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TL;DR: Keep your bike with no kickstand upright with the Ride KAC Bicycle Storage Stand. This is a no-fuss folding bike stand, and the no-fuss way to buy it is to go through direct checkout a...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/shippings-free-on-this-universal-bike-stand-now-only-25-99.html

This jumping spider looks like he's bashfully hiding his face while cleaning his eyes. Usually spiders give me the ick, but this one is such a cutie pie.  The video quality is fantastic, ...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/shy-jumping-spider-cleans-eyes-in-cute-video.html

12 years ago, this funny and weird Japanese commercial for Chocoballs was uploaded to YouTube. I enjoyed the total absurdity of the video, where a line of people with chocolate bodies and b...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/weird-commercial-for-chocoballs.html

TL;DR: If you're looking for a low-cost computer for school or travel, how about this MacBook Air refurb with a 128GB SSD, an 11.6-inch display, and 4GB RAM? Check out now and get it for $247...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/want-a-macbook-this-ones-under-250-and-comes-with-a-case.html

The way this puppy acts at the vet is how I always feel inside when at the doctors' office. This was the pup's first time, and the face he makes every time the vet tries to feed him medicine ...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/extremely-dramatic-puppy-doesnt-want-to-swallow-medicine-at-vet.html

See what happens when dry ice is mixed with clear slime .  The visual effects of this concoction are so much fun to watch. Every time I've played with dry ice, I drop it into water, but thi...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/see-what-happens-when-dry-ice-is-mixed-with-clear-slime.html

If you got the chance to paint a "Painted Lady," why not paint it an extraordinary way? That's exactly what artist Xavi Panneton did. Last summer, he took the opportunity to give a historic S...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/san-francisco-painted-lady-gets-pixelated-makeover.html

A man started a YouTube channel after collecting more than 2 million frog eggs and hatching them in his backyard pond. Previous videos on his channel show what the hatching process of this ...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/man-who-hatched-more-than-2-million-frog-eggs-unleashes-frog-army.html

For several years now I've been utterly delighted by "knitting and nature" enthusiast Sam Barsky , who has been knitting sweaters for over two decades. His sweaters feature depictions of famo...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/sam-barsky-has-knitted-160-of-his-fabulous-sweaters-depicting-famous-landmarks-but-he-doesnt-sell-them-because-he-wears-them-every-day-all-the-time.html

In between seasons of Ted Lasso, I found myself having withdrawal. I thought I was having football withdrawal, but that wasn't it, at least not entirely. A friend recommended Welcome to Wrexha...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/for-a-dose-of-pure-wholesomeness-watch-welcome-to-wrexham.html

Oh god, no! Not the bees! Drivers on interstate 95 in Maine had to avoid a particularly gnarly tractor-trailer accident on May 9th. Typically, drivers have to do their best following a cras...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/15-million-bees-let-loose-on-highway-following-truck-accident.html

In this hilarious and heartwarming video , international bestselling author Fredrik Backman takes the stage at the Simon & Schuster centennial celebration humorously admitting that he's only ...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/swedish-author-steals-the-show-with-humor-and-honesty.html

This roller coaster for a 2 year old looks like so much fun. If I'd had this as a kid, I'd have been playing on it 24/7. The wooden coaster runs on gravity, and has to be pushed uphill by h...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/toddler-has-his-very-own-backyard-roller-coaster.html

In this video, you can see Tom Scott try the Aéroplume for only €60 . This looks like too much fun for the price. I wish there was something like this where I live.  Scott also lets us k...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/in-france-you-can-ride-the-aeroplume-a-helium-blimp-for-one-person.html

TL;DR: Enjoy the water this summer, whether that's the ocean, lake, or river, but don't forget about safety! Add this adult life vest to your arsenal for just $23.99 (reg. $59.99). Summerti...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/18/dont-forget-water-safety-add-this-adult-life-vest-by-stearns-to-your-beach-bag-for-24.html

TL;DR: These Mini Dual Tube Night Vision Binoculars can help you see in 100% darkness, record video, and magnify up to 10 times. If you don't want to camp without them, don't wait to check ou...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/18/see-in-the-dark-with-these-hd-night-vision-binoculars-now-89-97.html

TL;DR: Microsoft Visio 2021 is the design app you use to create and share diagrams, floor plans, charts, and a lot more. Check out before May 22 and get it for only $19.97 ! Creating appe...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/18/make-your-data-visually-pleasing-with-microsoft-visio-on-sale-for-19-97.html

Minecraft, the voxelated open-world everything game , is 15 years old. > Aren't birthdays just great? I still remember crying hysterically > after my cousin blew out all the...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/18/minecraft-is-15-years-old.html

The Kiffness has done it again, this time with a brilliant duet featuring a cat named Cala  who is having an existential crisis . In the Kiffness X Cala collab, called "I Go Meow," Cala the...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/18/the-kiffness-is-back-with-i-go-meow-featuring-cala-the-cat-who-is-having-an-existential-crisis.html

The woman who runs the Facebook page and YouTube channel "June Cleavers Vintage Closet" shares vintage fashion and vintage recipes and has cultivated a community of folks interested in the coo...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/18/man-hilariously-reacts-to-gelatin-forward-vintage-recipes-like-spinach-and-sardine-mold.html

You have probably seen this video of an adorable little frog with an oversized squeal, which I assume is terrifying to other tiny frogs. While the original version is one of the best things o...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/18/frog-video-has-the-best-captions-in-the-history-of-captions.html

In recent years, noted alt-right grifter Milo Yiannopoulos has been serving as Chief of Staff for Yeezy, the brand owned by Ye, also known as Kanye West, also known as that successful hip-hop ...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/18/famed-antisemites-ye-and-milo-yiannopoulos-part-ways-over-porn-disagreements.html

Check out this fun compilation video of Japanese commercials featuring the English ska and pop band, Madness. From 1981 to 1983, Madness starred in and inspired a series of Japanese ads for t...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/18/when-madness-starred-in-early-80s-japanese-ads-for-honda.html

Have you ever heard a ferret snoring? I hadn't until very recently when I stumbled upon "FerretTok" and discovered TikTok user "Ferret Daddy ," who describes himself as "Just a streamer with 3...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/18/ferret-snoring-is-the-asmr-you-never-knew-you-needed.html

When this paraglider set off to fly around the skies of Brazil , he was visited by an unexpected friend.  A friendly vulture decided to take a little rest on the paraglider's arm, mid-fligh...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/18/watch-a-vulture-lands-on-paraglider-mid-ride.html

In this unreal looking scene, a shelf cloud rolls over the houses of a suburban community . Beautiful and ominous, it looks as if a tidal wave is rising up above all the houses. This dramat...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/18/ominous-shelf-cloud-looks-like-tidal-wave-rising-above-houses.html

In Beaufort, Australia, you can take a trip to the Cyril Callister Vegemite Museum . This museum was made to celebrate Vegemite and the life of the mastermind behind the polarizing food spre...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/18/take-a-trip-to-the-cyril-callister-vegemite-museum.html

Two years ago, I wrote about Jeff Dieschburg, an artist in Luxembourg who took work by others, made trivial edits, and won awards with paintings of the results . Sued there by U.S. photographe...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/17/photographer-wins-lawsuit-against-alleged-painter-who-plagiarized-her-work.html

Cabel Sasser (previously ) spotted an early Apple employee's ID card on sale on eBay—a fantastic find for anyone interested in computer history. But he noticed something off about it—the c...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/17/forged-early-apple-employee-id-sleuthed-but-still-sold-for-a-wee-fortune-on-ebay.html

A 23-year-old hiker who went missing in Colorado this week was found dead at Rocky Mountain National Park yesterday. It appears he took a "significant fall," according to officials, via CNN . ...

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/17/a-23-year-old-missing-hiker-was-found-dead-at-rocky-mountain-national-park.html