Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 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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25 IMAGES

– Step right up | Step right down | Okay just stop stepping | Last one I swear
– Hello Ladies
– My shoe!
– Suddenly… wall
– Just a peck
– 4th floor bathroom poll
– Face melting sand sculpture
– Rodney Mullen | Encore
– Your manly, man-quote for the day
– Chubby little squirrel
– Bear vs Cat
– Free Hugs
– Super Nintendo Chalmers | Video reference
– Hammer hands
– 1 for 2
– Elmo don’t care
– Everybody do the baby crawl!
– Blarghablr
– Reward
– Nature can be cruel
– That’s what friends are for
– I find this tin highly illogical
– I must go, my people need me
– Supplies!
– Fact: Balloons make everything better

 

10 ARTICLES

– The 100 top things you honestly don’t need to do before you die
– The myth of NASA’s expensive space pens
– Dawn of a revolution: Walter Isaacson (Jobs biography) writes about Bill Gates’ time at Harvard
– Christopher Columbus was awful (but this other guy was not)
– When Wealth Disappears (thx for sharing @SandyGibson!)
– Oops: Azerbaijan released election results before voting had even started
– Who Wants to Be a Russian Billionaire?
– Why Are Hundreds of Harvard Students Studying Ancient Chinese Philosophy?
– You can increase your intelligence: 5 ways to maximize your cognitive potential
– It’s decorative gourd seasons motherf*ckers (warning. profanity)

 

5 VIDEOS

 

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30 million views since Monday? Have to include because that’s impressive, especially for an ad

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