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Why babies are like crack, enraged Ryan Gosling fans and an Aggie makes good ontattoo bet
Nov 15, 2012 | 10:16 am
Editor's note: There's so much that's beautiful, funny, smart and informative on the Internet. Problem is, there's also a bunch of garbage. Here's the best of the web right now.
1. Why humans think pandas, babies and tiny hammers are cute. Ever wondered why a puppy makes you tilt your head and say "aww"? Well be prepared to have that childlike wonder removed after watching this shockingly informative video about the science of cute. Bonus: You also learn the origin of the word cute.
2. Channing Tatum is crowned People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive; Ryan Gosling fans start an uprising. Team Gosling is going strong, folks.
3. Aggies fan loses bet, gets A&M-Bama score tattooed on his arse. I'm thrilled a Texas team dethroned perennial pigskin powerhouse Alabama. But seriously, only an Aggie would make a bet like this against his own team. Not exactly the spoils of victory, eh?
4. Nation horrified to learn about war in Afghanistan while reading up on Petraeus sex scandal. This gem from The Onion accomplishes what so many journalists have failed to with their dogged coverage of Gen. David Petraeus consensual sex with an adult woman: Put it in perspective of an 11-year war where 22,000 people have died.
5. Local link shout-out: Man faces assault charge in pee-wee football fight. The Burleson Star reports that a female fan from Kennedale was allegedly punched by a man from Joshua, who may have also attempted to strike a federal agent in the melee. Parents today. h/t CultureMap reader Bud Kennedy.