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The Trivial Eye: Celebrity Blemishes
On the ladies, you'd call them "beauty marks". On the men, you'd call them a dermatologist. But these eight famous blemishes all catch the eye, anchor the face, and hold the memory, turning mere faces into icons. But whose faces?
Answers are here. Please post your guesses, speculations, or arguments below! But know this: the Trivial Eye is presented for public amusement and no prizes are offered other than that familiar feeling of aggravation that so much of your mind is occupied by useless trivia.
The Debunker: Are There Super-Smart People with Photographic Memory?
Did you know that the second week of March is Brain Awareness Week around the globe? You didn’t? You weren’t aware of your brain? Conscious of your consciousness? Well, get with the program. March is perhaps the brainiest month of the year—it’s also when we celebrate the 1879 birthday of famous smarty-pants Albert Einstein, and the 1946 beginning of Mensa intelligence testing. But it turns out people will believe just about anything they hear about what’s going up between their ears. We’ve asked Ken Jennings to fact-check some particularly lame-brained misconceptions about gray matter.
The Debunker: Are There Super-Smart People with “Photographic Memory”?
Your Choice of Samsung Tab 3 Tablets
Round Duece
Round 2 keeps rolling with March Gladness.
March Gladness, 2nd round!
We're looking at the intangibles, right now. Things that make you happy, even if you can't reach out and touch them (at least without getting in trouble, in one case). Vote for whatever makes you the gladdest and BE SURE TO PRESS DONE to submit your answers. (Might have to scroll a little, sorry.)
To see an UPDATED bracket, click here. And if you want to discuss, head over here.
March Gladness: Round 2 (Pleasures and Guilty Pleasures Regions)
Heavy Petting On Sellout
It's "Heavy Petting" all this week on Sellout.Woot, where you can get everything you need for your four-legged indentured servant.
That's right, the wild beast you imprison in your home will be totally happy once you get it a carpeted tree, some snacks and a padded bed. Its basal desires to hunt, kill, and procreate will be utterly fulfilled by all this great gear!
3in Quilted Gel Memory Topper
ROUND 2!
We're into the second round of March Gladness!
We're into round 2 of March Gladness, the tournament of happiness.
Today, we're looking at the tangibles: animate and inanimate. Vote for whatever makes you the gladdest and BE SURE TO PRESS DONE to submit your answers. (Might have to scroll a little, sorry.)
To see a bracket, click here (should be updated by midday on Monday). And if you want to discuss, head over here.
March Gladness: Round 2 (Animate & Inanimate Regions)
Woot Pet Week 2014: Heavy Petting Part Deux
Yes, animal likers, it's time for more Heavy Petting!
Woot.com is once again celebrating domesticated animals and the people who keep them inside their homes for some reason.
Haier 45-Pint Dehumidifier - White
Gladness, Day 4!
Round 1 of March Gladness ends TODAY! Vote early, vote often!
Day 4 of March Gladness! For the next two weeks, we're doing our own tournament: all that stuff that makes you feel good.
On the final day of the first round, we're be looking at Guilty Pleasures: that makes you happy, and then makes you feel bad for making you happy. Vote for whatever makes you the gladdest and BE SURE TO PRESS DONE to submit your answers. (The DONE button might be hidden, so be sure to scroll over the survey to get to it.)
To see a bracket, click here. And if you want to discuss, head over here.
HP 17.3" Full HD i7 TouchSmart Laptop
Day Three of March Gladness!
We're in the pleasures region! Vote for what makes you happy!
Day 3 of March Gladness is here! For the next two weeks, we're doing our own tournament: all that stuff that makes you feel good.
We're moving onto the Intangibles Conference's Pleasures Division. What we got here is some of the bestest, most pleasant activities and feelings in the world. Vote for whatever makes you the gladdest and BE SURE TO PRESS DONE to submit your answers (might need to scroll a little, sorry).
To see a bracket, click here. And if you want to discuss, head over here.
Ralph Lauren Polo T-Shirt - 13 Colors
March Gladness, Day 2!
The second day of March Gladness! Vote, vote, vote!
March Gladness rages on! For the next two weeks, you'll have your chance to vote for all the stuff that makes you feel ooey-gooey!
Today, we're looking at the Inanimate Region. These things might not be alive, but boy are they pleasant. Spoiler alert: it's mostly food. Vote for whatever makes you the gladdest and BE SURE TO PRESS DONE to submit your answers.
For a full bracket, click here. And if you want to discuss, head over here.
March Gladness: Round 1 (Inanimate Region)
The Trivial Eye: Spring Things
Frolic like ducklings, for the equinox is nigh! This week, the usual eight things in our visual-trivia quiz all have "spring" in their names. Name them and you'll enjoy three months of robust fertility.
Answers are here. Please post your guesses, speculations, or arguments below! But know this: the Trivial Eye is presented for public amusement and no prizes are offered other than that familiar feeling of aggravation that so much of your mind is occupied by useless trivia.
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