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- In case you were wondering, this is what a 196 ft mega-yacht looks like.
- Kelly Ripa's birthday cake might be bigger than Kelly Ripa.
- Here is the Matthew McConaughey pep speech you need to close out the week.
- Tumblr of the Week: Worst Cats Tumblr.
- Shaving your legs will make you slightly faster on a bike.
- Jerry Seinfeld says Portlandia is the best comedy on TV right now (of course, Louie, Broad City, Nathan For You, and Review aren't back until 2015).
- Is romance novel/movie sausage maker Nicholas Sparks also a horrible bigot?
- This man spent over $100K to visit every Starbucks in the world.
- NJ state police want to cyber hug you.
- Acting NJ governor Kim Guadagno was hospitalized after a bike accident. (Chris Christie is in Arizona, with 2016 in his eyes.)
- And finally, red panda playtime:

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