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Dept. of the-future-is-totally-here-dudes: bullet proof skin! Wired wants to talk to you about (actual) bugs. Uncontacted peoples in the 21st century is one of the most mind blowing concepts I can imagine. Let’s all listen to Mercury! Meanwhile, here are…

Science has determined aliens are probably being reclusive dicks. Oh hello, albino hummingbird. It is well documented that world’s fairs are awesome. Here is a look at one of the first sound installations. It is pretty neat too. What are…

Let us welcome the week with reflections on crab design. Here’s your weeks worth of solar storm sky porn. What do false memories look like? Bad news navigation fans: the north star might be shrinking. But what about the OTHER…

Mind blowing fact of the day: President John “the Tenth President” Tyler’s grandchildren are still alive! You know what makes international diplomacy rules way more interesting? Outer space! By the way, have you seen NASA’s new highest resolution ever picture…

Very important dinosaur hands news. Data visualizations as self portrait. Behold the classroom-less school (way to go Sweden). Can we all agree that Japanese monsters are the most terrifying? Hello there lil world’s smallest vertebrae fella.

The Japanese understand the key to depression is baby robots (robot babies). Peter Newell’s The Rocket Book is your early 20th Century kids book of the day. By the way, it’s time to start thinking about historically preserving the moon.…

These were the weirdest new animals of 2011. 2012, on the other hand, will be the year of single person helicopters. Fake holidays are pretty wonderful. Let’s take a moment to appreciate gender swapping fish. Pigeons look at 19th Century…

Every day is a good day to talk about ghost hunting. Aqua Velvet brings you their top posts of 2011 (we still have a couple more weeks for year-end wrap-ups I figure). Way to have the world’s tallest bridge, Mexico!…

“What do you think most about during the day?” “Women. They are a complete mystery.” Stephen Hawking at 70. Oh hello, wonderful space ephemera. Philippe Ramette’s impossible photographs. The future is (really ugly) self-repairing shoes. Long story short, there isn’t…

Here is your Norwegian witch memorial. What are you doing here, moon mineral? Urban design links for the week: disguised infrastructure and guerrilla whimsy. You know what else I love? Windsor McCay! (via 50 Watts.)

Hey folks, we’re going to take it easy this week. That being said, we’d never leave you all alone. Here are a few things Alec has ollied (we have no idea who Alec is).

Seriously you guys, The Big Picture’s year in review is the best thing about December (part three may be live by the time this is). How do anglerfish mate? Fascinatingly! Here are your clouds for the day. Mid-century shop windows.…