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How to win Rock-paper-scissors every time. I admit it. When I first heard there are actual tournaments for Rock-paper-scissors, sanctioned by the World Rock Paper Scissors Society, I laughed. I mean seriously, $50k to the winner of a game that requires no skill whatsoever? Absurd. Boy was I wrong. Rock-paper-scissors isn't just a silly game kids play or a way to decide who has to be the designated driver at parties. Males have a tendency to throw rock on their first try, inexperienced RPS players will subconsciously deliver the item that won previously, and paper is thrown least often, so use it as a surprise. Pixar Creates A Beautiful 3D Animated Sculpture. Guinness Declares Illinois Resident Bridgette Jordan The World's Shortest Woman. 30 Amusing and Strange Celebrity Tweets. Celebrity Commercials Before They Were Famous.

It wasn't always red carpets, box office blowouts, marquee lights and free swag for these celebs. No, eventual head turners and riot causing superstars got their starts hocking pizza and Pringles, 'Doing the Dew,' and keepin' it poppin' with Bubble Yum. You'd barely recognize Morgan Freeman (if not for his voice) touting Listerine as a wire repairman or a tiny Sarah Michelle Gellar wagging a disapproving finger at McDonalds' Burger King-inferior meat patties. From Evangeline Lilly's phone sex commercial to Paul Rudd's geek-tastic Super Nintendo spot, these celebs put the generation of the YouTube born, talent show made, instant stars to shame -- although they're the ones who may be hanging their heads low after these embarrassing videos make the rounds. Loading Slideshow Celebrity Commercials Before They Were Famous 1 of 23. Impossible nail-through-wood trick. Mental_floss Blog » 8 Secrets From the Wonderful World of Disney.

1. There Are Human Remains in the Haunted Mansion The Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland is one of the scariest places in the park, but not for the reasons you’d expect. In his 1994 book Mouse Tales , former Disney employee David Koenig tells the story of a tourist group that requested a little extra time on the ride so they could hold a quick memorial for a 7-year-old boy. Disney gave the family permission, but it turns out, the memorial was only half their plan. When the mourners were spotted sprinkling a powdery substance off their “doom buggies,” the Haunted Mansion was quickly shut down until all the remains could be cleaned up. This wasn’t an isolated incident. Stealthy ash scatterings have occurred all over Disneyland. 2. Each night at Disneyland, after the sunburned families and exhausted cast members have made their way home, the park fills up again—this time, with hundreds of feral cats.

Park officials love the felines because they help control the mouse population. 3. 4. 5. 6. Ron Kurer's Toon Tracker. Woody and Buzz Lightyear reimagined as badasses… If these updated versions of Woody and Buzz Lightyear by Panzer Vargas were in a live-action movie, what actors would play the parts?

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