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The Greatest Shower Thoughts Ever Thought

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The Greatest Shower Thoughts Ever Thought
The subreddit /r/Showerthoughts is full of brilliant, concise insights thought up in that great, steamy thinktank: the shower. We (most of us) bathe in quiet solitude, with neither friends nor social media to entertain us lest we get our devices wet and ruin them. Amidst all that lathering and rinsing, the mind wanders, and for the duration of each shower, anything is possible.

 What do you think about during your most vulnerable moments? Space travel? The strange ways we use language? How cats have whisker-eyebrows and nobody really talks about it? This list collects the best of the Shower Thoughts subreddit – with credit to their original thinkers – for you to enjoy, ponder, and rank. Vote up the ones that make you be like, "Yeah. Yep." 
http://www.ranker.com/list/best-of-showerthoughts-subreddit/mark,

I Bet Attractive People Think the World Is a Lot More Polite Than It Really Is.
/u/shicky536
History Classes Are Only Going to Get Longer and Harder As Time Goes On.
/u/RealDirtyDan
We Rescue Homeless Animals and Shun Homeless People.
/u/NewMaterialOnly
Most of My Clothes Have Been to Countries That I Have Not.
/u/zerophaze
Saying "Um" Is the Human Equivalent to Buffering.
/u/AnxietyAttack2013
If Bruce Willis Dies from Viagra Overdose, the Headline Will Read "Bruce Willis Dies Hard."
/u/dr721
I Wonder How Many Times I've Walked Past or Come Into Contact With a Murderer.
/u/KnibbHighFB
A Group of Squid Should Be Called a Squad.
Thediepend
I Have No Idea What I've Forgotten.
/u/philly_jay
"Strap-On" Spelled Backwards Is "No Parts."
/u/Illuminaughty66


The Weirdest YouTube Channels You Should Be Watching

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The Weirdest YouTube Channels You Should Be Watching

We all know about the “weird side” of YouTube. In our darker (or more enlightened) moments, we may even have ended up there. One minute you're minding your business, then someone sends you a link that you assume to be a funny YouTube video, and the next thing you know, you're watching a video of an adult in a full-body cat suit and party wig aggressively twerking to Beyonce.

With all that competition, what are the weirdest YouTube channels out there? The most bizarre YouTube channels? The creepiest YouTube channels? Let's be honest – we're all in the mood for something a little strange and horrifying sometimes, and with over 72 hours of fresh amateur content uploaded every 60 seconds, YouTube is the perfect place to go for that. Below, enjoy a crash course introduction to some of the most bizarre, incomprehensible, and occasionally brilliant channels on YouTube.


http://www.ranker.com/list/weird-youtube-videos/devon-ashby,

Cyriak
Cyriak is a surreal British animator who makes repeating loops of creepy, mind-bending things like monsters made out of human fingers that puke their own heads up through their mouths in an endless cycle. Confused? You probably should be.

Cyriak's animations are terrifying, but from a technical perspective, they're also brilliant and incredibly detailed. Plus, they're a great way to upset your friends.
David Firth
David Firth is a pre-YouTube Internet celebrity who first rose to infamy roundabout the mid-2000s with his bizarre and unnerving Flash animation series, Salad Fingers.

Firth is now a successful animator who does work for the BBC, and he's apparently finished posting Salad Fingers updates, but he still posts other strange and horrifying crap from time to time, like this inscrutable stop-motion short.

Jillian Mayer
Jillian Mayer is an actual, legit artist who has exhibitions at fancy places like the Guggenheim. But she also runs a YouTube channel! And her YouTube channel is really damn weird.

Mayer's channel is mainly about the unexpected and brain-twisting intersections between physical reality and life online. Her most popular video is probably "I Am Your Grandma," but if you really want to go hard, you need to experience her full-on epic, "#PostModem."
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
Don't Hug Me. I'm Scared became Internet famous a couple years ago thanks to their retroactively childhood-destroying short film of the same title. The short tricks you into thinking it's a normal clip from a children's show, only to slowly derail into a discordant nightmare of raw meat, glitter glue, and screaming.

They made a sequel to the original short earlier this year and continue to regularly update their channel with cryptic follow-ups like this one, featuring the same characters. Currently, they are working on a Kickstarter campaign to launch a full webseries. (God help us all.)
The Uncharted Zone
Hosted by the inimitable (among other things) Phil Thomas Katt, The Uncharted Zone is the official YouTube channel of a public access radio station in Gulf Shores, Alabama devoted to showcasing unknown and offbeat musical acts.

Their YouTube presence is dominated by trippy, non-professional green screen music videos, which UZ produce in their own studio for performers like Supagroup, and folk-rocker Mark Gormley, whose ballad "Little Wings" will move you to tears of...something.
Memory Hole
Culled from some mysterious, covertly-obtained stash of shot-on-VHS home videos, Memory Hole is a project run by the same people responsible for Everything is Terrible. All of their videos are short, but they are among the most unsettling and inexplicable things you will ever see on the Internet, guaranteed.
The Report of the Week
The adolescent host of Report of the Week identifies himself only as "The Reviewer," and the point of his channel is to do food reviews. He restricts himself to reviewing only food items which are "widely available to the general public," so pretty much stuff like Tombstone pizza, Burger King Chicken Fries, and energy drinks. Lots of energy drinks.

The Reviewer's demeanor is awkward yet intense as he sits uncomfortably at his mom's kitchen table, eating oven pizza in front of a camcorder in a white shirt and tie. His obvious, deep sincerity and odd brand of charisma, however, make it impossible to stop watching his engrossing videos.
Everything Is Terrible
Everything is Terrible specializes in unearthed and re-edited footage from after-school specials, infomercials, Saturday morning children's fare, and other artifacts from the forgotten wasteland of VHS and television production prior to the Internet's heyday.

It's tough to narrow it down to just one video demonstrating why this channel is awesome, but we're going to go with this clip from the 2005 made-for-TV cautionary tale, Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life.
Rawn Erickson
Ron Erickson's "Hi, I'm Rawn!" is an intentional comedy channel, but dude definitely has his own signature style of presentation. He occasionally goes on field trips, but many of his videos consist of him hanging out in his own basement, doing solo physical comedy routines, or dressing up in different costumes and playing multiple characters.

For the record, we think Rawn is actually pretty funny and talented, and if you don't believe us, just check out this sexy ribbon-dancing video he made.
NextMedia Animation
Based in Taipei, Taiwan, NextMedia Animation produces satirical CGI news segments.

All of their videos are based on actual news stories, but NMA is definitely never afraid to get whimsical – this video about Justin Beiber's faux pas visit to a Chinese shrine, for example, gleefully depicts Beiber taking selfies with the corpses of decorated war heroes and spraying fountains of urine all over rows of painted ceramic urns.

The Best Tips for Staying Safe Online

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The Best Tips for Staying Safe Online
These days, we're all shopping, socializing, and conducting business on the internet, which means learning how to be responsible and safe when online is of crucial importance. With the steady rise in identity theft, cyber bullying, and predators using the internet to target children, learning to think smart when online and teaching your kids and teenagers to do the same could keep you and your family protected from the most common threats. What are the best, most practical internet safety tips?

Being safe online is simpler than you might think, and practicing these internet safety tips can spare you from even the most common scams. Thinking smart when online and teaching your kids to do the same can be as simple as learning to ask a set of questions before you do even the most basic tasks on the internet, whether shopping, searching for a new job, engaging in social networking, or doing business through emails.
 
The suggestions featured here can keep you safe when online and help you to identify an untrustworthy source when you’re on the internet. Vote up the best online safety tips below, practice them in your daily life, and teach your kids to do the same!
http://www.ranker.com/list/internet-safety-tips/dani-porter,

Your Information Can Be Sold to Others
Every website has a privacy policy. It will tell you how that web site uses all the personal information about you, like your name. In some cases, though, sites sell your email address to other companies. If a website is asking for too much information about you, take control and leave the site.
Everything On the Internet Is Traceable
Every search, site visit, online posting, and email is registered or recorded somewhere on the internet. Once you send something out, it's almost impossible to take it back. You have to be careful - not impulsive - when you write an email, post on Facebook, or go to chat rooms.
Parents Are Ultimately Responsible for Minors Online
Even if your parents don’t know much about the internet, tell them what types of websites you go to. They will probably be interested and impressed with your internet skills. They may also help you avoid potential problems if a website or new "friend" looks sketchy.

Parents should be sure to keep track of their childrens' browsing history and take measures to install parental controls.
Keep Your Online Identity Secret
Don’t tell anyone your real name and address or what neighborhood you live in. Here’s the general rule: Don’t give out any information that a predator could possibly use to find you. The Federal Trade Commission says that even “small clues” like what school you attend or the name of your athletic team is enough for a predator to figure out your identity.
Be Careful When Online Shopping
If you're purchasing something online look for several things before entering your credit card information: is a phone number for the company listed? Is an address given? Does an outside source such as the Better Business Bureau recommend it? Without these pieces of information it may not be safe to purchase from the website.
Don't Add a Stranger to Your Social Network Site
If a stranger asks you to add them as a friend on Facebook, deny the request. It allows access to your personal data to someone who may not have the right intentions. You wouldn't allow a stranger to tag along with you and your friends, so don't allow a stranger to be your friend online either.
Stay in Safe Neighborhoods
Just as you would not walk down dark alleys alone at night, you need to know how to avoid creepy places online. And if you do venture there, remember that unpleasant content or talk should get trashed immediately.
The Golden Rule Applies in Cyberspace
If you wouldn't do it in real life, don't do it online! Remember that the internet has a great memory and may not be forgiving!
The Internet Has a Great Memory
Just because the internet is so massive does not mean that embarrassing or pictures, rude or mean comments, or illegal activities will disappear forever. Watch what you post about yourself or others - or allow others to post about you - because you may have to live with it for a long, long time.
Never Open An Email from a Stranger
Opening an email from an unknown source can place a virus on your computer that may be impossible to get rid of, spread to people in your address book, and destroy your files. Some of the most popular viruses can even track your keystrokes. Never open emails like this and delete them immediately.

50 Jokes Only Gamers Will Understand

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50 Jokes Only Gamers Will Understand
Gamer jokes, as a concept, sound lame as hell, but one of the main things you have to remember is that although all of us enjoy video games, there are certain video game jokes that are reserved for people who put up with the absolute bullsh*t of video game logic every single day. Or at least multiple times per week. Why? WHY can't Ash Ketchum go around a bush, but can eventually control literally effing DRAGONS? Or why, if you have explosives of the highest grades, can you not just blow through a door? 

Why are windows off-limits? If I had everything Master Chief has, I'd never use the confines of a wall again. Also, why is his suit built to have him withstand tens of thousands of pounds of pressure, but he can't swim? 

What dumb video game creator said, oh hey, in video games, if any part of your body gets hurt, you're going to essentially CRY BLOOD? From the funniest video game memes, to the best video game jokes the Internet has to offer, here are 50 things that will make you think twice about the immersive world of video games you've come to know and love. 
http://www.ranker.com/list/funny-video-game-jokes-gamer-memes/brian-gilmore,

Gotta Learn While You're Young

The Great Wall

Because the Human Body

Makes Sense

Wood Trumps Everything

Female Video Game Armor

Level One Characters

Italian Blood Runs Runs with Money

Starting an MMO Character

Like Ya Do


51 Hilarious and Infamous School Picture Day Photos

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51 Hilarious and Infamous School Picture Day Photos
If everyone prepared for picture day at school like the people on this list, then every picture day picture, or mandatory-weird-angled-non-realistic-background-having school photo, would be amazing. What if we could bring stuff like toy swords, horse masks, print t-shirts, wigs, and really whatever we wanted to yearbook picture day? The only people who are going to share them at this point are your parents via picture frames IN YOUR OWN HOUSE! 

So, why not take a ridiculous picture with a dumb shirt that makes you look like an a-hole? Or why not get the yearbook laughs instead of sticking to the unnecessary propriety prescribed to everyone on picture day? This isn't the '50s, or LinkedIn. These are pictures that your peers will see and that you'll look back on one day to remember how awkward you looked. 

I always tried to sneak in a crazy face during picture day. Not an insane face that would obviously be unprintable (because, in my day, all the pictures were physical and there was no "digital package"), but one that'd skate by just enough to get the photos I wanted. That way you could trade pictures with a cute girl, and they wouldn't immediately throw it away during recess. 

From a time where this stuff mattered to parents a lot more, here are the best, funny picture day pictures or yearbook photos ever taken of kids who wanted to be a little different, or who unassumingly messed up their picture by doing something accidentally, which is that much more hilarious. 
http://www.ranker.com/list/funny-school-picture-day-pictures/ariel-kana,

Plus Our Friend, the Mysterious Disembodied Head

Teresa Kennedy's Controversial Halloween Costume

This Professor Who Loves His Dead Bird

This CANADA-Loving Girl Who Should've Maintained Her Posture

Meta

The Kid Who Wore the Worst Possible Shirt

WHY WOULD YOU HIRE HER? Maybe She's French...

This Surname MUST Be Extinct by Now

Unintentional, but Man This Makes Her Look Terrible

Can't Argue That It's Not an Important Quote


The 100 Biggest Selfie FAILs In Internet History

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The 100 Biggest Selfie FAILs In Internet History
More often than not, a selfie fails to capture whichever moment is actually happening. People making faces to make the selfies funny, exaggerating backgrounds, or including people that aren't a part of the moment are the entire reason that really all selfies are failures, when it comes to good photography. But then there are the hilarious selfies that are actually entertaining. When something goes wrong, a selfie is truly at its best: pictures of people taking selfies at funerals, accidentally including a toilet or someone going to the bathroom while you're trying to look sexy, catching your mom showering while you're sending a sext, and sometimes even animals get into the mix. 

Here are the 100 funniest selfie FAILs in the history of the Internet, from the Ellen Degeneres's Oscars selfie fail where Liza Minnelli tries to get into the photo but doesn't, to the one where a camel almost bites a girl's head off, to the video of the couple where they almost got struck by lightning. Or people getting gorged by bulls.

But mostly, just people with horrible, terrible, no good, very bad taste. These are the worst selfies that the Internet hast to offer. Upvote the biggest selfie fails, downvote the ones which are okay. 
http://www.ranker.com/list/selfie-fails/brian-gilmore,

Putting The Fun Back Into Funeral!

Dad Catches Daughter Taking Ridiculous Selfies

This Reporter Taking a Selfie As She's About to Be Hit by a Baseball

This Girl Who Leaned In Only To Set Her Hair on Fire

Liza Minnelli When She Tried To Get into Ellen's Oscars 2014 Selfie

Wait, So Which Hand Is She Using to Drive in This Non-Traffic?

Hey Fellas, You Got 2-Ply at Home? I Don't. Call Me.

This Dad Who Doesn't Know How Wave Pools Work

The Selfie of the Bulls

This Picture Where A Girl's Arms Turn into A Butt


Best of Awwducational: Fun Facts About Adorable Animals

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Best of Awwducational: Fun Facts About Adorable Animals
Animal facts! Cute gifs and photos! Get 'em while they're hot! Are you subscribed to /r/awwducational? This subreddit presents adorable and interesting animal facts along with gifs and pictures that will both educate you and provide your daily dose of cuteness. What more could you want from the Internet?

Not just your average cute cat pictures, awwducational both teaches you something and is a sources for the cutest animal pics and gifs around. Did you know that seahorses hold tails during courtship? Or that crows return home to visit aging relatives. Make your mom's day with a phone call to tell her all the adorable new facts you'll learn about the earth's creatures.

One marine mammal can even zip up its tongue into a straw! Vote up the most interesting facts from the awwducational subreddit below, all accompanied by the adorable animals themselves. Can't get enough animal cuteness? Take a look at these adorably sleepy animals and some of the most precious animal parenting moments ever.
http://www.ranker.com/list/best-of-awwducational/carly-kiel,

Baby emus look very different from their parents and hatch with distinct stripes to help camouflage them in the Australian grasses.



/u/violettheory

An elephant's trunk alone contains about 100,000 different muscles.



African elephants have two finger-like features on the end of their trunk that they can use to grab small items. (Asian elephants have one.)

/u/BigMurph26

Unlike many other cats, the pupils of the Palla's cat (Otocolobus manul) contract into small circles rather than vertical slits.



/u/remotectrl
A lion's roar can be heard up to 3 miles away.



/u/jargo1
Infant Pygmy Marmosets babble to develop their language skills, similarly to the way human babies babble.



/u/sandely65
Young orangutans spend most of their time with their mothers for the first 6-8 years of life.



This gives them plenty of time to learn how to survive and the mother will not mate again until the first child is old enough to be self sufficient.

/u/kpthunder
Fennec Foxes have furry feet which work like snowshoes to protect them from extremely hot sand.



/u/spirit_spine
A common urban legend claims that duck quacks do not echo; however, this has been shown to be false.



/u/BigMurph26
The last of the native grey wolves of Yellowstone National Park were killed in 1926.



The wolves that live there now are the result of a 1995 reintroduction program.
 

/u/KangaR00freedom
Pom Pom Crabs are named for their tendency to wave around stinging sea anemones in their claws.



This helps them fend off predators.

/u/DrByg


The Internet Reacts To The Apple Keynote 2014 Event

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The Internet Reacts To The Apple Keynote 2014 Event
The Apple Event 2014 happened on September 9th of 2014 and, as always, the Internet had hilarious feedback about the new products being revealed. We got the new iWatch, which is just a watch that has the functions of an iPod Nano with more apps, two new iPhones which are slightly bigger than the iPhone you already have, a new iOS which will stop your girlfriend from checking your texts, and most importantly, a way for you to pay for everything with a quick, mobile solution: Apple Pay! 

On the heels of the biggest celebrity data hacking of all time in iCloud, where your most sensitive information would ostensibly be stored, Apple decides to also become a payment solution as well. 

Sure, there were lots of people who tried to use the Google Wallet and all those other similar devices that try and do exactly what Apple "premiered" today, but this is Apple. People don't really care what already exists until they make it shiny. 

So, from the release date of the iPhone 6, to pictures of the new Apple Watch, to details on the identity-theft-ready Apple Pay, people had a lot to say about how terrible this year's Apple keynote address was. So from Twitter, to Reddit, to Tumblr and Facebook, here are the greatest things people had to say about the Apple Keynote event of 2014.
http://www.ranker.com/list/apple-keynote-event-2014/ariel-kana, internet, gadgets, memes, internet reactions, smartphones, other,

The Apple Watch Makes Breakthroughs

It Will Be a Watch You Want to Give to Your Kids Someday

Scumbag Apple. Really Bad Time For That Leak.

Hey Look! You Can Pay Someone To Wait In an IPhone 6 Line For You

The Apple Event in a Nutshell

But Apple Pay Has NOBODY'S Trust

The Future of Apple

The Simplest Requests Are the Ones They Never Take

But Really, People Have the Simplest Requests

But We Do Now Have A Shiny New Smartwatch



The 99 Greatest Awkward Family Photos In Internet History

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The 99 Greatest Awkward Family Photos In Internet History
Awkward family photos has always been one of the oldest, most well-known, and most consistently funny Internet memes the world has ever seen, so I decided to finally put the best family photos from the web together all in one place. For a meme with such well-established roots and a photo concept that's inspired thousands to share their awkward families, even doing a list of 99 awkward family photos seems like it's not enough. 

But, they're all here. The glamour shots of the 80s and 90s, the Sears backgrounds of the 60s and 70s, and all the socially weird stuff that makes these pictures into Internet gold. From shirtless dads, to shirtless fat dudes, to the ones who are obviously everyone's least favorite family member: this is not a list of glamour shots, that is for another day; these are funny FAMILY photos from across the ages of the internet. 

Upvote the greatest, most hilarious awkward family photos in Internet history, and downvote the vintage family pictures that make you cringe the least. 
http://www.ranker.com/list/best-funniest-awkward-family-photos/ariel-kana,

This Future Brazzers Meme

This Photographer Who Warned NOBODY

Another Adopted Kid

These Two Fabulous Future Stars

White Trash Robin Hood

These Kids Raised by Rabid Terriers

This Doll Inhabited By Their Father's Soul. The Cat Is The Mom.

This Stained-Glass Girl and This Haunted KId

This Family Who's Selling Your House Right Now

This Iconic Internet WTF


50 Hilarious Snapchats You Wish You Got

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50 Hilarious Snapchats You Wish You Got
Snapchat has gone from the "sexting" app that we once thought it was, to a full blown social media and conversation tool. In some ways, the visual aspect of back-and-forth conversation makes Snapchat more effective than simply texting. It also has opened the door for all kinds of clever visual humor. (Hello, funny Snapchats!) Instead of texting your friends about the crazy guy you saw on the bus, you can now send a picture of the guy straight to your entire friends list.

The added bonus of being able to draw on the photos has turned everybody into an amateur artist. A simple selfie is no longer enough, now you have to add a hat, a beard, or an entire cartoon background to your photos. These 50 people have all used Snapchat in clever, creative, and hilarious ways, whether it was to make a joke out of their surroundings or to draw something into their environment. Check out the following Snapchats to gain inspiration for your next temporary masterpiece. 
http://www.ranker.com/list/funny-snapchats/ariel-kana,

Ed Sheeran Fans



Try to Blend In



Protect Your Loved Ones



Stripper Humor



It's the Thought That Counts?



I Wish I Thought of That



This Girl Is a Major Sports Fan



Fortune Cookie Troll



Finding Nemo Fans Just Died Inside



You Don't Have to Ask Me Twice




So Crying Selfies Are a Thing Now

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So Crying Selfies Are a Thing Now
While we may not all be above taking a selfie every now and then (because let's face it, sometimes you look #FIERCE and you gotta capture that ish), there's an inexplicable and confusing trend among teens to post pictures of themselves crying. Why do they do this? Probably for attention, but the REAL result of these soggy teenagers' contributions provides endless entertainment for others.
 
What are people hoping to gain from posting a picture of themselves crying? Maybe their ex-lover will see it and take them on a pity date. Maybe their parents will try to be more understanding with them. Maybe the kids at school will stop their bullying. Probably not, though.

At any rate, take a look at these crying selfies and rate which ones are the saddest. By which we obviously mean most lame. Try to guess what's causing their tears, it's fun!

http://www.ranker.com/list/crying-selfies/whitneysmoore,

GAZE UPON MY WET EYEBALL and FEEL PITY

Looking For Validation on My Feelings And Also My Accessories

Sir, You Are an Adult.

Please Love Me

Are You Sure That's What Is Impairing Your Driving?

2edgy4u

Seriously, Someone Message Me.

1 for Original Poetry

Bieber Tears of Joy

Rough Night :(


The Best Travel Websites for Saving Money

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The Best Travel Websites for Saving Money
I love traveling but hate spending money. Going on vacation is bittersweet. No work and getting away (sweet). Spending way too much money and coming home broke (bitter). I just recently started using travel deal websites and am obsessed. They save me money in every aspect of traveling - whether it's lodging, transportation, food, or flights. The only downside to them is that there are way too many websites trying to help you save money on your vacation. Help rank your favorite websites and give feedback of your experiences and lets create a general consensus to what travel websites really are the best.

Check out more lists like a collection of travel blogs for a budget, the top hotel booking websites, and which airlines to book with for domestic flights

http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-travel-websites,

airfarewatchdog.com

CruiseCompete.com

Hotels.com

Kayak

LateRooms

Priceline.com

TripAdvisor

Whichbudget.com

Bing Travel

FriendsChoices.com


Best Google Acquisitions Ever

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Best Google Acquisitions Ever
This list brings together the smartest, most forward-thinking business acquisitions Google has ever made. Google has acquired many other companies since 2001. Sometimes, these products end up living on under their former names - as in the cases of DoubleClick, Blogger, YouTube and Android. On other occasions, the former products get integrated into pre-existing or future Google applications, as int he case of the numerous map companies that blended together to create Google Maps. Finally, some companies end up being plundered for staff or useful parts, and then disbanded. This list can contain companies from all of these groups, so long as the acquisition - long-term - was beneficial to Google and wise in retrospect.

This is an Open List, so after you've voted on the smartest acquisitions, feel free to add your own suggestions at the bottom of the page.

Check out more lists like Scarlett Johansson Over Time, Worst Google Acquisitions,  Best Quality CPU Manufacturers  

http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-google-acquisitions-ever/ready-to-startup,

Picnik
Online photo editing service which had partnered with Flickr.
AdMob
One of the world's largest mobile ad companies, currently serving multiple platforms including Android.
Applied Semantics
Online advertising. Integrated into AdSense and AdWords.
Metaweb Technologies, Inc.
Original developers of the Freebase open, shared database
YouTube
The world's largest video sharing site, founded in 2005 and acquired in November 2006.
Zagat Survey
Publishers of collaborative restaurant and nightlife guides and surveys
Picasa
An image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos.
Android Inc.

reCAPTCHA
A service to protect your website from spam and abuse.
Motorola Mobility
Former mobile division of Motorola. Acquisition still pending approval.

34 Things Every Man Should Know

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34 Things Every Man Should Know
Dudes. Guys. MEN. When it comes to the male gender, there are certain things all guys simply must know. Whether its for your own personal safety, in case of emergencies (that may or may not be bear attack related), to not look like an idiot in public, for the benefit of the people in your life, or just for your own betterment, taking a moment to learn the secrets on this list of things all men should know is essential.

So you've got a Y chromosome. Now what? What should every guy know how to do? What are the things every man should know? From building fires to tying your tie, if you're a man, the things on this list are essentials for being the best, most manly man you can be. But it's not all beer and sports. Men should also know how to hold a baby and sew on a button. Do you know which fork to use at a fancy dinner? Stop embarrassing your dates and take the time to learn.

This list is full of advice for men, with tips, tricks, and basic information all male humans should know. So get in touch with your inner Ron Swanson, and read through the list below to make sure you know how to escape zip ties and shine your shoes. You just never know when this advice will come in handy.
http://www.ranker.com/list/things-every-man-should-know/ryan-kaiser,

How to Escape a Sinking Car

How to Hold a Baby

How to Change a Tire

Which Fork to Use

How to Give a Manly Handshake

How to Tie a Tie

How to Break Down a Door

How to Jump a Car

How to Shuffle a Deck of Cards

How to Build a Campfire


The 50+ Most Hilarious Signs

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The 50+ Most Hilarious Signs
While some people are looking for a sign from God, or others for infinite wisdom, some people just want a good laugh, either at the expense of others or themselves (but usually others). Often, street signs and warning signs end up being hilarious and great sources for a laugh, whether they're trying or not. These are the funniest, most hilarious signs on the road, in front of restaurants, or anywhere else.

These funny signs range from the whimsical, to the witty, to the downright stupid. In an age where image is everything, you would think people would be more careful with their signage. Laugh your way through this list of silly signs and vote up the funniest.
http://www.ranker.com/list/funny-signs/randy-cobb,

Look at That Smug Face

It's Even in the Right Order

Whatever You Do, Don't Sneeze

Well That's Convenient

That Explains the Rabbit Fur

Party Advice

Yikes

Church Has Sass

Finally Someone Who's Making Some Sense

Even On Weekends?



The Greatest Shower Thoughts Ever Thought

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The Greatest Shower Thoughts Ever Thought
The subreddit /r/Showerthoughts is full of brilliant, concise insights thought up in that great, steamy thinktank: the shower. We (most of us) bathe in quiet solitude, with neither friends nor social media to entertain us lest we get our devices wet and ruin them. Amidst all that lathering and rinsing, the mind wanders, and for the duration of each shower, anything is possible.

 What do you think about during your most vulnerable moments? Space travel? The strange ways we use language? How cats have whisker-eyebrows and nobody really talks about it? This list collects the best of the Shower Thoughts subreddit – with credit to their original thinkers – for you to enjoy, ponder, and rank. Vote up the ones that make you be like, "Yeah. Yep." 
http://www.ranker.com/list/best-of-showerthoughts-subreddit/mark,

I Bet Attractive People Think the World Is a Lot More Polite Than It Really Is.
/u/shicky536
History Classes Are Only Going to Get Longer and Harder As Time Goes On.
/u/RealDirtyDan
We Rescue Homeless Animals and Shun Homeless People.
/u/NewMaterialOnly
Most of My Clothes Have Been to Countries That I Have Not.
/u/zerophaze
Saying "Um" Is the Human Equivalent to Buffering.
/u/AnxietyAttack2013
If Bruce Willis Dies from Viagra Overdose, the Headline Will Read "Bruce Willis Dies Hard."
/u/dr721
I Wonder How Many Times I've Walked Past or Come Into Contact With a Murderer.
/u/KnibbHighFB
A Group of Squid Should Be Called a Squad.
Thediepend
I Have No Idea What I've Forgotten.
/u/philly_jay
"Strap-On" Spelled Backwards Is "No Parts."
/u/Illuminaughty66

The Best Female Youtubers Right Now

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The Best Female Youtubers Right Now
Who are some of the funniest, best, and most popular female YouTube celebrities? Like the rest of the world, YouTube is filled with hilarious, smart, talented women who, for all the appreciation they may get, are never appreciated enough.

From celebrities, to hip-hop culture, to math, science, and anthropology, many of the most accomplished YouTube personalities are females. Who are your favorite women on YouTube?
http://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-youtubers/devon-ashby,

Felicia Day
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" veteran Felicia Day is an actress, producer, writer, comedian, and all-purpose spokesperson for the geek community at large. Her channel "Geek & Sundry" humorously dissects the vagaries of the nerd scene, and she is also the producer, writer, and star of the incredibly popular webseries The Guild.
Grace Helbig
Grace Helbig has worked for G4 and Attack of the Show! Her YouTube channel, ItsGrace, is filled with reviews, DIY projects, fan Q and A sessions, and brilliant collaborations with similarly awesome YouTube people, like Hannah Hart (Helbig's girlfriend and all-purpose partner in crime), Tyler Oakley, and Flula Borg.
Anita Sarkeesian
Say what you will, but Anita Sarkeesian's biting media commentary, hosted most compellingly on her channel Feminist Frequency, is undeniably a force to be reckoned with. Sarekeesian's series, Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, has made her an object of virulent scorn in some gaming circles recently, due to its damning criticism of the medium's deeply-rooted issues with misogyny – she even had to leave her home recently after receiving disturbingly specific threats of violence.

The truth is, even if you don't agree with her 100%, Sarkeesian's videos are well-researched and compelling thinkpieces, and she deserves as much attention as she's getting (although we wish so much of it wasn't terrifying and negative).
Hannah Hart
Hannah Hart is a comedy writer whose hilarious and wonderful series "My Drunk Kitchen" took off a few years ago. Since its launch, the show has grown increasingly more ridiculous and awesome, featuring special guests ranging from Tyler Oakley to Mary Louise Parker. Hart has also appeared on Epic Mealtime, co-hosted videos with Jenna Marbles and others, and just published a book last month.
Emily Graslie
Emily Graslie is the host of "The Brain Scoop," one of the most entertaining, informative, and irreverent science series' you will ever watch on YouTube, or anywhere else. Shot at the Chicago Field Museum, "Brain Scoop" showcases the institution's massively eclectic collection of fossils, artifacts, and anthropological specimens. Graslie chats with the Museum's employees and gives historical background on the collection, which is often grouped in some funny and surprising ways ways.
GloZell
GloZell Green's trademarks are her florescent green lipstick and her ebullient attitude. Her comedy channel is a goldmine of physical comedy, bizarre food challenges, and pop culture parodies.
Issa Rae
Producer, writer, and director Issa Rae runs her own YouTube channel and also does content for iamOTHER. Her series "Awkward Black Girl" is a personal confessional comedy series, and the slightly more recent "Ratchetpiece Theater" hilariously breaks down popular rap lyrics.
Mamrie Hart
We don't know why there are so many people named "Hart" on this list, but we guess you know what to change your name to now if you're planning to embark on a career of YouTube fame. Mamrie collaborates quite a bit with Tyler Oakley, Hannah Hart (NOT her sister, just a fellow person-by-the-name-of-Hart) and Grace Helbig, and also runs her own comedy channel.
Anna Akana
First rising to fame through her participation in Ray William Johnson's comedy channel "Equals Three," Anna has branched out and now has her very own series. The channel includes bizarre and hilarious skits like "Pregnapocalypse" (in which all of the women on planet Earth simultaneously wake up to discover they are nine months pregnant), humorous reflections on beauty and body image, and the occasional poignant confessional.
Siobhan Thompson
Thompson's educational comedy channel, Anglophenia, explores the ins and outs of British culture, from food to accents to the ever-elusive Benedict Cumberbatch. Educational and entertaining!

The Best Tech Blogs

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The Best Tech Blogs
List of the top tech blogs on the Internet, based on traffic as well as influence over the subject online. Bloggers have been discussing technology news in detail online for years, and these blogs and websites are where much of the online conversation is centered. Because of the ease of editing and updating blogs quickly as news happens, many of these blogs and websites cover entertainment news and contemporary goings on. However, numerous bloggers have used the format over the years to explore tech news in a more in-depth and nuanced fashion, posting longer pieces and competing with niche magazines and newspapers to provide a diverse collection of original writing and reporting on the subject.

In the early days of blogging, users would traditionally find blogs about technology news and related subjects using blog search engines, including Technorati, Icerocket, Google Blog Search and others. Since the explosion of social media services such as Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Google+ and others, search has become less and less significant as a traffic draw. Now, getting a particular blog post or article to go "viral" on Facebook will have far greater significance than optimizing visibility in search engines. Add in the volume of links submitted to aggregation sites and services like Reddit and StumbleUpon, and it's easier than ever to find blogs and blog posts on any imaginable topic, no matter how niche.

These blogs are focused on issues in the technology news community. Be sure to vote for your favorites to move them up the list.
http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/technology-blogs,

CNET.com

Thenextweb.com

techmeme.com

wired.com

engadget.com

techcrunch.com

gizmodo.com

boingboing.com

theverge.com

WIKIBLINKS


50 Incredible Pictures That Might Teach You Something

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50 Incredible Pictures That Might Teach You Something
The subreddit interestingasfuck (sorry Mom) is, for my money, one of the best. The content is a curated mix of interesting photos, charts, and video clips featuring cool stuff you either regularly take for granted (like brick paths and the moon) or didn't know existed (like oxidation on the surface of Bismuth). This photo gallery includes pictures of natural phenomena, manmade things, the goings-on inside our own bodies, and tons of other cool sh*t that might even teach you a thing or two. The universe is pretty amazing. Let's look at it together!
http://www.ranker.com/list/interesting-pictures/robert-wabash,

Fireworks, When the Camera Refocuses During the Explosion

Wounded Lion Sculpture in Honor of Swiss Guards Who Died in the French Revolution - Luzern, Switzerland

You Won't Believe How Accurate GE's New CT Scanner Is

A Turtle Riding a Jellyfish

Grass After a Lightning Strike

Horizontally Spiraled Bricks On a New Restaurant Building

Sunset and Eclipse Happening at the Same Time

This Eggshell Has More Than 20,000 Holes Drilled in It

Path-Laying Machine

Cool Idea for a Bridge


The 13 Sexiest Psycho Girlfriends in Internet History

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The 13 Sexiest Psycho Girlfriends in Internet History
Nothing puts an expiration date on a relationship quite like invading the personal space and property of a man and then destroying something he holds dear. Here are 13 videos of crazy girlfriends, who also happen to be pretty damn hot, destroying Jaguars, XBoxes, balls, PS3s, fingers, Star Wars collections, and most importantly, dreams. Girls are ranked both by their craziness and hotness... what?

EDIT: Hey, I'm really glad my list is getting out there and that people are reading! BUT... are most of these real or fake? Well, it's the Internet, so you can come to expect a lot of both. Either way, these girls are part of Internet history, no?
http://www.ranker.com/list/the-13-sexiest-psycho-girlfriends-in-internet-history/john-barryman,

The Original: Girlfriend Smashes Boyfriend's XBox
An oldie but a goodie (and the one that started the console smashing trend in 2010), this sexy blonde had had it with her boyfriend and in this oversaturated viral video from early 2010. She proceeds to destroy her boyfriend's XBox with a golf club. It was covered in news stories all over the Internet and mainstream media and garnered a new hatred for unsupportive girlfriends, as well as a wave of "alright, maybe we SHOULD spend more quality time together."

Her boyfriend later smashed her laptop in a retort video showing that not only was this one probably fake, but that they prank each other all the time, like that one couple on Break.com whose girl would have made the list if it wasn't for the constant, brutal back-and-forth she has with her boyfriend where she's totally cool with being pranked just as long as she can prank him back.

So before anyone says anything in the comments, they didn't make the list because they're both cool with the pranks and put them on break. This means that not only do they have a great relationship, but that the girl is absolutely, unbelievably cool.
Girl Destroys Her Ex's Starcraft 2 Beta Key
Real or fake, this girl is an absolute either comic genius or complete psychopath. Either way, it's really, really hot for some reason. There's a lot wrong with me. It's probably the glasses.

So this girl basically does what was, at the time, the unthinkable. She didn't go out and bang his best friend or key his car or break anything he owned... except his spirit. People have waited YEARS for Starcraft 2 to come out. Starcraft 2 was one of the most preciously anticipated games of the last 10 years and Beta access to an early version of the game was like having a Willy Wonka Golden Ticket (only much more available.)

So, when "Brad" received his Starcraft 2 Beta key in the mail, which would have allowed him access to the wonders of Starcraft 2 (and freed him from the shackles of "showering"), his email had been hacked... by his ex-girlfriend. The hottie that he dumped for obvious, "I don't want my children to grow up deaf" reasons had not only hacked into his email, but deleted his Starcraft 2 Beta key email. On top of that, she printed it out before doing so just so she could video tape herself shredding it.

The comic timing of where the video ends is priceless. She's also up near the top of the list because she's insanely cute (once again, it's probably just the glasses), despite the fact that she probably collects human flesh.
Girlfriend Destroys XBox in a Garage, At Night
Click here to view the video.

In all seriousness, it would probably be really appropriate to look at this picture while playing this song.

So this girl, who's crazy cute, but obviously spends way too much time on her hair, is probably the worst girlfriend on Earth. That and a complete sociopath. She starts the video out by telling the "audience" that her boyfriend is really depressed that his XBox won't work and that he's actually been sad about it for a long time (which makes sense because when mine red-ringed, I went through an existential crisis)... until it got fixed! Problem solved, right? Wrong.

After it was fixed, he was apparently spending way too much time playing video games and doing other things that this girl hated him doing, like "enjoying himself," so she decided to take things into her own hands.

She took his XBox out into the garage, got out a baseball bat, and hit it until it broke, its insides splattered in tiny pieces all over the concrete floor, its voice silenced forever. No red ring, no frozen screens, just silence. And her laughter.

Her horrible, terrifying laughter would continue until the poor emo douchebag came home and saw what had happened. It was a sad scene with too much tragedy, drama, catharsis, immaturity, gore, plastic, microchips, and hair product.
Girlfriend Doesn't Realize Boyfriend is on Vacation
Since there are no pictures of this girl in this video, one can only assume she looks kind of like, no, EXACTLY, like the picture to the left.

Click here for the full video of this slow, steady trainwreck of a woman. It is amazing and worth your time.

So a guy gets the golden opportunity to backpack through Europe for two weeks. He tells his friends and family, and even tells his girlfriend and calls her to say goodbye the night before he leaves. She ends up forgetting this ever happened because she's a bad listener. The guy has his phone turned off throughout his trip in order to avoid roaming charges, which is why he doesn't answer his phone.

She ends up sending email, after email, after email, having completely forgotten that he was in Europe. The emails go from fun, to worried, to angry, to seething, to vengeful (she ends up sleeping with someone to get back at him for "cutting her off") to apologetic when his mom tells her where he was.

You really just need to watch this. It is golden.

The reason this is both a hot AND psycho girlfriend entry is that the girl is obviously hot. She sends him emails about getting hit on constantly and even letting guys buy her a drink, and as soon as they hand her the drink she says, "you remind me of my boyfriend," which #1: an unattractive girl would not do, because c'mon, and #2: is a standard hot-girl move and a type of robbery that should be punishable by fine.
Pissed Off Girlfriend Unloads His Stuff in NYC
This crazy/beautiful redhead loads up her SUV with a guy named Stephen's belongings and yells at him on a public street in New York. She unloads his most valuable belongings while smashing them in front of a small crowd.

Luckily, one of them chose to film it with their camera phone. As she's standing there, symbolically breaking all of this cheating bastard's belongings, she smashes his laptop, bends his golf clubs, and almost smashes his flatscreen TV before one of the bystanders begs her not to. She doesn't, and the guy gets a free TV, which must have been one of the coolest moments of his life.

She goes on to yell at the guy and curse him for what he did in a public forum, which goes to show that you should never EVER cheat on your girlfriend because, among other things, you never know what kind of monster you're going to create.
Mousetraps
In another mean-for-no-reason act of psychosis, a girlfriend decides to prank on her boyfriend just because.

The prank? To make sure she never gets treated to an expensive dinner, and that he'll never wait until she finishes first, ever again.

This blonde girl sets up a series of mousetraps in a row, (about 12 or so mousetraps) and decides to make her boyfriend fall down on them, attacking his fingers, legs, chest, face, and anywhere else a trap closed.

The plan is actually kind of funny: to set the mousetraps up at the foot of his bed (along with a whole bunch of marbles, just so that he slips, proving that she watched the Home Alone movies), and then at three o'clock in the morning, she wakes him up to tell him his car is getting towed.

It happens, everything goes to plan, and the guy is in excruciating pain.

Girls like this need to find better hobbies than terrorizing the one dude who will put up with their crap.
Girlfriend Pranks (Beats?) Boyfriend for Not Picking Her Up From Work
Alright, so this one's actually pretty funny. Click here to view the full video. This girl is pretty insane, and you can definitely tell she's up to something, but she's got some pretty great curves. Let's move on...

So basically, a guy does something careless because he probably has better things to do with his life, and he accidentally forgets to pick up his girlfriend. By the looks of him, he was probably doing something really important to him like playing a pick-up game of basketball or beating up people that look "diffrn't."

So he gets home, his girlfriend plans out a cute little ploy to make sure that she can get this on camera, so she calls out the other guy in the room as having been playing with the camera all day. She tells him a series of knock knock jokes and then finally pulls her trick.

It is actually quite magnificent. She not only splashes water on his face (which is already taking it a tad too far), but slaps him hard across the face immediately following the water. After the water, her coup de gras, she knees him really hard in the balls, sending him falling back against the wall behind him. The most heartbreaking part is that she does all of this right after he apologizes.

Never EVER forget to pick up your psycho girlfriend with way too much time on her hands from her work (most likely as "the cashier that will ruin your day" at the local Rite Aid.)
Call of Duty 4 or Girlfriend?
So basically, this insanely hot girl is sick of her boyfriend playing video games with his friends all the time. And much like everyone on this list, she doesn't talk to him about it, she doesn't leave him or try and consider why she IS with him; she decides to go insane.

She tells the guy filming, who obviously wants to bang her, what is going on as this douche prepares to pull a horrible, expensive, and heartless prank on a guy who probably doesn't completely deserve it. She grabs a bat from her HUGE truck and walks in on her boyfriend and all his friends playing video games and smashes the XBox repeatedly with the bat while they're playing games, ostensibly losing them a crucial match that embarrassed them all.

The most annoying part is how hard the douchebag who's taping this is laughing. He's obviously too ugly for her to want to bang him, so he's trying to get in her good graces, so he supports completely dissing someone who he probably pretended to be "bros" with on camera.

So to answer the question posed by this YouTube video "Call of Duty 4 or Girlfriend?" even though she's kind of a Hispanic Kristen Bell, the answer in this case is "Call of Duty 4 IS my girlfriend" (which is probably so true for so many of us...)
Hot Sugar Momma Destroys PS3
This girl is probably dead. This guy sounded pretty pissed.

So as one of the guys who actually kind of seems like he has it coming on this list, this fed-up girlfriend (who goes to school, pays all the bills, and still doesn't even get to sleep with her boyfriend because he's up all night playing video games... instead of looking for a job) decides, at 3 AM, to teach her boyfriend a lesson.

She angrily stomps downstairs and asks her boyfriend if he knows what time it is. He says no because he's too busy playing the really overrated and underwhelming Ghostbusters game that came out in 2009 and then (clearly not detecting that she's as angry as she is), he tells her to get him something to drink.

This is when s**t truly hits the fan.

She goes nuts on his new PS3 (this is when it first came out, too, so they were actually pretty rare at the time... and extremely expensive), smashes it, and then the camera cuts out after he throws her off of the wreckage of his new purchase.
Girlfriend Deletes WOW Characters
While a World of Warcraft addict goes out to get a pack of cigarettes (that he apparently smokes indoors, so his house will end up smelling like the '70s), his girlfriend expresses, on video, her disdain for his favorite pastime.

She goes on to say that she's going to fix this, which at this point in the list is absolutely terrifying. This guy was supposed to be going on a raid that night, and much like cutting off the water supply in the city as soon as firefighters are needed to put out a fire at a five-story orphanage, she makes sure that it's not possible for him to raid.

What does she do? She erases hundreds of hours of work by deleting 5-6 (read: ALL of his) Warcraft characters. People have been killed for doing less. This is like throwing paint on a famous work of modern art, or knocking over an award-winning sandcastle right before the judging.

Understandably, the guy is pissed, but after the initial "I just lost my wallet" feeling he experiences, he flips a lid, and doesn't even suspect his girlfriend. He takes it out on his monitor. It's pretty brutal, and she's pretty insane. Why is she on this list? Well... she sounds kinda hot, but her "psycho" quality is off the freaking charts.

Also, it's more probable than not that she's hot because most of the girls who pull this stuff on the Internet, and are so comfortable (for some reason) talking to cameras (which is literally talking to a machine while you're alone) are attractive and are used to a lot of attention because of that and fight back when they don't get it.

Ugh.

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