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For the last six years of my life, I have had teachers, lecturers and tutors drill into my brain: Wikipedia is not an acceptable source. And for six whole years I have steered clear of the tomes of knowledge Wikipedia offers me. No longer. Wikipedia has a knack for distracting me from the anxieties of daily life, and there is no better distraction than its carefully curated lists. So, for your consideration, here are the nine best lists on Wikipedia right now.... 
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Elementary school finger painting teaches us that there are three primary colors—red, yellow and blue—that combine to make three secondary colors—orange, green and purple—and (plus or minus some black and white paint) every other color imaginable. That’s six basic colors. But there are seven colors in the rainbow, our most important color symbol. So, basically, purple is subdivided into purple and more-blue-ish-purple. Who the bananas made that decision?!? And why? The short answers: Isaac Newton. And Ancient Greek philosophy. Um, what?...
Jeff Domansky's insight:
There are six basic colors, but 7 colors in the rainbow. Who the bananas made that decision?!? And what does it have to do with Greece, math and astronomy? Inquiring minds like yours would want to know! :-). Recommended reading for fun.
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London illustrator and Official Queen Of England™ Hannah Warren's drawings will make you taller, help you lose weight, grow back your severed body parts, and banish erectile dysfunction! Warren, represented by Jelly, is drawing her emails that people do not want (SPAM)!!! Designed and crafted with exquisite craft, they include grow taller pills, millionaire man and 16,000 Wood Cutting Patterns. Take a look at her colorful, caricatured art drawings in our slideshow above and see for yourself!! These drawings are an extra-good deal, best rated around the world!! You get them for the low low price of (INSERT PRICE). Satisfaction is guaranteed!!!
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Very funny concepts and wonderfully crafted and creative illustrations. Recommended viewing. 9/10
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Poetweet automatically creates a poem from any @Twitter name you enter. It's a whole lot of fun and creativity on your next coffee break. Highly recommended! 10/10
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There's a lot of study about how the prevalence of emojis are changing the way we communicate. Linguists debate what we gain versus what we lose when we express sadness by texting a crying face rather than saying, "I'll miss you." But emojis aren't just about communication—they can be art, too.
That's the premise of a fun little campaign from Cantor Fine Art gallery in Hollywood, anyway, which for the past couple of weeks has been using its Instagram account to share emoji-fied versions of the world's greatest artists and their work—from Magritte's Son of Man to Vincent van Gogh to Georgia O'Keeffe's skulls to Keith Haring to Jackson Pollack. The breadth of the project is a big part of the fun (Damien Hirst works surprisingly well as an emoji!), but the campaign's faithfulness to both the artists and the emojis is what really elevates the project.
Emojis are a part of our culture and how we communicate now, for better or for worse, and while seeing a cute lil' Andy Warhol in sunglasses sipping from his can of Campbell's Soup is a fun gag, it does also raise the question of what a pop culture-obsessed figure like Warhol would make of this contemporary visual language. That's a fair bit of heavy lifting for a quirky campaign intended to draw attention to a fine art gallery in Los Angeles whose current show is called "Please Touch the Art," and it's the least pretentious way possible to get us thinking in those terms....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Now this is a fun campaign from Cantor Fine Art Gallery in Hollywood.
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Typography, like any expertise, can only be truly mastered with practice – but that doesn’t mean it has to be boring! What better way to spiff up your design skills than with some fun online games? We’ve compiled a collection of entertaining typography games sure to test your knowledge. Pair typefaces at rapid speed, identify fonts in the blink of an eye, improve your kerning and ragging, and learn the history behind some of your favorite typefaces.Best of all? Nearly all these games are free to play!...
Jeff Domansky's insight:
A fun collection of entertaining typography games sure to test your knowledge in font styles, typefaces, kerning and design history. Recommended playing for creatives! 10/10
Dan Hoffman's curator insight,
August 10, 2015 12:08 AM
A fun collection of entertaining typography games sure to test your knowledge in font styles, typefaces, kerning and design history. Recommended playing for creatives! 10/10
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In honor of the Food Issue, this week we're highlighting fabulous kitchen gadgets, including a selfie toaster, a DIY cheese kit, and a cutting board for the obsessive chef. Move over, Jesus: With the Selfie Toaster from Burnt Impressions, anyone's face can be emblazoned on a slice of toast. After uploading your chosen selfie on the Vermont-based toaster company's website, you'll receive a toaster with a custom insert featuring an image of your glorious visage (or even that of your favorite celebrity—Kanye toast, anyone?). It's the perfect gift for "the person who has everything," or just a total narcissist....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Burnt Impressions Selfie Toaster $69. I mean, who doesn't want one of these? Recommended smiling. 10/10
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What happened this week? Research says that one of the best ways to solidify new information is to be tested on it. Here's a chance to bolster your knowledge of current events—and earn a special emoji badge.
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Wow. This week is a tough quiz.
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Got a minute? Got sixty? Lists are the lifeblood of Wikipedia's content black hole. Here are nine cherry-picked lists of random, ridiculous facts to begin your binge-learning. Beware the lists of Wikipedia!