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October 26, 2018

People Around the World Are Obsessed With This Plush Shark from IKEA

Meet Blåhaj (Blaha), the soft toy shark from IKEA that has millions of fans around the world. The Swedish furniture brand first started selling the toy in stores a few years ago, but was recently convinced to relaunch it after fans petitioned for a comeback. The friendly-looking shark has now appeared in countless social media posts, and some have even created their own Instagram pages for their plushy pal.

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September 10, 2018

Comedian Continues to Create Witty Parodies of Bizarre Celebrity Photos

Instagram has proven to be a bastion of some of the most strange celebrity portraits, and Australian comedian Celeste Barber is ready and eager to point out just how ridiculous they really are. In her long-running series called #CelesteChallengeAccepted, she posts side-by-side photos of herself (and sometimes her husband) mimicking the bizarre images of celebrities and high fashion models.

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July 5, 2018

Couple Renovating Their Bathroom Finds a Hidden Note From Its Former Owners

Like many homeowners, Jess and Alex Monney decided to renovate their bathroom. During home improvements, you never know what you’ll find once you start to scrape wallpaper, remove flooring, or even tear down walls, but the Monneys came across a truly surprising discovery from the home’s former owners. As their contractor was gutting the bathroom, he found a note scrawled onto the walls. “Hi! We’re the Shinsekis!” It began. “We remodeled this bathroom summer 1995.

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June 6, 2018

20+ Sticky Note Drawings That Perfectly Capture the Everyday Struggles of Adulthood

Cartoonist Chaz Hutton (aka Insta-Chaz) uses humble sticky notes as his canvas to illustrate the relatable highs and lows of daily life. Using a simple stick-man style in black ink, the artist captures the awkward transition into adulthood with witty diagrams, charts, and simple illustrations all condensed into small, square and rectangle-shaped yellow Post-it notes. Hutton first started drawing on sticky notes while bored at his desk job in an architecture firm.

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