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
– This won gold at the swimming pool Olympics
– iPhone 5 vs iPhone 4
– Taking roller coaster pictures to the next level
– Forget pocket squares. Bill Murray is way ahead of the curve
– Apparently after 100-years tragedies are fair game…
– Good look for a peephole
– Feeling bolder? Ride the shoulder!
– Cover-up
– Just a randomly awesome yearbook picture
– Red Ranger in Danger
– Good Guy King Kong
– Races
– There’s still one couch gag the Simpson’s haven’t done…
– One classy beer holder
– Two strips of duct tape and an idea
– Fumble recovery
– Like a torpedo
– A tree’s life mapped by historic events
– Living toothbrushes
– I think he’s excited
10 ARTICLES
– Life and death in Aleppo. Including a gripping video and one of the most chilling news photos of the year
– If you go to Google and search “Bacon number” and the name of any actor, Google will tell you the degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon
– This site tracks and maps all current flights around the world in real time
– Minnesota Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe Explains Gay Marriage to Politician Who is Offended by It
– Jailed Banker Who Helped Crack UBS Gets $104 Million Payout
– The Algorithmic Copyright Cops: Streaming Video’s Robotic Overlords
– CERN’s Higgs boson discovery passes peer review, becomes actual science (there’s a great vid at end of article that helps explain the higgs)
– Alzheimer’s could be the most catastrophic impact of junk food
– An interview with a photographer who spent two years shooting the Yakuza
– The evolution of cheating in Chess
5 VIDEOS + 1 Scream
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