Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 20 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles typically originate from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from a variety of sources. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com!

 

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20 IMAGES

 
– Boom
– Restoration attempt of century-old Fresco fails miserably (full article)
– Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap… sweet!
– It’s Super Happy Fun Day! ||| Corrected state media version ||| Gangnam’d styled ||| Gangnam Reference (52 million views!)
– Philosoraptor weighs in on Akin
– The stunning pyramids of Giza
– Travel friendly design with folding capabilities (thx for sharing @Freshome!)
– Bamboozled
– All I want for Christmas
– Nature is beautiful
– Full points for sticker placement
– Meanwhile in Montana
– Good attempt, but no.
– Oh Deer God
– Everyone enjoys a good corn on the cob
– Terrifying
– Turtle bros
– Simpsons street art in spain. Si!
– Why you saying it like that?
– The Creation of Adam a Good Night

 

 

 

10 ARTICLES

 
– Future of Data: Encoded in DNA (thx for sharing D. Ruta!)
– The 20 most-watched TED Talks to date
– The Most Important Piece of the Global Economy is Something You Burn at Bonfires
– If ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Was 10 Times Shorter and More Honest (*Warning: massive spoiler alert*)
– The Oatmeal raises $875,000 to build a museum honoring Nikola Tesla
– How Instagram Could Have Cut a Better Deal
– Lance Armstrong to be stripped of Tour de France titles and banned for life
– Daily Data Stats from Facebook
– How Americans view wealth and inequality (thx for sharing D. Green!)
– Locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson dies of pneumonia less than a week after losing a legal challenge for the right to end his life

 

 

 

5 VIDEOS

 

 

 

 

Thx for sharing Humocracy!