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High School Students Play a Real Life ‘Hunger Games’
When the ‘Harry Potter‘ franchise was all the rage, some students brought the fictional game of Quidditch to life, even giving the sport a league of its own. With the impending release of the next big teen franchise, ‘The Hunger Games,’ a high school in Connecticut has created a real life version of the game — minus the ‘battle-to-your-death’ part. And would you believe it’s being hosted by the school’s library?
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Watch Tiger Woods and Shaq Duel Martial Arts-Style
Using Kung-Fu to market a golf game? The makers of ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13,’ Electronic Arts, seem to think it’s a good idea. EA has unveiled a viral commercial starring the basketball giant Shaquille O’ Neal and the game’s title master Tiger Woods. Dressed in traditional samurai garb, the two sports legends bow in honor before…well, you’ll have to watch.
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Transforming Lego Game Boy Is the Best Toy You Never Had
Imagine all your favorite childhood memories combined into one awesome toy. That’s exactly what LEGO fan Julius von Brunk did when he created the ‘Domaster & Tetrawing’ – an amalgamation of the Nintendo Game Boy, the game ‘Tetris’ and Transformers – that is actually a transforming “Nintendobot.” Check out how the Tetris cartridge transforms into the ‘Tetrawing’ robot below. It’ll put your LEGO skills to shame.
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‘Hunger Games’ Themed Wedding Brings Panem to Life
‘Twilight‘-themed weddings? Done a hundred times. ‘Harry Potter‘-themed weddings? It’s passe. With several major franchises having come to a conclusion thanks to their big budget movie adaptations, themed-weddings are on the lookout for the “next big thing.” Enter ‘The Hunger Games,’ the best-selling book trilogy and soon to be blockbuster film.
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Get Your First Look at Kristen Stewart as a Vampire in ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2′
‘Twi-hards’ around the world let out a collective shriek when a clip from the final film in the ‘Twilight’ franchise, ‘The Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn Part 2,’ was leaked online. The clip, recorded by Twi-hards at a Target store, shows the newlywed and newly-turned-into-a-vampire Bella (Kristen Stewart) having a chat with her pale-faced husband Edward (Robert Pattinson).
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Adorable Russian Grannies Sing ‘Party For Everybody’
Six sweet Russian grannies have become a viral sensation after their appearance on the Eurovision Contest. What’s the Eurovision Contest, you ask? Why it’s only the biggest singing competition in all of Europe.
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Kobayashi Chews Up Grilled Cheese World Record
Takeru Kobayashi, the world famous competitive eater (yes people, there is such a thing) was at SXSW at the behest of GroupMe and RecordSetter.com to attempt the most grilled cheese sandwiches eaten in one minute. Now this is a world record we can get behind.
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Did Newt Gingrich Fall Asleep Live on Camera?
The pace at which the Republican presidential race is going, it’s surely going take a toll on the various candidates. Lack of sleep being one. Case in point, Newt Gingrich, who dozed off in front of the camera during the live streaming at the AIPAC conference.
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Massive Tornado Caught on Film in West Liberty, Kentucky
Nature’s force is at times awe-inspiring, but often downright scary. A woman in West Liberty, Kentucky experienced this first hand when she captured footage of a huge tornado heading towards her direction.
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Human Mattress Dominoes Is the Weirdest World Record Ever
Considering how often new world records are set these days, people are now trying to find the most obscure of challenges to get some attention. It worked for New Orleans recently, when 850 people volunteered to break the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people taking part in human dominoes.