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Slow motion is fun. It makes everyday things seem way cooler, funnier or grosser, but no matter what, the result is usally hypnotizing. Seriously, we bet you'll spend no less than way too long staring at the jiggly Jello square.

Shark Week is here! Shark Week is here! We can finally stop living like it's Shark Week, because it's actually Shark Week! We're not the only one's who are excited by the prospect -- these animals also seem pretty geared up. (We're going to pretend the costumes were their idea, and not their owners.)

You might think you're a Charlotte or a Miranda. But you're not. Nobody is. Everybody is actually a Costanza.

It started simply enough (as these things tend to do), with a redditor posting this picture with the headline "Tried to get a photo of our proposal ... nailed it!" On its own, it's pretty hilarious. But the internet wasn't done with this photobombing guy. Not yet.

Let us consider for a moment the red panda. Known to some (jerks) as the "lesser panda," it is in a class all its own. Okay, maybe not class, but certainly its own taxonomical family.

If you haven't heard the name Aubrey Plaza yet, you will soon. Most famously known for her role as April on the NBC show 'Parks and Recreation,' Plaza is coming out with a new movie that's sure to make a splash.

The official "TOO VIOLENT FOR TV???" trailer for 'Sharknado' came out today. What's 'Sharknado?'

Have you got a case of The Wednesdays? You know, The Wednesdays -- you're halfway through the work week and already you're dreading every day until Friday.

A very grateful tip of the hat to the Daily Dot for turning us on to artist James Kerr. Kerr takes works of Italian and Medieval art and animates them into amazing GIFs.

Yesterday was the 97th annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, held on the Fourth of July in Coney Island. Joey Chestnut managed to not only win the championship title for the seventh straight year, he also set a new world record by eating 69 hot dogs in just ten minutes.

The world's most popular sport isn't just for human. In addition to robots, animals are also quite smitten with the sport, perhaps because it doesn't require opposable thumbs. Whatever the reason, one thing's certain -- when animals get their paws on a soccer ball, d'awwwws ensue. Check out these super-cute pictures and GIFs for proof.

Maybe you live someplace where fireworks are illegal. Maybe secretly every time you hear some go off you are momentarily terrified that somebody on a neighboring block has just been shot to death. Maybe both (Brooklyn, rep!).