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No matter if you think NASCAR is the greatest test of human driving skill and endurance or just a bunch of rednecks turning left for a couple hours, you can’t deny that it makes a ton of money. There are NASCAR tie-in products by the thousands out there. Some make sense – replica cars, helmets and the like – while others are just bizarre. In this article, we’ll spotlight ten of the absolute stupidest NASCAR products ever made. NASCAR Romance Novels We could make a lot of jokes here about the literacy level of NASCAR fans, but really that’s a cheap shot. It’s just amazing that there ...

Valentine’s Day is a commercialized holiday invented by greeting card companies and candymakers, but that doesn’t mean the ladies don’t expect a little something. Sure, you could go for flowers or jewelry, but if you really want to make a statement, why not go weird? In this feature, we’ll present ten totally bizarre Valentine’s Day gift ideas that could be the spark your relationship needs ... or the end of it. Brief Jerky We’ve all seen traditional edible underwear, but have you ever actually tasted it? It’s basically made out of Fruit Roll-Ups, and keeping that substance in ...

If you have a kid, you know that a cardboard box is kind of the ultimate toy. The durable, affordable miracle that is corrugated cardboard can be used for a vast variety of purposes, including some surprisingly high-tech ones. In this article, we’ll survey the world of cardboard engineering to showcase ten incredible products made out the material. Cardboard Bike Engineer Izhar Gafni was living in a kibbutz in Israel when he took a challenge to make a bicycle for under ten dollars. Naturally, the material that came to mind was cardboard, and after many months of experimentation he developed a slick-looking ...

Note the dates of each post. I know Flash games can be difficult to code, but that seems like an awfully long time between responses. ...

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Life is hard enough without having to find the perfect gifts for everyone, so that's why some decide to go the weird or gag gift route instead. If you have any of these people in your life, be prepared to open their present and find something that may blow your mind inside. Without further ado, here are some of the weirdest holiday gifts out there. From bizarre to depraved to utterly useless, there is something for everyone! Bearded Beanie You know how they say that most good things have already been created, and that everything after is merely a reinvention of something else? Well, this is just the dumbest ...