlKT0cjw
— 90skid (@memorable_90s) July 18, 2019
1. That shizz could take days.
Kids today will never know the satisfaction of choosing the perfect song to have as your profile song on Myspace
— Kobie Thatcher (@KobieThatcher) December 28, 2019
I’m not saying I want to go back, but…maybe for a week or two?
What’s your favorite memory from your GenX, early-Millennial childhood? Share it with us in the comments!
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